The Coconino sun., 1918-10-25
PUTS C. 0. P. LEADERS ON PAR
 WITH PRESSING
Paris Papers Divide Space Between War News and Repub-
 lican Speeches.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 25.- The opinion the Allies entertain of the Republican leaders in Congress who have been standing by the war and now are firmly standing against any "dickering" for peace with the Teu- tonic powers, is best evidenced by a cable from Paris, October 9, 1918, which appeared in the New York Times (Democratic). The cable was as follows:
 PARIS, Oct. 9.-While Paris
 waited for President Wilson's re-
 ply to Germany, the French press
 contented itself with printing
 long accounts of anti-armisitice
 speeches in the United States
 senate and a full symposium of
 American newspaper opinion,
 which, it appears here, was unan-
 imous againstsan interruption in
 the fighting. In fact, the reports
 of the debates in the American
 senate share first pages with the
 news of the great military victo-
 ries on the west front. Senator's
 McCumber, Nelson, and Lodge
 are as highly thought of in
 France today as are the Ameri-
 can generals.
 Yet the Democratic National Con- mittee is sending out literature charg- ing that the success of such men at the polls in November would bring dismay to our Allies and bring "joy to the kaiser and his cohorts"
 London and Italian papers agree n, ann e c that there must be no thought of peace with Germany, much less talk of it, on any terms other than those of unconditional surrender of her military resources and reparation and indemnity for her crimes.
 American soldiers in France send home the message not to "dicker' with German but to permit them with dearly bought victory almost in their hands-under Pershing tos die tate peace terms to the kaiser. This is exactly the sentiment expressed by Senator Lodge, Republican leader in the senate, who says:
 ''The burden of bringing about a conclusive peace rests not with the diplomats but where it belongs-0n the shoulders of General Pershing, Field Marshal Haig and that superb commander of the united allies, Mar shal Foch."
 From every city and town and countryside neighborhood letters and telegrams are pouring in on con- gressmen, insisting that no negotia- tions be opened with Germany until she has internationally surrendered the policy to which the Republican party is committed. "The war must not only be won, but it must stay won. An inconclusive peace will mean that our blood and treas ure have been poured out in vain," exclaims former President Taft.
 When the Republican leaders in Congress and the Republican party are of one accord with the peoples of our Allies, of one opinion with "our boys over there" regarding the disas- ter of robbing our armies of their dearly bought right to name the terms of peace in order to safeguard their sacrifices, and are representing the sentiment of the red-blooded American people who are against CalklNR away tHe lTultS UI WClofy gained by American blood and treas ure, for the Democratic National Com mittee to charge that Republican victory at the polls next month would please the kaiser, dismay our Allies, and betray America is to make a charge whose absurdity is equaled on- ly by its mendacity.
 There is growing resentment among all classes of Americans over the Democratic National Committees attempting to make it appear to our Allies and our enemies that great political party of America which em- braces over half the population of the northern states is so disloyal that it cannot be entrusted with the gov ernment.
 They regard this charge, which is without the least foundation in fact, as being libel upon the loyalty and unity of the American people in this great war. a libel uttered by politi- cal organization for the purpose of