Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-05
DEBATE, ON PEACE NOTE,
CONTINUES IN SENATE
Two Hours Of Attack and Defense Fail to Bring Vote
on Hitchcock Resolution, Indorsing Presidents
Action in Making Move

chanSc alters the essential meaning
OF the ambassadors statement"
Ambassador Bcrnstorh'. statcmcn,
referred to. rctranslatcd by Senator
Lodge. would read:
AS once the star Of Bethlehem from
afar led the Kings Of the orient
through tho night to tho fulnllmcn, OF
their hopes, 80 through the darkness
OF this useless murder in Europe there
shines out Of the words of President
wilson the light OF Il new message Of
peace ON earth.
Germany stands ready To follow il.
Assured Of it's strength. but not AFRO
CANT. conscious that il drew tho sword
not out OF lust OF conquest. but for
the defense Of its national existence it
does not ask for alien territory hut
for safety from attack. and against
alliances that threaten the peace OF
the world"
Senator Lodge referred to that por-
ton Of the note which indicated that
the Cnitcd states was willing to co.
operate after the war with other ma
lions in an arrangement, for peace Of
the world
1t is apparent 10 every one" he
continued. that when VIC abandon our
traditional policy OF separation from
European politics. we take II very arca.
step. which should not be taken with
out most thorough knowledge of what
is intended and of the distance which
We arc invited t. GO.
IAN approval of tho mote IN this
general form carries with ii approval
OF that general principl, Of co-opera-
ton
Presidents note. Senator Lodge said :
There is nothing said in this reply
that "omparcsS with the statement OF
the German ambassador regarding The
STIR OF Bethlehem and til. light east
by tho Presidents note, but if we re-
move the diplomatic civiltcs We find
that OH the three principal points-the
request for terms, the proposal for
neutral cooperation. and also rs to
the future cooperation in a league
for enforcement Of world pcacc-thc
German note is very explicit, almost
blunt. 1t says nothing about terms
whatever. 1t passes that-by in COM
plcte silence"
THINKS BERLIN HAS
TAKEN SENSIBLE GROUND
On the point regarding the world >
future peace, Senator Lodge said that
he believed The German government
mad taken the sensible ground that
might have been anticipated"
III the President has tho terms pro-
posed by the central powers" lie said
lit is entirely in his discretion To deal
with them. but If we are to indorsc
anything he is doing. then before ac-
tion IS taken we should know the
grounds on which we are acting
When our cooperation Is asked we are
entitled to the same information the
President has"
Senator Lodge read the entente re-
ply to the German peace proposal
Certainly from that note" said
Senator Lodge, "t is plain that the
allies do not accept the German pro-
posals. and il means 10 me that to
venture in the negotiations which
neither party has asked us to begin
or indicated an acceptance. pressing
upon them ncSoti8 tons. seems unwise.
''lf The United States true policy is
followed VIC will seek Ia maintain good
terms with all. w" do not want to
find ourselves at the end OF the war
without a friend in the world and
with the fact RlarinH in the eye that
we have made uncounted millions out
of the war which has cost them un-
Senator Lewis replied, al tn. request
Of Chairman stone. OF III" Foreign
Relations Committee.