PEACE DISCUSSIONS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 85, 3 January 1918, Page 5

PEACE DISCUSSIONS

mwm IAIOM PROPOSAL GERMANY DISPLAYING A NEW TEMPER London, January 1. .The "Daily Chronicle" says it is iecognised in Government circles that the peace proposals at Brest Litovsk constitute a new fact of which official eogmsauie must lie taken. Even with Count Czernin's limitations, Germany's acceptance of the Russian formulas indicates a new temper. A ' concrete proposal has taken the place of looss talk, and will receivo the serious consideration of the Allies. Britain) France, America, and Italy are already exchanging views. It lias not yet been decided whether Mr. Lloyd George will visit M. Clemenceau (the French Premier). Meanwhile the British Government is preparing for a prolonged war. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable _Assn.

PASSPORTS TO PETROGRAD REFUSED SOCIALISTS DESIRE TO PREVENT ■ A SEPARATE PEACE Paris, January 1. M. Clemenccau received a delegation o|: Socialists, including M. Thomas. He refused their request to 'gtAnt Socialists passports for Petrograd, with » view to preventing a separate peace. M. Clemenceau said he did not doubt itho. Socialists' patriotism or good intentions, but tho situation in Petrograd was too troubled. If passports were given, many would assert that Franco was taking part in. pourparlers with a view to a peace, whioh was by r.o means in the mind of the Allies, in the absence of serious proposals from the enemy. M. Clemenceau said he had no reason to bolfevo that the Allies had changed ' their view since the Stockholm Con-ference.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DIPLOMATIC CONDUCT OF THE WAR WILL NOT BE SUPPORTED BY FRENCH SOCIALIST GROUP. (Rec. January 2, 9.45 p.m.) Paris, January 1. Owing to M. Clemencean's refusal to , give passports to Petrograd* M. Reliaudel, on behalf of the Unified Socialist group jn the Chamber of Dcpu-: ties, read a declaration "that tha silence of all the Allied Governments : concerning the general principles essential, to a lasting peace places tho Allies' position in a moral inferiority which is prejudicial to their cause.' His group henceforth will vote war credits, but will not support the diplomatic conduct of the war.—Aus.N.Z. Gable Assn. iniernatiollTonferto DESIRED BY HUNGARIAN SOCIALISTS. Stookholm, January 1. Tho Hungarian Socialists have adopted a resolution opposing a . separate peace, and approving the holding of an International Conference.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.