The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-22

murders such as have characterized that,
suggestive Of n convicted criminal e,,,a
ing under the gallows witt the moe,
pressing his throat and proclahnn ~.
himself d certificate OF good charanic,
THE subtlsty and shrcwdncSs of ~.
words strung together to define n.
method az Evacuation is the t;etn,,,
despairine plan to save to their cmn,.a
Aisace and Lorraine. They are plnylr,
up their Willingness to eyaculto occppisI
territory solely for the purpose Of enter,
ing into negotiation In the course q,
which they gill put forward the arrY.
meht THAT Alsace and Lorraine. not nav.
ing beer Occupied, need not be evacuo,ca
In the course Of the withdrawal which
they plan 10 arrange.
"If the author OF that note was A ii.
rect descendant of both MephistophoIss
and Macchiaveili he could not hav, dons
bettef--or wofee."
Called Deathbed Repentance.
Senator Thomas tCol). Democrat.
THE German reply sounds very mu,h
10 me like a deathbed repentance. which
I don't believe In. The statement by
Germany that she has not boon guilty a,
atrocities and cruAlties in this war ia
false. Her military code cnJoins fright.
fulness on both officers and men. An
German writer's, from Rernhardi on. havs
advocated the same course I'm warfare
The Use Of gas, flames and all Other
vicious devices resorted TO by Grrr,any
are all Migrant viola tons OF Tho liasue
Convention. to which Germany sub.
scribed herself To contend that Germ Nv
has not been guilty OF these atrocttic.
Is so utterly false as to make ono won.
der that Germany had the audaclty even
to say II.
I'm my judgment the President ourh,
either TO make a BRIEF reply or iennrs
the note altogether. I would like TO sea
him answer as briefly as he did In b.,
note to Austria.
AIsace-Lorraine Ignored.
"One thing that stands out In tn.
note is that Germany makes no reference
to Alsace-Lorraine. France ought no.
and will not, agree to an armist'oc be-
lieve. that does not have ms one If ,le
principal bases the restoration o. thca1
provinces.
~ regard the German reply as inco7.
sequentiai and unsatisfactory"
Senator Overman IN. c., Democrat.
las ] read the note II looks ms II Ger.
many had surrendered TO our terms and
is willing to do anything to end the war
She knows she is beaten and that there
lie no use to 10 any further with It.
take her reference to the standard. Of
power to mean simply that Germany
wants to get out OF II the best way sNe
can with her armies and that she wants
to be treated with honor. OF cour~A she
wants all the advantage she can squeeze
out of II.
Her protest that she has rot engaged
in atrocities amounts TO nothing Tho
whole world knows OF her barbarit.cs In
this war. Germany Is only trying 70 80.
cape culpability for her crimes Hon.
ever. the way seems 10 be open IN t5ls
reply for peace negotiation Il WI
mean the end Of the war II We want %
accept II that way"
Senator Mcclellan tTennD. pcmo"-at:
II am still for absolute and uaroId-
! tional surrender"
Senator Harding (Ohio). Republican:
"If this note states the actual truth u!
the turn of governmental affairs In Ter.
many II meets all tfe requirements 50
far as the creation of a responsible Gov
eminent is concerned and with which we
are to deal. The note contains no new
suggestion which we can accept regard
! ing an armistice. The German suhnn-
rine policy drew us INTO the war. TNey
will have to come with cleaner hands
| than this note suggests before they can
| hope to have US suspend hostilitics'
Senator Borah tIdaho). Republican!
so far as the reference in the German
| note to a change Of government Is CO.'S
cerned I look upon II as a sham. Tina
| power still comes from above. not from
I below-from those who claim 70 hs
! divipely anointed and not from TO
| people. It Is in no sense n coucuroA's
with President Wilson's last note. ~
! to the disposition OF the armies, L
seems TO me to be Intentionally involved
and complicated In order to throw out
| further discussions and negotiations
Now would be good time 10 stop al
negotiations, AS to the protests againS'
| the reproach of illegal and inhumaHa
| actions the German Government seems
| to have no sense OF humor.'