PEACE TALK.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 August 1917, Page 5

PEACE TALK.

fcmtkm of Rosaaai GOVEBNMEMT. srmwsHr BEC imwfr ' * Efoited Fran. r I Beeeived. Aag. US, 35 „ Potrogtafl, Jwg, A. ; In wdar to dear up any msuamtf* '' ' steading regarding tha SLoek&oha Coi> ;; r ference, Mr. Thompson ratetvurcredjfc «" Kcronsky, <nho issued the follows#* Btatemcnt, which the Rjifada* (itmki tit • mont intended to convey to the St&Mt'. Government:—S&at beiftg a qe&ajl,.; «paiiti«n of difforeut psrt&s &taWM : ' , Government could aat -''' , bound, by the decision ot tib« QxafeMOKal - ; He regarded favorably aa*y tttaS^SL^ signed tx> promote a rrrmwiAfe pfMßiiv , The (Russian Goveraiaeat MtWipa Allies not to place obstacles in HmMml v ~ iof delegates wishing to 7*V' oiseussm ta wpmmmffk ■ eremhhw mmf ' $> ■ Jmrn -lk. In % 0Bn» of CtUlUlftCXns, " th® laefccn lex 411 MJotHMtenklS ; l&«ia*y Mac Donald driw 1 M. Itoensky'g views on ■tha StoddbM ■ Conference, notably to tine w.--ia3 s > vritdi tic HiMy cootsapewiaot. S3 ' - Lai toon ntharopiaMalm ■;> hiR Ytbvs, Whto Btitsi of ' fntwasti eonforrad 3t woddhTimd ' wiot iistfi lvjg litOs remeiaing vonft " 1 fighting about, and peaco vould, *M| come., V"T"-:'. Mr. Bonar law denied tlmt {he Emm «! Commons had been miaarfarmed.' Mk, ■ Uloyd George waa sr> atfusk by M. ICtw aaAy'.s Bpont<uieoua teiegrua tag ft* . > sak«d Mr. Henderson to disdoee f nhlfriug out that the contoi'eoee m & pflßb ; *i' coaeeru, and thai) ita drrimon uma ajS ; binding oa the Rnxgian Qoveammeet. Mr. Bonar la,v added thit tbe <]o«un< V incn t's attitude as <to tits m ■ unclmitgcd. Mr. Saowdea coateoded ML B«C' • 1 ensky .was not opposed to the -v «««. Tho Government's attitude wal • twoniistent. with M. KewsMfey 4 # iw*#' that no obatacifi should be pat \jn "tibw ) v?ay of thvi eoniorence. He mdvisd as l '' amendment that, owmg to the critical' ; cullook, the period of the recess '■ j hj» redined. • ;r. Th« mstion was lost. ■Mr. itoruir Law aaßaonced that W the event of a crisis, for (Mtitoiple s* . ami»tice, occurring during the re'etag, > Parliament would immediately i®»' ; asiemble. \ ' It. vm»b conglflered is the lobbtos t}oM ' itr. 1-lcyd Georfre'a sjiweb wtuld taod to ' eaoeoliikte the podikcal aitiwtWio. ■ vm the beet au«v«r to the Wfe" ' asd ««ald strike a blow at the ' which lunl horn mnldittfi Imdway in Britain during thß last fixt- ' night. The Labor Party executive will »übnvU a resolution to the confCTrnoe wh«a H ru-asteniblos on Tuesday, reiterathle tIM desirability of the party participating the Stoekhjoljji Conference, ixgrotttiM the refusal of-passports, and reoommaai ing roprestMitationa to the Government on the matter. ' JOURNALISTS SUM >N A "OCOTBRBKQE. f _C«P<®h#g6a ( Ang.a • A commrttcc of josunafete Jb vn.mißKt' injf an interim tional Press Congreea lb Copenhagen inunediateiy follow tag |Bj ' Stockholm confnrtausi'.. ' London. Aunr W

1 ' u»d<m, Auat, 1?. TKc Dsfly Telegraph's Rotno dispoSS) i states that tho Papal Peace Sfafc# to 1 Italy eoTisiittrtf*) the Vatican's fljgfc Ov ? fieial recognition of the Italian Governrnent. ' ' *•" ■ w i' ,