Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-08
FOES MILITARY POWER
MUST Be DESTROYED
sentiment Strong in Senate Against
Such Peace as May Now
Be Made.
WOULD LEAVE ENEMY STRONG
All Agree Armisticc Would Result
in Loss Of Much for Which Amer
ica and Allies Have Been Fight
ing-Insidious Move OF Enemy.
WOULD LEAVE ENEMY STRONG

WASHINGTON, October - The
Senate to-day. in anticipation OF the
( PRESIDENTS reply to. the Austro Ger
man peace proposals, boldly voiced the
opinion that there must be no armis-
t,ce or discussion of peace until after
the armies OF the central powers Shall
/ nave been conquered.
In running debate lasting two
hours, the subleties of the newest
peace OFFER We're exposed and the dan
siens sins o. o. entering E, into peace discus
+ Nearly q dozen of the foremost mem
Gers of the Senate. including Senator
sonmi:tee Saalrman of ana 'he e5sisn
Lodge ranking Republican mem er OF
lnnt committee, participated in the
taken, tho unanimity with which SEN
ator after Senator expressed his Sc
xerest condemnation OF the peace offer
lert no doubt as to the attitude OF the
Senate OH the question.
\ Joint resolution designed to pledge
the Senate against any peace terms
Unity ,;on sI Germanx has made full repara
Cumber. OF North Dakota. member
OF the Foreign Relations Committe ee
IL d.";,;, was referred 70 that committee. The
as laid down by the President pro
vision for the restitution by Germany
10 France or the o.ooo,ooo.oOo fra mes
eNacted from that country in 1871
The text Of the resolution follows:
That there shall be no Cessation Of
hostilities and no armistice until the
imperial German government shall dis
band it's armies and surrender its arms
and munitions together with the navy.
this war: -
THAT before any armistice shall be
considered the Imperial German gov
the principles OF reparation declared
as terms OF peace by our allies:
cos, THAT lat ] 1t VIII pay in damages the
an an tn the rlties and villages destroyed
ny ITS armies. and restore to fertility
the ss.ri lands devastated by 1t;
the value of all property cxacted from
tihe people of any territory invaded by
ton and allowance for every crime
committed BY it's armies contrary TO
1ne f laws OF warfare and humanity.
mGIher on iand or sea;
nat 1t VIII return to France. Alsacc
ana Lorraine and the indemnity en-
acted from her in 1870;
And that it furthc: accepts all tho
Gohaitions laid down by the President
IN ms address of January S. 1918"
SENATE DEBATE UNNIASKs
FOES CONCEALED PURPOSES
femsive. Senator Reed. Of Missouri
declared II was planned to discourage
Senator Poindexter. OF Washingten'
pronounced ii tho most insidious dan
ger which confronts the country to-
Germany should agree to evacuate ali
conquered territory, She still would
possess her armies unconqucred and
thcy would continue to be a menace TO
the peace Of the world
Scnator Hitchcock said it is "un-
shinknhle rna1. lsat such a request viii he
nccticu,, said the peace effcr Was
irap TO divide our allies. senstor
lines Of this mornings papers TO show
hat the Germans are burning towns
in Flanders as they retreat and .!aro
still lighting ms .barba rians."
Senator Ashurst. OF Arizona. advo
Gated "a trail OF blood and flame from
the Thine 10 Berlin."', and said we
reached Berlin.
Senator, Lodge declared that Ger
many must he put behind iron bars
and put in position where she can
never break out upon the world again "
Senator PoindeYter, who opened lne
United States might be rushed into
an acceptance Of Germany's peace pro
posai pos f;t,., and tha. the Senate. the treaty
might he askcl to agree to u treaty
without full understanding OF what IL
meant; he suggested that tho For.
ciSn Relations Committec should liz
krnt IN touch with the situation
whether the Sehatc should remain in
session or not, SO that all ncEutia-
tions with the central powers might
be fuzzy understood by Congress and
by the country.
DECLARES 1T WOULD RIy
COMPROMISED PEACE
In calling attention to the German
pcace offef, coming from tho uttcranc.
OF Prince MaNimiliun, Senator poindcN.
ter said such peace would bo "an in. 1
lie expressed the belief that such -
peace would not receive the sanction of !
I'm nsland and France evsn3if IL should |
he acceptable 10 this government ~
What would be the result Of the ac.
ceptanec OF this PROPOSITION that we
CONTINUED Oh Second PaEe.)