The sun., 1918-10-11
LODGE INSISTS
WILSON OMITS
VITAL DETAILS
Peace Terms as Given Do
Not Provide Reparation
for TeutOn Crimes.
SURRENDER, ONLY WORD
G. 0. P. Senators in Debate
Deny Party Issue, but Want
War to Be Ended Right.
Special DespatcA to TIE suv.

DooktssCSs
WASHINGTON, Oct 10.-As was gen.
orally expected. the Presidents query to
the German Government was discussed
in the Senate to-day. when the debate
pivoted on the position taken by Sem
ator Lodge as the Republican leader in
eriticising the Presidents procedure in
answering the German Chancellor's note
with an interrogatory rather than by n
demand for surrender complete and I'M
conditional as the only basis of peace
negotiations
Assailed by Senator Pittman (Nev.),
speaking for the Administration, Senator
Lodge In a speech lasting forty minutes
and which was said by older Senators to
be the most distinguished effort of his
career. brilliantly defended his position
and insisted that the President had
stepped aside from the course which he
himself had laid down as the relentless
American war policy.
This course, Senator Lodge as
serted, the President had clearly de-
limited in his New York speech, and 1t
was Senator Lodges insistence that the
querying of Prince Macmillan consti-
tuted negotiations regardless OF the past
or future policy Of the President.
Supported by Republicans.
The Republicans to a man flocked
around Senator Lodge at the end Of his
address and congratulated him warmly.
Speeches by Senators Poindexter
twash.) and McCumber IN. d. APP
proving Senator Lodges course followed.
The Republican minority in the Senate
supports without known exception the
stand taken by Senator Lodge to-day.
However. Senator Lodge in his speech
to-day disavowed any intention of maxi
ing party issue or seeking partisan
advantage out of the diplomatic situation
despite charges made by the Democrats
70 that effect. He insisted that the
only diplomatists upon whom the allied
nations might count to-day were Hais.
Pershing and Foch.
Mr.. Lodge held that II the President
meant what he said in New York on
September 27-that 1--WE do not think the
same thoughts or speak the same lam
guage Of augmentation to express a
Willingness to listen to any statement
Of German policy constituted inconsis-
tency.
Although Senator Hitchcock (Neb.) J.
chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, occupied his seat in the Sen
ate throughout the debate to-day he par
ticipated only In unimportant colloquies.
It Is believed, however, that Senator
Hitchcock will address the Senate next
Monday, to which day 1t adjourned after
to-day's spirited interchange.
Misconstruction Is Charged.
Senator Pittman pronounced his crit
icism of the Republican leader at the be-
ginning OF to-days session. He made
the direct charge that political advan-
tage was the predisposed cause for Sen
ator Lodges unwillingness to accept the
Judgment of the President as to the wis
dom Of seeking further admissions from
the German Government. He said that
Senator Lodge had publicly misconstrued
the Presidents meaning and purpose in
despatching the three queries to Berlin
The criticisms of the President
course made by Senator Lodge and
Chairman Tess of the Republican Con-
gressional campaign committee on Tues
day night were then quoted in part by
Senator Pittman. Said he:
"In the first place, the President did
not enter into a discussion with the I'M
perial German Government He ex-
pressly stated that he would not make
the reply until the note was made more
definite in certain particulars.
HE further pointedly asked whether
the Imperial German Government was
ready to accept his terms for a lasting
and Just peace. II they answered in the
Affirmative and proceeded Immediately to