PEACE.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7920, 18 August 1917, Page 3

PEACE.

POPE’S PROPOSALS CON-

DEMNED. KAISER'S VOICE. United Service. LONDON, August 16. The “Daily Mail,” commenting upon the Vatican’s action, says:— “The hand is the Pope’s, but the voice is the Kaiser’s. “The British Empire would fly to pieces if the Allies entertained the Pope’s proposal to restore to Germany her colonies. “This is why the proposal is put forward, the Germans cunningly calculating that the mere discussion of such terms will arouse doubts and dissentions. “The harder Germany is pressed the more desperately will she devise expedients to divide the Allies. “We must resolutely refuse to discuss terms before victory is attained. ’ ’ NEW YORK, August 16. Mr Gompers stated that the working men of the United States cannot endorse the Pope’s proposal because it does not eliminate Kaiserism. COPENHAGEN, August 16. It is reported from Berlin that the Pope’s intervention was in response to neutrals’ appeals. TURKEY TIRED. NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE. AMSTERDAM, August 16. The “Handelsblad” learns that discussions have been occurring for some time at Lausanne between representatives of Turkey and the Entente Powers, with a view to a separate peace.