BRITISH LABOUR LEADER’S VIEW

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

BRITISH LABOUR LEADER’S VIEW

LONDON, Jan 7. Mr Barnes, leader of the Labour Party, in a speech at Southwark, said President, Wilson's Note was entitled to all respect. The Entente ought to assure President Vvilson they did not desire to smash Germany, or anybody or anything else, except that militarism and pride which sought to smash everything so that the present war would ‘be the last. MR. GERARD AS PEACE DOVE. « NEW YORK, Jan 8. i Surprise has been created by a Berlin newsagency report that Mr. Gerard, in a speech, declared that never since the beginning of the war -had the relations of Germany and the [United States been so cordial. He had [brought the olive branch from President Wilson. ' Von VVinner compared Mr. Gerard’s mission to Noall’s peace dove, which was sent out too early. ASTOUNDING STATEMENTS BY ' GERARD. Received 11.15. AMSTERDAM, Jan 9. } The American Chamber of Comlmerce at Berlin gave a dinner to celebrate Mr. Gerard’s return. Herr Helfferich hoped that Ameri-can-German relations would continue friendly. He denied that Germany‘ '.suffered over militarism; it was merely systemization and organisation for‘ defence. Compared with French and Russian preparations, Germany exhibited too little militarism. The war showed Germany was justified in bringing her army to two-one-three“ standard. He suggested that ’Eng-} land, who claimed "half the earth and] the whole sea, was the cradle of super militarism. _ « ' Mr. Gerard, in replying, said the re- - lations between the United States and Germany were never better, and’ while Hollweg; It-linddenburg. Capelille,j and Zimmerinancontinued their posi—; tions hewas certain the relations! would’ continue. He brought the; olive branch from President Wilson. Herr Gwinner, Director of the G'er- i man Bank," said Gerard was like a‘ peace dove. It was still raining‘, _but I he sees signs of the rainbow. ' A ’ > I