1918-05-11 — Page 6

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THE WAR.

(Continued from Page 5.)

General.

EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH: REUTER'S AQINOX.] EMPEROR KARL'S PEACE OVERTURES. SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE BEFORE FRENCH COMMITTEE.

THE PACIFISTS' A

DEBATE IN HOUSE OF LORDS.

LONDON, May 8th..

In the House of Lords, Lord Denbigh drew attention to pacifists' activities in the country and the general ignorance of German war aims:

Lord Beaverbrook stated that the War Ainis Committee was dealing with pacifist propaganda The publication of the Lichnowsky Memoirs had done much good and was undoubtedly responsible for the very little industrial unrest at present existing.

Lord Lansdowne protested against being classed with the advocates of pener by surrender. He had not participated in secret conferences in connection there-

LONDON, May 8th. The Manchester Guardian's Paris correspondent gives a summary of the ovidence of French Ministers and ex Ministers before the Sub-Committee of the Foreign Affairs Committee, which shows with and he adhered to his published that the Emperor Karl wrote a second views, But during the offensive it would pence letter early in April 1917, presum.be wrong to create the impression that ably to Prince Sixte of Bourbon, in which he declared that he was convinced that

Lord Lansdowne twitted Lord Denbigh ho could induce Germany to make peace, provided the territorial demands of the for opposing peace by negotiation. He Allies were restricted to Alsace-Lorraine, wished to encourage val widely-felt. it being understood that all the occupied territority would be evacuated and Bel-

the country was divided.

Austro Gorman desire to stop the

ed. The Emperor added that he had already assured the agreement of Bal garia, and he asked that the confidential character of this letter should be loyally respected by the French Government.

The correspondent says that President Poincaré in the course of subsequent Austria negotiations, proposed that should cede Trieste and the Trentino to Italy in exchange for Silesia, but Em peror Karl replied that there was an initial obstacle to the proposal namely, that whereas Austria occupied Trieste and the Trente, France had not occupy ed Silesia. The dossier includes a state, ment by an important Austrian poreon age that if Germany proved intractable and an armistics were declared between Austria and the Allies, a Revolution would break out in Germany, at the instigation of the Minority Socialists.

gian sovereignty unconditionally restor. butchery. midt

Lord Curzon broadly speaking, the heart of the labouring classes Was The Allies had absolutely sound. always agreed that if responsible and apparently bond- fide peace overtures were made the Allies concerned wore free to investigate them, and if anything y enme of the overtures the other Allies would be consulted. Such overtures had occurred, but they broke down because the proposer discontinued them or the over- tures were imcompatible with Allied honour, and safety. Peace by negotia tion was at present impossible, because. the country was confronted by the gravest crisis in its history. Any iden of successful negotiations at present was

Such a peace by negotia chitocrical. tion, as exhibited by Brest-Litovsk and Roumania, offered no encouragement Until the German military spirit abated. the idea of pursuing negotiations for an honourable and lasting pence was which we cannot regard with any hope of success,

CONDITIONS IN CENTRAL EMPIRES. SERIOUS INTERNAL STRIFE CONTINUOUS,

M. Ribot, in ovidence, atated that he bind to choose between refusing the Aus-on trian proposals and breaking with Italy, and he considered himself bound to choose the former alternative. M. Ribot admitted that Mr. Lloyd George agreed only after considerable hesitation to a negative reply, on which Baron Bunnino insisted. The dosrrer shows that Mr. Lloyd George insisted more than once en the importance of the Austrian proposals and the desirability of not- losing 50 favourable an opportunity of making peace. The correspondent says that Pre sident Poincare however, maintained that the war could only be ended by

STOCKHOLM, May 9th. The Politiken's Correspondent at Copenhagen has interviewed a travel ler from the Central Empires, who said the depression is great, especially in Austria. The food shortage is serious and internal strife is continu

and the

Some members of the Sub-Committee only desire the Allies to Strikes

The

a complete military victory of the Allied The Czechs, Poles and South Slavs were of the opinion that Emperor Karl'sory is "Long live. Wilson proposals would have been turned down are frequent in Vienna and Prague. immediately without discussion but for The Social Democrats hate Germany German Mr. Lloyd George

since the Brest-Litovek peace. M. Painleve defended M. Ribot's reconfidence in victory has lessened. Since fusal on the ground that any other course their failure to mach the Channel ports would have involved & rupture with there has been la revulsion of feeling.

