Evening star., 1921-11-28
WORLDASSOC|AT|ON
OPPOSED BY B0RAH
Senator Declares 0rganiza-
tion Would Be League
Under New Name.

Senator Borah of Idaho, republican,
one of the leading opponents in the
Senate to the league of nations
covenant, has issued a statement
! opposing the proposal for an "associa-
tion Of nations" and asserting that
it would be the old league under an-
other name. Il
THE proposed league Of nations"
| said Senator Borah in his statement,
has not yet been reduced to form
nor yet defined. But from what one
can gather here and there. it is the
old league of nations under another
, name. 1t will be engaged in precisely
| the same kind of work and doing the
same kind of things that were pro-
| posed by the league. 1t is not what
you call it. but what it is that counts.
Held snme as League.
Fundamentally and in the prac-
tical workings of the association of
nations it will not differ from the
league of nations. 1 see no reason,
therefore, why the forty-three nations
which have signed the league should
be asked to abandon it and transfer
nations. If we want to go into this
| kind Of proposition. there is no
reason why we should not experiment
with the one they have:
,, 1T is claimed by the advocates of
the league that the present league
| has been of much service to Europe.
II so, there is no reason for asking
Europe to scrap the old league and
: try new one. If we are going into
Europe we ought to go in. If we
are not. we ought not to be handing
her new league every ninety days.
/ the next presidential election she
would have. another league. l see
no difference whatever in joining the
present league and joining another
league by a new name.
Asks Powers Defined.
"The United States operates under
a written constitution. Great Britain
has no written constitution. One of
the arguments being put forth now
in favor of the association of. nations
is that Mr.. Wilson made mistake
in giving his plan a written consti-
tution-that we should adopt the
British idea and undertake to con-
nations without any written consti-
tuition or written covenant whatever.
In other words, that the new asso-
citation viii consist of representa-
tives of different governments COM
ing together with no limitation upon
thority other than their own dis
cretion
"a conclave of diplomats sitting be-
hind closed doors with nothing to
direct or limit their powers save their
own will and discretion would be a
rather interesting proposition. / am
inclined to think that il the American
people choose a league they will
choose one which has it's powers de-
fined, or. at least an attempt to define
them. rather than trust their destiny
to the unbridled discretion of a few
men.
Objectionable Alliance.
Lloyd George suggested some time
ago, according to the press dispatches.
that the Anglo-Japanese alliance be
extended to an Anglo o-American-Japa-
nese alliance and that this alliance
take upon itself the duty Of admins
tering China. Now. it is said that
such an alliance would be wholly OBJ
jectionable to the American people,
but that under an association of ma
tions the same thing could be effectu-
ated and accomplished. 1t is also
being urged that while the people of
the United States would not be willing
to form an alliance with France and
Great Britain to guarantee the Sc
curity of France the same thing could
be accomplished under an association
of nations without any constitution.