The Washington times., 1920-10-05
BORAH REASSURES
HARDING SUPPORT
Sends Wire to Candidate That
He Will Work for G. 0. P.
in "OWn Way"
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posed to any association, combination,
society or League of Nations"
What do you think of Senator
Roots plan for a world court?'
III have not seen 1t fully explained.
but my under~tandins is that 1t is to
functiOa as Subsidiary OF the
league. II that IL 50. the question
answers itself. The League of M
tions cannot he sanctined by any
court"
In his speech in support OF the can
didacy of Senator Brandegee, another
of the Republican 'irreconcilable' op-
ponents of the Versailles League, SEN
ator Borah declared that the thlng
which made the United states
powerful for good is Its complete
freedom and its unembarrsssed right
to throw its influence on the side or
Justice and peace in every great crlsls
of affairs.
There is today in the world" said
Senator Borah, mo influence for peace
and for civilization equal to the free
and untrammeled America. and the
best citizenship of the country. re-
Rardless of party, will preserve that
Influence. uncompromised and untar-
nished.
Our right as a people. unembar-
rassed by alliances, leagues or asso-
Citations, to determine for ourselves IN
every crisis and in the face of every
confronting situation, what 1T is our
duty to do and what it Is in the in
terests O. humanity and civilization
to do, involves the whole question OF
self-government, the whole question
of an independent republic, and l ven
ture to say that the voters OF the
Republican Party will never compro-
mise this right.
"The voice Of Maine was the voice
of Lincoln speaking through the
sturdy and patriotic men and women
who have kept the faith.
QUESTION AS HE sEEst 1T.
"Tbe real question which this whole
League scheme presents to the aver
age citizen is this Shall we go into
Europe and take upon ourselves as a
people and as part of our burdens
and obligations the turnmoil, the
strife. the racial conflicts and the
imperialistic schemes of the Oid
World, or shall we stay out? Keep
that plain. fundamental proposition
before you.
"All these schemes lean to but one
Observation-Disclosures whether you
have IL with or without reservations
II all leads to Europe and joins you
and your children and your children's
children to their councils, their set
Elements. their standards of living
their conceptions of government. their
wars and their eternal diplomatic In
trigue, Just now tormenting Europe
as IL II has for 900 years.
"Whether you call the scheme a
league. a concert of powers, an ALI
ance, or an association--they all lead
to Europe and place upon the already
bended back of American taxpayers
their scheme of exploitation and
waste, and upon the shoulders OF the
American youth the military burdens
which must eventually grow out OF
this scheme.
NO FAITH IN RESERVATIONS.
This Is the reason why Lloyd
George Is perfectly willing for us ia
come in on our own terms. This is
the reason why Viscount Grey Is will
ing for us to nx up our own method
crafty our own vanity as to the
method of going in. For they under
stand. and have so declared that, once
in. the method of getting in is inn
material. once there, we must as
sumo all the obligations and deal with
all the situations which our presence
there incurs.
witness some of the scenes at
Versailles such as the betrayal OF
China--the deal by which Shantung
was bartered away to an unfriendly
power. America sat in the settlement
and was silent. II not silent then,
by reason OF her association, power.
less. That is the first time In all
her history that she connlved at the
betrayal OF a friendly people and broke
every pledge, legal and moral, which
people could make.
And that is the hrst time that tho
United states ever sat in on n Euro