The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-21
SENATOR LODGE
WARNS NATION
" ON PEACE ISSUE
Declares Consideration of Ques.
tions Not Essential Fraught
With Dangers
SENATE MUST AGREE
Peace With Germany Is First
Object, Declares Repub.
lican Leader
SENATE MUST AGREE

against the consideration of condi-
tions not absolutely essential to the
consummation of an immediate peace
as an obstacle :endangering the OBJ
tanning of permanent and salts.
factory peace. j..
The first tour and the last of the
points enunciated by the president in
his speech of January s, 1918, relating
to secret service, freedom OF the seas,
economic barriers and q league Of ma
tions were referred to as such pos
sible considerations Senator Lodge
spoke, OF the heavy responsibility Of
the senate in making peace. He re-
called that no treaty can become
binding on the United States without
the senate's approval, and declared
confusion could be avoided only il
the senate expressed itself frankly tn
advance. ~
May Ruin All.
'To bring forward conditions not
immediately and inseparably connect.
ed with the task of making peace
with Germany may ruin all by at
tempting to do much at once" said
Senator Lodge.
In speaking of freedom Of the seas,
the senator called attention to the
strange developments" in connec-
ton with the pending naval bill call
ing for a navy as large as Great Brit
tain's in 1925. He said he favored
building more ships as much as any
one else, but he did not approve such
an extensive program.
"We need a powerful fleet in the
Pacific, and feel sure we will have q
navy sufficient to furnish that flee.
to the western coast"
Needed for Police.
OF suggestions that. a great navy Is
needed for police duty in connection
with the league Of nations, the SEN
ator said he would not stop to ask
s"who would order that navy about
the world" 49,. '...f.s., :. ~.
7 He continued:
peace being our object, the first
step toward peace is to make a peace
with the country with which we have
been at war-that is with Germany. II
peace with Germany Is to be dnca bic
there must be exacted terms which
will make it SO far as humaA2iore'
sight goes,, = impossible ford dGsrmany
again to break out on the world with
a war Of, conquest. This cannot oe
done with treaty engagements and
signatures to documents. At >trls
1uncture Germany would sign anything
and her pledges would be as worthless
as were her promises'to Belgium.
Germany did not change charac
ter over night when her emperor ran
away to Belgium"
Phycisai Guarantees.
II do not need to rehearse wha'
those physical guarantees should be
for / have stated my views upon them
more than once to the senate anc
think there is general agreement or
them not only in the senate but
among the American people.
They include the restoration OF Bel
gium, the return of Alsace-Lorraine tt
France, of Italia brenda to Italy, the
establishment OF CzechO!Slovak state
and OF an Independent state formed
by the Czecho Slovak. They include
also the security Of Greece the res
toration of Rumania, the consolida
ton of all Rumanian people under one
government as we'll as the neutraliza
ton of the Strait, the putting Of Con
stantinople under international, pro
lection with Greece perhaps as thu
mandatory power to administer tn
affairs of the city, the independence,
of Armenia, the return of those prov
- inces of Asia.Minor,, where thu
Greeks are predominant to Greece, thu
Turks, a large powerful and independ
,ent police state, the independ dence o
Russia's Baltic provinces, the return
of Danish Schleswig to the Danes
and the naturalization of the kie
Canal. L.. ,-
Hem Germany In. .-.... ..
These physical guarantees which
have thus far suggested all have on
object and that is so to hem Ger
many in 50 that she cannot attemp
conquest in Russia or the east, ant
that the Slavik population which sh'
has mercilessly used in her wars cal
never be so used by her again.
In addition to these guarantees
there must be heavy indemnities pai'
by Germany for the ruin she ha
wrought in Belgium and Northern
France and Italy, and for her destruc
ton of vessels both neutral and bel
ligerent through the use of submar
ines. In those indemnities the Unit
ed States must have its proper ant
proportional share, not only direct in
demnity for ships destroyed by sub
marines and its people murdered Of
the Lusitania and other vessels, bu
a suitable restitution, in part, at least
of the vast expenses forced upon u
by Germany.
German Colonies.
1T is the duty Of the allies AM
the United States to determine wha
terms they will impose on Germany
and then, and not until then, call Il
the representatives Of Germany an
impose the terms on them"
OF the league Of nations proposes
Senator Lodge said no definite pla
had yet been nut forth that wOul
not cause indefinite controversy.
IF it means abandonment of tn
right Of blockade, I think the Unite
States will hesitate before it abandon
a weapon absolutely necessary for it
protection. l cannot think that Eng
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