Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-08
Senators In Debate Tester day Discussed It From
 Every Angle.
HUNS DON'T MAKE
 PROPOSITION CLEAR
None of Senators Believe President Will Consider
 It At All.
Associated Press.


 Washington. Oct. 7.-lmmediate rejection of the German and Austrian proposal for an armistice and peace negotiations, was demanded in the senate today by leaders voicing the ship.
 There was no dissent from the view that an armistice would defeat all that America and the allies have been fighting for and every speaker during two hours of a spirited ses- sion devoted entirely to discussion of the enemys latest move joined in declaring that only through mili- tary victory could the cause of the allies and humanity be won.
 The suggestion of such step was scornfully denounced as insiduous attacks of a losing enemy.
 Both Parties Represented.
 Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, chairman of the senate foreign re- lations committee, Republican leader Lodge of Massachusetts, ranking minority leader of the committee, senators Poindexter of Washington; McCumber of North Dakota; Pittman of Nevada, Ashurst and Smith of Arizona, Nelson of Minnesota, and Reed of Missouri were among the speakers, representing both political parties.
 After Senator Hitchcock and others had declared an armistice impossi- ble, Senator McCumber introduced. a resolution proposing as the first re- quisite to any peace negotiations, ab- solute surrender by Germany, includ- ing dissolution of her army and navy and pledges for complete indenifi- cations.
 The resolution was referred to the foreign relations committee. Altho pointing out that Germany's offer contemplates acceptance of Presi- dent Wilson's fourteen peace terms, Senator Hitchcock declared that the request for an armistice is absolute ly adhorrent" to every member of the senate.
 It Is Not Possible.
 It is "unthinkable", he said, that the German and Austrian proposals will be accepted and he insisted that not only must Alsace-Lorraine be restored to France, but that, in any peace negotiations an organic change in Germany's laws must be had so that the allies will deal with repres- entatives of the German people. De- claring that an armistice would mean loss of the war, Senator Lodge said the allies must gain complete military victory and that Germany must be "put behind the bars."
 He pointed out the danger of the "peace offensive" which he predicted last August the enemy would make and said he did not believe President Wilson contemplates accepting any such proposals as that made by the enemy.
 Senator PoindeXter in the discussion and other senators in private, de- clared it would be inadvisable for the senate to adjourn in view of de- velopments and that the foreign re- lations committee should keep in close touch with the situation.
 It was suggested that in event of a recess an agreement for prompt re- converting upon call of leaders should be made.
 Formal comment was withheld everywhere in official quarters pend- ing the presidents decision as to what shall be Americas reply. There was no difference of opinion, however, on one point-that there will be no suspension of hostilities in the event negotiations of any kind are entered into. The only question among off, ficials and diplomats seemed to be whether President Wilson would be willing to ask the allies to consider even with the fighting continuing.
 Keep Up The Fight
 While word from the White House