Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-05

party "as & party and regardless of the views of particular individuals, can be depended upon 10 maintain the untram- meled and unpawned indepence of the American republic" He promised that l there would be mo compromise on the principle of American sovereignty"
 If said that America, through the re- publican party. favors doing it's part | in the family of nations, but the public 1 conscience and not a signed contract l must always determine our course in in 1 ternational affairs" In a statement issued before the meet | ing began, Senator Borah commented on the reported assertion of Senator Hard 1 ing that his views and those of Senators Borah and Johnson were in entire accord. l From his 13 months in the senate, Senator Harding knows my views Sem ator Borah said. "Jfs he accepts them then we are in perfect accord" Declaring himself unequivocally oppos- cd 10 association with the nations Of Europe. he said he had nothing to say in favor of proposed substitutes for the league of nations.
 "A league. concert, alliance combin- ation co-partnership or association-it is all he same to me" he declared "I al- ways have opposed and always will op pose such an alliance. There can be no question of who I am supporting for president Cox favors going into the league, while Harding has declared in favor Of staying out"
 Senator Borah began his speech by declaring he did not purpose to attack "the league of nations which President Wilson went 10 Europe 10 get. but to fight to the bitter end the one that the president brought home with him"
 ''The league is not an American league he continued Tt is a European league Its purpose is not for peace, but for war In the entire covenant not one word IS said of democracy. It is the in- strument of a military autocracy."
 Senator Borah attacked the present league on four counts, each of which. ns said. unfltted it for American partici- patton He declared that President Will sons principle of the freedom of the seas has been summarily withheld from peace conference consideration, because England demanded the preservation of her naval supremacy"
 Another of the presidents 14 points, without which he quoted the president as saying America could not participate '' was that of peace time cOnscription. This he said likewise received no considera- lion The third count of the senator 8 indictment was based on the stcrecy which attended the framing of the coven- ant, despite the principle of "open coV- enants. openly arrived at" The last count referred to the presidents declar- ation against imperialism.
 Since President Wilson announced there should be no gore land-grabbing, declared the senator. England has had i.so7 053 square miles of territory added to her possessions, including 10000, ,o0C people The leag1l would now ask us 10 guarantee England's retention of every part of that territory"
 Americas entry into an Association ot Nations. which has been proposed by Sen ator Harding. the republican presidential candidate as substitute for the league of nations as drawn at Versailles. wa! opposed hert tonight by Senator Borth republican, Idaho.
 OpeninC a four days speaking tour II support of the candidacy of Senator Bran aeEee. another of the republican 'irrec oneilables' opponents of the Versatile lea gue Senator Borah declared that tn thing which made the United State powerful for gond is it's complete freedom and it's unembarrassed right to throE its influence on the side of justice an peace in every great crisis of affairs.
 There is today in the world" sai Senator Borah, mo influence for peac and for civilization equal to the free an untrammeled America, and the best cit izenship of the country. regardless c party will preserve that influence, UT compromised and untarnished.
 Our right as people, unembarrassed h alliances. leagues or associtions to dc termine for ourselves in every crisis an in the face of every confronting situation what 1t is in the interest of humanit and civilization to do, involves tn whole question of an Independent repuN whole question of self-government, tt lie and I venture to say that the vol CTS of the republican party will nevt compromise this right.
 ''The voice of Maine was the voice Lincoln speaking through the sturdy an patriotic men and women who have keI the faith
 The real question which this who league scheme presents to the averas Citizen is this: Shall we 20 into EuroI and take upon ourselves as people ar as part of our burdens and obligation the turmoil, the strife. the racial col nicts and the irnperalistic schemes of u old world or shall we stay ont? Kee that plain. fundamental proposition b for you.
 "All these schemes l aetdoa :-tran
 "Al these schemes lead to but one de tination-Europe. Whether you have with or without reservations. it all leat to Europe and ioines you and your ch dren and your chldrens children to the councils. their settlements, their wa and their eternal diplomatic intrigue ju Tow tormenting Europe as it has f three hundred years.
 Whether you call the scheme league, a concert of powers. an allian or an association-they all lead
 Europe and place upon the already ben ed backs of American taxpayers the Rcheme of exploitation and waste. al upon the shoulders of the Amer.c: youth the military burdens which mu eventually grow out of this scheme
 This is the reason why Lloyd Geor is perfectly willing for us to como In rur own terms. This is the reason VI Tiscount Grey is willing for us to I'D our own method. gratify our own va iiy as to the method of going in. F they understand. and have so decla rt that once in, the method of getting in immaterial. Once there we must 9 surne all the obligations and deal wi fll the situations which our presen there inevitably incurs
 Witness some of the scenes at v, allies. such as the betrayal of China the deal by which Shantung was barter iway to an unfriendly power. America In the settlement and was silent if T silent. then by reason of her associate powerless. That Is the first time in
 her history that she connived at the l InAEn4 of friendly people ana Are