Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-15
HUN SURRENDER IS
DEMAND OF LODGE
IN A RESOLUTION

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Republican
Leader Lodge today introduced a reso-
luton to declare it the sense of the
senate that no further communication
be had with the German government
on the subject of an armistice. and that
no communication be had with that gov
eminent except on the question of I'M
conditional surrender.
Senator Lodge made no comment on
the resolution at the time of its intro
duction.
The resolution went to the table. SEN
ator Lodge did not indicate when he
would call it up for consideration.
Acceptance by Germany of the de-
mands of the allies for reparatioh, resti-
tuition and guarantees, in addition to
the fourteen principles of President
Wilson, before any agreement is en-
tered into for discussion of an armls-
tice, is demanded in a resolution intro
duced today in the senate by Senator
Thomas, of Colorado.
Senators Brandegee, Connecticut: New
Indiana, and McCumber, North Dakota,
emphasized that the only way TO insure
a real victory was by crushing deIeat
of the German armies.
AN armistice today would mean los
ing the war" said Senator Brandegee. L
am in favor of conducting the war 10
complete victory on the battlefield"
Nothing short of absolute, complete
ana unconditional surrender. carrying
with il full reparation Tor damage
wrought will be accepted or De toier-
ated,S said New. 1T is my belief that
anything that even has the appearance
of willingness to accept anything less
viii be taken as a failure TO carry out
the purposes for which we entered the
war ana viii be resented with ma an unan,
unity and an emphasis ,tnat VIII permit
of no misunderstanding.
"For four years Germany has run
amuck among nations. said New.
s.She has wrought the greatest havoc
the world has ever seen. IN tnaL Ii tnd
France, strangled Serbia wrecked folanu
and made a shamble OF Russia she mas
violated the most saCrSg rIe Y1o1,s en- and
children on the high seas and nnaIIy
forced us to take up arms in the de1enss
of the most sacred OF human rlgnts;
ain all that this government has since
done in the prosecution of the war, the
president has had the support OF ooth
the great political parties ana OF tne
accorded a president either in peace or
For four years Germany has drench-
ed a continent in blood without con-
science or compassion. She has spared
neither the property, the persons nor
the souIs OF men and women VINO Stood
in her path and wherever the German
heel has trod the ruin has Deen COM
plete. - - A.. +,,r,;,c,
of the tide and in order 70 save them-
selves whole they say to the president;
set MS cease fighting where we are ana
from this time forth carry on the war
by correspondence. r
"I do not believe that the people OF
this country or our allies VIII De even
momentarily content to barter with the
Hun"
New objected to the third article of
the presidents principles. providing Tor
"the removal as far as possible or al
economic barriers and the establishment
of a neutrality of trade conditions.
Such action is more serious in imam
ciaI consequences than those innlcteu oy
the war ITSELF he declared.
Declaring that he had mo commence
in Germany or in her promises. Senator
Chamberlain, chairman of the senate
military committee, SAID the tIerinin
note should be rejected.
.sWhether Germany's reply amounts
tn a promise of unconditional surrender:
or not, i am in doubt and there shoulc
be no doubt in any mind, sald senator
Chamberlain. -
ssReading between the lines of the
note feel that il is suggestloh OF ne
tpotiations ra Their than promise 10 sur
Fender. and so feeling, am not in favor
"I anproyed of the presidents note
tn Germany because / felt that II vas
a automatic demand for an unconol-
, tional surrender. The president oISht 20
insist that Germany's reply TO his note
srould be positive and unequivocal and
that there be no room for 'negotlatior
or compromise. Congress and the Ameri-
can people will sustain him in the
course outlined"