The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-13
Sen. BOrah Declares He Will
Ask Congress to Author
iZe One
THINKS THE PEOPLE
WOULD DEFEAT 1T
Will Also Ask That the Peace Treaty
be Discussed in Open Session-W om-
en- to Heckle Him on His Next Speak
ing Tour.

ing Tour.
WASHINGTON, March 13-0n his
return to Washington after week of
stump-speaking against the league of
nations in New York, Brooklyn, Bos
ton and other cities, Senator Borah of
Idaho declared he had found that the
people of the country are awakening to
feeling that the league, as adopted at
the Paris conference, ought not be ac
eepted by the senate, either as part
of the treaty of peace or Independently.
He described the attitude of the
crowds before whom he spoke as being
opposed to the league because it put
the United States in dangerous, en-
tangling alliances. His declaration
that the league surrendered the sover-
eighty of the United States. he said.
was applauded everywhere. II no city
Ne said, did he detect any resentment
against the efforts of himself and 9TH
er antagonists of the league, to defeat
it when it comes up in the senate.
Tho greatest thing that confronts
the Republican party right now is that
of nations, - said Mr.. Borah. eff 1t
does, the party will destroy itself. The
people demand our immediate with
drawal from European affairs. They do
not want entangling alliances.
1'They have awakened to keen
sense sense of realization that this
| league of nations idea means the sue
rifice of the sovereignty, the independ
I 2 ~ al,
other nations. This they viii not toll
crate / have found out the temper of
the people on my trip. and / know the
league of nations does not strike a
responsive chord with them.
He spoke bitterly of any attempt at
compromise by Republicans in the SEN
ate.
q intend to do some plain talking to
my Republican colleagues who appear
to think the way to meet this question
is TO compromise he remarked.
The Idaho senator will resume his
stumping trip on Saturday, speaking
that night at Troy. On Sunday he will
speak at Rochester After that he will
turn westward and speak in the cities
visited by former President Taft in his
recent swing-around-the-e circle"
Senator Borah viii find woman suf-
fragists after him when he starts on his
next trip, they having announced this
week that they would interrupt every
meeting at which he spoke. This is in
revenge for his refusal to support the
woman suffrage amendment to the con
\ stitution when it came up the last time
in the senate for vote and when one
more vote would have carried it.
Mr.. Borah said he intended to offer
I n bill in the senate as soon as congress
!, reeonvcnes providing for a nationwide
referendum on the league. He believes
advocates of the league will not dare
1 oppose it. In his speeches Mr.. Borah
is contending that the people viii have
no say whatever in the relations of
America with other nations, once the
; league of nations is in effect. If the
people sufficiently realized that tie
!, United States would turn over the en-.
i tire regulation of affairs with other ma.
: lions to those nations themselves, he
i, said, the whole country would be op
/ posed 20 the. covenant in its entirety
J He believes the people would embrace
; an opportunity to express their opinion
/, by ballot and that the referendum idea
would find responsiveness throughout tht
nation.
Senator Borah also allowed it to bt
known today that he would fight in tht
senate to have a peace treaty dis
cussed in open session when it cones
up for ratification. He takes the grount
that there has already been too muel
secrecy about the proceedings leading
up to the league OF. nations projcc
and that the people will not-bc satisfic'