THE PEACE ISSUE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 312, 21 September 1918, Page 7

THE PEACE ISSUE

NOISY SCENES AT ALLIED LABOUR CONFERENCE - "FREAK RESOLUTIONS" .:: -London, September'l9. , .There- we're several .riqisy, scenes at the Inter-Allied - Labour -Conference, particularly when Mrs,- Sno.wden proposed a resolution. that the-:Allied: Governments. should, be requested to use wisely and sympathetically the opportunity afforded by the Austrian Note, and make an immediate joint statement of the Allied -peace terms. _ • Other pacifists produced similar'resolutious. .••.'-.' ■ ■

Mr'. Will Thome and other Britishdelegates protested against individaa] delegates moving /'freak" , resolutions apart from the groups, to which ohey belonged. .. _ '..-■■.■', Mr. James Sexton, on, behalf of the dockers, amidst, an uproar). moved '.'That the conference agrees ..to hang the Kaiser and. his-associates -upon lamp-posts." ■ '' ■''■._ This was greeted with shouts, -laugtiter, and cheers,' particularly from, the foreign delegates,, Mr. Thome presented '. a resolution demanding the removal of the Hohenzollems and Hapsburgs. The War Aims Committee, .reported . on the -Austr'an Note. It stated that Austria., apparently .desired; to blame the Entente for continuing'the war, and aimed at strengthening. the internal cohesion of the Austrian Empire. But' a'-purel/. negative' reply from the Entente" would incur a heavy' responsibility; 'and the Entente should.present a collective de-; claration- of- its • war aims, including President- Wilson's "fourteen points," .and secure-.a.statement of. the enemy s war- aims,, to enable the. ment to study both...-' ..'....- ... Durine the discussion-.Mr ..Gqmpers J' (UniiecL States Labour, EederHtion.). said that' Americans were, willing ;to. support ' a majority resolution, but did not. agree with tile suggestion'"that the Ehteute Powers had not' been responsive topeh"e feeler! '* "■ '." '■ '. ' ' The" conference ' adopted President Wilson's, fourteen'points programme for the world's peace.—Aus.tN.Z:. Cable Assn..-. .-■■■ ■■:::',;- ■ AUSTRIA CONTINUES THE PEACE . - ; CAMPAIGN; •;;.;<;• GERMAN SUBSIDY'TO r .HE'R ALLY ' CUT DOWN BY'HALF. London, September 19. The "Morning Post's' 1 ' correspondent at Amsterdam .is. trustwprthily informed that the German Government has reduced its subsidy to Austria by half: Meanwhile Austria continues, her peace offensive'. It is understood that Count- Czernin, acting with some members'of the.Reichsrath, is engaged in framing- a peace resolution, to- be- introduced in the session of ; the-Reich srath opening on October 1. The resolution suggests .the.' .wflliiighess ~" of■." Aus : tria-Hungary to submit eventually all Eastern questions,, inqluding. that of Poland,- to' ''international solution — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.' : '_'_"' RUMOURED NEGOTIATIONS WITH .■ :■ ■ > ITALY.,';- '/.v- ---' (Rec. September 20,...7.30.p.im), .. , Amsterdam, 'September.l 9. According to-the "Deutsche., Tages Zeitung" there is some foundation for the. reports that Aiistria and .Italy are negotiating unofficially for peace through '. a Swiss diplomat.—"The Times." > '.'.;.'/'. ",,. WHERE GMANY ERRED (Rec. September 21/1.30 a:m.) y-. : ' New York, September.i 9 . ; "; Mr.' Josephus 'Daniel's''.(Secretary of the Navy), in a speech at Annapolis, said: "The German' war!'lords', never, understood President Wilson's ances until ho declared last April for force without stint or'limit.' Even then the German leaders scoffed at the ability of this democratic nation to. put an array in the field ■able successfidly to meet the. German divisions. The Germans can have peace whenever they are ready to accept the terms stated by President Wilson- to Congress last January^"—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NEW YORK ''TIMES''EXPLAINS APPARENT PACIFISM (Rec- September 21, 1.50 p.m.) ' : New York, September 19, The' New York "Times," commenting on the Austrian peace offer says:—. "Austria and Germany have themselves to blame if, when they: confess defeat and propose peace tho_ proposal is peremptorily rejected as insincere. Thero will be no'trading,, no-bargain-: ing with these criminal Powers, which had long planned fqr war, began it, < and carried it on like outlaws. •' • At the -final peace conference the Central Powers will be forced to stand at the bar and accept the sentence imposed. The terms of that sentence havo been repeatedly announced by President Wilson. This has been the New York , 'Times's'. attitude always." Referring to its previous editorial, in the cabled summary of which it appeared as if the "Times" favoured negotiations, the paper says;—" Evidently some of our readers have mis'undcrstood pur recent editorial. We regarded the Austrian proposal as .-a concession of defeat and an offer of surrender. Considering'-it so,'we believed the proposal might.be considered lon the principles laid down' by President Wilson."-Aus.-N.Z. ; .Cable Assn; : .. ; -.-

(The cable flows in tliik issue accredited J to the London "Times" haß appeared 'in V that jouriial, but only \rhcro expressly • stated is such news the editorial opinion' r of the "Timos.'") •• ■ I