The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-25

tr;an Reichsrath, thereby showing
that We are striving after psace that
shall free TIE future life OF the ma
ton from rancor and thirst for re-
yense and that shall secure them for
generations to come from the en-
pIoyment of armed forces. Our join:
government has in the meantime nol
failed in repeated and emphatic de-
claration, which could be heard D?
all the world. to give expression 10
our own will and to that of the. Aus
tria-Hungarian peoples to prepare all
end to bloodshed By peace such as
YOUR Holiness has in mind.
Happy N the thought that our de-
sires for the first word directed to-
ward the same object which your
Holiness today characterizes as one
we should strive for, We have taken
into close consideration the concrete.
the personal suggestions OF your
Holiness and have come to the fol-
lowing conclusions:
Agrees With P0ntiif .
with deep-rooted conviction We
agree to the leading idea Of your
Holiness that the future arrangement
of the world must be based on the
elimination Of armed forces and on
the moral force of right and on the
rule OF international law and legal
ity.
"We too. are imbued with the hope
that a strengthening Of the sense OF
right would morally regenerate hu-
manity. We support, therefore, your
holiness view that the negotiations
between the belligerents should and
could lead to an understands, ny
which, with the creation of appro'
pirate guarantees, amendments on
land and sea and in the air might De
reduced simultaneously, reciprocaiiy
and gradually to fixed limit, ana
whereby the high seas. which right
, " belong to all the nations of the
earth. may be free from domination
; or paramountcy and be opened
equally for for the use of all.
Gully conscious Of the importance
! of the promotion of peace on the
method proposed by your holiness
namely, to submit international dis
: putes to compulsory arbitration, we
are also prepared to enter into nego-
tiations regarding this proposal.
Other Questions in Order
eff as we most heartily desire,
agreements should be arrived at De
tween the belligerents which would
realize this sublime idea and thereby
give security to the Austro-Hungar-
ian monarchy for it's unhampered fu-
ture development, it can then not be
difficult to find a satisfactory solu-
ton of the other questions which still
remain to be settled between the bel
ligerents in a spirit Of justice and or
reasonable consideration of the
conditions for eristence Of both par
ties
"rf the nations of the earth were
to enter, with desire for peace, III
to negotiations with one another in
the sense of your holiness proposals,
then peace could blossom forth from
them. The nations could attain com
plete freedom of movement on the
high seas, heavy material burdens
could be taken from them and new
sources of prosperity opened 10
them.
Guided by a spirit Of moderation
and conciliaton, we see 10 thes pro-
posals of your holiness suitable
basis for initiating negotiations with
view to preparing peace, just TO
all and lasting. and we earnestly
hope our present enemies may be
animated by the same ideas.
In this spirit We beg that the Az
mighty may bless the work OF peace
begun by your holiness"
Austria is prepared the reply stat
es, to enter into negotiations for the
submission of international disputes
to compulsory arbitration.