PEACE OVERTURES.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 4 January 1917, Page 5

PEACE OVERTURES.

PRESIDENT WILSON WILL PERSEVERE. Received 10.20 WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. The Allies' note has been sent to Germany. It is believed that whatever the Allies' reply may be, President Wilson will not drop the peace movement. CAILLAUX'S DENIAL. Received 10.20 PARIS, Jan. 3. M. Caillaux, at Naples, denies the story cabled on December 29 respecting- his alleged peace mission. KING'S MESSAGE TO PARLIAMENT DETERMINED TO FIGHT ON. LONDON, Jan 3. Mr. Bourchier, writing from Jassy, reports that the King's speech to Parliament reiterated Roumania's determination to continue until victory is achieved. The nation is resolute and confident. Politicians have closed up their ranks and dropped party politics all supporting the coalition Government exxcept an insignificant minority. GERMAN PRESS REALISES SITUATION. LONDON, Jan. 2. Berlin newspapers consider that the Allies' note leaves no room for further negotiations, though Germany may more precisely define her view in a further note. Neutral newspapers say that Germany must now answer with the sword. The Berliner Tagcblatt says the Entente's reply is a plain, blunt refusal. It is fruitless to seek in it a single passage that does not mean an absolute '' No.'' CENTRAL POWERS NOT SURPRISED. ' LONDON, Jan. 2. Count Tisza, in the Hungarian Parliament, said the refusal of the Entente Powers was expected. It does not find the Central Powers unprepared. WILSON'S NOTE DEBATED BY SENATE . WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. The Senate debated the postponement of Senator Hitchcock's resolution endorsing President Wilson's note. The spackers emphasised that the motion was too important to pass without discission. Senator Stone denied the charges that the leakage of information had resulted in millions of profits being made in Wall Street. He admitted that there was some leakage of information sent to foreign Governments. THAT IS SO. LONDON, Jan. . The Khenisch Westphalian Gazette fays: In plain German, the Entente dcrmuuls mean handing back all we have conquered, the payment of the enemy's war expenses, and giving guarantees which would mean handing over the German frontier territory. The ruthless refusal of our offer ought, if the Americans really want peace, to cause a storm of indignation against the Entente. We fear the storm will not arise." DUTCH PRESS OPINIONS. 'AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2. ! The Telegraaf says the Allies' reply ' ji s the only possible answer. German efforts to create a rupture among the Allies failed absolutely. The reply afI fords proof that harmony is only posI sible on the grounds of the boliesi relief iu the righteousness of the common cause. The great merit of the Allies' answer is that it reduces the question of peace to the plainest form. President Wilson and all the neutrals now know that the only possible peace is to bring Germany to confess her guilt ami compel her to restore all she has stolen since the outbreak of Avar. ALLIES' REPLY TO AMERICA. NOT LIKELY TO B'E PRESENTED FOR FEW DAYS. LONDON, Jan 3. Reuter learns that although the Allied reply to President Wilson has been drafted, it is improbable that it will be presented for a few days. It is not expected that the Netherlands will associate itself with the United States, while attempts to secure co-operation of South America will not meet with much success. Certainly Brazil, Argentine and several smaller States will not take action. NEW IMPERIAL ORDER. LONDON, Jan 3. The ''Daily Express" believes that the New Year's lionours will include a new Imperial Order especially associated with, the Empire.

ENTENTE'S REPLY. GERMAN PRESS ON ALLIED NOTE LET HINDENBUEG PROVIDE THE ANSWER, WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. A Berlin wire says that German newspapers declare that the Allies' note is unworthy of a rejoinder. /Germany should war to the last ounce, and let Hindcnburg and His armies provide the answer. LAVISH GERMAN METHODS. Received 11.40. NEW YORK, Jan 3. The President of the American Rights League states that Germany has spent twenty millions in America on propaganda work.