Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-09
LODGE DISAPPOINTED
IN WILSON'S REPLY
Republican Leader Strongly Critl-
ciscs Stnnd Taken by President
ON Princes Proposal.
THINKS ALLIES DlSAPPR0vE
Has Painful Anxiety ms To POSI-
ton Entente Nations and SOL
dicrs VIII Assume.

WASHINGTON, oct. S.-Whlle
most congressional leaders tonight
approved President Wilson's note OF
inquiry to Germany and especially
hiH refusal to accept any proposal for
an armlstice until the enemy evac-
yates occupied territory, Senator
Lodge OF Massac usetts. republican
leader and senior minority member
OF the senate foreign relations COM
mittce, and Representative Fess of
ohio, chairman OF tho republican
congressional campaign committee,
expressed keen disappointment In
tho course taken by the president
II am keenly disappointed" said
Senator Lodge. that the president
should, at this stage, enter into
discussion with the imperial Ger
man government as he has done in
his first and second photographic he
asked for further information and
invites further discussion. II Is true
that In the last paragraph he in
quires whether Prince Macmillan OF
Baden represents merely the consti-
tuted authorities OF the German en-
pire. Prince Macmillan is the
chancellor OF the German empire
appointed by the kaiser. do not
u understand that he can possibly rep
resent the constituted authorities.
which represent the German empire
and tho people unless n revolution
has occurred of which the world has
as yet no knowledge. To us he
stands AZ the representative OF Ger
many and of the kaiser,
personally adhere to the state
ment Of tho president made In his
speech of September 81 In which he
said:
1--WE are all agreed that there
can be no peace obtained by any
kind Of bargain or compromise with
the governments of the central en-
pires, because We have dealt with
them alreadY and have seen them
deal with other governments that
were parties TO this struggle. at
Brest Lltovsk and Bucharest
II feel very strongly that there
should be no discussion with the
German government until they are
ready and compelled to accept the
terms we think II right to impose.
THE president answering the sug-
gestion by the imperial German gov
efnment OF al AthHiobiSo eeys 49,
good faith of this proposal rests on
the consent Of the central powersato
withdraw their armies from invaded
territory. Are they to withdray In
tact from Belgium and northern
France, burning and robbing and de-
stroying az they 20 to positions be-
hind the Rhine, where they will have
time and opportunity to refresh
their armies and replenish their mu-
nitions7 Alsace and Lorraine are
not invaded territory.
II can not but feel a painful anx-
Iety as TO what effect this note Will
have upon the allies. upon our
armies. upon our soldiers who are
fighting and dying and conquering
in order to crush the thing with
which the president Is opening a dis
cusslon."
senator Hitchcock OF Nebraska,
chairman of the foreign relations
COMMITTEES, declared the presidents
course will compel q peace on MS
terms. a.,
Senator Borah OF Idaho, repubh-
can. said the note 'is we'll designed
to clarity a very involved situation
Representative Rainey OF Illinois,
acting democrat leader in the house,
said the presidents note means that
the war win continue until the enc
mics armies have been Withdrawn
into their own countries and until
the terms laid down by the president
are accepted.