The Washington herald., 1918-11-12
CONGRESSIONAL.


Vice Presidest MsrshsIIi The
scene in the House was to me far
| more impressive than the one enact
ed at the declaration of war. The
enthusiastic reception of the Presi-
dent upon both occasions was. to
my mind, radically different in sig
nihcance. Upon the former occa-
sion we were buckling on our ar
NOR to go out and arrest a world
outlaw. Anger. resentment and a
nxed purpose characterized the ut
| terances of the President and their
reception on that historic occasion
Today the outlaw has been arrested
and Is in the hands of the judicial
authorities for trial and punishment.
Through the menace and through
the applause that greeted IL / saw
! the purpose of a great leader and
I the sober sentiment of a law-guided
people that this outlaw must be
tried. convicted and punished for
the offenses which have been com
mitted against laws both human
and divine. but that such conviction
must contain no element of revenge
in IL. for n IT docs IL will lower the
tribunal to the standard Of the GRIM
inal who stands at the bar.
lhigh-water mark in the annals Of
,1he justice OF English-speaking peo-
'pIes and of all the allies. For the
future, justice must lead and not
follow success"
Speaker Champ Ciarki "Indi-
vidualIy / feel bully over the srmts-
tice. Surely its terms are sweeping
enough to please the most fastioi-
crG
was splendid in both sentiment and
language. OF course, the war is
practically over-at which all genu-
inc Americans should and will re
joice. God be praised, Our boys
will soon be coming home, except
for the unreturning brave who died
for their country in foreign lands.
! Greater love hath no man that this,
J that he give his life for his friend I"
( Senator Thomas, CoIoradoI The
surrender is a triumphant vindica-
! tion OF the Presidents diplomacy.
| It is in large degree the fruit Of
his replies to Germany's request for
peace negotiations. He compelled
the German government to scQuaint
the people with it's own weakness
and the allied strength. This has
tened the internal collapse Of the
empire Had he brutally demanded
: uncondition surrender, the war
would have been prolonged through
the winter and while the end was
! inevitable IL would have come only
/ after the waste OF many lives. These
have been preserved. The armed
forces and the President have won
together"
| Senator Borah. Idshot The war
is over. Under the terms of the ar
mistice Germany can not renew the
fight. In fact, she could not have
carried on the contest but few
DAYS longer at best The task OF
reconstruction is at hand and pre-
sents questions far more complex
and stupendous in many respects
than did the war itself. Where
tyranny reigned yesterday. chaos
and hunger and hysteris rule to-
day. We must help to rebuild and
reconstruct. Our task h not yet
ended. We will need a united and
determined people for this work the
same as WE did during the war. No
room for party politics, no place
for holding back now. for permanent
peace depends upon how well we do
the work OF reconstrucdon."
keastor Pittusa. Neysdst The
armistice is a full compliance with
the demands of the President It
has accomplished everything that
could have been accomplished by
forcing an unconditional surrender
to our armies upon the field Ger
many has been placed in q position
where she Is powerIess to again re-
new the fight The Presidents de-
termination that the German people
should have democratic govern
r1ent has been accomplished. Mill
tarism in Germany has been not only
defeated but destroyed. The very
roots Of arbitrary government have
been torn from the soils Of Europe.
The Presidents mstchless diplomacy
10 now clear to the world"
Senator sasIsbury, Delaware
The President announced to US that
what he has sought and what we
have hoped for 10 accomplished. The
! wolf-lke nations are caught and
chained. Romanofr. HapsburC and
Hohenzollerns, and smaller cubs OF
the same breed. are Gagged and dead.
Humans will live their lives in peace
and unafraid. Glorious beloved France
will no more trerble for the future.
We and our children's children will
lead peaceful lives and so may the
peoples of the whole earth. Our for
eign relations will not be meddled
with by predatory peoples hoping
Through force to rule the world, and
setting race against race and nation
against nation TO that end"
senator simmons North Carolina
The armistice terms are all that
readily could be asked for. I think
liz there had been unconditional sur
render the terms would not probably
have been more severe. The result is
Undoubtedly the end of the war upon
peace terms 10 be dictated by our
country and the allies"
senator Sutherland, West Nir-
Einisi The terms OF the srmistice
granted Germany no doubt fairly fore
shadow the nature OF the final terms
OF peace which. Of course, Germany
must perforce accept They are and
should be acceptable 20 all Americans
as indicati q complete military vic
tory. and the full achievement OF the
laims of our government and OF our
allies. They guarantee that no fur
ther menace shall ever come from that
quarter 10 the peace of the world.
and IT is to be hoped that there shall
never be any cause for disturbance
from other sources. The price paid
has been a large one, but the results
already attained and TO be attained
are well worth iA"
Senator Myers, Montana, ct am
glad that the war is at an end, and
that the atrocities have been ended.
1 IT.