Evening star., 1918-07-25
SENATORS SCORN).
! HUN PEACE TERMS
Galleries Cheer as Speakers
Declare German MiIitarism
Must Be Crushed.

terms Of peace and the insistence upon
unrelenting prosecution of the war
were voiced in the Senate today. So
vigorous were the utterances that the
galleries were moved to applause.
Senate. where expressions Of ap-
proval or disapproval are strictly pro-
hibited.
Senator ]. Hamilton Lewis of nli-
nois started the discussion by alleg-
ing that Germany's latest proposition
is that she will give up Belgium. a
portion of the Balkans. assure the
freedom of the seass If in return Ger
many may control the vast territory
Of Russia from the Baltic to the Cas-
plan and from Poland to vladivostok.
Germany's principal object, he said.
is to hold the east and work up her
power for another aggression upon
the civilized world. She would arm
and equip the mighty population and
utilize the vast resources SO that some
day she would renew her warfare, and
her first object of attack would be
the United States
She would proceed against this
country from Vladivostok to our
western coast and from the Mediter-
ranean against the eastern coast
Propaganda, Senator Says.
Senator Lewis declared that Ger
many's latest peace offer is by way
of propaganda to- work up sentiment
H.,
to indicate that she has yielded all
that this country went to war about
and that further fighting by the
United States would be for terri
toriai aggrandizennent alone.
I'VE warn Prussia" declared Sena-
designs and will not be defeated by
them. We must guard and protect
Russia and those industries which
later she would use to our own dis
advantage"
Wants Peace Talk Stopped.
Senator Sherman of Illinois then
took the floor. Speaking with great
earnestness, he said: 81 don't care to
occupies foot of Belgian or French
territory nor until Germany dfsavows
her piratical warfare with submarines
and guarantees that such warfare
shall cease. Peace cannot be consid-
cred so long as Germany has failed
the United States to declare war"
IT will be willing to talk peace when
the United States and her allies have
driven Germany from Belgium and
France and cleared the seas and when
peace can be obtained by victory of
arms Until then our duty will be to
continue to fight, to vote money and men
for war purposes and to keep on until
the last German has been driven from
the occupied territory and the German
power crushed"
Peace Mission Criticised.
Senator Sherman then branched
into another phase Of ultimate peace
negotiations. He reprehended the ap-
pointment by the President Of an un-
official commission to collect data to
He objected to the utilization of
men having no connection with the
diplomatic service nor any way re-
sponsible to the Senate to assist in
paving the way for a peace treaty.
He thought that all information
should be submitted to the Senate in
confidence and that no part of the
peace treaty should be prepared
without the full knowledge OF the
Senate.
Would Prevent Strikes.
Senator Thomas said that it was no.
ticeable that German peace propaganda
followed every disaster to the German
arms. He thought, however, that the
allies are just now confronted with an
immediate and sinister danger, the slow
ing down of production occasioned by
strikes.
There have been several hundred
strikes in this country in recent
months. Only yesterday $1,000 mu-
milton workers went on strike in Eng.
land. The bravery Of the soldiers
however fine, is rendered tmpotent tc
accomplish results without adequate
equipment
Senator Thomas thought It to be
the duty of Congress and the e1ecu.
tive Immediately to consider this dan
ger and to take steps to obviate it.
When Senator Thomas Concluded hi.
remarks the Senate adjourned until
next Monday.