PEACE TALK.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1917, Page 5

PEACE TALK.

7 i • i THE POPE'S PROPOSALS. i RUSSIA VIEWS. 3 t Washington, Aug. 20. The Russian Embassy has issued th 6 . e following statement: "The Russian Gov--3 ernment has not yet formulated an e answer to the Vatican's peace proposal, 6 1 but there is a feeling in Russia that * i the proposal was made with some in- ' i spiration from the Central Powers. It e j Is considered in Russia that tho very 9 1 basis of the Vatican's proposal is in> consistent with tlie democratic aims of V the Russian people in this war, and is not acceptable from that point of view." J "A LASTING PEACE." f ~" a Received Aug. 31, 11 pjn. £ London, Aug. 21. In tlie House of Commons, Mr. Bonar ~ Lav stated that the Government had .. received a petition, with. 221,017 signatures urging the initiation of negotian tions for a lasting peace. i ACTION OF METERS' FEDERATION. i. Received Aug. 21, 5.6 p.m. !, London, Aug. 20. e A private conference of the Miners' e Federation, by ft small majority, reir verses the decision to send delegates to o the Stockholm Conference. They recom- >. (uend the adjournment of the discussion x on the Labor executive's peace memors, I uidnm until the affiliated 'bodies have an h opportunity to consider it.