PEACE TALK.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 January 1917, Page 5

PEACE TALK.

THE ALLIES' NOTE. FORWARDED TO GERMANY. WHAT WILL AMERICA DO? • Washington, Jan. The Allies' Note lias bern sent to Germany Tt is believed that whatever reply the Allies send tn President Wilson lie will not drop the peace movement. New York, Jan. 3. Berlin and Germany are now discussing' whether President Wilson intends to remain neutral or is awaiting the psychological moment to enter the war. I here is much comment following on this new interpretation of his Note. The Cologne Gazette says no doubt Germany is anxious that America shall remain neutral, but is not sure that Amnrira is equally anxious to remain neutral. Germany has not decided, but may offer a supplementary explanation of her attitude in a diiect message to neutrals It is stated that Mr. Gerard cabled President Wilson at length following a conference with Herr von BethmannHolhveg, at which, it is authoritatively stated, they discussed the Allies' reply.

GERMAN INTENTIONS. ACCORDING TO MEINECKE. A KNOCK-OUT WAR, London, Jan. S. Professor Meinecke's article in the Frankfurter Zeitung says that only in a political sense did Germany beg'n the war as a defensive war. In a military sense it was to be a knock-out war. It was intended to knock out France and Russia, and Germany would then be able to compromise with England, who would have been disarmed. After referring to the Marne collapse lie says the attack on Verdun was a policy military move, designed to prove to Fran/o that they had better end the war, which they could not win. Germany's enemies had pulled themselves together for gigantic achievements. A great double offensive began in the east and west. The battle of the Somme led to the conviction in Germany that it was no longer possible to arrive at a military decision in the full peace-com-pelling sense. It was therefore sta.ta manlike, intelligent, and wise to abandon the intention of destruction and seek a reasonable' compromite. The war had proved that' there were limits to the possibilities of knock-out strategy between Germapy and the other Powers. Her motto in future would be not to overthrow but to balance.

DEMONSTRATIONS IN VIENNA. MILITARY CASTE DENOUNCED. Reecived Jan. 4. p.m London, Jan. The Daily Telegraph's Milan correspondent states that the Workmen's Association at Vienna on Thursday organised a great • peace demonstration, which concluded with cheers for peace and imprecations against the military castes responsible for the -war. Tile Catholics held a similar meeting on Friday, when a resolution was passed, urging the Government tc formulate a peace suc-h as would make its acceptance certain. A pamphlet published in Bavaria declares ihat the House of Hohenzollern is the main obstacle to peace. TERMS TO BE SENT TO WILSON. Reuter Service. Received Jan. 4, 7.10 p.m Amsterdam, Jan. Count Julius Andrassy has announced that, the Central Powers' peace terms will be communicated to President Wilson. AMERICAN SENATORS' VIEWS. Received Jan. 4, (1.15 p.m. Washington, Jan. The Republicans opposed Senator Hitchcock's resolution, endorsing President Wilson's Note, which was postponed, after a bitter fight. Senator Lodge criticised Count BernstoriT's public approval of the Note, which had created the impression that, it was intended to help Germany. He .considered that to move a resolution would project Congress into European politics.

A NEW. MOVE Times Service. Received Jan. 4, 0.20 p.m. London, Jan. &. ■nc presidents and vice-presidents of enemy countries have been called to a conference which is to be held in Berlin on the 19th inst.