PEACE TALK.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 1917, Page 5

PEACE TALK.

*EACE OFFENSIVE FUNKS. INSPIRED BY THE ENEHY. i'.". Times (Service. , ' sVeeived Aug. 17, 5.10 p.m. Pari*, Aug. io. La Gaoloh declares that the Stockholm Conference and the Papal proposals «T» simultaneous and form the German pMtte offensive flanks. La Matin charges the Pope with beaommg the mouthpiece of the Central fempires. THE POPE'S HOPE. ROTE WILL HAVE IMPORTANT EFFECT. Tares Service. Beceived Aug. 17, 6J pjn. London, Aug. 16. She Pope's diplomatic advisers and (■unto professors assisted in the preajaaatiea of the peace note. Correspondents state that the Pope lota not expect peace, bat believes that . the note will have an important effect ijjp tfc* negotiations, which he anticipates shortly. The Aote was completed Stiff the Russian debacle in GalicU. STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE. KERENSKyS VIEW'S. Australian Cmble Association. Received Aug. 17, &5 pjn. London, Aug. 16. The Daily News' Petrograd correspontot interviewed 11 KerenakT, who said W* a wrong deduction had been drawn fain the Russian telegram to London Jharding the Stockholm Conference. He pcpainsd tiua) aa the Conference was a By matter, Busk's Coalition Governt could set bo bound thereby. It wr favored nor disapproved of the create. He personally thought that |ha Allied Qwrernnents' opposition was gtayfaigi.tiito' Germany's hands. |Oogm KARL'S HAND APPEARS. Baeeired July 17, 6.10 pjn. Paris, Aug. IC. Tat Itatit Parisian says that the Papal Rote states the Austrian issues so exhtttr that it must have been suggested If tha Emperor Karl. QEaUANYU CUNNJNO. London, Aug. 16. The Dally Itafl states that the hand ■ the Pom's, but the voice is tha staWs. Tha British Empire would fly fa pieces If tha Allies entertained the aVpe*s proposal to restore tha German Monies. Tha* is why the proposal is fat forward by the Germans cunningly, ' eaJaulating that the mere discussion of •ash terms -would rouse douits and disasnstons. The harder Germany i- pressed {fee mora desperately will she* devise ex-; fedtenta te divide the Allies. We must Ceaofately refuse to discuss terms befo.-o tietery ii attained. Haw York", August 19. |tt. Cknapen states that working men cajnot endorse toe Pope's proposal be<M>* it does not eliminate Kaiserum. Amsterdam, August 10. j Jhe 1 learns that <UscusIslnn* have been occurring for some time tt Lausanne between representatives of Warksy and the Entente Powers, with ! • view to a separate peace. j The Verwaerts interprets Britain's re-1 aawJ of passporte ae the clearest evi-1 (fence that Britain and America are de- ' teraiinsd to carry on until Germany is Cpleteiy overthrown. Thus the Ene has torn away it* mask of fayposvJs% showng H. is more warlike than frtmnnj- The Entente disregards the Ynevian peace movesoent. Copenhagen, Aug. "<>. U is reported Crom Berlin (hat tlie' £ope's mtervention was in res<p«b-c to istsirnis' appeals.