The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-08
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ftaken. the unanimity- with which sen
ator after senator expressed his Sc
fSnrest condemnation of the peace Of
fer left no doubt MS to the attitude of
1.-THE senate on the question.
+ A Joint resolution, designed TO
pledge the senate against any peace
terms until Germany has made full
irepara ton, was introduced by Senator
McCumher. of North Carolina, mem
! her of the foreign relations commit
tee II was referred to that COM
rnittee The resolution adds to tho
terms OF peace as laid down by the
president a provision for the restitu-
ton by Germany TO France of the
Z 600 ,0o0 900 francs exacted from that
country in 1871.
Hypocricy Unmasked.
The senate debate unmasked all
! the concealed purposes of the peace
offensive. Senator Reed. of Missouri,
declared 1t was planned to discourage
1.-The present liberty loan campaign
Senator Poindexter of Washington
pronounced II the moot insidious
danger which oonfronts the country
today" and pointed out that even il
Germany should agree 10 evacuate all
conquered territory. she stu would
possess her armies unconquered and
they would continue to be menace
to the peace of the world.
Senator Hitchcock said II Ia ''un-
thinkable that such n request will be
granted Senator Brandegee, of Con-
nectfcut said the peace offer WAS
trap to divide our allies. Senator
Fletcher. OF Florida. read the head
lines OF this mornings papers 10 show
that the Germans are burning towns
in Flanders as they retreat and are
Istin fighting as barbarians"
senator Ashurst. of Arizona, advo-
Gated "a trail OF blood and flame from
the Rhine 10 Berlin" and said we
should not stop to talk of peace until
the victorious American army has
reached Berlin.
Senator Lodge declared that Ger
many must be put behind iron bars,
and put in "a position where she can
never break out upon the world
gain"
Senator Poindexter. who opened the
debate, expressed the fear that the
United States might be rushed into an
acceptance of Germany's peace pro-
iposal and that the senate, the treaty
Iratifying body OF the government.
might be asked to agree to n treaty
without full understanding of what
II meant He suggested that the for
oign relations committee should be
kept. in touch with the situation,
whether the senate should remain in
session or not. so that all negotiations
with the central powers might be fuily
understood by congress and by the
country.
Danger In Inconclusivc Peace.
In calling attention to the German
peace offer coming from the utterance
OF Prince Macmillan, Senator Poin-
dexter said such peace would be
IAN inconciusive and compromised
peace" He expressed the belief that
such a peace would not receive the
sanction of England and France even
If it should be acceptable TO this
government.
What would be the result of the
acceptance of this proposition that we
stop our campaign II Germany evac-
yates the conquered territory" Sena-
tor Poindexter continued. Germany
would come out of the war a victor:
she would come out In the same situa-
ton in which she went into it, after
ali the crimes she has committed. IL
we accept this proposition Alsace-
Lorraine would still be German; Po-
land would still be enslaved: Italy
still unredeemed Russia, although
evacuated, even though Germanys
armies were withdrawn from Russian