PEACE NEGOTIATIONS

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13892, 18 October 1918, Page 5

PEACE NEGOTIATIONS

| ENEMY'S RESISTANCE BROKEN. allied purposes will be ATTAINED. GERMANY NOT TO HE TRUSTED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received October 1 s 12.20 a.m. LONDON, October 16. -Mr Asijiiith, speaking at the National LuKTal ( lul». said that though the war was not ended thr enemy's resistance was broken, and we may confidently say that our purposes wiii be attained. »\e have been delivered from the evils 'ru n . ■ the world has l>een l>eset. Ihp British Navy's ceaseless vigilance has drained drop I,;, diop the enemy's [ reservoir ot power. The enemy's overtures were sincere in the sense that they came from the people who had given up the gmie. Mr Wilson's reply was exactly what we required. We must not impair cur ascendancy on sea or land, and give breathing time t-o the enemy, who cannot l>e trusted to act honourably or humanely. We never intended to humiliate or destroy the German peonle; our main objective was to destroy Prussian militarism, and we must be sure now that the German Government is not the old Government dressej in democratic garb. AN OFFICIAL CONTRADICTION. (Australian, N.Z. and Reutcr.) Received October 18. 1.20 a.m. LONDON, October 17. The Press Bureau is officially informed that the reports published yesterday afternoon that Germany had capitulated were without foundation.