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PEACE TALK.

IAR. ASQUITH SPEAKS OUT. CBB PEACE THAT CANNOT BE ACCEPTED. HO PAPER PACTS. Baeefred Sept. 27, 9.20 pan. London, Sept. 27. Mr Asquitl, (peeking at a "war aims" tocetlag it Leads, emphasised the point with a*gHgibk> exceptions, we had pre*snted an unbroken front and an' unehakeahlc rceohre for three years. It did not require any repetition of the ligktawaneee of the cause to sustain that naolva, but it might be naefnl to Bfltt far the benefit of others that the peace for which we are fighting cannot be found in a cessation of hostilities, followed fcy territorial bargaining that is ultimately embodied in paper pacts, and there left to the mercy of chanee. Still km can we look for peace worthy of the name in any arrangement imposed by the victor ok the vanquished which ignorte the principles of right and defies the hiltoric traditions, aspirations, and liberties of the peoples affected. 9neh *o-eaHed treatica would simply praiUt a fertile breeding ground for futon warp. As an example of this then waa the treaty of 1871, to which siagfeaot of international spoliation a I laife share of the calamities now dewtatttf the world can 4e traced.

GERMAN REPLY CRITICISED. JTEBULOUS AND UNCTUOUS GENERALITIES. Bttttod Sept Si, 12.45 ajn. London, Sept. 27. Continuing, Mr. Asquith said the GerMan reply to the Pope teemed with nebulous and unctuous generalities. There was no indication that Germany Would not repeat the crime of IS7I. In order to take practical steps towards a tatiag peace, was the ready to restore to Alsace and to Belginm full independence, without reservations, with as complete material compensation a« possible lor the devastation of the country and the sufferings of the people! A definite teply to these inquiries could be given In ft couple of sentence* which would a whole column of pious pLsti-

7AHOAN HSU AS TO BELGIUM. Home, Sept 26. .According to Vatican sources the Pope (nafstt on the restoration of financial condition and the reconstitnting of the llnollrt* iodepeadaoee of Belgium. This Is nmtlil to char the way to the conrtrt* of the war. It wans Germany nat her indeflnitenets regarding Beltina's fatvra is a serious obstacle to a hut; Christian and durable peace, and nafcaa a round-table conference an otter (apouibiUty. Petrograd, Sept. ?6. frissisn newspapers denounce the Raiser's rtply to the Pope, describing It as mdeniablr a consequence of the fhariaa rrrohrtion, for Germany is now )Daf about concessions which she tradd ha*e made at the beginning nt t!ie fear. The only reply possible by the Entente is the prosecution u f the war, fith Hntaton redoubling her effort;.

CCTMAOTPB TERMS AS TO BELGIUM

Berne, Sept. 26. An official Berlin telegram sttfes that Baron Kuhlman ias made a verbal communication to the Papal Xuncio In Munich, supplementing the Note, and dpcjring that Germany is willing to mate Mae* on the basis of the evacuation o> Belgium, agreeing to the restoration of fur independence, and offering to con tribute a share to compensation for par damages.

Germany demands that there shall b; Bo repetition of Belgium'* 19H menace, «ad that the administrative separation of Flemish and Walloons must be maintained, because it corresponds with the wishes of the majority. Germany must be allowed to develop economic interprises in Belgium, especially in Antwerp A semi-official explanation of the com ■ munication statu that the conditions arc compatible with Belgium'? dignity. Germany has avoided mentioning th< throne because that is a domcsth mat ter. Germany will agTee to any Gt.vernBent if Belgium accepts the conditions

BAVARIAN THANKS. -Rome, Sept. 20. jfk Angenria Narionale state* tha; M King of Bavcria thanked the 'Pope (or his Note, assuring him that the whole of the German people t > V***(JBBMANY PULLING THE STRINGS. Received Sept. 27. 7JO p.m. Rome, Sept. 2#. A Vatican organ believes fad secret exists •* regard* rtfwws Ber'Mi

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Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1917, Page 5

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PEACE TALK. Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1917, Page 5

PEACE TALK. Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1917, Page 5

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