The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-05
BORAH WILL NOT
QUIT CAMPAIGNING
IDAHO SENATOR OPPOSES HAIR
DING'S VIEWS BUT WILL
CONTINUE SPEAKING.

lnS W Wluely circulated reports that
. Senator Borah, leader of the treaty
lrreconcllable, soon will quit the re-
publican campaign, Harding head
quarters today made public a teIe-
gram from Borah declaring he will
continue to work for republican sue
cess and declaring that his speeches
IN the future will be along the same
lines as at Dayton and in the senate"
Opposed Harding's Views
Danbury, ,Conn-(By A. P.)--Amer-
Icas entry into an association of ma
tlons, which has been proposed by
Senator Harding, the republican nom
inee, as a substitute for the league of
nations as drawn at Versailles, was
opposed here last night by Senator
, Borah, republican, of Idaho.
! Opening four days speaking tour
IN support of the candidacy of Sena-
tor Brandegee, republican irreconcil-
able opponent of the Versailles lea
que, Senator Borah declared sthe
thing which made the United States
powerful for good is its complete
freedom and its unembarassed right
to throw it's influence in every great
crisis of affairs"
"There is today in the world" SEN
ator Borah said, mo influence for
peace and civilization equal to the
free and untrammeled America and
the best citizenship of the country,
regardless of party, will preserve that
influence, uncompromised and unfair
nished.
"This is the reason why Mr.. Lloyd
George is perfectly willing for US to
come in on our own terms. This is
the reason why Viscount Grey is will
ing for us to fix 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 i'm
material. Once there we must as
sumo all the obligations and deal with
all the situations which our presence
there inevitably occurs.
"Witness some of the scenes at
Versailles, such as the betrayal of
China-The deal of which Shantung
was bartered away to an unfriendly
power America sat in the settle
ment and was silent. If not silent,
then by reason of here association,
powerless. That is the first time in
all her history that she connived at
the betrayal of a friendly people and
broke every pledge, legal and moral,
which people could make.
"And that is the first time that the
United States ever set in on an Euro
pean settlement.
In statement by Borah on the re-
ported assertion of Senator Harding,
that his views and those of Senators
Borah and Johnson were in entire ac-
cord, the senator said:
"From his service in the senate,
Senator Harding knows my views If
he accepts them then we are in per-
feet accord"
Declaring himself unequivocally
opposed to an association with the
nations of Europe, he said he had
nothing to say in favor of the pro-
posed substitutes for the league of
1ations
ga league, concort, alliance, com
oination, partnership or assocja-
.ion-it is all the same to me-" he~de-
,lared. 81 always have opposed and
always will oppose such an alliance
There can be no question of who I
am supporting for president Cox
,avors going into the league while
has declared in favor of
staying out
"Our right as people, unembar-
'assed by alliances, leagues or asso-
,iations, to determine for ourselves
n every crisis and in the face of
,NCiy SOliI1 1ciltillS oltudClOll WIdO II lS
,ur duty to do and what it is in the
interest Of humanity and of civiliza-
ion to do, invites the whole question
If self government, the whole ques-
ion of an independent republic, and
venture to say that the voters of
he republican party will never COM
promise this right.
"The voice of Maine was the voice
f Lincoln speaking through the
turdy and patriotic men and women
Who have kept the faith.
''The real question which this whole
eague scheme presents to the aver
ge citizen is this:
"Shall we go into Europe and take
pom ourselves as a people as a part
f our burdens and obligations, the
the strife, racial conflicts
nd the inperialistic schemes of the
Id world, or shall we stay out? Keep
hat plain, fundamental proposition
efore you
SAll these schemes lead to but one
stination-Europe Whether you
ave it with or without reservations,
all leads to Europe and joins your
hildren and your children's children
D their councils, their settlements,
1eir standards of living, their con-
options, of government, their wars
nd their eternal intrigue just now
Europe as it has for 300
ears.
whether you call the scheme a
ague, concert of powers, an alli-
ace or an association-they all lead
Europe and place upon the already
ended backs of American taxpayers
leir scheme of exploitation and
aste, and upon the shoulders of the
youth the military burdens
hich must eventually grow out of
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