Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-04

| 4noSe COuuiCoub 90 not SSe0 pOno1pio
| in America. and 1t does not seam posi-.
BILE that America will tolerate them once
it becomes fully aware Of their meaning
and extent"
Senator Lodge then referred to his
speech on the essentials of peace. De-
livered six days before, revealing that
the response to 1t had been gratifying
and Of unusual scope. national a. weir
as international. In giving further
point to what he said then in tha open
| session Of the Senate, he continued to
| the writer:
I'VE and our allies have entered upon
the road to victory. We have taken the
| offensive, I believe we shall hold it. In
my opinion that offensive ought not to
stop short Of Berlin. where We must die,
tate peace. AS said in my speech last
week. the American people have moth:
ing in this war :, gain except victory
for the salvation Of humanity and
civilization, and that victory full and
complete they mean to have. They
mean to leave Germany where she can
never again desolate the world.
Fears Peace Appeals
II spoke as I did in the Senate last
Friday because I apprehend a serious
danger from German propaganda which
they will now begin because We are
winning and they are losing. We must
close our ears to all appeals from Ger
many or from pacfists whether in Eng
land or in the United States or from
pro-Germans anywhere. for peace No
terms will ever be offered by Germany
, that will be worth our having. Ger
many is to receive terms. not offer them.
She must accept the terms we and our
allies impose upon her. There is no
other way to settle this war as it must
be settled If we are to justify our sacrt-
fees and if the lives of our chosen youth
are not to be given in vain
In discussing the fail elections Sena-
tor Lodge said
II am extremely anxious to see a
Republican House and Republican
Senate elected l want to see the or
eanization of the two Houses pass into
the hands of the Republican party. The
frst election comes on the 9th OF Sep
TENDER in Maine. Maine is To me like
my own State and / earnestly hone that
II any word of mine can have anv
weight with the people of Maine thar
they will see to 1t that only Republicans
are elected to the House and Senate and
to the governorship. 1 urge Republican
success for one reason and one reason
alone, because l believe that il will best
promote the one great object which I In
common with every patriotic American
has at heart and that is CARRYING the
war to speedy and complete victory.
Republican control OF the two Houses
Will IN my opinion strengthen prepara-
ton and accelerate speed In all the
measures that lead to victory
1t will be of great service to have
the Republican party taking direct
share in the responsibility for the war,
They are of one mind as to this war
and as to the terms of peace. Even "a
minority they have never ninched
where the majority part has weakened.
Without the Republicans of the House
the first and second draft bills. on
which all our success in war rests,
could never have been PASSED, In con.
troll of the organization OF House and
Senate they will be able to drive tha
war forward with greater energy than
the present majority because they have
no friends in executive once to protect
and no orders to take from any source
except the countrys cause. They will
tell the truth without fear or favor and
nothing can so advance the war as alb
solute truth in dealing with the Ameri.
can people. .
Let Us Know the Truth
Americans are brave, they are ready
for any sacrifice but they want to know
the truth, they will face it and do ali
the better by knowing It, Nothing is
gained by misleading them. II for moro
than a year the American people had
not been wlfully misled and mystified
by Misrepresentation in regard to air
planes we should now have fighting
planes OF our own to protect the Ameri1
can Army. We should have them III
sufficient numbers. We should not be
using French machines. We should not
be using old machines and losing lives
by so doing. We should not have a
large number of our aviators sitting
idly by for weeks and months because
the French could not supply them with
machines.
Nothing so stimulates production,
nothing so stimulates administrative
energy as n knowledge Of all the facts,
as the plain truth. The same is true
about our artillery. especially our big
field guns to which General March re-
ferred the other day. Republicans have
but one idea now and that is to win the
war. They have nothing to conceal.
They wish to sustain to the utmost
those charged with responsibility,-frst
and above all our armies in the field.
then the administration; but where
there is inefficency, delay or wrong
doing. they will address themselves to
curing it without fear or favor.
When the time for reconstruction
comes the Republican party. which has
always been the constructive party. Is
best adapted for that work: but now, at
this moment. II they can be given
share as a .,arty in the conduct Of the
Government they will drive 1t forward
to victory with an energy and speed not
thus far attained ~
ITO return once more to the terms OF
peace. believe that those which have
ventured to outline are the terms of.
peace and the kind Of peace which all
Americans without regard to party not
only desire. hut demand. I feel sure
that M ofhar terms would ha nrrart a hte.