PEACE TALK.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1918, Page 5

PEACE TALK.

I THE GERMAN PEACE. ALLIES WILL GO ON FOR GREAT ENDS AND MOTIVES. Received June 21, 8.15 p.m. London, June 20. lb the House of Commons, Mr. Philip Snowden raised the question of peace by agreement Mr Balfour defined the peace offensive as an effort to divide the Allies under the guise of "asking for an honorAble termination of the war He characterised Mr. Snowden's speech as a good example of the peace offensive, and continued: "Nobody wants to go on with the war for the small motives of international spite, but we are determined to go on for the great ends and motives for which we are fighting Germany's aim for universal domination hat been brought home to every student except Mr. Snowden and has colleagues." Mr. Balfour denied that the Government had ever rejected peace proposals Which showed the smallest possibility «f the sort of peace we desired.— Reuter Received June 21, 5.5 p.m. London, June 20, 3 p.m. In the House of Commons, Mr. Balfour said that Germany had never undertaken to give up Belgium and restore her economic and political independence. He ridiculed the idea that treaties stood in the way of peace. The Allies were ready, collectively, to listen to all reasonable miggestioni.—Press Assoc.