Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-12-30 | Page 23 | Allies Decline Peace Offer of the Vatican

I Allies Decline Peace I Offer of the Vatican ! i i Of the peace proposals made, in 1017. ! tlie two of most import to ,the allies i were those of Pope Bv-nedict. made in ' August, and of the Bolsbeviki govern- ! ment of liussia, made in November. j On August 14. the pope sent to nil ; of the belligerent and neutral govern- j ments peace proposes suggesting; the restoration of Belgium, Serbbt and Rumania and a p-ac-'f ul .solution of the problems of Alsace - I.nrra ine Trent, Trirstc and Poand President Wilson replied first in helm if of the Unitrd Sinttjo. cHliiTiif attention to his holiness that pci.-.? ur rctia tions could not be .'m. 'red into with the present government of (Germany V..-;. ii,so that government could not be trusted. The allies made this the answer of ali of the e-.tt-nte. In November, the fVdshe-jki government govern-ment of Russia propose.! ;m armistice with the Teutonic allies m which to negotiate toward peace. A temporary ' n m i ice wa;- fi-.Viiv put n.to fitful j in wt.; h to a'.I-v rg-ot itnrs to make :im'ge;:-.ey,ts fry.- a i'j;.g'T armistice . !coU;:,g toward p.jnce.