PEACE QUESTION

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9783, 5 October 1917, Page 5

PEACE QUESTION

A VIGOROUS PROTEST BY MR WINSTON CHURCHILL. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Australian anri N.Z. Cable Association. (Received October o, 12.48 a.m.) LONDON, October 3. Mr Winston Churchill, Minister for Munitions, speaking at the Aldwych Club, said this was not a time to talk about peace. We were entering upon the sternest phase of the war, and were'' still confronted by a system which trampled upon Belgium and Serbia, levied war upon women and children, and stored the bacilli of pestilence in the capitals of friendly States. If Germany was saved from defeat she would be able to persuade the people to uphold 'the Kaiser and Junker class while she approached the Entente with a claim to “Let us oe friends and cultivate diplomatic and commercial relations.” four devastating qain.paigns had proved that we must not accept a German solution. If the Germans were decisively beaten they would lose faith in the present 'governing system, and realise that they were squandering their Bis(niarckian inheritance. If the German people, by m effort of self-redemp- • tion, seized control of their own gov- > eminent and became a grown-up nation , like other emancipated democracies,'fthon there would be real peace iin the world, and not a war tmnly veneered by diplomatic platitudes. The second great submarine campaign had been checked, but our reserves of food and our capacity for producing necessaries had: - been, greatly augmented during the twenty-three weeks of the present offensive. Our armies next year. would be given, a stronger and better-supplied tonnage of sheila. Last week they hurled into the German trenches fourfold the quantity that they fired in the Somme offensive. It was Britain’s duty to maintain the offensive until _ American reinforcements iwere thrown into the war. POPE CONSULTS CENTRAL POWERS REGARDING REPLIES TO PAPAL NOTE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. ROME, October 3. The “Gioruale d’ltalia” states that the Pope has issued a Note to the Entente Powers, intimating that he has reason to believe that the replies of the Central Powers to his peace Note ■may be regarded as an intimation of Germany’s readines s to evacuate Belgium and Northern France. He asks whether he shall request Germany to state her precise conditions. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received October 4, 8.55 p.m.) ROME, October 3. The Vatican newspapers authoritatively state that the Pope has sent a Note to the Entente Governments explaining that the Austro-German Governments have conferred with the Nuncios of Vienna- and Munich and declared their readiness to evacuate Belgium and France and make concessions to Italy. The Pope asks the Entente if it desires him to ascertain tho conditions of evacuation. A CONTRADICTION AND A POSSIBILITY. Reuter’s Telegrams. . ROME, October 3. . The “Tribuna” denies that the Pone has sent the Entente another Note, but says it is not impossible he will do . go; but it cannot say when. NO SEPARATE PEACE PROPOSAL STATEMENT BY GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER. Renter’s Telecrams. AMSTERDAM. October 3.. •A Berlin message states that von Kuhlmann (Foreign Minister) denies a Russian- report that Germany has proposed, a separate peace either to France or, to Britain. - AUSTRIAN PRESS ANGRY AT GERMAN REPLY TO VATICAN. Reuter’s Telegrams. AMSTERDAM, October 3. The Austrian press is angry at the German reply to the Vatican, and the speech’ of Dr. Michaelis on the subject. The papers denounce Dr. Michaelis as an empty pedant who refuses to define Germany’s aims in regard to Belgium. GERMAN "MASTER-SPr ARRESTED IN SAN FRANCISCO. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyricfb* Reuter's Telegrams. (Received October 4, 7.50 p.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, October 3. Conschirman, a chemist, described as a German master spy, has been arrested. It is stated that he organised plans to place bombs on ships, and that he attempted to bribe the ollicer of tho Dutch warship Zeeland to carry messages to the German Consuls in Holland- ; 7* BELGIAN DEPORTEES SHOCKING TREATMENT BY GERMAN TYRANTS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrlghi Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, October 3. The Belgian Government has given the “New York Times” an official report of. the sufferings of tie deported Belgians. .The report says: “It is no exaggeration to say that the deportees are being starved. Despite their utter weakness, they are driven like slaves to the heaviest work. Tho guards use clubs on sick and exhausted men. One man complained that he was being beaten to death with a rifle butt. The treatment had rendered many hopeless imbeciles. Hungry men were taunted and maddened by the sight of food which they were not allowed to eat." Barraclough’s Progandra cures Corns quickly.