Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-08
Speakers Unanimous That
Crushing Military Victory
Can Be Only End to War
Which viii Satisfy u, S,
LODGE SAYS TRUCE
WOULD LOSE THE WAR
ChanceIIor's Overture Referred
to as InSidiouS Attack and
Calling for Immediate, I'm
niStakabIe Rejection,

peace offer was peremptorily spurned
today in the senate.
In spirited discussion of the latest
proposals, senators participating in a
two hours debate declared it an in
sidious attack and declared a COM
mon demand for its immediate rejec-
ton.
Inveighing especially against the
proposal for an armstice, the speak
ers were unanimous in declaring that
crushing military victory must be
preliminary to peace negotiations
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
chairman of the senate foreign rela-
tons committee; Republican Leader
Lodge of Massachusetts ranking NIL
nority leader of the committee; Sena-
tors PoindeXter Of washington Nc
Cumber of North Dakota Pittman OF
Nevada Ashurst and smith of Arizona
Nelson of Minnesota ad Reed of Mis-
souri,, We're among the speakers, rep
resenting both political parties. The
discussion which was made to vacant
galleries, closed as precaution
against the Spanish influenza epidem-
ic NAV be renewed next Thursday
when the senate reconyenes after a
recess
Surrender Demanded.
After Senator Hitchcock and others
had declared an armistice impossible,
Senator McCumber introduced a res
olution proposing as the first requisite
to any peace negotiations, absolute
surrender by Germany, including q
| dissolution of her ARM and navy and
| pledges for complete indemnifcations
| The resolution was referred to the for
! eign relations committee
| Although first pointing out that
| Germanys offer contemplates accept
| ance of President Wilson's fourteen
| peace terms. Senator Hitchcock de-
/ clared that the request for an arms
| tice is absolutely abhorrent," to every
| member of the senate, 1t is "unthink-
! able" he said, that the German and
/ Austrian proposals will be accepted
| and he insisted that not only must AL
| sace-Lorraine be restored to brance
| but that, in any peace negotiations
| an organic change in Germans laws
! must be had so that the allies will deal
| with representatives of the German
! people.
Declaring the armistice would mean
! the loss of the war, Senator Lodge sai6
/ the allies must gain complete mill
tary victory and that Germanv must
be put behind the bars" He pointed
out the danger of the peace often
! sive," which he predicted last August
| the enemy would make, and said he
| did not believe President Wilson con-
| templates accepting any such propo'
| sal as that made by the enemy.
Senator Poindexter, in the discus
sion, and other senators in private
| declared it would be inadvisable fol
the senate to adjourn in view of de-
velopments and that the foreign rela'
tons committee should keep in close
| touch with the situation. 1t was sug-
gested that in event of a recess al
| agreement for prompt reconvenine
| upon call of leaders should be made.
Allies VIII No Agree.
ut is fortunate" said Senator Poin.
dexter, that the proposition for toe
early peace, although concealed with
it's proposition of surrender and sac
rifice may be prevented because of the
and the seer of Wales. that great
Britain France and the United State:
and other allies.
AN armistice would mean the enc
forever of any additional military eff
fort / have faith that Clemenceau
the tiger of France-the greatest mar
in many respects of the present time
and the seer of Wales, that greaa
statesman-premier of England
will be alert to protect against an!
such unwise step.
Germany would come out victor
just as she went into it, If we &C
cept this offer Alsace-Lorraine would
still be in German hands, Poland still
would be enslaved; Serbians and Bo
hemians in Austria still would be un
der the Austrian yoke; Russia. al
| though evacuated, still would be a
| 4 1o > Lon
Belgium and France unidentified
it would leave Constantinople, streat
gically the most important port in
the world in commercial lines with
Asia still dominated by the unspeak-
able Turk and leave the German an6
Turkish alliance still intack."
Senator Hitchcock of the foreign
relations committee, here interrupt.
ed Senator Poindexter to ask.
rs the senator not emitting very
important condition. That is thai
the nations making the offer are ap.
pearing to accept the fourteen terms
laid down by the president in his ad
dress of January s. and again lait
down as modelled. late in February
and again in his New York speech
Do not the fourteen conditions in
clude restoration and indemnifica.
ton of Belgium and return to France
of Alsace- Lorraine %
did the president say that?" Mi.
nority Leader Lodge interjected.
II think that can at least be in
ferred," said Senator Hitchcock Sen.
ator Poindexter declared that Sena.
tor Hitchcock's statement itself in
dicated 1.-THE dangerous and insidi-
Gus character of the support giver
to the evacuation proposition. il
an armistice were granted, he saIu
Germany's unconquered army would
withdraw to its own borders and
then Germany would discuss what
propositions of the president she
would agree to discuss and also the
effect of the presidents fourteen con
ditions.
Not Real Justice.
What Germany means by Justice
| is not what we mean" Senator poin-
dexter continued. Justice for Ger
| many would mean execution Of q
| few Of the murderers and robbers