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Show SENATOR URGES PULL SURRENDER Brands German Reply as Clumsy Trap to Involve Discussions. WASHINGTON, Oct 22. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, Republican leader, in a statement today branded Germany's latest lat-est note as a "clumsy trap, awkwardly set,, to involve us in diplomatic discussions," discus-sions," and said if it is answered at all it should be with demands only for uncojiditlonal surrender. "It seems to me unbelievable." said Senator Lodge, "that anyone should be taken in by the last German note. It is varnished over with a little false flattery, directed to the president and the people of the United States, which can deceive no one. It will not bear the slightest analysis. "They desire to discuss details. What they call details are the vital issues of the war. No attention need be given to their denial of Illegal and inhumane actions. Onlv a day or two ago they took- 15.000 women and girls out of Lille when they "abandoned that city. Is that a military act, In accordance with international law? They wish to refer the destruction of our women and children on the Lusitanla to a neutral commission. The American people do not intend to have the decision deci-sion of any commission on such a question ques-tion as that. The American people have not forgotten the" direction of the German Ger-man minister at Buenos Aires to 'sink and leave no trace.' "Of reparation and it must be very large there Is not a word. "Of course, all they say about changing chang-ing their government is pure camouflage. There has been no election in Germany. It is the same old reichstag, governed by the same forces and interests. "The president's reply to the Austrian note was complete, and universally approved. ap-proved. I do not think there should ne any replv to this German note, but if there is let it be simply that we demand the same terms which the allies forced upon Bulgaria an unconditional surrender. sur-render. " 'Unconditional surrender' is easily said and will be understood by all the world. "There is something repulsive in having the invaders of Belgium and the makers of the villainous peace which they forced on Russia and Rumania talking about justice and honor." |