The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-28
KAISER'S ANSWER
TO THE P0PE'S NOTE
Saws Germony Earnestly Desires to
Find Practical Basis for Lasting
Peace-In Favor OF Arbitra-
tiOn

ton
Amsterdam, Sept 22-The Ger
man reply to Pope Benedict's peace
proposal declares special measures
taken by the government in closest
contact with the representatives OF
the German people to discuss answer
ing the question raised, prove how
earnestly it desires to find a practl-
cal basis for a just and lasting peace.
Continuing, the reply says that
Germony fully recognizes with his Hol-
mess the high peace-producing ef-
feet of arbitration to decide interna-
tional differences of opinion and in
this respect Germany is ready to
support every proposal compatible
with the vital interests Of the German
Empire and people.
The German reply says that the
Imperial government greets with spe-
cial sympathy the leading idea N
which his Holiness clearly expresses
the conviction that the future mater
ial power Of arms must be superseded
by the moral power Of right.
Text of Reply
The text Of the reply reads:
"Herr Cardinal: Your Eminencs
has been good enough, together with
your letter Of August 2, to transmit
to the Kaiser and King, my most gra-
cious master, the note Of his Holiness,
the Pope. in which his Holiness, filed
with grief at the devastation Of the
world war, makes an emphatic peace
appeal to the heads of the belligerens
peoples. The Kaiser-King has de-
signed to acquaint me with your en-
inence's letter and to entrust the re-
ply to me.
'His Majesty has been following
for a considerable time with high re-
spect and sincere gratitude his Hol-
mess efforts in a spirit Of true i'm
partiality to alleviate as far as pos
sfble the sufferings 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 benent OF
the entire world the, papal appear
may meet with success.
The Blessing of Peace
"The erort Of Pope Benedict is to
pave the way to an understanding
amongst all peoples and might moro
surely reckon on sympathetic re-
ception and the whole-hearted sup
port from his Majesty, seeing that the
Kaiser since taking over the govern
ment has regarded it as his principal
and most sacred task to preserve
the blessings Of peace for the Ger
man people and the world In his
first speech from the throne at the
opening Of the German Reichstag on
June 25, 1888, the Kaiser promised
that his love Of the German army and
his position toward it should never
lead them into temptstion to cut
short the benefits of peace unless war
were q necessity, forced on US by ar
attack on the empire Or ;.s allies
The German army should safeguard
peace for US AMI should peace, never
theless be brokns j. would be in q;
position to win with honor The
Kaiser has, by his acts, fulfilled the
promise he then made In twenty-siY
years Of happy rule despite provo
cations and temptations. VI
The Kaiser's Efforts
''In the crisis which led to the pres
ent world conflict his Majesty's ef
forts were up to the last moment c..
rected towards settling the confiic,
by peaceful means. After the war
had broken out, against his wish and
desire, the Kaiser in conjunction With
his high allies was the first solemn
1y to declare his readiness to enter
into peace negotiations. The Ger
man people supported his Majesty IN
his keen desire for peace.
Germany sought within her ma
tional frontier the free development |
of her spiritual and martial posses
sions and outside the imperial terri /
tory unhindered competition with na~