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Show SENATORS DECLARE OFFERJSA SNARE VIGOROUS OPPOSITION TO PEACE FEELER VOICED IN THE UPPER HOUSE. Leaders Are Most Emphatic in Demanding De-manding Rejection of Tender of German-made Peace When Huns Face Defeat. Washington. Discussing Germany's peace offer in the senate on Monday, Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, chairman chair-man of the foreign relations committee, commit-tee, declared "absolutely abhorrent" even a thought of suspension of hostilities hos-tilities now, and recommended the addition ad-dition to the principles previously laid down by the president as a basis for peace, one providing that the allies would deal only with real representatives representa-tives of the German people. Senator McCuniber of North Dakota introduced a resolution, which was referred re-ferred to the foreign relations committee, commit-tee, providing that before the United States agrees to any armistice, Germany Ger-many must disband her army, surrender surren-der her navy, arms and munitions, and agree to pay for damages to cities and country devastated, restore Alsace-Lorraine to France, together with the penalty pen-alty exacted from France in 1870. Discussion of Germany's peace offer began in the senate soon after the session ses-sion convened. Senator Poindexter of Washington, Republican, declared the proposal for an armistice a "most insidious in-sidious clanger." When Senator Poindexter declared an armistice would mean the end of all military action, and if accompanied hy enemy evacuation of Belgium and France, would he a victory for Germany, Ger-many, Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, chairman of the foreign relations committee, com-mittee, pointed out that the German offer also provides for acceptance of the 34 terms laid down by the president presi-dent in his address of January 8. Acceptance of Germany's offer only upon evacuation of Belgium and France, Senator Hitchcock said, would be preposterous, but he declared restoration res-toration of Alsace-Lorraine to France and as well reparation for Belgium and France are among the president's terms which Germany proposed to accept. Senator Poindexter said the senate foreign relations committee should seek consultation on any negotiations entered into by the government, and that the country should be warned against the insidiousness of published suggestions that an armistice should be agreed to upon withdrawal of Germany Ger-many from occupied territory. Republican Leader Lodge, ranking minority member of the foreign relations rela-tions committee, declared that an armistice armi-stice "would mean the loss of the war I and all we have fought for." |
