Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-18
Foreign Entanglements


continue to uphold the principles of the
Monroe doctrine strictly to the letter. re-
fusing at the same time to become involved
in foreign entangiements that are continu-
ously arising in Europe, or to extend the
principles of that doctrine so that they vii!
apply to other countries as well as our own,
We have two schools of thought on this.
President Wilson contends that we should
adopt the latter policy In fact, he holds
that the league of nations virtually so pro-
vides. Senator Borah is among those able
statesmen of the country positively OPP
posed to doing so, a convert OF the former
policy as founded by Washington.
In an address before the senate, Mr..
Borah said:
"Washington s policy was framed under
conditions almost exactly the same as con-
ditions which prevailed at the close Of the
war. War had been raging in Europe for
20 years. Every part and parcel Of Europe
was torn with turmoil and strife and di>-
sension, with dynastic quarrels and racial
antipathies. 1t had extended over greater
L territory even than the present war. Spain,
Portugal Norway, Sweden and Switzer-
land-all those countries had been swept
into it. Chaos reigned throughout Chris
tendon. The storm of battle had swept
every coast and visited all lands We, our
selves, had just emerged from the Euro
pean system. We had been a part of it as
F.. I'd he
the entire world was that the only safe
course was for the new United States to
ally itself with European powers. 1t was
deemed essential to our safety and secur-
ity that we join with European powers in
establishing a stable civilization and the
appeal which was made to the father of
his country could be very easily duplicated
today by taking the language then used
and applying it to the arguments which are
now made
''He was asked if it was thought that the
United States could travel alone in world
Of turmoil and strife, in a world of dissen-
sion and disorder. He was asked if it was
believed that we could establish here a
system or civilization of our own and
maintain it against the ever-encroaching
powers OF European governments. A less
steadfast soul would have Yielded But he
sat uron his back porch at his home at
Mount Vernon and fought it out. He there
dictated the first letter upon the subject,
even before he was elected President Of the
United States, and said there was only one
way by which to build nation, to have
common ideals, common aspirations, q
common purpose, national mind, and a
national purpose, and that was to divorce
and separate ourselves from the European
system. 1t was wise course It saved
and made possible this republic.
"How can you have league without
surrendering and FORGETTING Washington's
|policyg The very first thing that you do
with reference to the league is to form your
permanent alliances with European pow
crs, and Washington's policy is gone. Is
there any man who believes for moment
that you can maintain the Monroe Doctrine
when Washingten's policy is gomez If we
intermeddle in European affairs, Europe
will intermeddle in our affairs. You can
put it upon paper, you can write it in black
and white, but the practical course of
events will carry us together
Shortening the sermons may be all we'll