probable losses in the offensive, estimated Italy.

st 600,000, are being concealed, but con ditions have become serious with the expected reduction of bread and potato rations. There is intense disappoint- mert at no food coming from Ukraine, and a resumption of war by Russia is generally expected

The correspondent affirms that further evidence shows that in July, 1817, the German Government, via Belgium and M. Briand, invited peace discussions in Switzerland with Baron von Lancken, This overture was refused by the French, Italian and British Governments without consulting Russia or the United States. Belgium and Roumania were in favour of discussing the German proposals. Russia and the United States were also not consulted in the case of both letters from Emperior Karl. of

LORD RHONDDA ON SICK LIST

LONDON, May 9th. Lord Rhondda has been operated upon for pleural effusion, and is progressing. satial actorily.

EX-KING CONSTANTINE,

M. Painleve, giving evidence regard ing the Reverters Armand negotiations. last August, said that he did not know about Emperor Karl's letters when Count Revertera made the first overtures. The Sub-Committee has still to hear the evidence of M., Briand and proving Clemenceau before presenting its con- clusions.

DOSSIER INVESTIGATION

CONCLUDED.

Paz18, May 9th.

ZURICH, May 9th. Ex King Constantine's condition is im

GERMAN STRIKE ORGANISERS SENTENCED

AMSTERDAM, May 9th Twelve German Independent Socialists The Parliamentary Foreign Affairs have been sentenced at Leipzig to Committee, concluding its investigations periods of from 18 months to 12 years im relating to the dossier regarding the Em-prisonment for, inter alia, calling n peror Karl's letters to Prince Sixte and strike for peace in February and Bep- the Armand-Revertera discussions, pass tember, 1917. od à resolution declaring their opinion that the peace conversations initiated and continued by Austro-Hungary in 1917 and 1918 never provided an oppoc tunity for a peace which was acceptable to France and the Allies.

THE PRISONERS' EXCHANGE

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RAILWAY RESTRICTIONS IN

BRITAIN.

LONDON, May 8th.

LONDON, May 9th ***In the House of Commons, My F

Hope, replying to Mr. W. E. Hume Williams, K.C., said that in all 400 British civilian prisoners will be eligible under The Hague Agreement to be in- terned in Holland. The majority were officers and non-coms who had been cap tured up to June 30th, 1916, and they

In the House of Commons, Sir Albert have reached Holland. The exchange Stanley announced that owing to the agreement works automatically, fresh

enormous increase in railway traffic fur- numbers becoming eligible by effluxion of ther drastic restrictions would operate timme. Germany rejected a proposed immediately. The price of season tickets tension of the agreement to include pri- would be increased by t

ten per cent. vates who had been in captivify for within a twelve mile radius from eighteen months.

Charing Cross and twenty per

cent outside it. The issue of season outside the radius mentioned discontin except in the case of scholars, appren tices and privileged railway employés, or unless, adequate reasons are shown for travelling. more season tickets under six months for journoys over twelve miles will be issued

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA

BOLAEVISTS STRUGGLE WITH ANARCHISTS.

ZURICH, May 9th.” A Kieff newspaper states that the Anarchists at Moscow have secreted great quantities of munitions, including moan- fain-guns and machine guns. The Bol shevige in vain demanded their sar render and after fighting all day they stormed the munition depots, and ar- im rested 400 Anarchists, whom they prisoned in the Kremlin

The newspaper estimates that there are 00,000 anarchists in Moscow, which is the beadquarters of the principal anarchist organisations.

THE UKRAINE SITUATION. SOCIALISTS WARNING:

ZURICH, May 9th- A Vienna message states a deputation of Kieff Socialists has warned the Chief of the German General Staff in Ukraine that the German measures might neces sitats German occupation, requiring not six but 26 Army Corps

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