The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-02-21
praises President Wilson in
New York Address; Make
Progress.
mot FALLEN DOWN"
Most Gigantic Task in History
Of Nation in Preparing
for War.

The recent address of Senator Borah
hefore the far Western Travellers as
sociation in New York has attracted
conntry-wide attention and is general
" conceded to be one of tht strongest
Gefenses of the war administration yet
nresented. The New York Times re-
norts the address as follows:
Senator william E. Borah of Idaho,
meaking at the dinner Of the Ear
western Travellers association at the
Hotel Astor, declared that, In his opin-
ion the progress that the United
States has made in the last ten months
IN preparing to do a major part in the
European war has been one of the
most marvellous things in history. He
eulogiz.d President Wilson as a man
with whom no other American could
be compared as q moral leader, and
urged the more than 1000 persons pre-
sent to realize that success depended
on a united America, and he added
solemnly that, should the war be lost,
everything for which the United States
stood would have passed from the
earth.
Senator Borah spoke at the close of
the dinner. He had been preceded by
ex-Ambassador James w. Gerard and
Bainbridge Colby Of the shipping
board.
America Has Not Broken Down.
Much has been said tonight" said
Senator Borah, regarding criticism
and Investigation. 1t is quite true
that some Investigations have been
made and / have tried in the line of
my official duty to keep in touch with
every angle of these Investigations.
] do not think that / will be charged
with being a prejudiced witness In
favor Of the administration at Wash
ingtOn, yet / must say in my opinion
1t is mistake to say that America
has broken down in this war.
"The United States for more than
one hundred years has been peace
loving nation. 1t never had reason to
expect that it would be drawn into a
war such as is the one upon the win
ming Of which we are now engaged.
Yet by the invasion of our just right
and through the brutality of foreign
Zoe 1t became necessary that this
peace-loving people Of ours should be
transformed into a vast fighting ma
cnlne We had to accomplish the
transformation in very few months.
ana 1t was task so great that 1t was
impossible to do it without making
some mistake. And mistakes were
made, but | do not consider them
fundamental, nor do / consider them
lrreparable. And whatever the mis-
akes which may have occurred, / am
sure that in the end the congress and
the administration will get together
and will correct them.
10 me the wonder has been that
greater and more fundamental mis-
akes have not been made. 1t has
ueen my Intention to say some things
regarding these mistakes which l
snail now leave unsaid. l had intend
eu @ 70 make these remarks had Senator
ohamberlain been present. And here,
anu before | proceed further, / want
~ say that in all America there is
no more high minded senator or a
more patriotic American than George
a. chamberlain of Oregon.
:. IN my Judgment it will be but a
lew days when everything that has
happened in the way of captious
o,l'iclsm will have disappeared, and
We snail all be united in a common
purpose, which will be the organiza-
aon Vi our great war machine on u
se1ie SO efficient that Germany will
oee and realize once and for all that
war. "i' 'ii''
~ Is extremely important that Ger
laany snail be made to know that we
anerlca are united people in this
sa a.uer Our soldiers in Europe are
sanding shoulder to shoulder, and 1t
anould be the duty of those of us who
ase leit at home to present front just
"a, ~ ,unDroken to the enemy. agree
ts Ha.n tnose who have said that there is
sy LAY IN America no man who is the
S.o Stual Oh the president Of the United
states as moral leader"
Disbelieves Strike Tales.
senator Borah then referred to the
eports which had come out of Ger.
nay ny IN the last ten days, which In
ray y instances seemed to forecast q
autocracy. oi
,ho l DO not know so very much about
origin OF these reports" he said
csas oat l 90 know that If Germany sue
Mo :, IA convincing the American peo
do,.. mat she is on the point of a break
e sh ~ from within, when the contrary
nmnp Ie case, she viii have won a tri
ern pn equal to victory on the west
srn battlefront.
(COntinued on paOo az