OVERTURES FOR PEACE.
NONE MADE TO BRITAIN. ' STATEMENT BY MINISTER. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11 p.m.) LONDON. August 23. Speaking in the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil, UnderSecretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that no peace overtures had been received. There was only one way' of making overtures, namely, communication from the enemy Government to the British Government. If such occurred the first thing to be done would be to consult the allies. Asked whether any indirect overtures had been made, he replied, "At no time," adding that it was inadvisable to go further with that question now.
AMERICAN MISSION. MR. WILSON'S INTENTION. (Received 9.35 p.m.) LONDON, August 23. The Evening Standard states that ' it is rumoured among officials that Mr. Wilson, President of the United States, "will shortly send a special peace envoy to Europe, in the hope of gaining the German vote in the Presidential campaign.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16317, 25 August 1916, Page 6
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