New-York tribune., 1919-07-01

this thing, if I had not had IN my
hand the bulletin Of the League to En-
force Peace with the Endorsement of the
eX President of the United States, stat
ing these facts. | have not stated yet
single fact, not a single one, that has
not come from that source.
Now, if this was q false state ment,
what possible reason could they have
for making false statement to the ef-
feet that three -fourths of their money
came from big business? II Is not the
kind of statement about which they
would have dropped into error through
accident It may be that these men
have put out a statement which subse-
quent conditions have required them to
explain, but the legislation and the
statement must 60 together, and We
Will leave it to the country to say
whether or not three -fourths Of this
money has come, as they say, from big
business.
Motives Questioned by Borah
"Now let ne say, before pass on.
that big business has just the same
right TO take part in this fight that
anybody else has, but We have also
right TO examine into the motives and
the reasons why they are doing it,
There is not a Senator on this floor
OF nations who has not been character
lzed by this same big business inter-
est as dlsloyal and narrow minded and
OF circumscri bed vision and Of pvgmy
mind. and thcy have even gone so Tar
as to rcsurrect the old bogey and try
to throw IT out again that We are IN
touch with ,he Huns or the Germans.
sad feW weeks ago that if they
desired that kind Of campaign there
would be blows to give, as we'll as blows
to take; and, # | am not mistaken.
viii show before this debate is over
that these men are in conclave or
combination 70 exploit the natural re-
sources Of Europe. to gather their un-
told and uncountet millions as they d 4
from 1914 to 1916. from the distressed
and oppressed condition Of the people
Of Europe and TO have this nation IN
derWrlte their Investment and the
American boys guarantee their mort
gage upon the people OF Europe.
Sale of Country Charged
when they charge Senators here
who ale doing what they think IS right.
defending the traditions and the poll
cies which have existed in this country
for 100 years. with evil motives. thev
viii find before they get through that
the mask Of hypocrisy Will be torn of,
anu Nidh even tllt sacred name OF an
exPresldent cannot protect these men
who propose to sell their country. If
they are not satisfied with these
charges let them come forward They
Will find that Il is but n bait which
has been thrown out for their cor
sideration.
II call attention to another evidence
Of their activities Just about the
time this debate began, or this f ght for
league of nations began. Mr. Thomas
". Lamont, one Of the acCive members
of j. P Morgan & Co, bought The
New York Evening Post and threw it
at once into the fight for the league
Of nations. 1t is q very ably, excep
tionally ably. edited paper and that
powerful propaganda, backed by one OF
the great international bankers, a man
who practically sat at the council table
in Versailles. who was in such con-
tidentia, relations with the situation
that he could gather up a copy of the
treaty and send it to his partners
whenever he wanted to--that man is
sending through the means of The
Post" this propaganda to all parts Of
this country"