Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-23
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at must be- 1t is commonly said-ws
| have all said ia Just and righteous
| peace" said Lodge. But what is just
| and righteous peace? What are the con-
ditions that would make 1t so? What
| is the irreducible minimum? We intend
to make the world safe for democ-
| racy. But what exactly do we mean
| by democracy? II we mean, as we un-
doubtedly do, the democracy of England.
France, Italy and the United States, we
can all understand it but the Bolshe-
Wiki masquerade under the name of
democracy. and the Bolshevil<i, by a
combination of treachery, corruption
and ignorance. have reduced Russia TO
servitude under Germany, and have en-
gendered form of democracy as dam
gerous to the world as the government
of the Hohenzollerns
But assuming. as we do. when we say
we must make the world safe for de-
mocracy. that we mean our own con
ception of democracy, how is it to be
made safe?
must be answered and can only be an
swered by definition.
We are fighting and our allies are
fighting with us for security; for inde-
pendence for the right of nations great
and small to govern themselves in thei
own way: for organized races and peo-
pies to have the opportunity to govern
themselves in independent states: fol
the sancity and observance of treaties
for the general disarmament of nations.
How are these things to be secured
The details are really far more impor'
/. tant than the general propositions or
which we all agree.
, Broadly speaking, there Is only one
i way to obtain this security OF the ma
tions. this safety of democracy, th'
, preservation of freedom and civilization
and that is by reducing Germany to a
condition whereby no possibility can she
! precipitate another war for universal
conquest with all its attendant horrors
upon an unoffending world"
He then outlined the detailed terms
and added;
I'VE must not be beguiIed into conces
sions to Turkey in the hope of separat
, ing her from Germany. 1t would be
miserable outcome to have Turkey re
tained in Europe, a curse to her subjects
and neighbors, plague spot ana
, breeder of wars. Her massaCres mus
not under any pretense be condoned no
, her iniauities rewarded. Let Turke!
and Bulgaria share thee fate of thei
master and be so treated that they viii
be unable again to trouble the world.
These are the principal condition:
which alone will give us victory worti
having. and when we talk about a com
, plete peace and just. righteous peace
= let IL be known TO all the world tha
= this is what we mean. It Is idle Il
: talk about our annihilatng the Ger
man people. Nobody. of course, ha
any such idea. 1t could not be don
. even If We wished to do it. We are no
, , engaged in this war to try to arrans
y a government for Germany The Ger
. man people must do that themselves
!, and they will get precisely the govern
= ment that tkey desire and deserve-jus
:, as they now have the government the!
+ prefer. whose purposes and ambition
and barbarism they share and sustain
Our part and business is to put German,
in position where she can do no NOR
harm in the future to the rest of TIL
r world Unless we achieve this~we shal
= have fought in vain. Congress and tn
President had no right to declate wa
= vnless they meant to do precisely thi
J. thing"
J. No Peace by Compromise
:. Lodge scored Lord I.ansdowne an
:, tnose who think with him that it wi
J., be possible t0 effect peace by com
IS promise They. said Lodge. are sti
living in the age of the Congress O
II Vienna. NO peace that satisfies Gel
IL many can ever satisfy us" he said.
:. He paid warm tribute to the Valor G
l. the American troops in the Marine an
J. Picardy offensive, declaring they haN
added to the American peoples deter
Ir mination TO go through to the finish wit
n the defeat of Germany, though they rea
II ize it will be a bitter task.
!. we must not misconceive the chai
q, ,.i, cai nltyn ORG
l. as it has been. and the determinatio
exhibited for the passage of this bi
shows we do not misconceive it. 1t wa
D a victory of defense. The offensive ha
apparently passed into our hands. bt
", the victory of attack, although begun,
II still TO be won.'
n Lodge criticized Secretary Baker fc
i preventing Congress passing a mar
I, power bill last June when sentimer
: was strong for Immediate action. Bs
> ker's reasons for stopping action b
,s Congress at that time, Lodge said, "haN
\. never been made very clear"
!: Young Men Needed Most
=; Lodge departed from his prepare
d speech to fling scorching criticism 8
i those who are trying to defer the cal
ing of young men of eighteen and nin'
teen.
1T would be better to stop at fort
I'd years than to defer calling the youn
y and most valuable fighting men, sal
Lodge.
lie 81 refer both to the Administratio
%, and to Congress when 1 say that "
must get rid of the idea that seems
=" be permeating some minds. We'mu:
ry realize now that what we must do
:. to get the fighting men-not votes"
While Lodge was stirring the Senat
I'd Representative Mckenzie (nl), speal
ing for his amendments in the Hous
" declared there were hundreds of thou!
ry ands of men physically fit hiding benin
!, the barrcades of the present draft regl
lations.'
Id manded Weed out the Governmer
clerks in Washington and replace thel
ID with women. ] am for the 10000
i'd army that the War Department seek
but | want an army of men and ne
" boys" 'r
I'd Representative Lunn tNew York
=, spoke against the amendment, urgin
that the plans of the War DepartmeI
nd be not interfered with.
I'd Senate Amendment Stricken Out
t.. BY a vote of 16l to IL, the House III
nd held the Military Committee in strikin
out the Senate amendment providin
t.. A/Az@ Il