The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-17
ENTIRE SURRENDER
DEMAND IN SENATE
Lodge Offers Resolution and
New and Cummins Approve.
SAY MAKE FOE P0WERLESS
Must Give Up Arms and Quit the War
MANY kilograms Are Received
by Senators From Their
Home States.

Washington, Oct 10. - Senator
Lodge, Republican leader, introduced
g resolution to declare it the sense of
the senate that no further communica-
| ton be had with the German govern
| ment on the subject of an armistice,
and that no communication be had
With that government except on the
question of unconditional surrender.
The resolution went to the table, leav-
Ing 1t before the senate for action at
ony time.
Discussion of Germany's peace re-
ply was opened in the senate by Sem
ator New Of Indiana (Rep.), who de-
olared nothing short of unconditional
surrender of the German army will
meet the demands Of the American
people.
Senator Thomas of Colorado Oem.)
introduced a resolution stipulating
that no peace pact be entered into by
the United States with Germany with
cut n specific recognition of the rights
of self-government for the Slavonic
and Polish people.
Many resolutions and kilograms re-
ceived by senators from their home
states, opposing any temporizlng with
Germany and urging unconditional
surrender alone as the basis for peace,
were read into the record. Among the
senators presenting them were Mr..
Lodge and Mr.. Townsend of Michigan
and Mr.. Brandegee of Connecticut, Re
publicans.
"Armistice Means Loss of War;"
at is my firm conviction" declared
Senator Brandegee, that any armis-
tice at this time means the losing of
the war. | can't picture the German
army standing I'm battle array before
those of our allies while joint COM
mission consisting partly of Germans
negotiates. If the allies stop fighting
and the war is transferred from the
battle field to the council chamber the
allies will never resume fighting"
Even should Germany stop fighting
and return to lines behind the Rhine
she would continue to be strong, Mr..
Brandegee said. and could continue to
threaten the peace of the world and
an armlstce now would be such
tragedy as the world never looked
upon" meaning that every hero who
has given up his life would have made
the loss in vain.
Mr.. Brandegee said he favored con-
tinuing this war as the president had
l. IL,
declared, and that is TO a successful
conclusion.
Must Make Germany Powerless.
Complete degradation of the present
German government and establish
ment of new regime for the German
people was advocated by Senator
Cummlns of Iowa. The allies must
make Germany pOwerleSS to make war,
be said, and unless that Is done the
millions VINO have died Will have died
merely to bring about truce with
brutality.
From the time the United States
entered the war II was obvious that
Germany must die as a power" de-
clared Senator Cummins. at will be
gratifying to see Germany Supplant
her present government with a better
one"
In the peace notes that have been
exchanged, he said, the United States
is drifting into an unfortunate and
dangerous position. If, in furthering
the principles of democracy, the Unit
ed States allows Germany to escape
the punishment due her for the wrongs
she has done, a great mistake will be
made, he said.
Unconditional surrender of the Ger
man armies must come before peace,
The Iowa senator asserted.
House Shuts OFF Madden.
Discussion Of Germany's peace re-
ply was blocked in the house when
Representative Madden (Rep), ILL.,
nois. sought to make 1t the subject
of a speech. Refusing unanimous con-
sent, Representative Rainey Of Illinois,
acting Democratic leader, declared the
situation too tense and too fraught
with possibilities for speechmaking.
The house then adjourned.