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REPLY Is CALLED
DIPLOMACY CHART
Continued from First Pa0s.

ments that were parties to this struggle.
at Brest-Litovsk and Bucharest. They
have convinced Us that they are without
honor and do not intend Justice, they OBJ
serve no covenants. accept no principle
but force and their own interest. We
cannot come to terms with them They
have made It impossible. The German
people must by this time be fully aware
that We cannot accept the word OF those
who forced this war upon us. We do
not think the same thoughts or speak the
same language of agreement
II feel very strongly that there should
be no discussion with the German Gov
eminent until they are ready and COM
PEELED to accept the terms we think 1t
right to impose
What Kind Of witharawals
THE President. arguing the suggestion
by the Imperial German Government of
any armistice. says the good faith of
this proposal reste on the consent of the
Central Powers to withdraw their armies
from invaded territory. Are they to
+ withdraw their armies from Belgium
and northern France. burning and rob-
bling and destroying as they 20. to POSI-
tons behind the Rhine where they will
have time and opportunity to refresh
their armies and replenish their NUM-
tons? Alsace and Lorraine are not in
vaded territory.
II am unable tonight TO undertake
to analyze all the possible interpretA-
tons which may be put upon this en-
trance Of the President into discussion
with the Imperial German Government.
but I cannot but feel q. painful anxiety
as to what effect this note will have
upon the Allies. upon our armies. upon
our soldiers who are lighting and dying
and conquering in order to crush the
thing with which the President 10 open
ing discussion.
II stand with the President and will
back him to the utmost In his emphatic
declaration at Baltimore. There 10,
therefore. but one response possible for
us: Force, force to the utmost, force
without stint or limit, the righteous and
triumphant force which shall make right
the law Of the world and cast every
selfish dominion down in the dust
Believes I'm Dictated Peace.
"will that end be reached by discuss
ing with Prince Macmillan OF Baden.
the Chancellor of the German Empire.
, what he means and also the details Of a
settlement under the Presidents four
teen points when those details contain
all that is vital in the struggle? Ny
| views are well known. ] believe In a
dictated not a negotiated peace. do
not need to reiterate them. l cannot
change them. for believe they are alb
solutely right-as right as the two
declarations OF the President which !
have quoted above"
Senator McCumber North Dakota
said: II do not agree at ali with any
suggestion of a cessation OF hostilities
| 30 long as the German armies are In n
position to battle against our armies.
would make no distinction in our at
titude toward an army capable Of con-
tinuing the war. based on the location
/ of that army, whether II was on one
side or on the other OF the Rhine. The
time to talk Of a cessation of hostilities
Is when the German Imperial Govern.
| ment agrees to disband Its armies
Furthermore we ought TO make It abso-
lutely clear to the German Government
that we shall insist on reparation for
all wrongs and all damages inflicted
contrary to the well established usages
OF civilized warfare. The Presidents
message OF January s does not cover
that phase OF the question. As the
Of the President / have nothing to say
as to it's adequacy or inadequacy."
| Senator Borah (Idaho). member
OF the Foreign Relations Committee
| observed:
IF the response should be that tbs
| Imperial German Government accepts
the terms laid down by the Presiden,
in his address OF January and Sub
sequent addresses, then II must neces.
sarily follow that the dynasty mus,
step down ana out, because In the ad.
dress OF September 81, which the I'm.
perial German Chancellor mentions, tbs
President expressly states that we can,
not come to terms nor have any bar
gain with the Government Of Germany.
The note Is we'll designed to clarity q
very involved situation"
The views OF Senator Overman IN
IC), a close adherent OF the President
in the Senate. we're: THE President
does right in refusing to deal with
Germany while her armies are on con
quered territory. I like that part OF
the note especially which suggests tina
they should get out before talking o.
an arnistice. ....
Frankness Is Dema aided.
"In making the inquiry as to whom