THE PEACE ISSUES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 9, 5 October 1917, Page 5

THE PEACE ISSUES

ANOTHER PAPAL NOTE TO THE ENTENTE POWERS

ATTEMPT TO KINDLE NEGOTIATIONS

Rome, October 3. The "Giomnle d'llnlia" slates that the Pope has issued n Note to the Entente Powors, intimating that ho has reason to believe that the replies of the Central Powers to his Peace Noto may be regarded as an intimation of Germany's readiness to evacuate Belgium and Northern France. Ho asks whether he shall request Germany to stale her precise conditions.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. October 1, 8.55 p.m.) Rome, October 3. Vatican newspapers authoritatively state that the Pope has sent a new Note in the Entente Governments, explaining Tiat the Anstro-German Governments ?iad conferred with the Papal nuncios at Vienna and Munich, and declared' their readiness to evacuate Belgium and France, and make concessions to Italy. Tho Pope asks tho Entonte Powers if they are desirous that he should ascertain tho conditions of evacuation.—Aus.N.Z, Cable Assn.

THE NOT!! DENIED. Rome, October 3. The "Tribuna" denies that Ihe Pope has sent the Entente another Note, but says that it is not impossible that he will do so; when, it cannot say.—Aua.N.Z. Cable Assn.

CARDINAL MERCIER TO VISIT ROME Amsterdam, October 3. At the Pope's request, Cardinal Mercier has been promised a (.onditional passport to visit Rome on an important political mission—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

.SEPARATE PEACE RUMOURS A GERMAN DENIAL. Amsterdam, October 3. A Berlin message states that Hoit von Ruhlmann (Foreign Minister) denies a 1 Russian report that Germany has proposed a separate peace either to France or to Britain.—Heuter.

NO TIME TO TALK OF PEACE SPEECH BY MR; CHURCHILL (Rec. October 5, 0.15 a.m.) London, October 3. Jl'r. Winston Churchill, speaking at the Aldwyeh Club, declared that the present was not the. time to talk of peace. We were entering upon the sternest phase of tlie war. We were still confronted with the system which had trampled Belgium, and Serbia, levied war on women and children, and stored the bacilli of pestilence in tho capitals of friendly States. If Germany were saved from defeat she would bo able to persuade the people to uphold the Kaiser and Junker class while she approached the Entente Powers with tho claim: Txt us be friends and cultivate diplomatic and commercial relations." Four devastating campaigns had proved that we must not accept this solution. If the Germans are decisively beaten, they will lose their faith in the 7 present governing system, and will realise that they are squandering their Bismarckiaii inheritance. If the German people, by an effort of self-redemption, seized the control or their own Government and became a grown-up nation liko other emancipated democracies, then there would be real peace in the world, not a war tmntyveneered by diplomatic platitudes, the enemy's second great submarine campaign had been checked by our .reserves ot food. Our capacity for producing the necessaries of life had been greatly augmented during- the past twenty-three weeks of the present offensive. Our armies next vear would bo stronger and better supplied. The tonnage ot shells which last week were hurled at the Gorman trenches was four times that fired during tho Somme offensive. It is Britain's duty to maintain our offensive, he added, "until the American reinforcements are tlrrown into the war., —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

HAMBURG'S BIRTHDAY SLOGAN "NO MORE PEACE TALK UNTIL THE BLOODY WORK IS DONE!" Amsterdam, October 3. Field-Marshal von Hindenborg, replyin " to birthday congratulations, 6aid: "The watchword of the German people must be, 'No more peace talk until the bloody work is done, and victory 13 ourti.'">-Re\iter. . ■-„.,,. On the celebration of Hmdenburg's birthday, the Kaiser called at Bindenburg's house, and presented him with a bust of the "All-Highest War Lord " The road to the house was lined with children strewing flowers, and airmen dropped flowers and laurel leaves.-Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THIS "EMPTY PEDANT"! , AUSTRIAN PRESS ATTACK ON MICHAELIS. / Amsterdam, October 3. The Austrian Press is angry at the German reply to the Vatican, and the speech of Dr. Michaelis on the subject. The papers denounce Dr. Michaelis as i>n empty pedant'who refuses to define Germany's aims in regard to Belgium.— Renter.

BRITISH SNUB TO GERMAN TRADE UNIONISTS . SCENE AT SO-CALLED INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. .Berne, October 3. There was a stormy scene at the openin" of the session of the International Trades Union Conference. The delegates from the Central Powers occupied one side of the hall; in the other, set apart for the Allied delegates, the chairs were Mr. Appleton's letter on behalf of the British trade unionists fell like a bomb. It denounced German barbarism, and said that British workers refused to meet the Germans. The German dele--"ate 3 were roused to red-hot anger, and shouted that the letter was full of lies.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.