Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-24
SENATOR B0RAH's
PARABLE REVEALS
LEAGUE s PURPOSE.
Would Compel United States
to Become EntangIed in En-
rOpean and ASiatiC Affairs
Says Idaho Senator

(The following extract from Scna-
tor Borah's speech ON the league of
nations fairly illustrates the manner
OF thought that Is taking hold OF the
.iIls r,can people. Ticy arc beginning
to realize that III they enter the league
of nations they will be hopelcssly en-
tangled in the affairs Of Europe ard
Asia and that European and ASiatic
nations will lyn entanglcd in the af-
fairs of the western hemisphere. The
parable of Farmer Europe and Farm
CT America is a good onC.)
Let us take a homely illustration
perhaps it may better illustrate the
argument. A great many years ago a
man by the name Of Europe opened
a farm. He begins the tilIage of his
great farm, but turmoil, strife and
disension arise among his tenants.
Finally a dissatisfied European by the
name we will call him, America, de-
termines to leave these turmoils on
the European farm to go into the for
est open a clearing, and establish a
new farm. He says, II shall so where
] can worship God according to the
dictates Of my own conscienCsc.
snail 90 where / can set up a new
system of farming He goes into the
wilderness and sacrifices and finally
establishes a farm of his own. After
he has established it he declares, af-
ter reflection, ~ am afraid those En-
ropeans will come here and cause me
the same disturbance and trouble and
establish the same kind of a system
which we had in Europe; so / will es-
tahish partition fence
He does establish a partition fence,
When he has finished the fence he
says 81 will neither go to your farm
nor shall you come to mine; | have
\ had some experience with you, and !
do not want " try it again. SO he
builds an inSurmountable wall or
fence between his neighbor Europe
and himself 1t stands for a hundreq
years People sit about and discuss
it, and pass many eulogies, declaring
over and over again that ii was one
of the wisest things that farmer ever
did. But suddenly a new inspiration
jawns and it is thought that it would
be a good idea TO tear down the wall
or fence and to commingle and in
terming!e systems: to join one farm TO
another and have one superintendent.
1t is said to the farmer America,
let us tear down this fence" He re-
plies in surprise and CONSERVATION,
II built it for a purpose WELL it
is contended by the idealst, 1--WE think
1t is better to tear it down" At this
time there rises up man by the
name of william Howard. He says to
farmer America, Let us tear down
that wall fence of yours. It must he
done right away. Anyone who opposes
can not he trusted overnight" The
farmer says, 4 do not think it would
be we'll"
But" William Howard replies, ut
IS, inst the same after 1t is torn down
as it is when 1t is standing up. We
are going to put a fence around both
farms, and that will be the same as
fence between the farms William
\ Howard further says, Let us go into
partnership with your ncghbor Eu-
rope" America says, Il do not want
any partnership. ! came here to get
away from that very thing" William
Howard urges. with a spirit Of I'M
solfishness and good naturedly, at is
just the same without a partnership
as it is with it, Let us transmute or
combine these two systems and make
them one"
But" farmer America says, "l
came to this country to get away from
that system. ! do not want one sys-
tenn, l want two systems / do not
like their system of farming" Will
liam Howard replies. lone system is
just the same as two systems" He de-
clares. Furthermore, 81 know some
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