New-York tribune., 1920-10-05
Borah Stands
or Harding.
NoDoubt That Republican
Party Will Safeguard
Freedom of America.
He Says in Connecticut
Opposes Alliance
With Any Nation
''Public Conscience, Not
Signed Contract, Must
Determine Our Course''

DANBURY, Conn, Oct. 4.-Senator
William E. Borah. of Idaho, told a large
audience here tonight that the Repub
hcan party "as party and regardless
OF the views of particular individuals,
can be depended upon to maintain the
untrammeled and unpawned independ-
ence OF the American Republic" He
promised that there would be "no COM
promise of the principle of American
sovereignty"
lie said that America, through the
Republican party, favors doing its
Fart in the family of nations, but "the
pubic conscience and not a signed con-
tract must always determine our
course in international affairs"
H. statement issued before the
meeting began, Senator Borah COM
mented on the reported assertion of
senator Harding that his. views and
those of Senators Borah and johnson
were in entire accord.
Opposes Any Alliance
Prom his eighteen months in the
Senate Senator Harding knows nv
vlews,' Senator Borah said. "If he
accepts them then we are in perfect
dCCOrO.
Declaring himself unequivocally op-
posed to association with the nations
OF Europe, he said he had nothing to
say IN tayor of proposed substitutes
Tor the League of Nations.
league, concert, alliance, com
blnation. copartnership or association
Mlt is all the same to me-" he declared.
always have opposed and always will
oppose such an alliance.
There can be no question of who I
am supporting for President. Cox fa-
vors going into the league, while
Harding has declared in favor of stay
ing out"
Senator Borah began his speech bv
declaring he did not purpose to attac k
the League of Nations which Presi
dent Wilson went to Europe to get. but
to fight to the bitter end the one that
the president brought home with him. y
That league is not an American
league he continued at is a Euro
pean league. It's purpose is not for
peace, but for war. In the entire COW
enant not one word is said of democ-
racy, 1t is the instrument of mib
tary autocracy'
Indicted on Fo~r Counts
Senator Borah attacked the present
league on four counts, each of which
he said, untitled it for American par
ticlpatlon. He daclared that President
" llson's principle of the freedom of
the seas has been summarily withheld
from peace conference consideration
because "England demanded the pres
ervation of her naval Supremacy"
Another of the Presidents fourteen
points, without which he quoted the
President as saying "America could
not participated was that of peace
time conscription. This, he said, like
wise received no consideration The
third count OF the Senator's indict-
ment was based on the secrecy which
attended the framing Of the covenant
despite the principle OF "open cove
nants, openly arrived at" The last
count referred to the Presidents
declaration against Imperialism.
There is to-day in the world,' said
Senator Borah, mo influence for peace
and for civilization equal to the free
and untrammeled America, and the
best citizenship of the country re-
gardless of party, Will preserve that
influence uncompromised and un-
"Our right as a people, unembar-
rassed by alliances, leagues or asso-
Citations, to determine for ourselves in
every crisis and in the face of every
confronting situation what it is our
duty to do and what it is in the IN
terest of humanity and civilization to
do, involves the whole question of
self government, the whole question of
an Independent republic, and venture
to say that the voters of the Repub-
lican party will never compromise this
right.
"The real question which this whole
league scheme presents to the average
citizen is this: Shall we go into Europe
and take upon ourselves as a people
and as a part of our burdens and obi
cations the turmoil, the strife, the
racial conflicts and the imperialistic
schemes Of the Old World or shall we
stay out? Keep that plain, fundamen-
tai proposition before you.
Senator Borah had conference in
this city with Colonel Miller chair
man of the speakers bureau Of the
Republican National Committee, before
he started for Danbury yesterday.
"Our conference was entirely salts
factory" Colonel Miller said, adding
that after his Connecticut tour Sena.
tor Bcrah would return to this city tc
make arrangements for further
sntCChCs in tho Fast