PEACE MOVEMENT.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 6 July 1917, Page 5

PEACE MOVEMENT.

PEACE TERMS. I COMPLETE AGREEMENT BETWEEN AMERICA AND FRANCE. Received 8.45. PARIS, July 5. M. Ribot, the French Premier, speaking at an American banquet, said America had defined the peace terms, and there was the fullest harmony as to Prance’s aims, namely, restoration of*STsace and Lorraine, Belgium, Servia, Poland, Roumania,' and the invaded French territory. • The achievement of peace would be easier if, instead of the Kaiser, ‘ the Allies were to deal with the representatives of the German democracy. Victory was certain, provided we do not weaken at the supreme moment

ON THE SEA, THE BLOCKADE OF GERMANY. DISCUSSION IN HOUSE OF LORDS Received 11.30. LONDON, July 5. A blockade debate in the House of Lords upon Lord Portsmouth’s allegation that Denbark’s 1913 exports of foodstuffs to Germany bad increased one hundred per cent, in 1916. Lord Sydenham said the blockade was our greatest weapon in shortening war, and~ was as yet imperfectly used. For two years we had shown an excessive tenderness to neutrals.

Lord Milner, replying, said he was prepared confidentially to disclose neutrals’ trade, the publication of which would enlighten Germany as to our sources of information. Although the position of British imports from Holland and Denmark were not quite satisfactory, it was not due to the weakness of the Foreign Office. Imports are increasing and we had large imports of butter and bacon from Denmark recently, despite submarines, whose activities were formerly acute. The Government was doing its utmost to restrict Dutch and Scandinavian exports to Germany. He denied tenderness to neutrals. The Governmeiff was not relaxing its vigilance to check Germany from extorting imports from neutrals.

Lord Lansdowne protested against the statement that the previous Government was culpable in permitting imports to Germany; the quantities were almost negligible. Germany’s oversea trade was now completely cut off. There could not be a greater calamity than driving neutrals into Germany’s hands. There was a~moment early in the war when that was likely.

BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK. LONDON, July 5. The Admiralty reports that a British destroyer of an old type was mined and sunk in the North Sea. There were 18 survivors. LONDON, July 4. The Admiralty reports that arrivals during the week were 2745 and sailings 2846. Fifteen vessels over 1600 tons and five under 1600 tons were sunk, also eleven fishers. Sixteen were unsuccessfully attacked.

PARIS, July 4

Merchantmen which escaped without fight during the first and second fortnights of June were respectively five and two; torpedoed five and seven Merchantmen which escaped after fight nine and four; sunk after fight, one and one. Patrol boats had thirtyone fights with submarines in June, seaplanes had eight fights and coast defence three.

ROME, July 4. _ F °r the week ending July Ist, arrivals were 610 and sailings 540. Sinkings were one steamerj eight small sailers and four fishing boats.