Evening journal., 1918-10-14
LODGE DENOUNCES
LAST GERMAN NOTE
War Lost if Wilson Accepts
1t, Senate Leader
Asserts
SAYS GERMANY
ISN'T CHANGED

WASHINGTON, Oct i&.-Henry Cabot
Lodge, Republican leader In the United
Stats Senate, declared yesterday that
an acceptance by President Wilson OF
/ the latest German note would mean
that We have lost the war. lie swept
away the contentious OF some OF the
Presidents supporters who have termed
/ the German message a complete sur
render and asserted that a peace grow
/ ing out OF The present exchange would
be a peace OF bargain and compromise
Just such a peace as the President
recently denounced as entirely impos=
sible.
Senator Lodse would not comment
last night on the note. lie preferred to
give II careful and thorough study.
Tonight however, he said:
"Nr. McAdoO and some OF the press
speak OF the German note, II authentic,
as a complete surrender. II Is nothing
OF the kind. 10 is just the reverse. II is
not a surrender and II is highly condl-
tional. II we accept that note 1t means
that Germany has failed 10 conquer the
world al this moment and that we have
lost the war.
The President made three Inquiries.
lie proposed no terms; he made no
promises; he committed himself 10
nothing, no matter what the answer
might be. The Germans represent his
questions as terms offered and then say
that for the purpose OF bringing about
an armistice they are ready 10 accept
the Presidents general propositions and
10 discuss details. The armistlce Is the
first step and they propose hat evacu-
alton should be arranged by a mixed
commission on which they would be
represented
II we agree 10 an armistlce now the
war "a lost. II we refuse an armistice
the war will be won. II we agree 10
az armistice Germany Will have oppOr-
tunity 20 restore and refresh her armies
and accumulate munitions. Her Meet
IS untouched She Will be in exactly
the same position tesritOrially as she
|, was when the war began. Then she
will discuss, under the Presidents gen
eral propositions, the details.
THE details include everything that
is vltal-Alsace-Lorr Italia IRE
dents, the independence OF the Czecho-
/ Slovaks, Jugo-Slovaks and Poland, the
/ expulsion OF Turkey from Europe and
I much else equally important TO real
| peace-and we are 10 sit around a table
/ and discuss them with Germany, who
eau refuse everything she does not like
: under the threat OF renewing the wal
n a more advantageous position
ut will be a peace OF bargain sno
compromise, and the President has said
> There can be no peace obtained by any
| kind OF bargain or compromise.
"Our only assurance for what may b'
agreed 10 after weeks OF discussion
G would be the German word and IN
. German signature-bOth worthless. Tn
Z President has said: We cannot accep
: the word OF those who forced this wa
I upon us The government OF GERMANY
: has not changed. The chancellor hai
p changed. Changing the chancellor NJ
. more changes the German Government
, than the President changing his Secre-
, tary Of State would change our govern
ment. Il is the same government with
which the President said, We sannoi
come 20 terms In that statement ne
was absolutely right
"There is nothing in the propositions
about reparatlOn; nothing about the de-
struction OF life by submarine warfare
We should be left 10 the mercy OF the
German diplomats 20 decide what rep
aration there should be for the murders
OF the submarines.
III the German note is authentic and
, liz we accept il in any degree The war Is
lost and all our sacrifices have been
. made in vain. We are on the eve OF
victory. We must have an uncOndi-
81 tional surrender. We must impose our
own terms. II we accept the German
= NOTE there will be no surrender and
, Nc shail he left 10 humiliating defeat
by a peace OF bargain and compromise.