The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-27
AMERICAS War,
! ASSERTS BORAH
BEFORE SENATE
Says People Must Know
SeriousnessGAnd Why
We Fight.

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purpose OF America In the Woriu
strHygle senator 6orans neMper "
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eu,ssad uonfrouf 4 war condition than
49, WITCH oonfnonts The Allies at this
khcx1r. me best thing the American
peonle, ,an xnow il the fact that the
bsatuwf3cn q, here and that the hour of
ErS<rf3re has arr5ved. VIII the Ameri-
Ecnn senate DELAY Tor q. single hour in
/. IcxzxtinG away All unnecessary and idle
bxhinns which impede progress and
inject this situation as It is absolutely
necessary for US to meet it In order to
lsolve the problem?
1T is no longer European war,
sir,sit is an American war. And with
! that coudffion of sffairs confr ontine
s1s It tgSnecessary that we proceed to
legzsiate here upon these respective
measures as &c the enemy were at Gun
gales
Somethsns was said few day.
ago in tho Senate about peace This
Ia not an appropriate time generally
to discuss peace or to propose peace
II we propose to have that peace
which Is permanent with an enemy
that appaxently - marching on tt
victory Does any one suppose thai
Germany at this hour would consider
my proposal OF peace other than thu
peaoe which takes care OF Germany
interest as Germany alone sees thai
intsrest7
Does any ons suppose that thu
ccntral Powers with Russia cavipg in
with the subrnax1ne war growins
stronger and more enecttve appar
senk1y every day, with France appar
entity at the height of her fighting
powar and mot abIe In all probability
to go beyond the point which sh,
now holds with these condition
pressntsd to the German mind doe
any one suppose that we could dis
czlw peace with them upon any bas1
WhA1ever other than terTns German,
Nood practically dictate
II am not 20 sure but that the tim
has come wzhan the American peop1
should have presented to them NOR
definitely and specifically the term
and conditions upon which we ar
lighting and the terms and condition
npon which we would cease to hghi
boR1sve there ought to be laid be
fore the American people a more spe
ctkc program as 70 what we propos
to attain. as to what we propose t
accomplish and as to terms and con
dit1ons upon which the war. SO ia
AZ America - concerned. could end
and upon those terms and condffion
only. 6
Il say that not with the view
having Germany accept from us a
this time any proposal which "
might submit, but say it for TIL
purpose OF arousing the interest Q
the American people and OF PEI
hitting them TO know dennteiy an
specancany the things Tor which the
arc expecfed to nght and the timing
for which they are expected to die
I'VE cannot carry ON this war with
out a thoroughly aroused and sus
tanned favorable public opinion
which does not at this time exist. an
xo,,o or the raonnnz In INV Opinion