The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-14

y Reduction Of armament? settle
ment of all international disputes, by
arbitration, freedom OF the seas and
no retaliatOIy after-the-w economic
struggle for supremacy are the foun-
datlon stones OF the proposals.
At the apostolic delegation all
knowledge or the Pope's proposal was
disclaimed. II was said the papaI
delegate had not transmitted IL TO the
United states government and did
not expect TO do so. The opinion was
expressed that 1t would come through
neutral government.
Included in the restoration OF ter
ritory, the pope's proposals insist.
should be the return to Germany Of
all he rcolonies as we'll as the COM
plete restoration by Belgium to her
sovereignty.
No Reparation.
The proposals declare that the in
jury to all belligerents has been 30
great there should be no thought for
reparation except for the return Of
territory.
An official announcement OF the
peace proposals received here dis
closes that the pointiff includes some
OF the principles of world peace for
which President Wilson has declared.
without adytces OF any kind from
their own government. the entente
embassies were entensely interested
in The Associated Press cables fronn
Rome.
Diplomatic practice prevents au-
thorized expressions OF opinion for
pubhcaton, but 1t was apparent that
the peace proposal falls on unrecep-
tive ears SO far as the diplomats here
are concerned. The entente renra-
sentatives declared the proposal orl-
ginated with Germany using Austria
as an intermediary with the vatican.
Lofty Motives OF Pope.
There was no disposition 10 ascrfba
any but the loftiest motives 10 Pope
Benedict in accepting az their face
value peace proposals emanating
from Vienna. but II was pointed out
that II is important to know wheth-
er the proposals came fulI-fiedged
from Vienna or Berlin or whether
the pope himself framed them. in
the light OF an understanding he may
nave acquired OF the minimum de-
mand Of the Central powers.
The entente diplomats agree That
the peace proposals did not come
from any OF the allied capitals. So
far as Great Britain is concerned il
was said there had not been any in
tention Of departing from the oufIinea
disclosed in the public speeches 81
Lloyd George and foreign minister
Balfour.
The extreme element among the
French Socialists had never conteru-
plated anything short OF the return
to French sovereignty OF Aisace-
Lorraine while Italy il Is said would
insist on restoration OF the Austrian
provinces on the Adriatic to Italy.
Russia's interest in the proposals
as outlined is very limited outside az
her general concern for aspeedy but
honorable peace IN Conjunction with
her allies by reason OF the Omission
OF any reference to the Balkan oues-
tion outside OF Serbia and Rumania
Announcement that the Spanfeh
ambassador az Rome has fransnisefeA
Pope Benedict's proposals tc tire
Italian government and that opinion
expressed at the Apostolic deieeaffon
here that they might be delivered fo
the United States by q neutral. lea ~
the possibility that the Spanish asa~
bassador here Juan Riano. rniahf ear-
Vey them 10 the stats denarfnaenf
The Spanish embaasy'e onfv frsf4e
nation today. IL was said. there had
been received from The Assorga9eF
Press dispatches.
This is the second direct appeal s.
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