Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-13
j. s. SUBORDINAT Re
To BRITISH WILL,
BORAH ASSERTS
If League of Nations Is to Pre-
vent War; Why Are England
and America Increasing
Armies Ten-foId2

Omaha, Neb,, Sept. 12.-Senatoi
William E. Borah, frankly declaring
his wish not merely to amend, but to
wreck the league of nations covenant,
addressed a large audience here to-
night He described President Wilson
as a dodger and a cheater, a subserV-
lent tool to whom England need only
make suggestions to secure complis
ance with her wishes
The senator denounced the trans.
fer of Germany's rights in Shantung
to Japan as 1.-THE turning over Of 40,-
000, 900 friendly people to our enc
my" and as an act or treachery to
an ally unsurpassed in history
The sending of American soldiers
to Siberia was declared to be in viola
ton Of the constitution of the United
States First mention of the word Isl
IBERIA" brought q roar of cheers from
the crowd, and when Borah asked,
Home came 10000 American boys
to be exiledI in Russia? Who sent these
boys of ours to Russia?" man near
the front row gained applause by
shouting English interests" Borah
laid the blame to Japan, declaring the
American force in Russia to be vic
tins of the imperial greed of Japan,
re-enforced by England.
Refers to Ireland.
When he touched the case of Ire
land, he grouped it with that of other
small nationallties, subject of the va
rious allies. Not one, he said, had
received its freedom at the hands of
the peace conference. Delegates of
Egypt were imprisoned by the Brit
ish, he declared, when they sought to
go to Paris. Both they and delegates
of ireland were refused even an OPP
portunity to appear before the peace
council.
"a conference that refuses to hear
the delegations of subject peoples OF
the allies" he said, i" is not fit to set
tie the affairs of any people,"
Senator Borah read part of arti-
Gle ten, which pledges the members
of the league to protect the territorial
integrity and preserve the political in
dependence of other members, as
against external aggression,
There are S00,000,000 in the ma
ton which will comprise this league"
he said, "and there are 100000 600
subject peoples which would be mnder
its control. We are asked to join in
this Infamous bargain to keep those
500, 900, 900 in subsection"
Freedom of the Seas.
1.-THE president talked of the free
dom OF the seas" he continued a mo-
ment later. But we didn't hear any
thing of the freedom of the seas after
he got to Paris, because Lloyd George
announced that the peace council
would not assume jurisdiction of that
question The president says that his
Scotch fighting blood is getting warm.
1t was pity that it wasn't aroused
then"
Referring to President Wilson's
declaration that the league of nations
means disarmament of the nations,
Borah ridiculed the idea.
"Why today" he said, England is
building two warships where she built
one before. England is haising l,0O0,-
600 men for her army where she
had 100000, ana py conscription--in
time of peace!
The secretary of war opposed uni
yersal military training until this
league of peace came in sight Now
he favors. Now he favors a standing
army of 100000 men ana a reserve
of 600, 900 more.
What do they want of these great
armies. / can tell you. England has
already sent to the secretary of state
request for 125,000 American boys
to go to Constantinople American
boys are already in Russia. All Eng
land has to do now is to suggest
Borah repeatedly declared that the
real issue between friends and. OPP
ponents of the league of nations is a
difference between those who would
betray the American republic and
those who would defend 1t.