PEACE TALK

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9077, 23 June 1915, Page 8

PEACE TALK

MR BRYAN'S PLAN UNITED STATES SHOULD OFFER TO MEDIATE. By Telosraph—Press Association— Copyriclil NEW YORK, June 21Mr W. J. Bryan, in elaborating the reasons for his resignation, outlines a plan for the restoration of peace. Mo argues that neutral nations should crystallise the sentiment in favour of peace into coercive force, and offer mediation cither jointly or severally; that the warring nations should join in a treaty, providing for an investigation by a permanent international commission of every dispute arising; and that an advocate of peace should undertake a world-wide educational movement to cultivate tho spirit of brotherhood of the nations. Mr Bryan holds that peace could he restored at any time now if the participants are really weary of war. If any nation is not ready to let ite rulers state in clear., definite terms tho conditions on which they aro willing to accept peace, then the continuance of tho war should be chargeable to thoSo making unusual demands. He declares that it is tho duty of the United States to discard all ceremony uind prolfer mediation until its, or some other, offer is accepted. Mr Bryan, in addressing a Labour peace meeting, attacked Mr Roooevelt and Mr Taft as the loaders and sponsors of an organisation standing for force in international affairs, which was inimical to the true interests of tho United States. GALL FOR MEN WHAT AUSTRALIA HAS DONE. £iv Teloffrapb—Press Association—Copyrlffbt MELBOURNE, June 22. Senator Pearce (Minister for Defence), speaking at a recruiting meeting in the Town Hull, said that Australia had done more than anybody had expected. She had sent 63,522 men and 18,978' men were in training, and she was pledged to send ,5000 reinforcements every month. “Australia.’' he said, “must set out to do what she can to double or treble these ligurc-s. Recruiting could be very much better, especially in Victoria. Tho British authorities had informed us that every man was wanted. I know there are difficulties in the way of equipment which the Government can surmount. 1 am confident that with realisation of thoi issue, Australia can double her number of men in the field.” DE WET GUILTY SENTENCE DEFERRED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright BLOEMFONTEIN. June 22. De Wot was found, guilty on eight ©ounts of treason. Sentence was defered.

OUR WOUNDED SUPPLY OP NEWSPAPERS WANTED. By Telegraph—Press Asaociatlon—Copyrielu LONDON, June 21. Australian and New Zealand wounded soldiers at Cairo say that there is a great dearth of Australian and New Zealand newspapers. They ask friends to supply them, addressed Mrs Chicholo, care of .Cook’s Tourist Agency, Cairo.” - KILLED IN ACTION By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrieht SYDNEY, June 22. Private Philip Bond, who was killed in action at the Dardanelles, went with a Now Zealand contingent. RED GROSS FUND A LASGE CONTRIBUTION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received June 22, 7.40 p.m.) ( SYDNEY. June 22. Mr Samuel Hordern has given £IOOO .to the Australia Day Fund, conditionally that the money goes to the lied Cross. If all the money collected goes to the Red Cross, Mr Hordern gives a further £IOOO. Mr Holman stated that, the Red Cross handles the whole of the collected moneys. THE LUSITANIA MURDERER NOT DECORATED. 'By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Received June 22, 11 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, June 22. Au official Berlin message states that jio Order of Merit has been conferred on the, submarine captain for the smk--snir of ’the Lusitania. Commander Horsing, of U2l, received the Order as a reward for Ids five thousand milometre trip to the Dardanelles, which resulted la the sinking of two British warships. ANOTHER AVIATOR KILLED By Talc-graph—Press Association —Copyright (Received Juno 22, 11 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 22. Major Luinsdcu, of the Flying Corps, was killed by a fall at Brooklands. AUSTRIAN SHIP CAPTURED CONVEYING- ■SUBM-TUUNEI ■SU'P-' P LIES. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Received Juno 22, 7.40 p.m) ROME, June 22. An auxiliary cruiser, after anhot chase, captured an Austrian naphtha ship 160 ini!k« off Naples, conveying submarine supplies. ______ MUTINY ON AUSTRIAN WARSHIPS Hy Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Received Juno 23, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON*, June 22. \irtlvari reports that numerous mutinies have broken out on Austrian warships, and several Italian-speaking sailors have been hanged at the yardarm.