PEACE PROPOSALS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9784, 6 October 1917, Page 8

PEACE PROPOSALS

AUSTRIA'S SETTLBIBT BASIS SPEECH BY AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Auilraliau and N.Z. Cable Association. AMSTERDAM. October 4. Count Czorniu (Amstrian Foreign Minister), in a speech at Bnda Forth. advocated an international basis of right, ensuring that no war of revenge shall ho possible in. future, or tho military burden after tho war would be almost unbearable for all. The European States must go further than merely return to their prewar armaments. They must eventually roach total disarmament. Gigantic lieets would bo unnecessary if mo nations would eomb.no to guarantee the liberty of the seas. Tho nrst principles which must be fixed at tne conclusion of peace are compulsory arbitration, general disarmament, and the liberty of tho high seas, with special rules Tor narrow waters. . If these. principles were faxed the need of territorial securities , would .be .automatically abolished. .... Another.-principle,..needed was that of economic co-operation of all nations, and tho absolute avoidance of economic war. - “We must, before concluding peaco,” ho said, “have a posi-t-ivo assurance* that our adversancs have abandoned their ideas of economic warfare. I disagree witlw Mr Lloyd George at most points, but 1 /agree that there, must not be any more ■wars of revenge.”,., , Count Czernin asked whether tho Entente proposed to indemnify the damage done in tho territories of tho Central Powers and German colonies, and concluded: ‘'Nobody should imagine that our present moderate peace programme will hold good for ever. If our enemies compel ns to continue the war, we will ho obliged to revise the programme. I confess lam not optimistic about the readiness of the Entente to conclude peace on tho basis I have just outlined.” THE POPE’S SECOND NOTE CONCRETE OFFER EXPECTED FROM CENTRAL POWERSAustralian and N-Z. Cablo Association. BOMB, October 4. The “Gtomale d’ltalia” declares that the Pope has transmitted the official text of the Central Powers Note to the Entente, and ha s adeted to the second Note, saying that Germany is disposed to evacuate Belgium and Northern Franco; and ho asks tho En- " Unto Powers if they desire to reply, ft is believed that tho next comirumlation from the Central Powers afford a concrete offer. BRITISH WARSHIP TORPEDOED ONE OFFICER AND EIGHTEEN MEN KILLED. A ns. and N Z. Cable Assn. and_ Renter. (Received October 6, 1.45 a.m.) LONDON, October 4Tho Admiralty reports that tho warship Drake, Captain Radcliffc, was torpedoed on Tuesday on tho North Coast of Ireland. She reached barhour, and then sank in shallow water. The explosion killed one officer and eighteen men. The remainder were saved. ROUMANIAU OPERATIONS ENEMY RETIRES FROM HIS AUVANGED TRENCHES. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Ans. and N.Z. Cable Assn, and Seuter. , (Received October 5, 9.5 p.m.) f LONDON, October 4. A wireless Russian official message states; There is intense artillery activity in tho Jacobstadt region. Tho enemy retired from his advanced trenches north-westward of Sotip, on tho Roumanian front, and took up a more favourable position. MACEDONIAN FRONT A BRITISH OFFICIAL REPORT. 1 By Telegraph—Press. Association—Copyright An*, and N.Z. Cablo Assn, and Beuter. (Received October 5, 9.5 p.m.) LONDON, October 4. A British message- from Salonika states: Our aeroplanes carried out a successful raid on an extensive scale, bombing camps , and dumps on tho Balassitza planica, and training ma-chine-guns on scattered troops. V\ o brought down hostile aeroplanes. Our cavalry drove out enemy detachments from Jonimah, southward of Seres, and destroyed an observation post. ON HULUN LINE REPEATED ENEMY ATTACKS BROKEN. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn, and Beuter. (Received October 5, 9.5 p.m.) LONDON, October 4. An Italian official message states: Wo broke up repeated enemy attacks on tho western slopes of Monte St. Gabrielle. - HINDENBURG'S BIRTHDAY CONGRATULATIONS FROM AUSTRIAN EMPEROR. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z Cablo Association. BERNE, October 4. The Emperor Charles’s personal Aido-dc-Camp has arrived at the German main headquarters, bringing to von Hindenburg tho Emperor’s autograph letter, congratulating him on his birthday.