FUTILE PEACE TALK.

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13656, 25 August 1916, Page 3

FUTILE PEACE TALK.

\ RUSSIAN INDISCRETION. 'SEPARATE PEACE URGED, .{Australian and -N.Z, Cable Association.) \ .- PETROGRAD, August 23, is being ■■urged to prosecute M, Bulatzel, Leader of. the Extreme Right Party in the Russian . Diima, who, regarding Mr Asquith's declaration of the punishment of those responsible for'international crimes as directed,at the Kaiser,.wrote an article sCurrilotisly condemning: Britain forplanning a tribunal such as passed the death • sentence on Mary Queen of Scots and Joan ; of Arc, He says the British Army has. only advanced a few hundred yards in two year's; and the task of taking the Kaiser prisoner is presumably imposed on. Russia, and complains' that,, the war will not end when Russia i 3 able to conclude an lion-:. • ourable peace, but when Russia -has '. laid low the Hoh'enzollern dynasty. 1 .'M.' Bulatzel 'practically advocated a • separate Russo-German peace. • ; PEACE AND POLITICS. 'PRESIDENT WILSON'S LITTLE ' SCHEME. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) Received August 24; 6,45 p.m. * LONDON, August-24. This''Evening Standard states that it ;| rumoured among officials that President Wilson i 3 shortly sending a special a jipace envoy to Europe, in the hope of i- gaining the German vote in the Presi,t dpntial campaign. \ ■ ■ THE ONLY PEACE. MUST BE ACCEPTABLE BY ALLIES ! (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association,).-' Reeeived August 24, 8.40 p.m. ! LONDON, August 24. •' In the House of Commons, Lord Robart Cecil, in stating that no peace over(ores had been received, said there was duly one way of making overtures, il. namely, by a communication from the enemy Government to the British Government. If such-occurred the first e- thing to be done would be to consult the Allies, ; Asked whether there had been any indirect overtures Lord, Robert replied: ! . a VNo, not at the time," adding that he \' t . .thought it inadvisable to-go further in that question riow.