Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-22
POPE'S PLAN
FOR PEACE IS
ACCEPTABLE
TO AUSTRIA
Emperor Charles Answers
Benedict's Note and Ex-
presses Desire that Bellig-
erents Effect an Honorable
Peace.
(By Review Leased wlre).


AMSTERDAM. Sept q. - Peace
would come from the recent proposals
of Pope Benedict if the belligerent ma
tions would enter into negotiations in
the sense of the pontiff's suggestions,
Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary
says in his reply to the vatican note.
The emperor sees in the pope's peace
suitable basis for starting negotia-
tions toYard a lasting peace and ex-
presses the hope that the nations op-
posing his own may be animated by
the same idea
Wants Honorable Peace.
Austria-Hungary' ruler received the
pantiff's note with a thankful heart
and with an expression of hope that
the pontiff's efforts may lead to the
realization of the emperors desire for
lasting and honorable peace for all
parties.
Freedom of Seas.
Freedom of the seas is one of the
peace hopes of Emperor Charles. in
order that heavy material burdens
may be taken from the nations and
new sources of prosperity opened TO
them.
The reply, received here in a dis
patch from Vinna, was handed T.
Monsignor T. Valfre di Bonzo. the pa
pal nuncio. at ,Vienrr, on Thursday.
Must Eliminate Force.
The Austrian emperor admits that
the future arrangement of the world
must be based on the elimination of
armed force and on the rule of in
ternational justice and legality.
The text of the reply follows:
Respects Pope's Intentions.
Holy Father: With due veneration
and deep emotion, We take cogniz-
ance of the new representations your
Holiness. in fulfiilment of the holy Of
flee entrusted you by God. made to
us and the heads of other belligerent
nations with the noble intention OF
leading the heavily-tried nations to a
unity that will restore peace TO them.
Austria Desires Peace.
With a thankful heart we received
this fresh gift of fatherly care which
you, Holy Father. always bestow on
all peoples without distinction. and
from the depths of our heart we greet
the moving exhortation which your
Holiness has addressed TO the govern
ments of the belligerent people. Dur
ing this cruel war We have always
looked up to your Holiness as to the
highest parsonage who, in virtue Of
his mission, which reaches beyond
earthly things, and thanks to the high
of his duties laid upon him.
stands high above the belligerent peo-
pies and who is inaccessible to all in
was able to find a way which
may lead TO the realization of our
own desire for peace. lasting and
honorable for all parties"
Wants Peace.
Since ascending the throne of our
ancestors and fully conscience of the
which we bear before
Cad and men for the fate of the Aus
monarchy. We have
never lost sight of the high aim of re-
storing to our peoples as speedily "a
possible the blessings of peace. Soon
after our accession TO the throne il
was vouchsafed us. in common with
our allies. TO undertake step which
had been considered and prepared by
our exalted predecessor, Francis
Joseph, to pave the way for a lasting
and honorable peace.
Former Belief Holds.
We gave expression to this desire
in a speech from the throne delivered
at the opening of the Austrian reich
srath. showing that we are striving
after peace that shall free the future
life of the nation fro mrancor and a
thirst for revenge and that shall Sc
cure them for generations 10 come
from the employment of armed forces.
Our joint government has in the mean
time not failed in repeated and en-
phatic declarations, which could be
heard by all the world, TO give ex-
preston to our own will and that OF
the Austro-Hungarian peoples to pre-
pare and end to bloodshed by peace
such as your Holiness has in mind.