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Show SENATE DEBATES If SK REPLY Pittman Says Criticism by Lodge Can Serve No Good Purpose. Massachusetts Man Denies He Is Actuated by Political Po-litical Motives. WASHINGTON. Oct. JO. Spirited (Jo-bate (Jo-bate on F'rosident Wilson's rospono to the, German peace offer bean today when the senate reconvened after a recess re-cess since Monday, fcfeuator rutman of Nevada opened the discussion by attacking attack-ing Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the Republican leader, declaring Senator Lodge's published statement criticising the president's note could serve no poo J purpose. Referring; to the statement on the president's presi-dent's reply made in Rome by Samuel Gompeis. president of the American Federation Fed-eration of Labor, that there must he unconditional un-conditional surrender, Senator Lodge said : "All I sa y is wha t Mr. Gompers says, and they will he very slow to a'-use Sir. Gomrers of hostility to the president. I believe Mr. Gompers correctly interprets , the will and wish of the American people. ! "The senator from Nevada, undertook to give a party complex inn to the mat- i ter. If there is any party advantage in it. I say to you that I would forfeit any advH nta -c 01 1 her to my.-.rif or my pa rty if lilt? piosiiicnt .M;id nniv have wanton a note like ids Baltimore speech and others he has marie instead of a series." Senator Roindcxter of Washington, another an-other Republican, j rnr.sr-d Senator l.ndue's dcla ra tarn ;'or an "unpialil"ied vieioi- "If the senator fmin Nevada is correct, then 1 take my stand by the sonat-T i:nn: Ma.-sa- i'.usctis and not by the pro.-idept." ccntiuued Senator Roindexter, who de- larcd the president's action iad been mot unfortunate. Senator (human de.darerl the minority leader had misconstrued the note. "The press and public understand I he message and do not concur with Senator l.od;;e." said the Nevada senator. May Do Harm. 'His construction eanivt possibl.v serve any ;.;ood, but, in the u t ra ry. may lead the German people and even some of ,e:r citizens to believe the president is nmhily anxious in enter into peace, negotiations. The establishment of such a construction would deaden the enthusiasm and zeal of our people: would be detrimental to the spirit and visor of o-r armies and would tend to lies trey confidence in the president, presi-dent, whose services are. essentia! to a la liner and just peace. "In the 1'niled States pen.it e on August 2?. the senator from Massachusetts laid down his own program (-r world vietory. The program of the senator from Massachusetts Massa-chusetts means war for vietnry. H'vi.ue and advantage, while ( ho proem m of t he president means war for victory, justice ami everlasting peace. "The opposition of any statesman to the efforts of the president of the I "uited St a tes. upon whom t lie duty devolves to successfully conduct this war. would have its effect, but when that slatesnmn is the leader of the Republican party in the Cnited States senate and bv virt:e of that position, in the 1'nited Stales, his opposition becomes a matter of j:ia vo concern. "(tur people do not distrust Wood row Wilson. He is loved, trusted and ic-spe-'ted. not only by ad of the pe 'pie of the Rnited Slates, but by the sufleriiiL: r-e'.'ples of the governments of our allies. al-lies. He is ranked throughout the world today as the predominant statesman of the aire. For Surrender Only. i I "l rei'osni'.'1 and admire the s'atsnim- Iship. learning a nd ioya ! t y of t he d ist in-guished in-guished senator from Massachusetts, but he has no risht to be offended if I sa v to him that in the eyes of the world he does not compare with Wondrow Wilson. 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