PEACE MOVEMENT.

Taihape Daily Times, 17 June 1918, Page 5

PEACE MOVEMENT.

POPE AND PEACE. BRITAIN'S REPLY TO NOTE. LONDON, June 14. In the House of Lords, Baron Brave a Catholic peer, said that it was stated that by a secret treaty the Allies would oppose any endeavour by the Holy See to promote peace. They treated the Pope's Note with contempt while the flower of youth and middle age was being butchered in Europe, which was already knee deep in blood. The tide of war was steadily rising and would soon reach the horse's bridles. i •Lord Stanmore, on behalf of the Government, denied any discourtesy The Government had sent a reply of sincere appreciation to the Pope, and subsequently themselves with President "Wilson's reply. THE DESIRE FOR PEACE. THE WEST FRONT A CHARNEL HOUSE. Received 8.45 a.m. AMSTERDAM, June 15. Reports are current of serious riots at Vienna and elsewhere, presumably arising from the demand of the people for peace and a protest against the Government's refusal to summon the Rcichstrath, ; Cohen, a Socialist, speaking in the German Reichstag, said the West front had become a charnel house for Germany's best manhood. The war had now become a family question for the Hohenzollerns. SECRET DIPLOMACY AND PEACE GERMANY'S IDEA. Received 8.45 a.m. PARIS, Jane 15. The Munich Neuistenchrichten publishes a semii-official note declaring thaiGermany will never resume public dis- ■ eussion of peace proposals owing to the unpleasant experiences of previous proposals. The Note suggests the only means of the Belligerents reaching an understanding are secret organisations