PEACE TALK.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1917, Page 5

PEACE TALK.

'MB. BALFOUR® STATEMENT. | London, Julr 31. In Hit HotlM of Commons. during the wbato On the Consolidated Fund, several (Matter* referred to various points in Mfttion to the ultimate peace, such as tw Rwchstar crisis. the pressure of the *ar an Germany, tha unea sinew of the German people and the possibility of a (tenoeratio Germany in 191 ft or 1919. Mr. Balfour rrolied that the GovernIdt was invited to declare its policy, Wit lie was not inr* that it was a wise tonne. Tha broad prltuip'.es animating tlo Government had been expnundwl by tton holding high office during the fMt three years. The Government iras Ksahie to enter into details or anticipate (b wort: Of tha filial peace congress. Xfcay desired that the nationalities comftaotf tho heterogenous States of Central Europe should be allowed to develop along tWir own line* and carry out their own civilisation. Dm British must continue to help fca*. to restore herself to the position Ufoco the attack engineered 1/ Bisfttf* a» IOTO. When peice was ?erionatr and finally discussed, not prematurely by those talking about it for tho iIHHI of the disintegration of the AlUttr Am WWlt would not depewf on the Wiihea of * single individual or nation.

It vu impossible effectively to discuss tho method of dealing with such great and ancient monarchies as Austria, or Iww Austria and Germany should deal with their, internal problems. Germanv tmut Work out her own salvation. Britain would not mend matters by imposing a ooMtHution upon her even if she WM able to do io. Their duty was not to diarou the terms of peace they should like, Iwt to light on with all the strenu<ms vigor of which they wee capable. It* CHI wat read a th.ld time.

JBE POPE REF-SES TO MEDIATE. Washington, Jnly 3i. A flrtile to the Italian Embassy states the Pope has refused to uv> kU fnflocßM to secure an eariy pence as Jjy ike Austrian Emperor l*eau?e tUDtuil Empire is in danger of dninlyttoß. SOCIALISTS' CONFERENCE. Received August 1. 5.5 p.m. Renter Service Paris, -Inly 31. Bw conference of French. Enelish and Socialists, includ'ng Messrs. Henderson and Ramsay McDonald. passSi a MMtatiott approving of accepting tile invitation of the Soldiers' and Work • tant Council and Dutch-Scandinavian friction to attend an international Socialist conference at Stockholm on Itoptemher 9, whereto trade unions which ftr* Otllwwise unrepresented are also incited. The date of the Allies' Socialist fMfiftnet in London has been fixed for """"Jl