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Show JUSTICE HAS FULLJpi Congressmen Declare Satisfaction Satis-faction With Military Demands on Germany. WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. Unanimous approval of the armistice terms imposed on Germany was voiced today by congressmen. con-gressmen. Unconditional surrender was the interpretation in-terpretation of most senators and repre-1 repre-1 sentatives, although some expressed dis-1 dis-1 appointment that the demobilization of : the German armies was not required. Sen-; Sen-; timent for punishment of those responsible respon-sible for murders and other atrocities also was" voiced. w President Wilson's " suggestion in his address informing congress of - the armistice arm-istice terms, that the victorious nations extend aid to the peoples of the central powers in their efforts for self-govern-1 ment and to prevent them from further suffering for want of food and other necessities of life, also was commended. Vice Perident Marshall said: "The president's address sets a high water mark in the annals of the justice of English-speaking peoples and of all the allies. For the future -justice must lead and not follow success." Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania: "I assume that the armistice terms are practically effective to bring Germany's unconditional surrender and to disarm her so that she could not renew the war even if she wanted to." Representative Good of Iowa: "By far, the terms are the most stringent strin-gent ever imposed on a defeated country." coun-try." - Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, ranking rank-ing Republican on the foreign relations committee; Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, Ne-braska, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, and other leaders of both senate and congress, were not in Washington today. Senator1 Norris of Nebraska; "The armistice terms amount to an unconditional surrender." Speaker Clark: "The armistice terms seem to be all-embracing all-embracing and most certainly will be satisfactory sat-isfactory to the American people." Demacratic Leader Kitchin; "The terms are entirely satisfactory. They could not be better." |