The Monticellonian., 1918-10-11
LEADERS IN SENATE
 OPPOSE ARHI5TICE
HITCHCOCK DECLARES OFFER TO BE ABSOLUTELY ABHORRENI
 -AceEPTANCE IMPOSSIBLE
HUN ARMY MUST DISBAHD
Lodge. Says "First Put Germany Be hind the Bars"-Senator MeCamber Offers Resolution Stating Terms
 of Granting An Armistiee.

Washington. - Ge1many's peace of fer was peremptorily spuEned in the Senate.
 In spirited discussion of the latest enemy proposals senators partieipat- ing in a two-hours' debate declared 1t an insidiens attack and voiced com= mond demand for it's immediate rejec- ton. Inyeighing especially against the proposal for an armistice, the speakers were unanimous in declaring that a rushing military victory must be a preliminary to peace negotia- tions
 Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the chairman of the Senate foreign rela- tions committees; Republican Leader Lodge of Massachusetts, ranking mi nority member of the committee; Sen ators Poindexter of Washington, Me CGmber of North Dakota, Pittman If Nevada, Ashurst and Smith of Arize- na, Nelson of Minnesota and Reed of Missouri were among the speakers, representing both political parties.
 After Senator Hitchcock and others had declared an armfstice impossible Senator MeCumber introduced reso- lution proposing as the first requisite to any peace negotiations absolute surrender by Germany. including dis solution of her army and navy, anl pledges for complete indemnifeations. The resolution was referred to th9 foreign relations committee.
 Although first pointing out that Ger many's offer eentemplates acceptance of President Wilson's Ii peace terms, Senator Hitchcock declared that the request for an armistiee is absolute ly abhorrent" to every member of the Senate It is "unthinkable, he said. that the German and Austrian propos- als will be accepted, and he insisted that not only must Alsace Lorraine be restored 10 France, but that. il any peace negotiations, an organic change in Germany's laws must be had so that the allies will deal Wita representatives of the German people.
 Declaring that an armistice would mean the loss Of the War. Senator Lodge said the allies must gain com plete military victory and that Ger many must be put behind the hars. He pointed out the danger Of the peace offensive" which he predict ed last August the enemy would make, Wilson contemplates accepting any such proposal as that made by the enemy.
 Senator MeCHmber of North Dako- ta introduced a resolution, which was referred to the foreign relations com mittee, providing that before any ar mistiee Germany must disband her army, surrender her navy, arms and munitions and agree to pay for dam ages to cities and country deyastat- ed, restore AlsacesLorraine to France, together with the penalty exacted from France in 1870.
 Senator Poindexter said the Senate foreign relations committee should seek consultation on any negotiations entered into by the government, and that the country should be warned against the insidiousness of published suggestions that an armistice should be agreed to upon withdrawal of Ger, many from occupied territory.
 If we accepted this offer,' said Senator Poindexter, "Alsace-Lorraine would still be in German hands, Pc land still would be enslaved, Serviars and Bohemians in Austria still would be under the Austrian yoke, Russia, although evacuated, still would be Ut the mercy of Germany. It would leave Belgium and France utterly unindern- nified."