New-York tribune., 1918-10-15

Germany to bring about an armistice
and peace by negotiation.
ut is inconceivable to me that these
conclusions are correct" said he.
Reed Defends Wilson Inquiry
Another impression, he continued, is
that the President intends to agree to
the cessation of hostilities when Ger
many is in retreat
"I insist there is nothing in any
thing the President has said that indi-
Gates he has any such purpose in his
heart" said Senator Reed.
"Has the President said that we will
cease fighting and allow the German
army to withdraw" asked Senator
Instead. he continued. the President
seems now to be in better position to
tell Germany to leave invaded territory
the best way she can and make pro-
posals that can be accepted.
Senator New, of Indiana, Republi-
can, declared nothing short of un-
conditional surrender of the German
army will meet the demands of the
American people.
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, DEM
ocrat, introduced resolution stipu-
latlng that no peace pact be entered
into by the United States with Ger
many without a specific recognition
OF the rights of lf-government for
the Slavonic and Polish peoples.
New Sees Free-Trade Proposal
In the third of President Wilson's
fourteen principles which Germany
has accepted, Senator New said he saw
q plan to write into the peace treaty q
1rce-tradc agreement
II do not believe" he said "that the
American people will willingly or COM
piaccntly submit to seeing themselves
placed at permanent and irremedia-
ble commercial disadvantage through
the forms of the peace agreement
whenever or wherever they may be
submitted"
Many resolutions and kilograms re-
celved by Senators from their home
States opposing any temporizing With
Germany and urging unconditional
surrender alone as the basis for peace,
we're read into the record. Among the
senators presenting them were Minor
lty Leader Lodge and Senators Town
send, of Michigan, and Brandegee. Of
Connecticut, Republicans.
unconditional surrender is the only
reply that can be made to Germany, de .
clared Senator McCumber, of North
Dakota, who added there is but zone
place to discuss and formulate terms
OF peace. and that place is Berlin"
Summing up what Germany should
lose IN making peace, he said she
should return Alsace and Lorraine to
France unconditionally; should lose her
navy, be compelled to pay for the wan
ton destruction of cities, return all
money eXacted as tribute and paw for
every merchant ship her submarines
have destroyed.
Williams Would Ruin Autocracy
Il do not want to see ruined Ger
many" declared Senator Williams of
Mississippi, Democrat, who said that
in this alone he differed from Senator
Reed. 81 want to see broken German
army and a broken and ruined Prussian
autocracy"
He said the English speaking race
always has made magnananimous peace.
pleasure from the destruction of Ger
man cities or the suffering of German
women.
I'VE must have dictated conditions
OF an armistice" he added, land we
must have dictated conditions of peace.
The very subject of President Wilson's
inquiry, was to get the opportunity to
name the conditions.
"Senators need not pester their souls
with the thought that Woodrow Wilson
ls going to make a German peace or a
peace ncgotiated in the Germans's in
terest."
President Wilson was slow TO enter
the war, the Mississippi Senator said
and would be as hard to get out" with
out proper conditions being imposed.
There will be no armistice until
after complete guarantees are given. u
he said. General Foch, Haig and
Pershing will have something to saw
as to what are sufficient guarantees"