PEACE PROPOSALS

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13890, 16 October 1918, Page 5

PEACE PROPOSALS

:::ssTwi»ns ended BY MR WILSON'S DECLARATION. ""A DECISION. NOT A REPLY. CHEAT SATISFACTION IN AMERICA. WAR TO BE PRESSED. WITH THE GREATEST VIGOUR. TILL ENEMY SURRENDERS UNCONDITIONALLY. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received October 16, 8.43 a.m. WASHINGTON, October 15. Mr Wilson's straightforward declaration has been received with the greatest demonstrations of satisfaction and relief in Congress and diplomatic circles, and throughout the country. It is significant that Mr Lansing made it clear that Mr Wilson's Note is a decision not merely a reply, and rfoes not permit of further discussion, therefore the war will be pressed with the greatest vigour until the enemy surrenders unconditionally. There is much comment on Mr Wilson's adroitness in countering the German move by pointing out that in accepting all the points and principles in his speeches since January, Germany had practically agreed to "the destruction of every arbitrary power," thus Germany's autocratic Government had signed its own death warrant. LABOUR'S UNCOMPROMISING ATTITUDE. AGAINST GRANTING ARMISTICE. MR WILSON'S ATTITUDE. APPROVAL IN LONDON. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received October If'., 11.40 a.m. LONDON, October 15. Mr Henderson, in an interview, said that Germany must give military and naval guarantees before an armistice is granted. Organised Labour should throw its whole weight on the side of Mr Wilson an.'. • ~!oyd George. Lord Reading, uie British Ambassador to America, in a speech at a luncheon to M. Pashitch, the Serbian Premier, alluding to the terms of peace, said justice should be merciful if there were extenuating circumstances, hut must he stern if there were none. Let us win the regard which is justly ours by the destruction of militarism. Mr Wilson's Note has been publisher! in London. Tlie public welcome its uncompromising declaration thst the conditions of the armistice must he left to the army chiefs, also bis stern denunciation of German atrocities.

BRITAIN'S REPLY TO TURKEY. UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received October 16, 11.55- a.m. LONDON, October 15. Britain's reply to Turkey will demand unconditional surrender. Mr Bonar Law says it is unwise fur any of the Allies to state the terms to be imposed on Germany before the armistice is granted.

HINDENBURG SUGGESTS ARMISTICE (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received October 10, 11.50 a.m. WASHINGTON, October ir>. It is officially learned that Hindenburg, not Prince. Maximillian, asked the German Government to request an armistice from Mr Wilson. MR WILSCr: : REPLY. DESTRUCTION OF ARBITRARY POWER. APPROVAL BY GERMANY. (Australian and N.Z. and Reuter.' Received October IG, 12.30 p.m. LONDON, October 13. Mr Wilson's reply contains the following: — "It is necessary in order that there re no possibility of a misunderstanding that the President should very solemnly cull the attention of the Government of Germany to the language ar.l plain intention of one of the terms of peace, which the German Government has now accetped as follows:—'The destruction of every arbitrary power anywhere that can separately, secretly, ami of its single choice, distUi'o the pern e of the world, or if it cannot presently be destroyed, at least the reduction k virtual impotentcy of the power oT 'lie sort here described, vvhici has hitherto controlled the German nation, if within the choice of the German nation to itlter it.' The President's words just quoted naturally constitute a condition precedent to peace if peace is to come by the action of the German people themselves." GERMAN CONSERVATIVES' VIEWS. EVACUATIONS DENOUNCED. GERMANY WILL RE DEFENDED. TO THE HITTER END. Received October 1(5, 1.55 p.m. AMSTERDAM, October 15. The German Conservative Party's denounces evacuation, and adds that' Germany will be defended to the bitter end.