The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-17
SAYS LEAGUE Is
SUPREME CREED
.lOF IMPERIALISM
Senator BOrah Declares 1t
Sanctifies Every Kind OF
Secret Treaty.
HEART IN ARTICLE n.
Charges Shantung Was the
Price Allies Paid for ia
a; pans Signature.
HIS ANSWER TO COLBY
Has No Fear of What People
VIII DO on Big Issue Next
Month.
HEART IN ARTICLE \.
HIS ANSWER TO COLBY

MONTH.
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United States Senator William Il.
Borah of Idaho received a tremendous
ovation last night when he addressed
a large audience at the Morris High
School at Boston road and i66th street,
The Bronx. Virtually all of the Sen
ator's address dealt with the League
or Nations, which he dissected in his
effort to prove that under it the
United States would be in constant
danger of war rather than existing
Under the perpetual peace which the
proponents of the league covenant
claim ii would establish.
The Senator's references to the war
league" were greeted with cheers, par
ticularly those which held it UP to
view as the work of men who had
been blinded by idealism and unable to
comprehend the schemes concocted by
European imperialists.
Borah's Only Speech Here.
4 1t was Senator Borahs only campaign
speech in New York He attacked the
League of Nations with all his ready
weapons, the club. the hammer and the
qapier of fine logic and of wit Heckling
had been expected at the meeting. which
was arranged by the Republican COM
snittee of Bronx county and over which
Representative Benjamin Fairchild pre-
sided. but there was none. The assem-
bly, hall of the big high school was
crowded, and every man and woman
seemed to Join in the cheering that at
times threatened to swamp the speaker.
The auditors were especially demon
strative when Borah spoke of the fight
that the little group of Senators began
eighteen months ago.
And we have fought on for just one
hope," he said land that was that we
could delay this thing until the Ameri-
can people themselves could vote on 1t
in this campaign. / thank God that to-
night the question OF the League OF
Nations is within your jurisdiction"
= We'll fix it!' roared a man near the
stage. His cry was caught up by others
until all over the hall they were shout
ing. We'll fix it next month";, or
s'We'll attend to that
& In a statement made before he went
on the platform Senator Borah replied
so the recent speech of Secretary OF
state Colby in Springfield, ILL.,, where
where Mr.. Colby said that Europe
would have no league except the one
of the covenant which the President
brought back from Versailles.
THE Secretary is in a pretty good po-
-stion to know" Senator Borah said.
FL suspect he is correct. have suspected
1his from the beginning. l have always
believed that IL Europe could not have
"A league that would satisfy her imperial
astic schemes she would prefer to go
alone"
: Sees America nism Everywhere.
In the speech Senator Borah smoth-
erred the league with hot fire from every
angle. He said that after travelling
from the Atlantic to the Pacific he was
souvin:ed that after all when the great
Questions arise we are all Americans.
: And when the ides of November have
some and gone" he added. there win
.be no mistaking throughout the civilized
Ayorld that we are all Americans and
Faithful to the last degree 10 the great
Fundamental ideas on which America is
built"
Borah Offers No Apology.
I Senator Borah said he had no apol-
rgy to offer for his humble part" IN
bringing the league before the voters.
F'That." he said, lis precisely where i
Eught to be, and ] have no more use
Tor Republican than I have for o
Democrat who apologies for bringing II
before the people"
He reviewed rapidly and clearly this
rountrys foreign policy, stresslng
fwashington's mo foreign entangle.
ments.''
DIR Lowell of Harvard" he said
-'says the farewell address was a great
document in its day. think II is a
great document still. It Is folly for one
nation to look for disinterested action
from another. Think how close Eng
land and France were during the war
And now look at them, with their Pre-
,niers. according to report, no longer
meeting In the same room. 1t is folly.
What Washington said is just as true
rs the Ten Commandments. What the
League Of Nations does is TO surrender
n portion of American independence, and
i do not conceive that the people OF
idaho sent me to the Senate TO surrender
any part of that Independence. And
Jim glad to say that Senator Wadsworth
stood for that proposition. too.
The simple unvarnlshed question to-
blight IL whether you are going to sur
render that policy. / say you can't &c
Into the League Of Nations without sur.
rendering the sovereignty OF the United
States. without surrendering the policy
OF Washington"
Can even Harding do it?" spoke ur
p man on the platform behind the Sen
Htor.
NO: nobody can do it," said Borah
t'Let us not be confused. The question
A.: Are we going into Europe or arc We
going to stay outs"
"Out. out. OUT many voices an.
hwered.
II do not wish TO speak disrespect.
fully of the President" Senator Boraf
said later. hut am willing that he
should claim authorship of the League
covenant 80 far az / ann concerned
THE theory was that Europe WAS un.
dergoing a change OF heart and wa,
willing 10 adopt principles similar IA
4he principles upon which America was
built. IL was on that theory we were
advised It was safe TO 20 into the
league"
Four objections. to League.
4 The Senator then defined the fou
hreat objections TO the League. Thess
hvere: First. Il II not an ~mericar
league. but European league built on
European principles and standards
second IL is not league for peace
but a league for war
, Third. under tho voting schcmc tho
tL.nropean Powers could become cntir.