PEACE PROPOSALS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 September 1917, Page 5

PEACE PROPOSALS.

THE VATICAN'S DEMANDS. BELGIUM MUST BE RESTORED. ROME, September 26.

According to a Vatican source the Pope insists or. restoration of the financial conditions, recoiistitution, and absolute independence of Belgium as essential to clear the way to the war's conclusion. He warns Germany that her indefiniteness regardirjg Belgium is a further serious obstacle bo a just, Christian and durable peace, and makes a round liable conference an utter ftn possibility. .

BELGIUM TO BE HANDED OYER

A GERMAN STATEMENT.

AMSTERDAM, September 2(5

The Yossisiche Zeitung says that the Government at the Reichstag's behest wilt hand over Belgium to England.

THE POPE'S EFFORTS

KINO OF BAVARIA'S THANKS

ROME, September 2G

The'Agenzia Nazionale states,that the King of Bavaria has; thanked the Pope for.his Note, assuring him that the whole German people aspire to peace.

GERMANY'S MINIMUM TERMS

CHANCELLOR TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

BERNE, September 27.

The Munehter Post states th/"6 the Kaiser has approved of Dr. Michaelis outlining Germany's minimum penco terms in the Reichstag. TII3 Austrian newspapers state that this speech will usher in the last phase of the war.

RIGA MUST BE RESTORED

THE POPE DISPLEASED

ROME, September 27. The Vatican has announced tl

the restoration of Riga and all other "Russian territory was explicitly and implicitly-suggested in the'" Tope's appeal. This interpreted to mean thai. Germany must relinquish her plans for a Kingdom of Poland with a German Regency if she wishes to meet. Hie Pope's conditions. It is reported that Germany has been told that the Pope views with displeasure any attempts to restrict the liberties of Heir Erzberger or the Catholic press, which is firmly supporting the policy of no annexations.

BULGARIA TIRED OF WAR

NO LOVE FOR THE CENTRAL POWERS.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7The Bulgarian Minister, M: Panaretoff, declares that Bulgaria is ready to end the war, having attained her desire, and she wants to retain the territory which by language,'* nationality, and historic rights belongs to her. He cited President. Wilson's national boundaries' statement. Bulgaria was not interested in Germany's Mittel Europe Empire plan. Bulgaria would have preferred to fight with the Allies, but Germany made more acceptable propositions and Bulgaria entered the war with the object of regaining* the Dohrudja, Macedonia and part of Serbia, ,which had been unjustly taken from Ihilgaria. Bulgaria had no particular love for the Central Powers. The Bulgarian armies had fought only on the Serbian and Roumanian fronts and would not fight against. France or England. She would make no offensive except to maintain the territory she now occupied. ATTITUDE OF LABOUR. COMMITTEE TO MAKE INQUIRIES. LONDON, Sept. 27. ( The conference of the Labour Party's Executive and the Parliamentary Committee of Trade Unions has appointed a ptib-committee to ascertain that the, basis of the agreement of the war aims among British Socialist, and Labour organisations with the object of convening an International Socialist Conference, in a neutral country, when the peace proposals are under discussion.