The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
POPE SPECIFIES
TERMS OF PEACE
Plea of POniiff Is Sent to All
BeIligeTGRts.
HAND OF GERMANY SEHSEO

Some of Proposals of Vatican Are
General--WiIson's Original Plan Is
IncIuded--Benedct Would Restore
to All Nations Territories Seized by
Foes in War.
LONDON, ENG. = 1t was stated
here on high authority that the allies
probably would not reply to the peace
suggestions from the vatican. Officials
regard the character of the note as
not requiring a direct answer. The
suggested terms are considered here
as being overfavorable to Germany
and some fear was expressed as TO
their possible effect on American
Catholics.
Restore All Territory.
ROME, ITALY = Specific and con-
crete conditions which his holiness
Pope Benedict believes may form the
basis of world peace, have been for
warded to the rulers of all nations
The pope, in outlining these condi-
tions, makes new and general ap-
peal for the restoration of peace.
The appeal is addressed to all neu-
trails, as well as the belligerents. It is
somewhat general i'll form but Of such
nature as to form the ground work
for more detailed discussion.
The desire of his holiness, in pre-
senting the general conditions is to
furnish some common ground for dis.
cussion through a preliminary under
standing.
The appeal of the pope, together
with the conditions he has presented
for consideration of the world, are
published in the Osservatore Romano,
the official organ of the Vatican.
To Restore Conquered States.
Broadly, the conditions proposed by
the pope include the restoration of all
conquered independent states and an
amicable adjustment of control of all
territory in dispute, or likely to afford
cause for future wars.
Restoration of all conquered indie
Roumania and Serbia. Adjustment of
control of territory in dispute, or Of
fering possibilities for cause of wars
in the future would include Alsace,
Lorraine and Poland and the terri
tory, including Trieste ami Trent,
which has long been the cause of hos
tile feeling between Austria and Italy,
Discussion of the disposition of SUCH
territories would, nf necessity, cover
a great deal of ground, and undoubt-
ed would grow to the point OF discus
sion of disposition of conquered colon
ial possessions.
German Flavor Charged.
LONDON, ENG. = These so-called
peace terms have a distinct German
flavor" This reply was given in an au-
thoritative quarter in London in reply
to question in regard to the vatican
proposals.
The opinion was expressed that the
inspiration is from Austria and was in
the nature of trial balloon, as pre-
lude to more definite propositions
from the Central Powers to the allies
The informant continued:
"It has long been known to states
men of the allied powers that the Gen.
trail powers are eager to conclude
peace on terms Of restoration of the
status quo. Therefore, there is no
need of any protracted consideration
before saying what the attitude of the
allies will be. A status quo peace
would be distinctly a German peace,
and is the very thing which President
Wilson and other American statesmen
have been long emphasizing as i'm
possible and unthinkable All the sacri-
fees of this terrible war will have
been vain if we do not conclude a
peace which will insure the world
against repetition"
The outline of the vatican's peace
proposals received here demands the
restoration of all German colonies to
Germany
Summed up the proposals are for
restoration of the status quo ante-bel-
lum, with all questions as to the read.
justment of frontier to be left to un-
defined subsequent negotiations"
Included Some of Wilson's Terms.
WASHINGTON An unofficial
outline of Pope Benedict's peace pro-
posals received here disclose that the
pontiff includes some OF the principles
of world peace for which President
Wilson has declared.
Within the entente diplomatic circle
the opinion was freely and promptly
expressed that the peace proposal
was inspired by Germany and was an
attempt to split the allies in con-
dicting discussion OF their war aims.
Sinister Hands in Coal.
w. w agitators and German infiu.