PEACE TALK.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 June 1917, Page 5

PEACE TALK.

THE SOCIALISTS' AIM. DURABLE WORLD PEACE. Received June 18, 6.5 p.m. Stockholm, June 17. M Branting, interviewed, said the conference did not aim at stopping the war, but at preparing for continuous peace. He considered the time had come for the Workmen's Internationale to fix the conditions for a durable world peace, because the belligerent proletariats at least suspected imperialism. He declared that his presence guaranteed confidence, and showed that it was not a German manoeuvre. He suggested the temporary occupation of Alsace-Lorraine by a neutral, probably Switzerland, then taking an independent referendum. If the German majority of Socialists refused, then the world's proletariat would be 1 able to judge as to their genuineness. He hoped M. Kerensky would re-establish order in Russia. SWEDISH SOCIALIST'S VIEWS. Copenhagen, June 17. The Swedish Socialist Branting, in a remarkable interview with a politician, said he believed that peace negotiations h«.d been postponed for a while. ~Thd present German TUlers governing the Kaiser iwouid undoubtedly help peace by abdicating. The Germans should pay an indemnity to Belgium and enormous | indemnities for, ships sunk. TIRPITZ'S ASSURANCE. Amsterdam, June 17. Admiral von Tirpitz, in a message endeavouring to quell the grave riots which have broken out in many German centres, including Essen, said that the submarines will attain their aim if we at home do not lose our nerve.