The Washington times., 1918-12-21

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physical guarantees that would make
il impossible for that country ito
break out again upon the world with
L war OF conquest"
Reiterating earlier declarations. Lodge
said such a peace treaty should in
clude these provisions:
Indemnity for the United States for
ships destroyed and people murdered
on vessels.
Restitution. in part. at least, OF the
vast expenses forced upon US by Ger
many.
Restoration of Belgium.
Return of AIsace-Lorraine to
France.
Return of Italia Irredenta to Italy.
Establishment of a Jugo-Slav and
an independent state formed by the
Czecho-Slovaks.
Security of Greece.
Security of Greece and the settle
ment of Albania and Montenegro.
Restoration of Roumania and the
consolidation OF the Roumanian people
under one government.
Putting Constantinople under in
ternational protection.
Independence of Armenia.
A large powerful and independent
Polish state.
Return Of Danish Schleswig to the
Danes and the naturalization Of the
Kiel canal.
These physical guarantees" he ex-
pIaIned, "all have one object, and
that is SO to hem Germany in that
she cannot attempt conquest in Rus
sia or in the East, and that the Slavic
populations, which she has merciless-
IL, hor N
used again"
Lodge also declared that America ;
must play her full part in the restor-
alton of Russia, where the hardest
task of all lies.
Peace being our object, the first
step toward peace is to make a peace !
with the country with which we have !
been and are at war-that Is, Ger |
many" he declared.
Pledge Would BE Worthless
'If the peace with Germany is to
be durable, terms must be eXacted |
which will make it, 80 far as human
foresight goes. impossible for Ger
many to break out again upon the |
world with a war of conquest. This |
cannot be done by treaty engage
nents and signatures to documents.
At this junctuTe of affairs Germany |
" OulQ sign dnylnlnEr anu HtE picubS |
would be as worthless as the guar
antees she gave to Belgium.
"It is well also to remember that
Germany did not change its nature
overnight when the Kaiser ran. away |
to Holland. The deep-rooted ambi- |
tions, the evil principles carefully in
stiIled for half a century. the bar |
barious methods and doctrines all
remain unaltered.
Physical guarantees. which. when |
taken would make signatures to
treaties negligible, can alone assure a |
durable peace with Germany"
Referring to the League of Nations,
Lodge said the words are captiva-
ting and attractive"
Everybody would like to bring |
about world condition in which |
wars would be impossible" he added. |
but we ought to be extremely care
full that in our Efforts TO reach The 1
millennium we do not create "A sys-
tenn that will breed dissensions and /
wars. 1t is difficult to disHuSJ II at
this time, sccaLse no definite plsn
# any kind has yet been put forward
by any responsible person.
Precise DefInitIons.
"And vet it is essential that be-
IOTe We can pass hpOh a iSo6"S We
must have the most precise defini-
tions of what is intended. We must
know what we are to agree to and
no one has yet thought it worth the
while to tell the people of the United
States what they are to agree ["
when a league OF nations is formed
discussion becomes diff
cult when the adv COATES OF the league
of nations drape themselves in trail
ing. clouds Of glory and omit to tell
US the conditions to which they pro-
pose to bind the nations"
What nations are TO be members
OF the league?
Is Germany to be ono of the mem
bers?
II SO. when
Are the small nstions to have ii
vote equal to that OF the United States
or England or FrarcC?
Other Difficulties.
Describing other difficulties which