The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-07
SURRENDER FIRST,
',YIEWOF SENATORS
Final Arbiters Of Any Treaty
Refuse to Treat With Auto
; cratic Germany.
LEADERS MAKE 1T PLAIN
Hitchcock Urges No Let Up,
While Borah Demands
kaiser's Abdication.
Social DsspatcA 70 TIE srS

wAsHINGToH, Oct s.---"Only another
| manifestation Of the fertility and re-
sourcefulness OF the German Goyern-
rment," Is tho impression given voice by
United States Senator'S the final ar
biters OF the sort OF peace which
America shall make at the close OF the
existing war. There in no thought ex-
pressed ON the part OF the leaders Of
the Senate who have discussed the latest
move save that It is intended simply as
a feeier OF the German Government and
possible bid for time.
II In recognized here by the men VINO
must in the end ratify any peace con-
vention TO which the United States IL a
signatory that the quicker Germany gets
peace negotiations under way the larger
the opportunity for her to have some
thing and Il In not the intention of the
Senators to-day that Germany shall be
permitted to save aught from the ruin
now destined to fall about her than the
territorial integrity OF her original areas
and her badly bcsmirchej name.
View OF Senator Hitchcock.
For this reason the views of the Sem
atois are much in the same line against
an armistice and against negotiations
! not predicated upon complete relinuuish-
ment of her erstwhile ambitions. die
lated peace with the Entente Alliance
doing the debating.
In the opinion Of Chairman Hitchcock
OF the Foreign Relations Committee
there must come no halt In the present
combined and concentrated offensive Of
America and her allies all along the
battle lines. Senator Hitchcock said to-
night:
with existing uncertainty as to the
~ .s.
Government in the present move for a
peace conference on the expressed terms
OF President Wilson or on any other
terms the necessity for the continuance
or the present drive is paramount to
every other consideration. cannot eon-
ceive OF negotiations unless the complete
| surrender of the enemy Is assured as a
prerequisite TO peace considerations in
volving a cessation Of hostilities There
can be no letup In the present full for
ward movement on all fronts. Only the
white flag of surrender can warrant
peace negotiations under an armistice-
Enemy I'm q Had Way.
"of course the preiiminaries of nego.
| tiations might be conducted with the
fighting continuing, but n so II will be
with the same sort OF bitter offensive as
now. progressing with no letup or the
hint Of letup because peace conventions
are being undertaken.
The armies of the Allies must plunge
forward just as though no thought. of
peace was in the minds Of any one.
We cannot afford to attach any belief
In the sincerity OF peace suggestions
enanating from the Teutonic alliance.
1T is my real belief that Germany
! and her allies are In a serious predica-
nent and fully cognizant of that condi-
ton. One index of this Is the permits
| sive attitude of the Imperial Govern
ment In socializing itself at this juno
ture. That would seem to be a very EVIL
dent manifestation OF the acceptance by
the Kaiser and his advisers that only
through yielding to the socialistic ele-
ments In the Government can they hold
that fraction OF the German body polite
In line with the war. II 10 indicated
now that the German war loan. the last
one, is destined TO failure. The German
Government is now discouraged. The
attitude OF the alliance lighting Ger
! manism must be more than ever stiff
and unyielding. 1t is the surest, quick
est roadway TO peace"
Borah Demands Abdication.
Senator Borah. one OF the most stu
| diors members of the Foreign Relations
Committee, in analyEing the situation
| created by Prince Maximilian's utter
ances. said tonight: II would grant no
| armistice until the Hohenzollerns have
sabdicated. When they are no longer po-
liticsl factors in Europe We safely can
begin negotiations for peace with the
German people. We should either dc
tate terms OF peace from Berlin or ne
gotiate peace with n German republic
As President Wilson 10 well and &C.
| curately said in his last public address
| when speaking OF the German Govern
| ment, I'VE do not speak the same Ian
guage of agreement We will be wise
/ people II we stand by that statement.
Il am not a military expert" con-