The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-01-09


ator suppose that anybody Will ever
defy the amphictyonic council of the
civilized world and its opinion in that
respect?
a result of this war we say that no
nation shall keep over half a million
men under arms. Let US just suppose
that.
MIR. BORAH 1t is a nice thing to
suppose.
MIR. WILLIAMS. want to suppose
ii, because think 1t Is good thing,
and the only thing | am leaving in
doubt is the number; but suppose 1t
was 100000, half million men. That
is as much as Great Britain needs,
even on her far-flung battle line. That
Is as much as the United States
needs. That is as much as Russia or
France would need. 1t is not beyond
the power even of Belgium or Switz-
erland to provide. 1t does not take
away from any great, strong nation
its natural advantages, because they
have the natural advantage OF re-
serve force and resources and man
power behind them. There is nothing
unfair about It, Suppose that were
agreed to--four hundred thousand or
FIVE hundred thousand-and suppose
we entered into an agreement that If
any nation dared arm itself any fur
Their she would become the enemy of
the civilized world, and we would so
declare her and so treat her Does
not the senator think that that would
lead to a greater hope, at any rate a
more assured hope of permanent and
Just peace in the world?
Now, one more question, and then
am through.
MIR. BORAH. ] hope the senator
will not take up my time, because
have got to close. 1t is near adjourn
ment.
MR.. WILLIAMS. One more obser-
walton, one more sentence, and then l
am through Now, If the senator will
add this reflection to what has gone
before--that the world In the mean
time has become democratic, and that
the faith expressed now by nations
will not be the faith of the despots
who happened to control them, like
the king of Prussia and the king of
Austria and the czar of Russia in the
old time, but the expression OF the
will of the people themselves in all
these countries--does he not agree
with me that it is much more apt to
be carried out than If it were the mere
will of despots, subject to a revolution
at home?
MIR. BORAH Yes, Mr.. President.
These people who have fought and
won this swar in the name of democra-
cy are about to organize tribunal,
which tribunal is to have the power to
decide upon great questions of ma
tional interest, and which tribunal
shall have the say as to how that shall
be enforced. Now, who is to control
| this tribunal? What say will the peo-
pie of the United States have with
reference to who shall control this tri-
as to more than one of them at most
and they would have only a third or g
fourth time removed control over thai
particular one.
Is 1t proposed that this tribuna
shall in any way be selected elected oil
confirmed by these people whom The
senator talks about? This scheme re.
moves the power to declare war far
Their away from the people than it Is
now | think it is already too far re-
moved from those who I'LL the
trenches and fight the battles; but
now it is proposed to give it to a tri'
bunal which is still farther removed
which is an appointive tribunal select
ed by the different nations, over whose
judgment the people win have no con-
troll whatever--a fitting confusion to &
war waged and won in the name o.
democracy! If you will demonstrate
to me how the masses of the people
can control this tribunal, direct its de-
crees in case they are not satisfied
with them or make it Enthusiastically
responsive to the people, you will pre-
sent question much more to my lik'
ing than the one we have now.
MIR. WILLIAMS. Mr. President, dc
IL understand, then, that the senator
thinks it is absolutely hopeless to or.
ganize any system of civilization
where each nation shall not be its owl
Judge and its own jury and its owr
executioner?
MR.. BORAH. l do not think it i:
hopeless.
MR.. WILLIAMS. should hate tt
believe that, and l think the senator
would hate to believe 1t.
MIR. BORAH. The trouble with thu
proposition of the senator from Miss
issippi and all these gentlemen whC
are discussing the league to enforce
peace Is that they assume that thu
league to enforce peace will bring
peace. We who are opposed to il
think that instead of "a league to en-.
force peace it ought to be named q
league to promote war;" because W.
believe that is precisely what it will