Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-22
SENATOR BORAH ATTACKS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS PLAN
Man From Idaho Demands Specific
Recognition OF Monroe
Doctrine.
TOO MUCH POWER TO EUROPE
Declares That Plans SO Far Sug-
gcstcd Place America in Entan-
CLING Alliance With Some Foreign
Governments

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-Senator
Borah. of Idaho. Republican. member
OF the Foreign Relations CoEmittcc.
delivered in the Senate today his prom
ised attack on the proposed league OF
nations and referred To- 1t las the most
radical departure from our policies that
We have ever considered"
Statements rGdc Sy former pr $ den;
Taft that the proposed league of ma
tons did not contravcne WaShingtonS
doctrine against engaging in entang-
ling alliances with foreign countries or
with the Monroe Doctrine were de-
clared by Senator Horah to be ito the
utmost degree misleading"
the people of the United States
have the undoubted right" he said,
to change their form of government
and to renouncc their established poll
cies whenever they see lit. i would not
oppose amy change in an orderly fash
ion as may meet the approval of the
people at any time. believe. how
ever. that whenever that radical de-.
proposed the people ought to be con-
suited"
SAY TERM Is NOT AN
UNFAMILIAR ONE
To Mr.. raft's suggestion that OPP
ponenis of the league were reaction
ary, Senator Borah declared that the
word lis not unfamiliar in the ea-
Presidents vocabulary"
Many expressions of President WASH
ington against entangling European al
lianccs were cited by Mr.. Borah. who
said the distinctive feature of the first
Presidents administration was it's for
eiGn' policy.
DO the people believe that Europe
now and in the future will be free of
Selfishness. OF ambition. caprice and
humor?" he asked. why quit our
yet in the very beginning OF this
league of nations constitution we find
the executive council would be domi-
mated by three Europeans. one Asiatic
why should we interweavc our des-
tiny with European destiny? Yet this
constitution gives the majority vote in
every single Instance where action may
arise in European power.
GRANT roo MUCH
POWER TO EUROPE
Does the ex-President of the United
States mean to say to an intelligent
this power to European powers. is not
Interviewing our destiny with Euro
rcan destiny? Does he pretend to say
that that is not a plain departure from
Washngtoils farewell address?
1t may be-" continued Senator Borah,
that the American people want this
But nveiSh against misleading state
mcnts that we do not propose TO do ii
by this league. Let us be candid and
not advise the people that this is not
going to happcn-what must inevitably
happen"
AS Senator Borah proceeded the gal
leries hilcd up while a majority of
members Of the Senate were in their
seats. Many House members also were
in the chamber.
AMERICA GCARA WEBBING
BRITISH TERRITORY
Quoting Mr.. Taft as saying the Mon
roe Doctrine was TO be eXtenaSd to
the world, Senator Borah said that
doctrine was founded for the purpose
of separating this misphere from the
rest of the world. Great Britain he
added. controls onc-nfth of the globe and
under Article y. Of the proposed con-
stitu;ion the United States guarantees
the territorial integrity OF the British
empire.
THAT takes us into every part or
the civilized world" he said. That is
a a, most radical departure from the
Washington policy"
Senator Borah likened the Monroe
Doctrine to . protective farm fence
and asserted the league would tear
down that fence.
The English press" he said, has
regarded the league as abdication OF
the Monroe Doctrine. Lloyd George
said England would concedc much IL
she could draw America out from her
traditional isolation. Japan announced.
almost semiotficially. that il means the
end Of the Monroe Doctrine"
WANTS AMENDMENT
no PRESERVE DOCTRINE
BY an amendment TO the leagues
charter. of only three lines Senator