Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-08-24
RORAH HEARD
FRIDAY NIGHT
n1scUsSES LEAGUE OF NATIONS
REFORE A LARGE CROWD AT
THE REX THEATER
CONCLUDES TOUR OF THE NORTH
Idaho Senior Senator To Start Speak
ing Tour of Several Eastern States

Although one of the feature pro
grams of the Ellison-White chautau-
oua was given the same evening, Sen.
" E. Borah was heard here Friday
right at the Rex theater by an enthus-
;aetic crowd that filled the theater to
fullest capacity and in an address of
an hour and three quarters he held
the complete attention of his audience
while he analyZed and dissectcd the
Wilsonian league of nations, convinc-
ing all who heard him that in the at
tempt to put over the Wilson leagu e
an effort had been made, backed by
Wall street interests to unduly infiu-
ence the American people and to Sc
cure their acquiesence to a program
that cannot possibly result in any
good to the United States.
Senator Borah remarked, after the
meeting, how well the audience fol-
lowed his arguments and stated that
he has had wonderful meetings in all
parts of the state. He left Friday
night for Kellogg to address a meet
ing of the Occur d Alene miners and
then will go to Boise to spend a week
before leaving for the east where he
starts his speaking itinerary at In
dianapolis.
Senator Borah arrived here Friday
noon by auto from Standpoint where
he had held a big meeting Thursday
night He was the guest of local re-
publicans at a dinner served at the
International dining room and spent
4Lo in h
friends, meeting the citizens of Bon
ners Ferry and Boundary county and
towards evening paid a visit to the
Bonners Ferry Lumber Co. sawmill
and the Fitzpatrick Bros ranch.
Senator Borah opened his attack
upon the league of nations by quot
ing from Washington's Farewell Ad-
dress, maintaining that Washington
had, time upon time, warned his CO.
patriots against the dangers of entan-
Cling alliances with foreign powers
and had faced the displeasure of the
statesmen of that day because he
would not yield to the demand that
the American colonies aid France in
her conflict with England
Senator Borah said that he was not
opposed to the league of nations that
Wilson went after but that he was op-
posed to the league the president
brought back. The speaker then
went on to state the several points
that President Wilson publicly an
nounced must be incorporated in the
league of nations to make such a
league effectual and showed how in
every instance the president had been
out-generaled by the English and the
French diplomats.
de first took up the presidents as
sertion that no league could be en-
tered into by America which did not
permit and provide for the freedom
OF the seas. THAT point was settled
two days before President Wilson ar
rived in Europe to take part in the
league conference" said Borah, when
Lloyd George made the statement
mat the freedom of the seas would
not be an issue before the conference
ana that England would continue to
De the mistress of the sea for she had
10 continue her existence"
PRESIDENT Wilson had insisted that
the league must declare against all
eonscription in times of peace and
lnls was another point that was not
even argued, so far as is known, be-
lOre the peace conference.
Ihe president had declared for op-
en covenants openly arrived at and