The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-02
4. War.

democratic senator from Nevada.
President Wilson ISSUED ON October 10
an unmistakablc challenge To- his po-
hticol opponents
The test iu tho coming election. Do
Senator pittmpn declared. "is newt.
able twc the policies OF Woodrow
Wilson and the policies ui Hem, ca
bot Lodge"
The policies indicated did not por.
tam TO the conduct OF the war. with
respect to that. the two oaders 81
then respective parties were and had
been from the beginning M fun ac-
cord They related exclusively to the
settlement OF the war. There the line
was drawn sharply and distinctly and
there u remains. marking the cleavage
Of the two parties hctwccr whose pur.
poses the country must make u choice
ut the polls one week from next Tues.
day.
The republican position is plain. II
was declared with rare dcfinitcnoss.
10 the resolution introduced hy Scna-
tor Lodge in these words
Resolved. That u is the soisc az
the senate that there should be NJ
further communication with the Ger
man government upon the subject Of
an armistice or conditions 81 aeac-.
except n demand for unconditional
surrender"
The democratic attitude is equally
clear u is embodied in the following
70 solution introduced los Senator J
Hamilton Lewis
Resolved. That the United States
dcnote approves whatever course may
hc tnkCn by the pr, sidrut of tho
United states in the matter at his rc.
plies and IN his dealings with the
German imperial guNC rumVnt and Tie
Australian imperial government ana
The allies of either or both. 40 rec
sponsc go tho demand of either for
poHcc az armiyticC'
The one demands a pca,o to boz die
intcd hv the allies. Tho Other APP
proves In advance % peace 10 lo rcgr-
tiHtcd hN the president
The republican PARTY Stands square
~, as q unit. Tor unconditional sur
rcudci. Every republican semitic.
every republican representative. cNstv
republican governor hoTh republican
~ presidents. the republican chair
man % gfl republican public Ipui-
nails are committed absolutely 10 or-
forccmcut of that requirement upon
tho enemy as % preliminary to casa
ton of hoattlittos. They would uUtiry
G,rWnuN 20 that effect and would roe
fuse thereafter 90 consider ans dlt,i-
native uruposton
Tho icmorr7ttic party. 1lso ms D unlt.
i3 opposed 10 imposlue unconditional
surrender upOu the euOut.. Neither
IN" ptcsldont nor any democratic sole
atur on representative nor any demo-
cratic governor nor the democratic
chairman nor any democratic utNr-
paper has urged 40, tepCtfon 81 that
condition. Negotiation have ulrcauy
been begun hN the president with tho
declared aaproyal Of the democratic
,ougi tss.
The country. on Tucsda, November
@. must notify the world whether ~
doc or hoes not stayd for unooudt-
tiounl surrender II n elects "a rcpts-
lcan congress, our allies and tho enc.
my Will know that n docs. II u re-
turns a democratic mpIuIII'. our IS
sociutcs' n the "Gcrunn people"
will learn that n dots not. Thor. -
no m,stuking the ISSUE There rs no
avoiding the conclusion There ~ no
middle ground.
We ere Tor unconditional surrender.
We hope the republican party viii
win n has been the War part, from
tho beginning n ~ tho war parts to-
day Us leaders were the first to
rouse the country to e sense of its
moral obligations and its material
peril. Its public representatives. have
shown far greater u%nuniint,N than
thoii political opponents IN PROVIDING
Cor Vigorous prosecution hV th' army
aud the navy and ave done their
work rar moro intclhgouti,. Tar motr
Justly. faT moro patrioticallN. II has
W. ~" -'h HH'H "NN' HNfN
in determination 20 exact noNorabiy
run penalties for the most awful
crimes ever committed in the histori
II civilization. lis resolution ~ fixed
end Interchangeable. II makes ne e.
animation II needs no interpreters. n
knows and an the world knows pre-
cisoly where Il stands.
We hope the democratic marty Wtil
ne beaten II has been paCitist from
the beginning and ~ pnotfisi TO-DAY. II
Bgs never Comprchcndcd and docs not
nos comprehend tho mighty ISSUES
involved. beginning with a confession
OF inabiiits To perceive q differon't
bes~pen the CAUSES of the war, be
tween mood and evil. between TEht-
and damnntion, continuing
with aVowed ambition to achieve
neacc without victory. without indcm-
mites FOR the frightful wrongs done.
then proceeding with 4 futile effort
Ia plny the role of a great magistrate
pledged 60 no discrimination be-
tween those TO whom We wish to hc
lust aud those to whom We 10 not
wish To be Just" concluding with in
dignant notice TO Germany that the
world does not want terms and then
forthwith at the FIRST opportunity hC-
ginning to discuss terms. Us executive
pns stood first upou n leg uud then
Hpon the other until nobody living
,np tCll whether he IN going backward
on fur "aTd or what ne wants oI now
hc aims rs Got H.
ia sfli uni %spudiatcd louder of thc
boug, of rtpr, seuuntiNcs VOTED against
eti billshto ncrslsc Tie army ANA
aIyy I'm iaiM Ior thc bill denying 10
Aurricrn slhlH thtir lesal rights ana
nratt,t tho declaration oi War, ana
viii continue 10 be itr leader " ms
pnitN vim It's congress. under lns
~u.dnp,c has been throughout, by
confessions of the N'w YORK world
"our one great Stacker ~ now
socks "vindicnuou'' nj The polls ln
fhc hope thnt the people MAY hr i"ol-
80 ~ lglS by the false pt'tchhH ni oN'
Gopiionnl efficiency IN r~roh''nllhs we
wa. as they were fooled ~ WV hy
tho false notion Of hcins k'pt our o'
the var nliosstBnF,
Wa should like Ia Htaiifl our mes
as they wouid De- graiin"q hf poPulHl
endorsement OF unCOndttivnW sNt'Hn-
Soc and the war marty the iep"hdni'.
pnstN Of Roosevelt ana tD"t hhn
I.odee and Crane and N%randeE"r hhh
POtnacNt.. We should IKE thcm "a
feet tini ihcs are n allies tn me
great caiine ano not our chsual ASST,