Evening journal., 1919-06-26
BRANDS CLAUSE IN
LEAGUE A WAR PACT
ARTICLE X. Nothing Less
Than Attempt to Maintain
Status Quo by Force
SENATOR BORAH SEES
CONSCRIPTION IN u. S.

WASHINGTON. June 26-Taking as
theme the great military and naval
preparations which the world Is max
ing, with ITS eye on the future. and
contrasting the immens.ty OF the fight
lng establishments that are being ere
ated with the assurance of League OF
Nations advocates that adoption Of the
league meant world peace. senator
Borah (llaho). yesterday addressed the
senate, lie particularly devoted him
self 10 an analysis Of Article y Of the
league covenant. describing il as a
compact Of war and nothing else
The senator devoted considerable at
tenton 90 the implications Of testi-
mony recently given by Gen March,
pief o. stan. abott the size .of the
armies and nsyies that are being ere
aied in peace time Europe and in this
country In The beginning he OBJ
served that twas peculiarly impressive
that this should be taking place az a
tine when the only enemy that could
threaten the peace Of the world had
been disarmed and when The condition
had been imposed upon that enemy
that it could no longer employ CON
scriplion, al the very time Great
Britain refuses 30 reduce her navy, Is
placing her peace army. by conscrip-
ton, on a basis OF practically 100000
men, and other nations are creating
c0rrespondingly gigantic establish
ments
senator Borah read from promises
made by Lloyd George m the British
election campaign. promising abolition
Of cOnscriptivc armies and declaring
that unless this were accomplished the
peace would be a failure. Despite this.
ne observed. while the treaty is near
ing completion. the raising OF armies
by conscripti0n continues.
And there is good reason he
said why they refuse 90 put an end
20 cOnscrptiUn. The system Of Nolun-
tary service would be amply sufll-
cient 10 protect the United states
against any peril; hut 10 is not suf-I
ncient 10 enable us 10 send soldiers
To- protect the territorial ,egriiy OIL
an other nations IN this asue.
Without c0nscription would be
impossible for this country 90 per
form its duty under sections 10 and II
OF the covenant Former President
Taft in a recent New York speech ad-
mitted IT,. saving we would raise the
necessary soldiers by conscripiion. Mr..
Taft argued that little nat Onal service
had been eXacted from the people and
that the conscription system was de-
sirsble az a means of discipline.
And Mr. LLOYD George. after pledg-
.ng an Inhibition Of conscripton, is
providing more OF c0nscripuon in the
plan for raising England's new army OF
practically 100000 men.
How Is that army 20 he rsisedf BY /
in time of peace. Ana u
we become members OF the League OF
Nations. and the obligations OF Articles
10 and II are imposed on us, we also
will have conscription in time OF peace.
"Already we have great organizations
for promoting universal military train
ing and we are promising our help 10
police the world.
"Tet 10 be understood fully and fair
Iv that this condition exists ana u tIi-h
the American people want 10 assume
the burden I will willingly acquiesce.
But I object TO being told mat ihls
peace means one thing, when IN laci
10 means another
1T was never Inc INTENTION ol fi'ai
dent Wilson 90 disarm. When Congress
adjourned on March last there was
pending here a bill 10 appropriate SOD
100000 with the avowed purpose of
building a navy equal TO the greatest
in the world. And it was urged, avow-
edly. 10 enable MS to carry out the |
terms Of the League of Nations. Thit |
measure called for an appropriation |
greaier than an Of the expenditures Of |
England. France and Germany on their |
navies in The year 1918. u was the 1
greatest appropriation measure ever |
passed by any nation in times Of peace. |
And why2
Admiral Badger told the House /
Naval Committee our navy should J