Evening star., 1918-10-22
SENATORS UNIT IN
| CONDEMN|NG
Denial Of Atrocities Held to
Stamp Entire German Reply
as ManitestIy False.
SAY WAR MUST GO ON

Mem DerS OF tne senate VINO ailOWeO
themselves to be quoted in regard to
the German note today with unanin-
ity condemned 1t as unsatisfactory.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
chairman of the Senate foreign rela-
tions committee. said that while the
accepted all the requ rements laid
down by President Wilson, he did not
believe the reply would lead to an
immediate armistice.
The note appears to be an accept
ance of the Presidents stipulations."
said Senator Hitchcock. I'm my judg-
ment. however, it will not lead to an
armistice Immediately.
Il think the military authorities will
probably make conditions so hard that
Germany will hesitate to accept them,
and that this will lead to delay in
negotiations over an armistice. In
the meanwhile the war will go on"
SENATOR THOMAS of Colorado
The President should now refer the
Kaiser as well as the military leaders
OF Germany to Marshal Foch for any
further negotiations. This is just
about the sort of reply that has been
foreshadowed. It is characteristic of
the German method. It is manifest
ly false. To deny atrocities when the
use OF gas was introduced by Ger
many contrary to her own solemn
covenants made at The Hague. and to
deny proved facts. is to stamp the
whole thing as false.
the note Is cunning, shrewd, subtle
and ingenious. It is bait for gud-
geons. In the first place the Gerrran
disclaimer thAt they have eyer tn
gagged in brutalities, atrocities, mur-
deis such as have characterized their
conduct in the occupied territories is
suggestive OF convicted criminal
standing under the gallows and pro-
Claiming for himself a certificate of
good character.
SENATOR BORAH of Idaho-Solf
Is clearly a liar. They don't know
over there what free government
Is. They suppose that when the
kaiser says they may do something
the bottom somewhat they've a free
government. But all they have is a
further permission from an auto
cratic ruler to act. Without his per-
mission they wouldn't have the
authority. The note doesn't consti-
tute compliance with the Presi-
dents last note.
SENATOR McCUMBER of North
Dakota-It's camouflage. The Presi-
dent said he wouldn't talk with the
present autocratfc government Well
the German cover r1ent is still the
kaiser and Solf is his mouthpiece. It
selll serves the party responsible for
the war. The Germany that is re-
sponsible for this war and it's
atrocities on land and sea now asks
the President to SO act as not to dis
honor it. And in her plea now is no
word of reparation. Until she is
whipped to the point Of Offering full
and complete reparation and guaran-
shouldn't even talk to her.
Calls Claim Laughable.
Senator Reed of Missouri: Boiled
down. Germany simply proposes that
the allies shall permit her quietly to
withdraw her troops, her artillery and
her supplies, and reform them on a
line selected by her. At the present
time she is being battered to pieces
hundreds. of her cannon and large
amounts of her supplies are being
ing vast depots of munitions, food,
clothing and arms. Her forces are be-
ing rapidly battered by the advancing
allies. i'll she can gain an armistice
she will be able to fight all these diff
culties and reform on a new line with
out the loss Of men or materials
ITO grant this request would be
worse than madness. The thing to do
is to follow Germany night and day,
beat her armies to pieces and compel
her to surrender while we have her at
a disadvantage.
'The pretense that Germany has
changed her government by a grant
If additional powers to the people,
graciously conferred by the kaiser, is
laughable. The power to grant i'm!
plies the power to retake; likewise
the pretense that Austria is grant
ing autonomy to Hungary is equally
absurd. No one but the veriest fool
will be deceived for moment