PEACE OVERTURES.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 9 January 1917, Page 5

PEACE OVERTURES.

THE POPE AND PEACE. ‘ I’RESEi\'T Vllo.\'l l'lN'l‘ IN('>I’I’()RTUNE. Received 8.40. ROME, Jan. 8. The Messugero states that the Pope is sending i(l~;‘nti(:21l replies to Germany ’s i _and .»'\merica’s peace notes on \Ve(lnesday, narrating his personal eiforts tori peace, and declaring that the momentl is inoppontulle for a dei’inite move-l nient BELGIANS’ OPINION Ol‘ PEACE PROPOSALS. (i‘.lh‘l'iv3'£.‘\_:Nl'ivQs INSINCEIEITY RE- ' VEALED. . 1 Received 10.15. Ni«;_w YORK, Jan. 8. ‘ The '\Vorld’s Paris corr-esp~ondent, in an interview with the Belgian M_i:lister ct’ State, Van do Vyvere, said clandestine communications from Belgian occupied territory show that Belgians unitcdly support. the attitude of the Allies with regard to the German peace proposals. Peace is impossible Withollt restoration of territol'_y, reparation for ;iani:.gt\s., and ,gLl2\l‘U.llC(.‘US, .zlgai‘llSt iii repetition of the violation of treaty rights.- The Belgians believe IViISOII I acted in a liumanitarian spirit, and the lnote ‘will help and not harm the Beligians’ cause. In comparison with the i Allies’ the German views should sufiice ito convince the United States of the insincerity of the Grerniaii attitude, and the impossibility bf tl=;.sclissing ‘QOl’many ’s present proposals. Gemllilllyj-*3 need of peace is now very great, and possibly, as it becomes greater’, will extort more reasonable proposals. THE STOCK EXCHANGE LEAKAGE Received 10.15. _ . , \\’A::sl:lli\(a‘r'lUl\‘, Jan. 8. Mr Tuznulty, testifying "before the Congressional Uunlllllttec, denied that tlil)l)U(i>' amoiigst the executive olticcs hat.» nllu\\li.',‘="L‘ or‘ the l"resi;lei:t"s mote ~.~.;,t1i puoli_sn__e‘u.Vt 'lne"pl’resident- ‘wrote .iLe Ixote":i.iil" his p_l_'i’vate typetvritcr, unich xvag"c-o‘ur'id‘elitial' bctxx-‘teen the .L'.l'\,tslUC}'A[ and‘ ‘l\il"'La'l'lsillg. ' SIGNIFIQAI\|'T. s'.rATEMeN'rs. 1 LONDON, Jan 7. Mr Barnes, 1 continuing, said: ‘We must remember we are largely dependent on American munitions and other imports, but a more important reason is that America is the other half of the English-speaking‘ People. The freest democratic country in the world wants to "be friendly with us. VVe ought to cultivate her friendship. iWe ought. toitell President Vvilson our ‘terms and objects, though perhaps they should not be published. Mr Eiarnesladded that he thought the terms would include the evacuation of Belgium and the invaded territories. of small peoples, with repatriation, also Germany’s acceptance of la peace docum_ent..bacl_~:ed up by the moral forcexof the whole world. A Mr Barnes, in;-his speech at Southwark, said the, best way to get peace was to banish peace from our minds until we had attained the objects for which we entered the war. The German peace feeler spoke in the tone of a conqueror, and the mood of a. inurderer. We could not make terms with a wild beast. ARE GERMANY'B TERMS KNOVVN? [ GERMANY STILL HOPEFUL. AMSTERDAM, Jan 8. The “Nieuwecourth’s” Berlin correspondent, after repeating a denial that Czernin secretly furnished President ' Wilson with the Central Powers’ peace t€l‘lllS, Says the report was based on a misunderstanding-. The terms have not yet been disclosed to any neutral, and in view of the Entente’s refusal of the German invitation, there is no necessity to announce them. I_n any case, no further steps will be taken until the Entente officially replies to President Wilson. Everything depends on the nature of that reply. Gerlllally has 11ot yet abandoned hope Of some satisi:'aetory outcome of President \Vilson’s demarche. “FORWARD WITH GOD." Received 11,15, AMS'I.‘ERDAI\iI, Jan S_ The Austrian Empei-oi-, in an Army Order, refers to"fhe Entent.e’s refusal t 0 negotiate, and urges the troops to further action, concluding with “Forward with God!” PARALYSING BRITAIN. ECONOMIC TJEFEAT IMPOSSIBLE. Received 11.15. AMSTERDAM, Jan 9. Captain Perseus, in the Tageblatt, realises the difficulty of accomplish.ing England’s economic defeat in the war. It has become a race forithe economic paalysis of the enemy.