The Washington times., 1920-10-08
bORAH BEHIND.
TICKET TOEND
Hartford Address DispelIs All
Doubt As to His Attitude
Toward Harding.

HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. g.
Democratic hopes that wedge Of
dissension might be driven between
Senator Harding and Senator Borah
because of supposed divergence In
tAcir League of Nations views were
crushed here last night.
DiSPELLs ALL DOUBTS.
Senator Borah dispelled forever all
doubts that he was not In complete
accord with the Republican standard
bearer and At the same time brought
his $500 enthusiastic hearers to their
Feet toward the close OF his address In
the Governors Guard Hall when he
sad.
"1f you have read Senator Hard
fng's great speech delivered. in Des
Aoines you must know that he will
refuse to enter not only this League.
but any League that imDAirs the SOW
ereignty and independence OF the
United States.
He wants peace as much as any
man and will do anything right for
the restoration and maintenance OF
peace. but he Is not willing TO create
u league that would have crushed US
had II been in existence when we
sought our own independence, nor a
league which would send our boys
overseas to fight. not to free subject
peoples. but to keep them in subtec-
ton"
APPLAUSE MAKES HIM STOP.
The applause which followed this
st9tement eclipsed that which from
time to time. as Senator Borah de-
vdivered hammer blows at the Wilson
league. forced him to halt and wait
until his voice could again be heard.
xa<h N xuh inf n
the hall were most enthusiastic, but
many who could not jam themselves
within sound of his voice were most
insistent to see and hear him, SO the
Senator later addressed an overflow
meeting in the Church street auditor
ium, at which he repeated portions of
his address.
Senator Borah drove home the fun
I damentals fact that the Wilson league
rests inevitably upon the doctrine of
force. Quoting Mr.. Balfour, the
Senator said:
"Mr. Balfour, the veteran English
statesman and diplomat, speaking of
the league some time ago. declared:
What Is this League Of Nations? The
League of Nations is exactly the same
gentlemen who sat together in Paris
from January to November. 1919. ex-
actly the same gentlemen, called by
oltIerent name-Ine prime ministers
of the leading countries.
"This is a little crisp and candid and
cold; but it states the fact. He had
no occasion to mollify or modify the
facts to suit the exigencies of a poll
eical campaign. The scheme into which
we are to enter is not a league of
peoples at all. 1t is not even League
Rof Nations. 1t is 2 leagAe of diplomats,
who have written their own covcn-
ant and outlined their own charter.
The same diplop}ts. the same creed
of men whsse afrct1 :1rhemings aid
sinister. plxpz ~SNe chtpught on al
wagcd in Europe for 800 years.
"And these nine men, controlling
and guiding the most vital affairs of
the world, involving possibly the lives
of millions, are neither selected, elect
ed nor subject to recall by the people
as a people. Their choosing the people
must not control, and from their de-
cision there is practically no appeal. =
BACKED BY LLOYD GEORGE, TOO.
add to Balfour's statement the
statement Of Lloyd George in the
House of Commons and you get an ad-
dit!onal grasp Of this scheme. He
said, in speaking Of the powers Of the
League and the obligation of it's mem
bers: Had it (the League) been in
existence in 1914 America would have
been in the war the first day instead
of two years afterward.'
Rather precipitate action to throw
d10, 900, 600 people into a state of war
automatically. 1t must be clear that
Lloyd George understood that there
fwas a binding obligation to enter the
war and enter it at once. In fact, it is
no trouble to find out what the Euro
pean statesmen understand by Articles
" and XI.'