The sun., 1919-06-26
.BORAH BRANDS
LEAGUE CLAUSE
ASPACT OF WAR
"Article X. Nothing Less
Than Attempt to Maintain
Status Quo by Force"
SEES CONSCRTPTION IN US.
Covenant Will Force Us Into
Conflict, He Declares in
Senate Speech.
Special Despafch to THE suS.


WAsHINoToN. June. .25.-Taking as a
theme the great military and naval
preparations which the world is maxi
ing. with its eye on the future, and
contrasting the immensity of the
lighting establishments that are being
created with the assurance of League
Of Nations advocates that adoption Of
the league meant world peace. Senator
Borah Gdaho), to-day addressed the
Senate. He particularly devoted him
self to an analysis OF Article X CT the
league covenant. describing it as a
compact of war and nothing elese.
The Senator devoted considerable
attention to the implications Of testi-
mony recently given by Gen. March.
Chief Of Staff. about the size Of the
armies and navies that are being
created In peace time Europe and In
this country. In the beginning he OBJ
served that it was peculiarly impress
sive that this should be taking place
at time when the only enemy that
could threaten the peace OF the world
had been disarmed and when the con-
dition had been imposed upon that
enemy that it could no longer employ
conscripition. ut the very time Great
Britain refuses to reduce her navy, is
placing her peace army, by conscrip-
ton. on a basis OF practically 1000, 900
men. and other nations are creating
correspondingly gigantic establish
ments.
! Conscriptioa with Peace Near.
Senator Borah read from promises
made by Lloyd George In the British elec-
| ton campaign. promising abolition Of
| conscriptive armies and declaring that
! unless this were accomplished the peace
would be a failure. Despite this. he OBJ
served, while the treaty is nearing COM
| pietion. the raising OF armies by con-
| scription continues.
And there rs a good reason" he said.
| why they refuse TO put an end to con-
! scription. The system of voluntary
service would be amply sufficient to pro-
tect the United States against any peril :
but It Is not sufficient TO enable us to
send soldiers to protect the territorial in
| tegrtty OF all other nations in this
| league.
without conscription 1t would be i'm
possible for this country to perform its
duty under sections 10 and IL of the
covenant. Former President Taft in a
recent New York speech admitted II,
saying We would raise the necessary SOL
diers by consceiption. MI Taft argued
that little national service had been ex-
acted from tho people and that the con-
scription system was desirable as a
means of discipline.
T And Mr.. Lloyd George. after pledgtng G
| an inhibition of conscription. Is provid-
ing more of conscription in the plan for
raising England's new army OF practi-
cally 100000 men.
VIII Force COnscription Here.
How is that army TO be raised? BY
| conscription in time OF peace, And II
We become members of the League OF
Nations, and the obligations of Articles
| 10, and IL are imposed on us, We also
Will have conscription In time OF peace.
Already we have great organizations
for promoting universal military training
and We are promising our help to police
| the world.
Let It be understood fully and fairly
that this condition exists. and If then
the American people want to assume the
burden / will willingly acquiesce. But
object to being told that this peace
means ono thing, when in fact 1t means
| another.
'It was never the intention of Presi-
| dent Wilson to disarm. When Congress
adjourned on March last there was
pending here a bill to appropriate $780,
| OOO,00 with the avowed purpose of
building navy equal to the. greatest In
the world. And It was urged, avowedly,
| to enable US to carry out the terms of
| the League of Nations That measure
called for an appropriation greater than
ali of the expenditures OF England.
| Continued on Fourth Pogo.