Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-15
DOES NOT MEAN PEACE.
Acceptance Of German Note Equiva.
lent to Loss of War.


lent to Loss Of War.
Acceptance i'm any degree OF the
German reply to President wilson's =
note including the granting Of an
armisticc means the loss OF the war
for the Allies. Senator Lodge. Of Mas
sachusctts. minority leader and rank
ing Republican Of the foreign rcia-
tions committee OF the senate. declared
Sunday night in statement. The
note as received unofficially is not
surrender on Gcrmany's part as Scna-
tor Lodge said. but lis highly condi-
tional." The senate republican lead
,r demanded an unconditional surrcn-
der or the Allies would bc left to hum
Hating defeat by u peace OF bargain
and compromise"
"Mr. MrAdoo and some Of the press
speak of the German note. If au.
thCntic. ms n complete surrender. said
Senator Lodge. 1T Is nothing of IN"
kind. II Is just tho reverse. II II rs
- surrender and il is highly condition
81. II we accept that note 1t means
that Germany has failed To conquer
the world nj this moment and that We
have lost the war. Tho president
made three inquiries He proposed no
terms: he made no promises: he COM
mittcd himself TO nothing. no matter
what the answer might be. The Ger
mans present his questions as terms
offered and then say for the purpose
Of bringing about an armistic" thr'
are ready to accept the presidents
General propositions and TO discuss
details. Tho armisticc Is the hrSt
step and they propo%" that evacuation
should hr arranged hv q mixed COM
mi: on. on which they would he re-
presented.
"If We gree to an armisticc now the
war Is lost. If we refuse an armistir"
the war will hc won. II we agree to ar
armiSticn Germany will have oppor-
tunitv to restore and refresh her arm.
los and accumulate munitions. Her
feet Is untouched. She will be in cN-
ac,ly the position tcrritoriallv ~ sh"
was when tho war began. Then ST."
will discuss. under tho presidents
general propositions the details. Tho
details include everything that Is VITA
N" independence OF tho Czccho-Slo
vaks. Jugo- SlavS and Poland: the ey-
pulsion of Turkey from Enrop" and
much else equally important to real
neacc-and we are to sit around
table and discuss thern with Germany.
who can refuse everything she docs
not like under the threat of renewing
~" war in n more advantageous pos
ition. II will be q peace OF barTain
end compromise and the president has
caId that there can he no peace oh
tainod nv anv kind OF bargain or COM
promise Our only assurance for
which discussion would he the German
word and the German signature-b4th'
worth thleSs. The president has sasds
~'r cannot accept the word Of those
who forced this war upOn MS The
"ovornm"n, Of Germany has not
changed. The chancellor has changed.
Char~ing the chancellor no moro
changes the German government than
the president changing his secretary
or state would change our govern
mnnt
"Thcre Is nothing in the PROPOSE
tinn about rrparation: nothing about
tho destruction OF life by submarine
warfare. We Should ho loft to the
mercy of tho German diplomats to de-
eide what renaration we should oh
tain. what rcirihuiion there should he.
for the murders Of tho submarines.
"Jf tho German note Is authentic and
" wc ACCEPT II in any degree the war
Is lost and all orr sacrifices have beer
mad" In '-nin. We arc on tho eve Of
'.ictorv We must have unconditional
surrende- Nyo rrrst impose our own
t"rrrs. Tr we accept the German note
,horn wiz ho no surrender and we
shall ho loft 70 humiliItinC defeat nv n
r"aco Of harrnin and compromise."