New-York tribune., 1918-10-24

resolution introduced last Monday
by Senator Poindexter, of Washing
on, which would prevent any writ
ng of peace notes by any official OF
The United States government, OF
any other exchanges of view with
officials of the German government
until the German army shall have
surrendered.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Re
publican leader of the Senate and
ranking ineniSSe.- Ss the Senate For
eign Relations Committee, voiced
tonight the views of many Senat-
ors, Democrats as we'll as Repub-
licans, though the Democrats are
not SO frank for quotation, when he
made the following statement:
Lodge Would End Discussion
The President says in his last
sentence that if we must deal with
The military masters and autocrats
of Germany we must demand mot
peace negotiations, but surrender.
With this | am in full accord, as
was with the Presidents statement
II September 27.
"ln the first paragraph the Pres
ident says that, as the present Ger
man government-whioh, as all the
world knows, is controlled by the
Kaiser and the military party
represents through it's ministers "a
majority of the Reichstag and an
overwhelming majority of the Ger
man people, he feels that he can
not decline to take up with the AL
lied governments the question of an
armistice.
With this I am not in accord, for
the German government described
in the first paragraph and that de-
scribed in the last sentence are one
and the same.
MY own view is a very simple
one. There is no German govern
ment in existence with which
would discuss anything. I deplore
at this stage, when we are advancing
steadily to a complete victory, any
discussion or exchange of notes
with the German government. The
only thing now is to demand uncon-
ditional surrender. l would leave
that to Marshal Foch and the gen
erals of the armies. When they
report that the German army has
surrendered and ceased to exist as
an army in being, then, and not
until then, let the Allies and the
United States meet and agree what
terms they will impose on Germany
70 insure the safety of civilization
md mankind" :"
Before the newspa per correspor-
cents received the text of the Pres
dents note Joseph Z. Tumulty,
secretary to the President, entered
secretary of State Lansing's ante
,oom, where the correspondents
we're waiting, with Homer S. Cum
nIngs, acting chairman of the Dem
ocrRtic National Committee, and il,~
ftih ed the cores pondents that. he
rad a letter from the President
which might he of interest in this
conection. He gave out copies of
this letter, which announced that
100000 men had now embarked
for France, Immediately after the
text was given out, and before the
correspondents left the room.
Diplomatic Circles Concerned
In diplomatic circles here tonight
It vas feared that the note, while II
apparently gave the Allies the
widest discretion as TO whether the
armistice proposed should be ac
cepted or not, actually might cause
the Allies grave concern with the
pacifistic and labor elements tt
such an extent, possibly, as to seri
ously embarrass them should the,
refuse to agree with the Presiden.
1t was pointed out that this pac
fist sentiment, which may be en-
couraged by the Presidents note
assumed such proportions in Eng
land recently that Samuel Gompers
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, went abroad for tn,
express purpose Of aligning British
labor with American workers il
their demand for military deci
sion. 1t is feared that this NOV
may undo the work-which man,
diplomats regard as magnificent
which Mr.. Gompers has accom-
plished along that line.