Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-22

rath thereby showing that W. arr
striving after a peace that shall frees
the future life o the nation from
~rancor and a thirst for revenge and
that shall secure them for generations
to come from the employment OF arm
ed forces. Our joint government has
in the meantime not failed in repeat
ed and emphatic declarations, which
could be heard by all the world, to-
give expression to Will
that Of the Austro-H Hungarian peoples
to prepare an end to bioodshed BY
peace such as Your Holiness has IN
mind. y8
Happy in the thought thatSour De-
6ires from the first were directed to-a
ward the same object which Your
Holiness today characteristics Isl one
we strive for, we hav taken into close
consideration the concrete and prac-S
teal suggestions of Your Holiness and
have come to h following ~4conclu-s
lsions:
Future Must Rest ON Right.
with deep-rooted conviction we
agree to the leading idea of Your Holt
the world must be based on the elimi-s
nation of armed forces and in the
moral force Of right and on the rule
LOT international justice and legality.
"We,itoo, r imbued with the hope
that a Strengthening of the sense of
right would morally regenerate hui
manly. We support, therefore,
Your Holiness view that the negotia.
tons between the belligerents should
and could lead to an Understandings
by which, with the creation of ap-
propriate guarantees, ornaments o
land and sea n in the air, might be
reduced simultaneously, reciprocally
Il 1-5 aNr~,0 80 Il 81 "a Q-r~I It'll -
whereby the high seas, which rightly:
belong to all the nations of the earth
may be freed from domination OF pa
ramountcy and be opened equally for
the use Of all.
Monarchy's Security Important.
Fully conscious Of the Importance
of the promotion of peace on the
method proposed by Your Holiness,
namely, to submit International dis
puts to compulsory arbitration, we,
are also prepared to enter into nego-
t%iations regarding this proposal.
IF. as we most heartily desire.
agreements should be arrived at fbe-
tween the belligerents which would
realize this sublime idea and thereby
give security Of the Austro-Hungarian
monarchy for its .unhampered future
development, it can then not be diff
hcult to find a satisfactory solution Of
SAAC OI11SIr QuCSliOIS WHICH sui re-
nail to be settled between the belli-t
gerents In a pirit Of Justice and Of a
reasonable consideration of the con-
d1tions for existence of both parties.
If h nations of the earth were to.
enter, with a desire for peace, into
negotiations with n another in the
sense of Your Holiness. proposals,
then a could blossom forth from
hem. The nations could attain ON
piete freedo moi movement on the.
nigh seas, heavy material burdens
could be taken from them and new
sources of prosperity opened to them.
Guided by a spirit Of moderation
n Cancellation, we g In the pro-
poSais Of Your Holiness q suitable
basis initiating negotiations with the
view to preparing a peace, just to all
N lasting, and we earnestly hope
our present enemies may be animated
by the same ideas. In this spirit We
beg that h Almighty may bless the
work Of peace begun by Your Holi-
ness"
London, Sept. 22.-The statement
:, that Great Britain had asked for fur
Their Information from the Vatican,
with a view to replying to Pope Ben:
edict's peace note, is au~tnoritativelys
denied. 5 sSs H.
Washington, Sept. 22.-Favorable
replies from both Berlin and Vienna
to Pope Benedict's peace proposals
were not unexpected in the United
States and the allied countries.
Whether or not the action of the
pope was influenced by Austria, as has
been frequently suggested, the accept
ance of his a plans by the central
powers falls in line with the policies
of those governments in making their
people feel that they are waging a
purely defensive war against a group
of nations bent upon. their destrpc-5
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