The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-21
First Four and Final Principle
Opposed by Senator as Dan
gerouS to Unity Of Allied
Governments.
RAPS WILSON FOR
IGNORING SENATE
Verbal Assault Is Made on At
titude Of U. S. Navy in Re-
gard to Freedom Of Seas by
Republican Scion.


WASHINGTON, Dec 2l,--FIve Of
President Wilson's IA principles OF
peace were held up In the senate today
by Senator Lodge, the Republican lead
er, as questions which might lead to
a division among the nations which
have conquered Germany and which
certainly should bo postponed until after
the peace conference, They, are the
first four and the last Of the points
enunoiated by the president In his
speech of Jan, s, 1918, and relate to Sc
cret diplomacy, freedom OF the soas
economic barriers, reduction OF arma-
ment and the league OF nations.
The senator delivered prepared ad-
dress on the problems Of the peace con-
OF the senate In the work Of making
peace, recalled that no treaty can be-
come binding upon the United States
without the senate's consent and de-
clnred untoward results could he avoid
cd only II the senate expressed itself
frankly in advance.
while | think II n grave mistake"
he said, "on tho part OF the president
to ignore the senate, because our ultI-
mate responsibility In making the peace
is quite equal to his own, l have no
fault to find with his not appointing
senators as delegates to the peace con-
ference, There is no obligation what
ever upon him to make such appoint
ments.
TN tho present situation, which Is
grave beyond comparison" he said, 81
think It Is of vast Importance that those
concerned In the actual negotiations OF
the treaty should at least know the
views OF the senate so far as the post
master general, In control of the cables,
and Mr., Creel In control OF the news,
wfl) permit the opinion OF the senate to
ho transmitted to Paris, We cannot
compel information, but we are abund
antly able to make our opinions known
not only to the president. but TO the
allies, who have very clear and even
acute idea Of tho power of the senate
In regard to treaties"
May Ruin All,
TO bring forward propositions not in
separately connected with the Immediate
paa a.sos sGH MS tsSE sI mssrs stn,S OSans aaa
said, may ruin all by trying 10 do
NJ 1 i Tfivs points siiiAhsls1
In his discussion OF the freedom OF
the seas, the senator called attention 70
'the strange development" III connec-
tion with the pending naval appropra
tlon bill, the advocacy by Rear Admiral
Badger, Of n program calling for Il
navy ms large ns that Of England by
1926 lie said he thought he had ia
vored building more ships than anybody
else, but that he never had contemplate
cd such program and did not think II
necessary.
THE only naval danger that we were
obliged to consider In the past on the
Atlantic coast has ceased to be. We
need n powerful fleet In the Pacific,
and | feel sure we will have n navy
sufficient to furnish that fleet 10 tho
Western coast And yet, at this mo-
ment, we are suddenly called upon to
build n fleet which shall be the equal
OF that of England"
or suggestions that great navy Ia
needed for police duty In connection
with the league Of nations, the senator
said he would mot stop to ask who In
to order that navy about tho world.
Mr.. Lodge said he would he glad II
the senate debates on peace were sup
plemented by some definite resolutions
expressing views on important points
He continued
Whether the senate Will take such
action although ! know that we have
very definite opnions-I can not tell,
because there seems TO be feeling
among some senators that 1t Ia an act
Of intolerable audacity for the SENATE
even TO suggest to the executive that
II has opinions which ought to be CON
sldesred' Personally do not share
III the peace with Germany is to he
durable, terms must be exacted which
make II. NO far as human foresight
goes, impossible for Germany to break
out again upon the world with Il war
Of conquest, This can not, be done by
treaty engagements and signatures to
documents, At this juncture Of ar
fairs Germany would sign anything and
her pledge would be as worthless as
the guarantees she gave to Bel
gium.
I'm addition to these guarantees,
there must be heavy indemnities paid
ro%St ny Germany Rsr for the ruins nS shS has
France and in Italy. and for her de-
struction of vessels, both neutral and
belligerent, through the use OF subma-
rines. In those indemnlties the United
States must have its proper and pro-
portonate share, not only direct In
demnlty for its ships destroyed by sub
marines and its peoples murdered on
the Iusltania and other vessels, but n
suitable restitution, In part at least,
OF the vast expenses forced upon uS
by Germany.
1T viii be for the peace conference
should be made OF the Ger
essential, and that is that they should
not be returned to the tyrannical mis-
government of Germany and that she
should be deprived Of those means for
extending her commerce and building
UP military outposts in all parts of the
world.
1T Is the duty OF abe allies and the
United States to meet and determine
what terms they will impose upon Ger
many, and then, and not until then, call
In the representatives Of Germany and
impose the terms upon them"
OF the leagRe OF nations proposed
senator Lodge said no definite plan has
yet been put forth that would not
cause lndafinitn cnntrnYnraY