GERMANY AND PEACE.
RUMOURS OF OVERTURES TO AMERICA. COPENHAGEN, April 12. It is believed that Germany is about to make overtures to the United States for peace negotiations. VANCOUVER, April 12. It is understood that Secretary Lansing has already received proffers of peace through unofficial mediators. The German terms are not specified. Ifc i s believed however, that they do not materially differ from those outlined last December. No statement on the subject is forthcoming at Washington. The' official attitude is that everything depends on the nature of the concessions. THE TERMS. Renter's Telegrams. COPENHAGEN, April 12 (Received April 13, at 9.50 p.m.) The Danish papers publish alleged German peace proposals. They include "the annexation of portions of Western Russia and the neutralisation of the Dardanelles under a Turkish! protectorate. They are regarded as mere ballons d'essai. NOTHING KNOWN IN WASHINGTON. Australian and N.Z Cable Association WASHINGTON, April 12.' Nothing, either official or unofficial, is known hero regarding the German peace overtures, but the feeling expressed is tihat the United States is opposed to a separate peace. Colonel House (Mr Wilson's former peace envoy) also denies that he is involved in the overtures.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16978, 14 April 1917, Page 7
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