The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-08-19
'ACKEDHOUSE
GREETED
BORAH
|enior Senator Defined Atti-
tude Against League Of Ma
tions Saturday. Night
|OSITION MADEPLAIN
besires Foreign Policy of Past
1874 Years to Remain Un-
broken; Not Yet Outgrown

broken; Not Yet Outgrown
The I. O. o. #. opera house was fill
4 TO capacity last Saturday evening
answer to the announcement that
enator william e. Borah would ad.
ress the people Of this vicinity, choos-
10 for his subject, "The League Of /
Eations." His well known fluency as
nublic speaker, coupled with the
act that ne was one of the first men
the United States senate to oppose
ne adoption Of the covenant as
Sroupht back from Europe by Presi.
Ient Wilson, brought out people Of all
bolitical compilations from all points
4 the county. Good delegations were
present from Whitebird, Cottonwood
Winona. Greencreek, Sites, Harpster
renn, Mt. Idaho, In fact the entire
eountry was well represented.
John P. Eimers, chairman of the
Republican county central committee
Introduced the senator. Leaders In
fhe activities of the republican party
from many different sections also oc-
eupied the stage with the distinguish
led visitor. They were H. w. Flint, M
M. Belknap, Cottonwood; Geo. Bentz
Whitebird; Geo. Sheldon, Winona
Henry Meyers, Ed Nelson, Fem; ]. P.
&Eimers, Evan Evans, Frank Van Dew
center, q. s. Sweet, Grangeville.
n In prefacing his remarks Senator
B0rah referred to the foreign policies
adopted in the DAYS of Washington
#invOlving as they do our relation to
all the nations of the earth and which
have remained unbroken for 134 years
coming this September. AS has been
his course while on this tour OF Idaho
Senator Borah stated he would confine
his remarks to the one great question
question that involves all that Is
dear to the individual citizen "a sub
ject that passes under the name of the
league Of nations.
Following are excerpts taken from
Senator Borah's remarks: 4
1T has been said that such ques-
tion is of such delicacy that it is not
to be openly discussed. With that
policy l utterly disagree. / believe
that such questions ought to go di-
n rectly to the mass of the people, and
& make no apology for bringing ii
directly before the voters. am
going to give the facts as l under
"A stand them.
"The foreign policy of this govern.
ment has been established and main
tanned unbroken for 1874 years, the
coming September 1t was established
by those who opposed any alliance
with foreign powers, who believed II
no interference with foreign affairs
Arguments were made in those days
similar to those heard today, bur
Washington announced the policy o.
neutrality, and maintained it to the
close of his administration. Cat thi'
point the speaker read from WASH
II ington's farewell address,
"This policy is said by some to b'
now outgrown. think it grea
document now and that 1t will con
tinue to be q great document, so loni
as we wish to continue as free, self
governing people 1t is claimed tina
changed conditions demand that w
change our foreign policy. Washing
ton warned against political, not com
mercial, relations with foreign ma
a tions. The theories of European gov
ernments are just as distinct from on
own today as they were 134 year
ago Every aggressive nation whlc
Is now carrying on war is membe
of the league of nations, in violatio
OF the solemn pledge that they mad
less than one year ago.
"Washington's farewell address we
part of a scheme of a self-gOvernin
nation. He would leave to the Anne
lean people themselves, when the CT
sis arose, to decide what they shoul
do. When this covenant of leagr
OF nations was put before the Unite
states senate, it was as plain as II
MONDAY sun that it involved the su
render of a portion of the sovereign
OF the people of the republic. Oh
rorefathers who organized this COVER
ment disagreed about many thing
nut with reference to the forming
foreign policy there was no diffe
ence Of opinion. All of the great state
men of that time agreed that thu
should adopt and adhere to this foreiI
policy.
1T was not until 1915 that al
party has failed to maintain Ii.
predict that any party that fails to e
dorse 1t win go down to defeat.
presidents have supported 1t and c
Judgment and convictions OF all gre
Americans who have occupied pla
In our government have upheld
Let us see what is now offered in {
place of this policy.
The new scheme was proposed
the close of the war on the theo