THE PEACE ISSUES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 15, 12 October 1917, Page 5

THE PEACE ISSUES

GERMAN AIMS ACCORDING TO ■ MICHAELIS \ ANOTHER VAGUE SPEECH j Copenhagen, October 10. \ Speaking in the Keiclistag, Br. ilichae- ■ lis, Imperial Chancellor, broadly stated '■ that the peace which Germany is fighting ..; for embodies the power of free develop- > ment on the Continent and overseas. Germany must strive to prevent an economic • offensive succeeding the present armed ■; offensive, against her. Sue must have : markets abroad; and therefore her 6hips ; must be allowed freely to enter tho ■ world's ports. If her enemies r«fu6ed . •. such a pejee, the German cannon and j submarines must continue .their work.— | Beuter. :;.. . j mportaniTeace mission j BY GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER. ' (Ree. October 11, 8 p.m.) i Amsterdam, October 10. ! Herr von Kuhlmann (I'oreign Secre- j tary) is going to Vienua, Budapest, Sofia, •• an<l Constantinople on a high political j mission connected with the peace issue.— j Aus.-A'.Z. Cable Assn. • ■ . j NO DEALINGS WITH THE > HOHENZOLLERNS j AMERICA UNMOVED BY PEACE i xi/iiouas. , I Washington, October 10. ; Officials state that America will not be ■ influenced by the peace offer, reported in ■,; the German. Pres3, based on "no anncsa- ; tions." America will adhero without | swerving to her attitude, which, is not ; to negotiate with tho HohenzoUerns.— i Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ; pt was reported yesterday that the : Berlin "TagCd Zeitung" states that Ger- i many and Austria had agreed to make j a peace offer on tho basis of no : terri- } tonal aggrandisement, the surrender of ; Belgium and the occupied French terri- : tories, and with no indemnity on either i side."| . i ALL FOR FRANCE ' ] FRENCH SOCIALISTS WILL BACK ! THE GOVERNMENT. ] ' Paris, October 10. j After sitting for four days, the Socialist ' Party's Conference at Bordeaux has don- ' eluded. It adopted, by an overwhelming i majority, a motion in favour of assisting i in the conduct of the war, and of voting ' for the Government's war credits.—Aus.- j N.Z. Cable , Assn. ;