The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-21

SUCH uPPoAs
Tn the present situation, which Is
grave beyond comparison" ne saiu.
@I think Il IL of vast Importance that
those concerned in the actual nego.
tiations of the treaty should az ieast
know the views Of the senate so la,
as the postmaster general, IN coht.ol
of the cables, and Mr.. Creel, IN con-
f1roI of the news, will permit tne
Scninion of the senate to- be trans,
Emitted to Paris. We cannot cohpet
knformation. but We are apunuan'y
Enh,e to make our opinions known not
EpnIy TO the president but to the al
lies. who have very clear ana even
acute idea of the power OF the seha'e
n regard to treaties.
To bring forward propositions not
nsenarahIv connected with the I'M
nediate and difficult task OF making
hinding peace with Germany, sen
tor Lodge said, may ruin al oy
rvirr TO do too much at once.L Sucn
rronositions, he said, were tho nve
boints enumerated.
Strange psvelopmsnt.
Tn his discussion of the freeooM
y the seas the senator called atSen-
,on to "the strange development IN
ronnection with the pending naval
REORGANIZATION BILL the advocacy py
tHear Admiral Badger OF . program
calling for q navy as large a. tnas
10. Enrland by 1875. He said ne
fhourht he had favored nuHoine
more ships than anybody else put
that he never had contemplated sucn
q program and did not think IL nee
&essary.
"The only naval danger that we
[were Obliged to consider IN the past
ION the Atlantic coast mas ceased w
be. We need a powerful meet IN .ns
Pacific and I feel sure we VIII have
a navy sufficient to furnish tnat neg.
to the western coast. ana yeL
this moment we are suddenly caheo
,,non to build a feet which shall De
fhe equal of that of England"
or suggestions that a great navy
is needed for police duty in connec-
tion with the leaghe OF nations, tne
senator said he would mot stop 70
ask who is to order that navy apout
the world"
Mr. Lodge said he would be gao
~ the senate debates on peace were
s,,nnlen1ented by some definite reso-
lutions expressing views on 1mpor-
tant points. He continued:
"Whethet the senate will take sucI
action-although l know that W.
have very definite opinions canho'
tell because there seems TO pe d lee.
ing among some senators tnat
an act of intolerable audacity Ior sns
senate even 10 suggest to the execu.
five that it has opinions which ougn'
To be considered. Personally ! az
not share that view. II tnt
neace with Germany is to be durable
terms must be exacted which VII
make II. so far as human foresign'
yoes. impossible for Germany ts
break out again upon the world VIII
a war az conquest. This cannot o'
done b1 treaty engagements ana sig
Natures TO documents. At this juno
tire of affairs Germany would sigl
anything and her pledge would o.
as worthless as the guarantees Sn'
gave to Belgium.
"s I do not need to renears'
what the physical guarantees shouis
be, for I have stated my views upo,
ard think there is general agree
ment upon them not only In the sen
ate. but among the American people
They include the restoration OF Bel
riun,. the return of Alsace-Lorrain'
to France, of the Italia Irredenta u
italy. the establishment OF Jugo
SIav state and of an Independent
state formed by the Czecho- Slovake
Thev include also the security
Greece. the settlement Of Albania AM
L Montenegro, the restoration OF Ru
mania, the consolidation Of all tn
Rumanian people under one govern
ment. as well az the naturalization
Of the straits. the putting OF Con
stantinople under international pro
lection, with Greece perhaps az IN
mandatory of the powers to aominis
ter the AFFAIRS of the city, the inde
/ nendence Of Armenia, the return o
those portions of Asia Minor wher
Greeks are predominant to Greece
the protection OF Syria and Palestin
from the Turks. a large, powerful an
independent Polish state, the inde
nendence OF Russta's Baltic provinces
the return Of Danish Slesvig to tn
Danes. and the naturalization OF Tn
Kiel canal.
Heavy Indsmnities.
.These physical guarantees. whicl
I have thus far suggested, all nav
one object and that is 80 to hem Ger
MANY in that she cannot attemp
conquest in Russia or in the cas-
and that the Slavic population
which she has mercilessly used J
her wars, can never be so used o
her again.
am addition to these guarantees
there must be heavy indemnitie
paid by Germany for the ruin sn
has wrought in Belgium and north
ern France. and In Italy, and fc
her destruction Of vessels. both neu
trail and belliRerent. through the us
= Of submarines. In those ihdemnitie
the United States must have II
proper and proportionate share, nc
onIy direct Indemnity for Its shir
destroyed by submarines and It's pee
pIes murdered on the Lus!tania an
-th~. ,resnels. hut = nuitnhlo regtltu