Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-01
PAPER BOUGHT.
TO PUSH WORLD
LEAGUE, CHARGE
Borah Claims Interests
Want U. S. to Underwrite
European Investments

Washington. June 30.-Senator Bo-
rah, Idaho, charged in the senate to-
day that Thomas w. Lamont, repre-
senting the Morgan interests, had
purchased the New York Evening
Post for the purpose of using it in
connection with propaganda in favor
of the League of Nations.
Senator Borah declared hat before
the debate on the league closed he
would show that big financial inter-
ests were in conclave to exploit thu
natural of Europe and have
the United States underwrite the in
vestment.
The mask Of hypocrisy will be
torn off," he said, land even the sa-
cred name of an ex-president cannot
be used to protect the men who pro-
pose to sell out this country"
h Idaho senator read from a
publication Of the League to Enforce
Peace a statement that three-fourths
of the contributions to that organi-
cation came from business men and
said that while the name of Kuhn.
Loeb and Company was not among the
concerns mentioned, he had evidence
that it should be there.
Reading a letter which he said had
N9SALo "a III 4Co6uS us.
ing that kilograms and representa-
tives be sent to Washington to aid in
influencing senatorial opinion, Senator
Borah said:
Yet these people are determined
that there shall be no popular vote
upon this proposition while they Or
ganize for the purpose of having GER
tain influential gentlemen come here
to confer with senators and create a
false impression"
w. HI. Taft Defended.
Senator Hitchcock, Democrat, Ne
braska. defending MI. Taft and his
organization, replied that not only
business men, but organized labor,
the churches, the farmers and the
people generally were demanding rat
ification of the covenant. Every test
of popular opinion that had been Ia
ken anywhere. he said. had shown
an overwhelming sentiment for the
league.
The league covenant was defended
BY Senator Gerry. Democrat. Rhode
Island, who declared it the only hope
OF Europe during reconstruction, and
was attacked by Senator Fall, Repub-
lican, New Mexico. who declared he
could not vote for its ratification
without violating his oath as a sena-
tor. .
Many others were drawn into the
debate, which occupied virtually the
entire days session.
Says People Support League.
Senator Hitchcock presented a
mass Of figures n many resolutions
designed to show an overwhelming
sentiment for the league.
The Nebraska senator gave the re-
suits of several newspaper polls all
favoring the league. He also referred
to the overwhelming majority vote in
its favor at the recent convention OF
the American Federation of Labor and
read resolutions endorsing it passed
by h federal council Of churches OF
Christ. the church peace union, the
PRESBYTERIAN general assembly. the
Methodist Episcopal church bishops
the Baptist church ofAthe north and
the International Federation of Cath.
Ollie Alumni.
The National Woman Suffrage asso.
citation, the Federation of Women's
clubs. and many other women's or.
CARNATIONS. he said. had approved it
He ais asserted the farmers were
for the league. h American Agricul.
tural association having endorsed it
and a poll of the editors of agricul.
tural papers showed &C unqualifiedly
for the league and one unqualifiedly
opposed, with three non-committal.
He argued also that returning sol.
diers were for the league. though II
response to a query from Senator Ken.
yon, Republican of Iowa. he said hi
had no figures on the subject.
Senator Kenyon said he had receiv.
ed a letter from a minister declaring
anyone who voted against the league
would be Sboiled in OIL" and another
from q priest saying that "if I voted
for it he would help hang me-"
II want to get all the Information
I can" added the Iowa senator, 'fol
1t seems to me our prospects arr
very uncertain" Il"
Senator Hitchcock submitted a lis
Of 1872 Republican and Independent,
Republican newspapers which he SAID
were supporting the LEAGUE.