PEACE TALK.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 October 1918, Page 6

PEACE TALK.

ARMISTICE OR SURRENDER? MEETING OP ALLIED COUNCIL. Paris, Oct. 23. Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Balfour, accompanied by naval ami military ollicers, have arrived and ars attending tlie Council of Allied associated Governments, including the Premiers,' Foreign Ministers, Field Commanders, and a, large staff. The first question awaiting decision is whether the associated Governments shall reply through President AViluon to Germany's latest note or wait until Germany sends parliamentarics to General Foch to ask for, an armistice. Whatever course is decided on, there is no doubt that the Allies and probably the associated Governments will agree to exact a practical surrender.—United Service. EQUALITY OF TRADE CONDITIONS. PRESIDENT WILSON EXPLAINS. Received Oct. 29, 5.5 p.m. Washington, Oct. 28. President Wilson, answering the Piepublicans' criticisms regarding the third of the fourteen points in his peace platform (removal of econ6mic\barriers and establishment of equality of trade conditions), says (he did not mean free trade, but only that whatever tariff, high or low, any nation might deem necessary, it should apply equally to all foreign nations. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. AUSTRIAN NOTE RECEIVED. OVERTURES TO AMERICA'. London, Oct. 28. | The Foreign Office has received Austria's application for an armistice. New York, Oct. 2S. It is reported that Austria is asking the United States to begin overtures for nn armistice.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. THE ALLIES' TERMS. GERMAN SUBTLJ2TY. New York, Oct. 2S. Tiie Washington correspondent of the United Press states (hat official circles in Washington regard the German note as an attempt to force an early statement of the Allied armistice terms. The noto is reviewed generally as a subtle efi'ort to show the United States that the reforms are proceeding, but the world has no proofs that the reforms are sincere or actually given eli'ect. It was authoritatively learned to-day that President Wilson may not reply to t'he German note. < The correspondent learns that the question of an armistice is now left in the hands of the military commanders of the United States and the Allies, subject to the approval of tiio Versailles Conference, which meets to-morrow. The next move, therefore, will come from Versailles.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. TEXT OF AUSTRIAN NOTE. 'ALL CONDITIONS ALLEGEDLY ACCEPTED. Received Oct. 2ft, 2.20 p.m. New York, Oct. 28. # Tlhe text of the Austrian note, as given out in Switzerland, briefly asserts that Austria-Hungary adheres to the same point of view as the.. President, especially regarding the Ozecho-Slovaks and Jugo-Slavs. Consequently AustriaHungary is accepting all the Presidential conditions and looking to the President to initiate the overtures for an armistice and peace. Austria-flimgary ,is ready for an armistice on all fronts, without awaiting the results of other negotiations. The United Press Washington correspondent learns that M. Vemzelos is likely to visit America in December and submit Greece's war aims to President Wilson.