MISCELLANEOUS. THE POPE AND KING ALBERT.
' PEACE PROPOSALS DECLINED. (Received October 22, 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, October 21. Reuters Rome correspondent states that the Pope, in an autograph letter, begged King Albert to initiate stepb towards peace. % . The King answered in 'the negative, arid thanking Benedict for 'his piomibe to use all his influence to obtain the evacuation of Belgium 't)s a condition of. peace, ho concluded by,emphatically declaring that he: will never lay down the sword while his country is in slavery. The Pope is greatly disappointed at the result of his efforts. .' ; i
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8276, 22 October 1915, Page 5
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