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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2954, 14 December 1916, Page 5

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THE GERMAN PEACE PROPOSAL NOTE TO NEUTRALS SOME CAUSTIC COMMENT (By Telegraph-Press Association-Oapiriffiit (Rec. December 14, 1.25 a.mO New York, December 12. The German Note.to the neutrals., asks them to bring the communication, before xho Allies. , The .Note' adds: "Germany aims not to shatter or annihilate her adversaries. She isr prompted by a desire to avoid further bloodshed and end the atrocities of tha war. The Central Powers are willing: for peaco negotiations. Our propositions have as their object the guarantee of the existence, honour, liberty, and evolution of all nations, which iff the appropriate basis for a lasting peace. Our lines stand unshaken, and recent events justify our expectation of further success. If, despite, this offer of peace and reconciliation, the struggle , continues, the, Central Powers are resolved to Bghfc to a victorious end, but ■ wo di'sclainuesponsibility before humaiiity and history."—Aus.-N.Z. Cabl9 Assn. AMERICAN PRESS COMMENT. Tho "New York Times" says:."The. only basis of an enduring peace is the. destruction of Prussian militarism.". The "New York World" says: "The proposals are more like a. truce than a peace." Si. Stephane Lousanne, editor of "La Matin," who is at present in _ New. York, says: "The proposals will ba quickly rejected. France will not consider any terms which do not include the restoration of Belgium and AlsaceLorraine, and tho complete ini togrity of Serbia." —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BRITISH PRESS OPINIONS. London, December 13. The "Daily Mail" says: "The whole/ trick is too obvious. It is the outcome . of empty German stomachs, tho tre-'■. n-eudous defeats on the Somme, the' ;■• heavy losses at Verdun, and on other fronts, including half a million Austriaus, who were lost during Rus : • sia's summer offensive. Although'tha German reserves are not yet exhaust- ,■ e"d, we must win if the Allies all strike at once. The Gormans aro singularly deluded if they imagine that we will permit their submarines to starve us. out."—United Service. The "Daily News" say 6: "Herr von Bethmann-HouVeg has chosen the moment well, after tho reaction following Rumania. But it is not a genuine* offer, merely a diplomatic move to in? ffuence neutrals to the opinion that the; Allies are responsible for thff .continuance of the war. The Allies must nofc p?ay into the Germans' hands. They must put their case before the enemy; and the world, stating what their peace terms are, and throw on Germany'the responsibility of rejecting or accepting their negotiations."—United Service. FRENCH ARMY'S VIEW. London, December 13: A correspondent at Trench Headquarters says: t! The French soldiers scout fhe peace offor. They want tha war -fought to' a finish."—"The Times."'