Arizona republican., 1920-02-11
'STAND-PAITE
 DENOUNCE PACT AS 'MURDER0US'
Treaty's Economic Clauses
 Will Reduce Thousands
 to Starvation, Asserts Borah in Heated Attack on Versailles Document
lRepuhIican A. P. Leased Wire1

Republican A. P. Leased WneJ
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Debate on the peoce treaty was revived today in the senate although leaders techni- cally had laid the pact aside for an- other week.
 Irreconcflable opponents of ratifica- tion brought up the subject Senators Borah of Idaho and Knox of Pennsyl- vania, republicans, denounced the treatys economic clauses as "cruea and "murderouS in its effect on the conquered peoples, and in the less di- rect consequences oH the rest of the world
 AssaiIs Hoover's Treaty Stand
 Senator Borah also assailed Herbert Hoovers stand on the treaty, and called on him to reply to the list of questions which had been put by the Idaho senator to several republican and democratic candidates for the presidency.
 The debate was preceded by the par Hamentary steps necessary to restore the treaty to a status making formal consideration possible, the foreign re- lations committee reporting the pact back tothe senate with the republican reservations framed at the last session of congress.
 Notice that formal consideration in the senate would be requested Mon day was served by Senator Lodge.
 The announcement of the republican leader developed no discussion, ana II was in the midst of legislative busi- ness that the treaty later was brought to the fore by Senator Borah. Both he and Senator Enox declared it would 'impoverish' Germany, Austria ano Hungary, and that the result would be to destroy commercial cornerstones on which rested the financial stability of Europe.
 Senators Hitchcock of Nebraska and Sterling, republican, of South Dakota, replied briefly, declaring the only way the United States could now throw it's influence for stability was by becom- ing party to the treaty.
 Say Terms Are Murderous
 s'It is one thing" declared Senator Borah. ito punish Germany, but it is. an entirely different thing to reduce thousands to starvation. It is an un- just thing to put upon a debtor a debt which he cannot pay, but it is a cruel and murderous thing to put on @ debt which involves indirectly, as this one does, the distress of others.
 Yet we are asked here to agree to this treaty which will impoverish millions, and then we are asked to ap- propriate money to feed the people we have impoverished"
 President Wilson, the Idaho senator declared, had held out against some of the proposed exactions from Ger many, but had been overruled by Premiers Clemenceau and Lloyd
 
 statesmen, MT. Borah asserted, were reported to have realized that they had gone too far, but to have been unable to convince President Wilson the con- ference should recede.
 Asks Publication for Stability
 Suggesting that Lloyd George had been led to make impossible exac- tions" of Germany by promises given in the heat of a political campaign Senator Hitchcock declared the United States could best exert it's influence Tor aIleviation of the peace terms by ratifying the treaty and accepting membership on the powerful repara- uons commission. Without such rep resentations. he argued. this country would be powerless to intercede.
 To this Senator Borah replied that since the European nations had over, ruled the United States once on that proposal, they could be expected to do so again. while Senator Knox de- clared that while the German repara- tions bill could be increased under the treatys provisions by a ajority of the reparation commission, it would take unanimous consent to reduce it.
 Mir Hooyers statement Sunday night that he was for the treaty with any reservations necessary to safe guard the constitution and the nations traditions. was declared by Senator Borah to put Mir Hoover in the same attitude as the irreconcila bles
 Hitchcock DiscIairs Authorship
 During discussion of MT. Hoover's statement, Senator Borah resurrected 8 reservation to Article 10, which he said Senator Hitchcock submitted in the senate last November. The only difference between the reservation and the one drawn by Senator Lodge the Idaho senator declared, was that the former contained the word unless where the latter used the word until. ?
 Authorship of the reservation promptly was disclaimed by Senator Hitchcock. who told the senate it had been .erroneousIy sent to the desk along with others he proposed.