The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-17
KA|SERS REPLY
TO PEACE PLAN
AWAITED BY US.
ASSERTION MADE THAT EMPER
OR HAS MADE oVERTuREs.
GERMANY SEEKS TO END WAR
May be Stimulated to Arrange for
Secession Of HostiIities by Her
Powerful interests - Pope is
Said to Favor Allies.

dooNl 10 lhdI diiCouS
made overtures to Belgium for al
agreement whereby in return for Ger
tain concessions the war between Bel
GUM and Germany can be ended, but
that the suggestions were rejected
lie Figaro says General Won Del
Goltz, who was named by the kaiser
as the military governor of Belgium
after Germany announced the an
nexation of the captured territory
has been in Antwerp. He went there
il is said under safe conditions to
present a proposition, the nature OF
which is withheld. In view of the
agreement between the allies, LIE
positively refused TO consider any
proposition of any sort from Ger
many.
10000 at Peace Meeting.
Berkeley, Cal. Sept. 14.-About TO-
600 persons assembled on the cam
pus of the University of California
Sunday and participated in the first
of series of mass meetings planned
under the auspices of the San Fran
cisco Examiner with universal peace
as the incentive.
A resolution adopted, which will
be forwarded to President Wilson,
asks that steps be taken to cause a
cessation of European hoStilities and
urge nationwide zeal to this end.
Spain to Remain Neutral.
Paris, Sept. IA dispatch to the
Havas agency from Madrid says that
Eduardo Dato, the Spanish prime
minister. made the following state
ment today:
Spain has contracted no engage
ment and will remain neutral until
the end of the war"
The correspondent says the state
ment was made in reply to reports
in foreign newspapers concerning
SPANS position, which had led to
the belief that Spain intended to in
teTvene in Germany's favor in case
of necessity.
Pope Said to Side With Allies.
Rome. (via Paris), Sept. IA
dispatch from Turin quotes the
Stampa as saying that Cardinal
Bourne, archbishop Of Westminster,
is conveying from the pope to King
George a letter which is filled with
sympathy for the British nation,
which is described as the guardian
of peace and master OF Justice
The Stampa adds that the pope
asked the Austrian and Prussian am
bassadors to give safe conduct for
the return of Cardinal MERCER, pri-
vate Of Belgium, to Belgium. This
was refused whereupon the pOntiff
answered that he would remember
the unpleasant refusal.
Womans Peace Pageant.
Chicago, Sept. IA. - An estimated
army of 10000 foes of war is expect
ed to participate Wednesday night in
the womans peace pageant of the
home exposition at the Coliseum. The
symbols of peace will be portrayed
triumphant over the grim spectacle
of militarism in the procession which
is to be the feature of Red Cross"
night. Arrang, nents have been
made by a number of Women's organ
iZations to send marching parties to
take part in the pageant.
Chance for Wilson's Proposal.
Washington. Sept. 11.-Emperor Viii.
liam has had under consideration for
several days, il was learned. an infor.
NAL inquiry from the United States
government as to whether Germany
desires to discuss terms OF peace with
its foes.
Up to late hour the reply had not
come, but on its tenor depends to some
extent whether or not the informal
peace movement inaugurated just a
week ago can be pursued further with
Great Britain, France and Russia.
The inquiry was not a formal one
such as President Wilson's original
tender Of good Offices, but was an ef
fort of an official character to deter.
mine whether Germanys reported will
ingness to talk peace was based on
fact.
The chronology Of the peace move
ment was revealed after canvass OF
officials, diplomatists and others direct
ly concerned in the incident.
Seven Days pese. Moves.
The story of the seven days OF peace
talk. as told by some of the principals
is substantially as follows:
Saturday, September 5, Count vor
Bernstorff, the Garman ambassador
dined with James Speyer, the banker
at the lstter's residence in New York
Oscar Straus, American member o
The Hague tribunal and former cab
net officer. was present. During tn
evening. as the conversation turned L
the subject OF peace In Europe, tn
German ambassador said that while b
had had no adyices from his govern
ment since leaving Berlin. he recalle
conversation with the imperial char
cellor In which the latter said he b.
lieyed the emperor would be willing
discuss measures Of peace through M
diation. Previous TO the ambassador
conversation with the chancellor En-
peror William had already acknow
edged President Wilson's tender Z
good Offices. but had been noncommi
TAI as 10 its acceptance MT straq
immediately asked the 0ermaH anbal