The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-22
SAME OLD STUFF
Kaiser "Cherlshes Lively Desire for Peace in Reply
to Pope But Outlines NoSpecfC Terms
on Which the War Can Be Ended.

imperial government has not
failed to suRmit the suggestion
contained therein 10 earnest and
scrupulOus examination. Spc-
Clal measures which the govern
ment has taken IN closest con
tact with representative OF the
German people for discussing and
answering the questions raised
prove how i, desires, in accord
ance with his holiness desires
and the peace resolution of the
reichstag on July 10 to find
a practical basis for a just and
lasting peace.
Special Sympathy for Proposal.
THE imperial government
RreetS with special sympathy the
leading idea Of the peace appeal
wherein his holiness clearly cx-
presses the conviction that in the
future the material power of
arms must be superseded by the
moral power OF right. We arc
also convinced that the sick body
OF human society can be healed
only by fortiiying is moral
strength Of right From this
would follow, according to his
holiness view, the simultaneous
dimnution Of the armed forces Of
all states and the institution OF
obligatory arbitration for inter
national disputes
I'VE share his holiness view
that definite rules and certain
safeguard for simultaneous
and reciprocal limitation Of ar
maments on land, on sea and in
the air, as we'll as for the true
freedom OF the community and
nigh seas, are the things. in
treating which the new spirit
that in the future should prevail
IN international relations. should
find first hopeful expression.
The task would then of itself
arise to decide international dif-
iercnces of opinion not by the
use of armed forces. but by peace
iul methods especially by arbi-
tration whose high peace-produc-
ing effect we, together with his
holiness fully recognize.
The imperial government will
IN this respect support every pro-
posal compatible with the vital
interest Of the German empire
and people
Geographical Situation.
Germany, owing TO her geo
graphical situation and economic
requirements, has to rely upon
peaceful intercourse with her
neighbors and with distant coun.
tries. No people, therefore, has
more reason than the German
people to wish that instead of
universal hatred and battle
concilatory fra,ernal spirit
should prevail between nations.
III the nations are guided by
this spirit 1t will be recognized
to their advantage that the i'm
portant thing is to lay more stress
upon what unites them in their
relations They will also succeed
in settling individual points of
conflict which are still undecided
IN such a way that conditions of
existence will be created which
will be satisfactory to every ma
ton and thereby repetition of
this great world catastrophe
would appear impossible.
Only on this condition can a
lasting peace be founded which
would promote an intellectual
rapprochement and a return to
the economic prosperity of hu-
man society This serious and
sincere conviction encourages our
confidence that our enemies also
may see a suitable basis in the
ideas submitted by his holiness
for approaching nearer to the
preparation of future peace un-
der conditions corresponding to a
spirit OF reaSonableness and to
the situation in Europe"
The document is signed by the i'm
,erial chancellor, Michaclis, and is
addressed to Cardinal Gasparri, pa
,al secretary OF state.