New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-09-28
CLEAR way FOR PEACE
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA READY
FOR SETTLEMENT OF WAR.
Replies to Vatican Express Hope That
All ee~iIIgerents viii Como to View
Pontiffs Proposai ~ Basis for
Negotiations.


Amsterdam.-The German govern.
ment. In its reply to the peace note Of
Pope Benedict, a copy Of which has
been received here, "cherishes a live
ly desire" that the appeal may meet
with success. Emperor William, the
German note says. has been following
the efforts Of the pope toward peace
for a considerable time with high re.
spect.
The reply adds that tho effort of
the pope to pave the way to an n
d%erstanding might most surely be
reckoned to have q sympathetic recep-
ton from the whole-hearted support of
the German Emperor. since he has re-
garded it as his principal and most
sacred task to preserve the blessings
Of peace for the German people and
the world.
The text Of the reply reads:
Herr Cardinal: Your eminence has
been good enough, together with your
letter OF Aug. 2, to transmit to the
Kaiser and King. my most gracious
master. the note OF his holiness, the
pope. in which his holiness. filled with
grief at the de~vastations Of the world
war, makes an emphatic peace appeal
to the heads Of the belligerent PEG.
pies. The Kaiser-King has deigned to
acquaint me with your eminence's let.
ter and to intrust the reply to me.
His majesty has been following for
a considerable time with high respect
and sincere gratitude his holiness ef.
forts in a spirit Of true impartiality
to alleviate as far as possible the sui.
ferings Of the war and to hasten the
end OF hostilities.
"The Kaiser sees in the latest step
Of his holiness fresh proof Of his noble
and humane feelings and cherishes a
lively desire that for the benefit OF
the entire world the papal appeal may
meet with success
THE effort of Pope Benedict is to
pave the way to an understanding
amongst all peoples and might more
surely reckon on q sympathetic recep.
tion and the whole hearted support
from his majesty, seeing that the
Kaiser, since taking owe the govern.
ment, has regarded It as his principal
and most sacred task to preserve the
blessings Of peace for the German PEG.
pie and the world.
IN his first speech from the throne
at the opening Of the German Reichs.
tag on June 26, 1888. the Kaiser prom.
Used that his love Of the German army
and his position toward It should
never lead him into temptation to cut
short the benefits of peace unless wal
were a necessity, forced on US by an
attack on the empire or its allies.
1.-The German army should safe
guard peace for us and should peace,
nevertheless, be broken, 1t would be
In a position to win 1t with honor.
The Kaiser has, by his acts. fulfilled
the promise he then made In twenty
six years Of happy rule, despite prov
ocations and temptations.
I'm the crisis, which led to the pres
ent world conflagration. his majesty's
efforts were up to tho last moment
directed towards settling the conflict
by peaceful means. After tho war had
broken out, against his wish and de-
sire, the Kaiser, In conjunction with
his high allies, was the first solemnly
to declare his readiness to enter into
peace negotiations. Tho German PEG
pie supported his majesty in his keen
desire for peace.
Germany sought within her ma
tional frontier the free development
Of her spiritual and material posses
sions. and outside the imperial terri
tory unhindered competition, with ma.
tons enjoying equal rights and equal
esteem.
THE free play Of forces in the world
in ~peaceable wrestling with one an.
other would lead to the highest per.
Of the noble human posses
sions. Disastrous concentrations OF
events In the year 1914 absolutely
broke of all hopeful course OF devel.
and transformed Europe into
a bloody battle arena"
Amsterdam. Peace would come
rom the recen proposals Of Pope
Benedict II the belligerent nations
would enter into negotiations in the
Of the pontiff's suggestions, EN-
,eror Charles Of Austria Hungary
Jays IN his reply to the Vatican note.
rhe Emperor sees In the pope's peace
,lan a suitable basis for starting nego-
iations toward a Just and lasting
,eace, and expresses the hope that
he nations opposing his may be |
minated by the same idea. {
The Austrian emperor admits that {
he future arrangement OF the world :
must be based on the elimination of t
.rmed force and on the rule Of inter
lational justice and legality.
Austria-Hungary's ruler received
he pontiff's note with a thankful
cart and with an expression of hope
hat the pontiff's efforts may lead to
he realization OF the emperor's de- =
ire for a lasting and honorable peace !
Or all parties.
Freedom of the seas is one of the
eace hopes Of Emperor Charles in or
er that heavy material burdens could
e taken from the nations Of the earth {
nd new sources Of prosperity opened
, them