Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-23
SEN. LODGE
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needed for police duty in connection
With the league OF nations, the senator
said he would not stop to ask who
would order that navy about the sea.
lie sad he would be glad if the Sen
ate ebates on peace were supplemented
by some definite resolutions expressing
views on important points. lie conun-
ued:
Whether the Senate VIII take such
action-although ! know that we have
very definite oplnions-I cannot tell. be-
cause there seems TO he q feeling among
some senators thai it IS an act Of in
tolerable audacity for the Senate even
to suggest 70 the executive that Il has
opinions which ought u be considered
Personally, / do not share that view.
Peace being our object, the first step
toward peace IS TO make a peace with
the country with which We have been
ard are at war-that is. with Germany.
If The reace with Germany Is 10 be dur
able terms must b. e%acted which VIII.
make 1t. so far as human foresight goes
Impossible for Germany TO break out
again upon the world with a war Of
conquest This cannot be done by
treaty engagements and signatures %
documents.
AT this iuncture Of affairs Germany
would sign anything, ANA her pledge
would be as worthless az the guarantees
she gave to Belgium. IL IS we'll also 10
remember that Germany did not change
its nature over night, when the Kaiser
ran away to Holland. The deep-rooted
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nstil!ed for half a century. the barbar
Gus methods and doctrines, all remain
unaltered. l do net need to rehearse
what those physical guarantees should
be, for l have stated my views upon
them more than once to the Senate. and
I think there is enera' agreement upon
them, not only il the Senate but among
The American people.
They include the res ora ton Of Bel
sium. the return, of Asa ce-Lorraine to
France. of the Italian irredenta to Italy,
the Establishment Of Jugo-S lav state
ard of an independent state formed by
the Czecho slovaks.
We include also the security Of
Greece, the settlement Of Albania and
Montenegro. the restoration OF Runla-
MIA, the consolidation Of all the Ruma-
MAN people under one government, as
well as the naturalization of the straits.
the putting o Constan tinopie under in
te:national protection with Greece per
haps as the mandator' If the powers to
administer the affairs # the city. the
independence OF Armenia. the return of
those portions ~ Asia Minor where
Greeks are predominant - Greece. the
protection Of svra and Palestine from
the Turks. large. powerful and inde-
pendent Polish state, the independence
OF Russa's Baltic provinces. the return
of Danish Schleswig 10 the Danes ana
the naturalization OF the KEEL canal.
These physical guarantees which
have thus far suggested all have an
object, and that is so TO hem Germany
in that she cannot attempt conquest
in Russia or in the east, and that the
Slavic populations. which she has
mercilessly used in her wars. can
never be SO used by her again
In addition to these guarantees
there must be heavy indemI!t!es paid
by Germany for the ruin she has
wrought in Belgium and northern
J. rance anu II! Itdts anu LOT Ter ic~
struction Of vessels. beth neutral and
be.ligerent, through the use of SUB
marines. IN those indemnities the
United States must have its proper
and proportionate share, not only di-
rect indemnity for it's ships destroyed
by submarines and its people muir
dercd on the Lusitania and other YES
sells. but suitable restitution, in
part, at least, of the vast expenses
forced upon us BIZ Germany.
IT will be for the peace conference
TO determine what disposition should
be made OF the German colonies. but
one thing is essential and that Is that
they should not be returned 10 the
tyrannical misgovernment of Ger
many. and that she should be d.
prived of these means of extending
her commerce and building UP Mill
tary outpcsts In all parts CT the world.
1T is the duty ef the Allies and tire
United States 10 meet and determine
what terms they will impose upon