Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28

place Germany in a position where it
cannot again menace the world.
ION this we shall require the word
Of Foch, of Haig, of DiaZ and of PERISH
ing" he continued. I'VE shall also re-
quire evidence that the German grip
upon Russia, Turkey and the Balkans
has been 1oosed."
AS to the Representations ques-
ton. Senator Knox said some regard
ed it as utopian-visionary.
an its most extreme FORM" he de-
clared, ANY league of nations will. l
believe. have to be relegated to fu-
ture quite beyond the purview of the
ending Of this war or of the recon-
struction of peace Immediately after
this war. There will be no room for
a task Of such problematfcal posi-
bility in either of the. phases of ne
gotiation that now confront US. The
peace that follows this war must rest
upon a recognition of this interde-
pendence OF nations"
Senator Hitchcock Replies.
Replying to Senator Knox Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, said he was
glad the Pennsylvania senator had
brought the subject before the Sen
ate at this time. as it would afford an
opportunity to state the facts in such
a way as to correct any erroneous
impression.
."The anxiety Of the senator from
Pennsylvania seems to be that the
President Of the United States will
take into his. own hands the settle
ment of this war; said Senator Hitch
cock.
Praises Presidents Course.
'1t seems to me that the President
nm
January he asked the two houses of
Congress to meet him in joint session.
At that time he delivered his message.
in which he boiled down into fourteen
principles the terms which he deemed
were the essentials upon which the
United States should insist on as a
basis of peace"
But that did not bear in the slight
est degree an appeal to the war alone,
for he took Congress into his con-
At the time these principles were
enunciated there was no point raised
against them, Senator Hitchcock said,
but on the contrary they were ac-
cepted by all parties as being in keep
ing with the American ideals. News
papers OF both political parties in.
dorsed them, and they were not ques-
toned anywhere. he said.
/. Referring to the third principle as
enunciated by the President, Mr..
Hitchcock read from q document re-
Gently sent out by the republican con-
gressfonal campaign committee, stat
ing that the President was endeavor-
ing ito write free trade into the peace
treaty"
Misrepresented Article 8, He Says.
Republican leaders, Senator Hitch
cock charged, have deliberately mis-
represented the meaning of article 3
of the Presidents fourteen peace
terms. He asserted that there was
an attempt to make political capital
by these attacks on the article. He
said republicans had praised the Pres
ident's message of January enun-
ciating the terms. and waited until
the end of the present political cam
paign to make their attack.
Statements from Republican Leader
Lodge. Representative Cannon and
others in Congress praising the Pres
ident's message of January 8 were
read by Senator Hitchcock.
Interrupting, Senator Penrose of
Pennsylvania, republican, said he had
not criticised article at the time, He
deferred criticising after consultation
with his colleagues, who suggested
postponement.
my conclusion. as I understand the
ENGLISH language" said Senator PEN
rose, was that the President did
make a free trade propaganda. may
be unusually dumb in reading the
Presidents message" =
Senator Hitchcock replied that al
though republican leaders praised the
Presidents message when it was de-
livered, now they are making ''bit-
ter partisan appeal based upon mis-
representation of article three.A
Senator Lodge Interrupts.
Republican Leader Lodge interrupted
to declare that although he was in
very full sympathy with the Presi-
dents recent note to Austria, he OBJ
served that in it the President had
conditions been altered because Of
recognition Of the Czecho-slovaks
sIs he, alone to have the right to
change his mfnd?" asked Senator
Lodge. HE exercises it freely
Senator Lodge said he had never in
dorsed all Of the Presidents fourteen
recent address: Although he ad-
mitted stating that the January 8
message was an "able message" Sen
ator Lodge added: -.
st disagreed utterly with the one
(term) about Turkey. which proposes
to make Turkish sovereignty secure. !"
sisted Z that republican leaders and
newspapers generally had. voiced
complete approval Of the January, 8
address and its contents, indicating
'prsctical nnaninity of tho Senate
and House and the people"
saa purposes. an effort is being made
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