Second Edition. In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 4, 8 December 1915, Page 6

Second Edition. In the West

PEACE PROPOSALS. THE POPE'S SUGGESTIONS. Oiorrat) Thai*! A&dctilMMi. ; ■ RwCi?, December 6; , ."Toe-Pope "Such'a peace as .ire'.'jsjiiggest'cc! in mil*'dtfcitfal'letter' is .that; -the' Powers' shbuhl' ins !?•:>• an bljaage'of ide.i?., sottilip; forth with completion- abd "clearae'ss the' 1 belirgerents' ;* eliminating thdse that* ir& : unjust": It is absolutely .tiecessary for each group to'cede 1 some" points, renounce dthers, ah'd make concessions with -a gdod ■ grace', even if they cost solne sacrifice, in order not to assume before God and man the enormous responsibility-of the terrible slaughter, which, is without precedent, and,-if continued, iuay.prove the be- * ginning of iv'decadence' f roni that prosperous tb ! which Christianity fear lifted'up the- world.": ,: pkisfcoMMENT. (Received 8:25 a.m.:) ' Lofrdon, December 7. The Daily 'Oht-oflicle profoundly regrets the Pope's address, which threw the -Papal cloak over the hypocrisies of the German.peace/talk-in representing the interest of the Central Powers as ihe ; interest'of the- world. This * wis calculated to strain the allegiance ' of in France; Belgium, Italy, aud Britain, as 1 -well as the neutrals.