Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-22
BOTHREvEAL.
WISH FOR AN
EARLY PEACE
Berlin Sends Long Wordy
Document While Vienna's
Answer is Brief.

4 Amsterdam, Sept. 22.-The Ger.
man reply To Pope Benedict's
/ peace proposal declares special
measures taken by the govern
meHf I'm closest contact with the
representatives of the German
people 80 discuss answering the
questions raised prove how earn
/ estly il desires TO find "a practical
I basis for a just and lasting peace.
Continuing, the reply says that
Germany fully recognizes with
I his holiness the high peace-pro.
ducing effect OF arbitration 10 de-
eide international differences of
opinion and in this respect Ger
many is ready 10 support every
proposal compatible with the vital
interests of the German empire
and people.
+ The German reply says that the i'm
Z perlal government greets with special
sympathy the leading idea In which his
holiness clearly expresses the convic-
tiou that the future material power Of
arms must be suppressed by the NOR
/ al power of right.
Must Enter Negotiations.
/ Peace would come from the recent
/ proposals of Pope Benedict if the bell
gOLiatiOns in the sense of the pOntins
/ suggestions. Emperor Charles Of Aus
I tria-Hungary says in his reply to the
vatican note.
/ The emperor sees in the pope's
peace plan q suitable basis for start
ing negotiations toward a just and
Z lasting peace and expresses the hope
F that the nations opposing his own may
be animated by tha same idea
+ 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 inter
national justice ana law,
With Thankful Heart
I Hone is expressed by the emperor
that the p0pe's efforts may lead to the
7 realization Of the emperor's desire for
T lasting and honorable peace for all
parties Pope Beuedict's note the en-
( perCr says. was received with a thank
ful heart
I The reply of Emperor Charles, a dis
I patch from Vienna says, was handed
, to Mgr. T. FaIfredi Bonzo the papal
} nuncjo at Vienna. on Thursday.
The German Reply.
/ The text,of the reply reads:
Herr Cardinal Your eminenCa has
been good enough together with YOUR
letter of aug . TO transmit 10 the
kaiser and king. my most gracious
master the note OF his holiness. the
pope, i'm which his holiness, filed with
grief al the devastatious of the world
war. makes AN emphatic peace appeal
TO the heads of the belligc Vut peoples
The kaisor-kfng has deiEnC1 TO ac-
quaint me with your emiuenCe's let
ter and 10 intrust the reply 20 me.
"Liis majesty mas been following Cor
considerable time with high respect
and sincere gratitude his holiness
efforts i'm a spirit Of true impartialitv
TO alleviate as FAR a possible the suf-
ferings Of the war and no hasten the
end of hostiHties The kaiser sees in
the latest step OF his holiness fresh
proof of his noble and humane leeI-
iugs. and cherisHes lively desire that
for the benefit Of the entire world the
papal appeal may meet with success.
PaYes Way to Understanding.
THE effort OF Pope Benedict is -
pave The way to an understanding
amongst all peoples and might more
surely reckon ON p syu pathetic re-
ception and the Whoie-heaTtoi sup
port from bis majesty. seeing that The
kaiser since taking over the govern
ment has regarded it as hi principal
and most sacred task 10 preserve the
bles ngs or peace for the German
people and the world In his first
speech from the throne ar The open
ing or the German reiohataa ON June
-. ISsS. the kaiser promised that his
love OF the German army and his po-
sitou toward Il should never lead him
into temptation - cut short the bene-
fits of peace unless war were a ueces-
9jtw- forced on as by AIN attack ON
THE empire CIR it's allies The German
army should safeguard peace for ua
and should peace. nevertheless ba
broken. e would be in a position to
win IL with honor. The kaiser, has.
by his acts fulfilled the promise he
then made rs years OF happy rule
despite proEoeat5ous and temptations
"War Against His Desire.7
IN the crisls. which led 20 the pres
emit world eoaaagratiOa his majcstys
Efforts were up 70 the last moment
directed towards settling the conflict
by peaceful means After the war had
broken cut. against his wish and de
sire the kaiser I'll conjunction with
his high allies was the FIRST solemnlv
20 declare his readiness 20 enter into
peace negotiations The German peo-
pie supported his majesty iu his keen
desire for peace.
Germany sought within her from
tier Tee free development Of her spir-
itual and material possessions and
outside the imperial territory Uuhin-
dered competition with nations enjoy
ing equal rights and equal esteem.
The free play Of forces In the world
in Deacable resting with another
would load to the highest pcrfectine