The Arvada enterprise., 1917-09-27
CLEAR WY FOR PEACE
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA READY
FOR sErTLEMENr OF WAN.
Replies to Vatican Express Hope That
All DellIssrsnts viii Come 70 View
PontIff's Proposal ~ Basis for
Negotiations.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Amsterdam.-The German govern.
ment. in its reply to the peace note Of
Pope Benedict, = copy Of which has
been received here, "cherishes live
ly desire" that the appeal may meet
with success. Emperor William. the
German note says. has been following
the efforts Of the pope toward peace
| for a considerable time with high re-
spect.
The reply adds that the effort Of
the pope to pave the way to an I'M.
derstanding might most surely be
reckoned to have sympathetic recep-
ton from the whole-hearted support Of
the German Emperor. since he has -
garded 1t as his principal and most
sacred task to preserve the blessings
Of peace for the German people and
the world.
The text Of the reply reads:
Herr Cardinal: Your eminence has
been good enough, together with your
letter of Aug. 3, to transmit to the
Kaiser and King, my most gracious
master, the note Of his holiness, the
pope, In which his holiness, filled with
| grief at the devastati0ns Of the world
war, makes an emphatic peace appeal
to the heads of the belligerent peo'
pies. The Kaiser King has deigned to
acquaint me with your eminence's let
ter and to intrust the reply to me.
His majesty has been following for
q considerable time with high respect
and sincere gratitude his holiness ef
forts in a spirit Of true impartiality
to alleviate az far as possible the suf
ferings Of the war and to hasten the
end Of hostilities.
1.-THE Kaiser sees In the latest step
Of his holiness fresh proof OF his noble
and humane feelings and cherishes q
lively desire that for the benefit Of
the entire world the papal appeal may
meet with success.
THE effort Of Pope Benedict 10 Ia
pave the way to an understanding
amongst all peoples and might more
surely reckon ON . sympathetic recep
ton and the whole-hearted support
from his majesty. seeing that the
Kaiser, since taking over the govern
ment, has regarded It ~ his principal
and most sacred task to preserve the
blessings Of peace for the German PEG
pie and the world.
I'm his first speech from the throne
At the opening Of the German Retchs
tag on June Is, 1883, the Kaiser prom
Used that his love Of the German army
and his position toward 1t should
never lead him into temptation to cut
short the benefits Of peace unless wal
were . necessity. forced on US BY IN
attack on the empire or its allies.
1.-THE German army should safe
guard peace for us and should peace
nevertheless. be broken, 1t would b
In . position to win It with honor
The Kaiser has, by his acts, fulfilled
the promise he then made In twenty
six years Of happy rule, despite prov
ocations and temptations.
I'm the crisis. which led to the pres
emit world conflagration. his majesty
efforts were up to the last moment
directed towards settling the conflict
by peaceful means. After the war had
broken out. against his wish and Dc
sire. the Kaiser. In conjunction with
his high allies, was the first solemnly
to declare his readiness 70 enter into
peace negotiations. The German PEG
pie supported his majesty in his keen
desire for peace.
Germany sought within her M
tional frontier the free development
Of her spiritual and material posses
sions, and outside the imperial terri
tory unhindsred competition. with M
tons enjoying equal rights and eQua
esteem.
"Ths tree play Of forces In the world
in peacsable wrestling with one An
otl.er would lead to the highest Per
fecting Of the noble human poese0
sious. Disastrous considerations o
events in the year 1914 absolutely
broke of al hopeful course OF dsvel
opment and transformed Europe ints
. bloody battle arena"
Amsterdam. - Peace would COME
from the recent proposals Of Pops
Benedict II the belligsrsat nationl
would enter into negotiations In the
sense Of the pontiff's suggestions. Em
peror Charles Of Austria. Hungary
Gays In his reply to the Vatican note
The Emperor ssss in the pops's psaes
plan . suitable basis for starting nego
tiations toward . Just and LASTING
peace, and expresses the hope thai
the nations opposing his own may b
animated BY the same Nea.
The Austrian emperor admits thai
the future arrangement Of the world
must b. based on the elimination o.
armed force and on the rule OF inter
national Justice and legality.
Austria. Hunsary's ruler received
the pontiffs note with Q Thankful
heart and with an expression OF hopt
that the Dontiff's efforts may lead 4
the realisation OF the smpsror's Do
sire for lasting and honorable peace
for eli parties.
Freedom Of the seas 10 one Of TIL
peace hopes Of Emperor Charles In or
der that heavy material bsrdsns coull
b taken from the nations Of the sartl
and new sources Of prosperity openst
TO them.
Another peaft Cali Predicted.
wsshington.-lt vas intimated. u
official quarters. that there will b q
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