The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-26

Of Geneva accept the British or Ameri-
can view7
ut win do as the Supreme Court did
In the case OF White versus Texas
| seventh Wallace. 1t will say that. hav-
ing come In. the construction OF our
rights viii be determined under the
covenant we have Joined.
so i say that unless reservations &c
back to the Powers and are accepted by
all OF them and become part of the in
strument they are utterly futile, useless
and worthless. They will afford no pro-
| lection to the United States. Let those
who are In favor Of engaging In for
| eign alliances know that reservations
are like platforms. They are made to
! get votes; not to stand on"
do understand" interrupted Sena-
tor Fletcher (Fla-), that the Senator
! Is opposed to any league whatever and
also to the alliance with France?'
Against League ana A,lisnee.
IT am opposed to both of them, and
| more opposed to the alliance with
France than to the league" replied Mr.
Borah. II favor the American policy
of the last $50 years. 1t Is good enough,
for me, and I will take my chances un-
der 1t without any entanglements with
Europe.
There has been much discussion OF
the Monroe Doctrine and of preserving
1t by reservations In the ratification
But you cannot preserve II II you sur
render the policy Of Washington. 1t In
cludetl the Monroe Doctrine. II you
NEEDLE with Europe. IL you go In with
Europe's AFFAIRS you cannot as a matter
of practical fact prevent Europe com
ing here and interfering in our affairs
You may write on paper that 1t shall
rot happen, but you go there the in
evftable logic of Affairs win bring Eu.
rope here"
I'm 1900 I took the same position re-
| garding our acquisition OF the Philip
| Pinec," observed Senator Thomas (Col.)
Does the Senator believe cur acquisi-
| ton Of those Islands weakened the con-
sistency OF our attitude toward the Mon.
roe Doctrine?'
Il do" said Mr.. Borah, '-and I'VE year,
ago l voted to turn them loose again. ]
am anxious to repeat that vote.
AS well attempt to tear down the
| lower story Of a house and leave the
upper story standing as to destroy the
doctrine of Washington and expect to
| save that of Monroe So the theory OF
| Monroe Doctrine by a clause in the reso-
luton of ratification is utterly futile"
But Is 1t possible for US to stay on,
OF European entanglementsT' asked
Senator Fletcher (Fla.). Has not the
war shown that we may be unable to
| have our own policy In that?'
Assume that we may again be drawn
| into q European conflict" replied Mr.
Borah, shall We contract In advance
to do SO without consulting the intelli-
gence and patriotism of the time wher
that exigency may arise? Assume that
| ten or twenty years hence we be asked
| to take part in a war shall we not ther
consult the generations that must dc
| the fighting? No one of the men al
the Peace Conference table entertained
| the idea that this league would put ar
end to all war. Before they left the
| table they had made arrangements fol
| the next war.
"Clemenceau. Lloyd George, Italy
Japan don't know about our Presi.
| dent-would not permit the business tc
close until an alliance had been made
between France and the United State:
and one between Great Britain and
| France, to which Italy has already asked
| to be admitted. 1t Is specifically ar
alliance to prepare for and to make war
programme should be consummated unit
all this was arranged. There are twenty
three wars going on In the world now
| thirteen of them over boundary ques
tons"
| Hitchcock Asks Question.
| Does the Senator consider that tn,
Monroe Doctrine was a measure O.
cock (Neb.).
| IT do not" said Mr.. Borah.
| Did 1t not prevent war" persisted
Mr.. Hitchcock.
'In a measure it did," admitted Mr.
Borah.
HAS it ever cost this country al doilal
or a manr
ut has cost US some money" repliet
Mr. Bo-ah.
IF it has prevented war and has pre-
served peace why would not the pro
posed alliance have the same effect 2
demanded Mr.. Hitchcock.
| Because the alliance with Franc
contemplates war. nothing but war,
replied Mr.. Borah. Germany will at
| tempt to recover what she believes ha
been unjustly taken from her as sool
as she is able. Our agreement to hell
| France will not prove very effectiv
when Germany IL able to move.
| why should we not have the RICH
to determine freely when the decision
! comes whether We will go to war o.
not? AS the terms OF this treaty ar,
written with all the conditions the!
impose on Germany 1t will be impos
| sible for Germany to make war agaiI
within thirty years. We are told tina
the alliance with France is a temporar,
matter pending the league coming int,
| effective operation.
| docs that presume that 1t is goinI
to take the league twenty or thirt,
years to get into full operation? Al
ready they have a permanent secre
tary appointed for life and are max
ing UP boards to conduct its affairs"
lSTILL FIGHTING CLEMENCEAU
French Radical Socialists PIaI
New Attack ON Cabinet.
PARIS, July 25.-The Radical Social
lists who voted in favor OF the Govern
ment after Tuesdays debate in tn
Chamber of Deputies were 'crticiset