The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-14
PEACE ON THE
HORIZON?
Germany Would Accept Any
Reasonable Pro-
posals
BUT OFFER MUST
COME FROM ENEMIES
Entente Allies FroWn Upon
Neutral Efforts at
Peace

London, Aug l4.-The report that Ger.
many made peace proposals to Petrograd
last week through the king of Denmark
is denied by the Norddeutsche Allege-
meme Zeitung, which says;
"The German government would not
reject reasonable peace proposals II such
should be laid before it, but the time to
make the peace proposals on its part VIII
come only when hostile governments
show themselves ready to recognize the
failure of their military undertakings
against US"
Speaking at a patriotic meeting at
Hamburg Prince Won Buelow, former
chancellor of the empire, declared that
Germany may need peace, but only an
honorable peace of which she may be
proud and which will compensate her for
her heroism and her colossal sacrifices.
He added;
eve count on Emperor William to
guide us to this kind of peace and we
want no other"
Redmond Rejects Pontiff's Appeal.
John f. Redmond, the Irish leader, re-
plying to letter addressed to him by
Bishop O'Dwyer of Limerick, calling upon
him to support the pope's proposal and
urge the British government to take the
first step toward the support OF the pom
tif's appeal for establishing peace, de-
clared:
II must respectfully say that, to the
best of my Judgment, the course of &C
ton you suggest would not be calculated
to promote the cause of peace, nor do
think that | would be justified in en-
deayoring to bring pressure to bear upon
the government to enter into any nego-
tiations for peace at a time when the
German powers, who have been the ag-
Qressors in this war, show no sign of
any disposition to repair the wrong they
inflicted upon Belgium and our other al
lies"
Cardinals 0Connell and Gibbons Helping.
The Morning Post gives prominence TO
a notice circulated by newspaper agen-
CIV which generally is well informed on
Vatican affairs to the effect that Cardi-
nails Gibbons of Baltimore and 0'Connell
of Boston have called meeting of neu-
trail cardinals and bishops to be held in
the course of few weeks in Switzer-
land for the purpose OF discussing some
concerted proposal for arranging terms
of peace between the present bellgerents.
II would appear that these cardinals
have invited Roman Catholic authorities
in neutral countries TO such confer
ence, which. though not officially inspired
by the Vatican, has undoubtedly received
its unofficial recognition.
For the moment the pope in his last
message directed TO the people and rul
ers at war has said the last word on the
question OF peace and any further initia
tive must come from the outside. The
fact that Cardinal Gibbons had long
conference with Pres. Wilson on the
question Of acting as intermediary is
supposed TO have given rise TO the ini- !
tiative of the cardinals.
Germany To Offer Olive Branch.
The impression prevails in the pope's
encourage that the olive branch is TO be
offered by Germany, which, unvanquished |
and still sufficiently powerful TO continue
the war, is able 10 take the initiative In
a peace movement without assuming the
role Of a suppliant.
member Of the papal household as
serts that according TO indirect informa
ton available a day OF two ago, Germany |
expects 20 propose acceptable terms Of
peace 10 the allies.
II the terms are accepted by the al
lies, peace will follow as a matter Of
course. but possibly the main difficulty
consists in the lack Of sufficient guaran-
tees by the powers 70 abide by the condi.
tions. since the war unfortunately has in
creased distrust among the nations. Pos.
sibly Germany's terms viii be modified
in the course Of the negotiations.