Evening journal., 1918-11-01

a character that the German Imperia
Chancellor could not go to bed before
he wrote the answer, We accept, we
accept those four points. The one in
September was equally admirable but
equally Indefinite and absolutely un-
ntted 20 serve as the basis FOR
treaty. So Germany said, We win
make peace on the basis OF your mes
sages.' Then the President lmmed-
ately wrote that note asking three
questions of the German government.
Well those three queries asked Ger
many what she really meant and con-
tained the Implication that II they
were rightly answered the President
would close with them. That impll-
cation sent a shiyer through the heart
OF the American people. and when the
answer OF Germany came back and
said: We are In earnest and accept
your conditions in full; we are going
20 get rid OF the Imperial government
and give the people absolute rule, the
heart Of the American people stood
siill. They knew that II the prcsi-
dent accepted Germanys offer It meant
the closing OF the war on those terms
previously set by him and that u also
meant a peace by negotiation and an
armistice that would leave the Ger
man army ready 20 renew The war
should those negotiations fail. Then
there came from the American people
a torrent OF Indignation and protest
against such a peace by negotiation
and it penetrated the solid walls OF
executive seclusiOn I'm the White
House. Then IL dawned upon the
President that there was a strong
American opinion for unconditional
surrender. That was fact. You
know it. Every man yOu met eX-
pressed that opinion. Your wife. said
so. You said so. And your wife was
right and yoa were right. Some OF
the language used was Of a nature not
TO be printable. And then the next
note 10 Germany was not such a com
plete acceptance and now we have
gradually passed 70 along until we have
got Il where Il ought TO be-with
Foch and the Council Of the Allies.
Now, I want TO say word about
our Allies. When yOd are in a part
nershlp it Is not a fair thing TO go
of and complete a capital transaction
without consulting your partners. i
don't care whether you call them
belligerants or what you call them.
There IS a bond Of blood between you.
They have stood by you. they have
fought your fight for four years, they
have lost millions where you have
lost thousands and they have fought
the war out and have enabled YOU
now TO come in and give the death
stroke 10 win victory so vital TO the
world Don't we owe IL TO our Allies
TO consult them in every step we take :
"Of course we are In a position or
greater dlsinterestedness than they
are They are nearer. We cannot
ask for a return Of territory, but We
ara not 10 set up ourselves as the
only virtu0us people In the world or
as being better than are those VINO
have given up their lives, their wealln
and their homes in this great struggle.
Therefore. when that note was sent
10 Germany with those three queries
containing the Implication mat we
i were moving toward peace WITHOUT
consulting our Allies, we took a slel
Of which we cannot be proud. But
am happy 90 say that we have sol
hack 10 a proper basis. II our allies
I are not entitled 10 have a say as q
how this war should close, then don
tnoyv what Justice and equity are
I Tbst is fbe view OF the Republican
minorif1- and that will be the view
OF tie Republican majority IN the mex.
Congress, II one should be procurel a.
a result Of the election 10 p" heiu
next Tuesday And we arc gong 10
have this war settled on definite lines
settled as a dictated peace TO a GRIM
inal in the box. Elect a hepuDhcah
Congress and you will convey 10 lie
President the idea Of the people III
favor OF that view. and II Cohsress
meets to consider peace terms as u
must. the Republican Congress VII
carry out the conditions az i nave
indicated them 10 you.
G. O. p. Is Patriotic. oA =,
80 much for the peace terms. oh, 1
omitted something. Someone represent
ING the administration is going around
charging Republican leaders with doing
unnatriotic things. Il is not true. lhe
Renublicans have supported the admin
istration In winning this war. IL could
not have gotten along without them' al
though Il drew partisan lines as thoush
Il had been a time Of peace. compare
Tincoln's attitude. in the Civil War win
mat Of President Wilson in the present
war Consider how Lincoln took into
his confidence and into his caRlnet IFp-
resentatives If all parties so long as
they were in favor OF the suppression oil
Inc rebellion. Now this representative
of the administration says that the Re
publicans are driving a wedge between
Inc Anles That also is untrue. DO you
remember that fable where the Won
that had gene to a stream to drink
charged a lamb with muddying the wa
ters when the lamb was standing down
sireamg II was President Wilson VINO
drove the wedge between the Allies ana
NOT the Republicans Wasn't 1t the ad-
rninistration that considered the peace
terms without consulting the Allies :
Wasn't il the administration that tried
m settle this question without consult
ing the Allies? SO much for the peace
terms.
"This administration has had voted to
II more money than any admlnistra-
tion in the history Of our cObntry'
billions of money; more power. more
absolute power, more discreuohary
power. than any administration in the
history OF olfr country. We have Will
ingly submitted to that absolute power.
we have willingly granted the oppor-
tunity 10 spend those billions, but there
h dutv OF Congress TO call for an ac-
counting OF the stewardship in this war
Those billions are going to be a burden
upon our posterty to the fourth ana
nth generation and we are entitled 70
known. we have a right to knoy' whelher
those billions have been spent wisely OF