The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-15
WILSON'S REPLY
PLEASES SENATE
Even Lodge Says Answer is
"Eminently Satisfactory"
to Country
READING OF, NOTE
BRINGS APPLAUSE
All Precedents Broken on Receipt of
News Last Evening-Party Leaders
Issue Formal Statements in Praise of
Stand Taken by President.

WASHINGTON, Oct. l5.-Senators
were so well pleased with President Will
sons reply to Germany's peace proffer
that they broke all precedents last eve
ming and applauded vigorously after the
text of it had been read by Senator
Hitchcock, chairman of the foreign rela
tions committee.
Later senate leaders, both Democrats
and Republicans, in formal statements
praised the reply as the forerunner of an
unconditional surrender by the central
powers.
Reading of the note, which was trans
mtted To the senate through the press
gallery came as the climax to day OF
debate during which senators demanded
! that there be no peace negotiations until
Germany had surrendered uncondition-
ally.
! Before the debate ended, word reached
the senate that the Presidents reply
would be made public at O'Clock and it
was decided to postpone adjournment
and await it.
| Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the
Republican leader, who has vigorously
criticised the Presidents course III di-
recting note of inquiry to Germany
after receipt of the peace offer, was
among the first senator's to issue a public
statement commencing the President 5
reply.
Il am very glad and genuinely
pleased" said Senator Lodge, that the
4 President takes the ground which he
does. OF course, everything he says
about the conduct of the German gov
eminent, the German army and the Ger
man navy is absolutely true. Such con
duct is quite sufficient in itself to put an
end to any talk about an armistice.
The Presidents last clause, in which
he in substance declines to carry on any
discussions with the. German govern
ment, is eminently satisfactory and will,
! am sure, bring great sense of relief to
the American people, who, | am certain,
desire an unconditional surrender won by
the allies in the field"
Senator Hitchcock, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, said:
My view is that the President has re-
moved all doubts that have been ex.
pressed as to the wisdom of his course
and provided against all the dangers that
critics have seen in the policies he has
bttH ne says III eject IiidI II
an armistice is effected, it must be one
in which the generals in the field will
approve and which will preserve the eX.
listing supremacy of the military forces
He lays great stress on the fact that
the conditions to be met will mean the
downfall of military autocracy of Ger
many, which means a radical amendment
to the constitution of Germany. which
will place the war making and the peace
making in the hands of the people
, TO my mind the greatest achievement
of the war would be the characterization
of Germany, and it is the best assurance
of the future peace of the world"
The note comes up to all public ex
, pectation in every way" said Senator
Martin of Virginia, the Democratic
: leader.
, Other senator's who issued statement
| approving the reply included Senator
| Wadsworth of New York and New o
/ Indiana, Republicans, and Pttman o
Nevada, Thomas of Colorado, Sheppar,
of Texas, and Overman of North Caro-
lima. Democrats.