Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-10
DARYING is FAVORED
IN COLUMBIA COUNTY
BORAH STARTS DRIVE
TO REWR|TE TREATY

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Europe
will go to smash, and America will
face serious trouble unless the Yer
sailles treaty is completely overhaul
ed and rewritten. Senator Borah,
Idaho, declared today. in launching
q campaign which he hopes will
lead to revision of the pact.
Senator Borah urged the calling
of an international conference of
Great Britain, France, Japan and
Germany to "rewrite this treaty so
Europe can live"
Revision of the treaty is the only
way to save Europe, Borah asserted
in an exclusive interview. Unless
Europe can be saved and restored to
normal, the United States not only
stands small chance of collecting the
more than $11, OO0,000,O00 due on war
loans, but American prosperity will
suffer through the failure Of for
eign markets, he pointed out.
Until the economic basis Of the
treaty is changed, and Germany is
given a chance to "come back" any
aid the United States might try to
render, either by cancelling the war
debt as is being suggested, or by
lending more money would be futile,
Senator Borah believes.
Must Help Themselves
Americas answer, therefore, to all
European appeals for help should be,
said Senator Borah, that this govern
ment will do nothing to help Europe
until Europe does something to help
itself by rewriting the treaty on a
ca ~ inc
tice.
"There is a very well organized
propaganda in this country just
now" said Senator Borah, ''to the
effect that the United States must
save Europe. But the United States
cannot save Europe, however willing
we might be to try, unless Europe
is willing to be saved.
"Until the Versailles treaty is rad
ically changed and completely over
hauled, no power can save Europe.
Next to disarmament, the most es-
sential thing for the bringing of
peace and restoring of economic san
ity is the modification of the treaty.
Unless that is done, the United
States will waste time and money in
any effort to restore normalcy in
Europe"
Every economist in Europe knows
this, Senator Borah said, and all
have warned of the consequences not
only to Europe, but to America,
which now stands as the only bull
wark between the world and 1inan-
cial and moral bankruptcy.
eff the policies of France and
Great Britain are to continue and
Germany is to be destroyed, Bal
kanized and dismembered, the mere
cancellation of the allied debt to the
United States will avail nothing"
continued Senator Borah, referring
to propaganda in this country for
cancelling the debt. "That would
be like trying to start summer
garden on the lava slopes of We
suvius.
German Bankruptcy Imminent
"There is no doubt the bankrupt
cy of Germany is imminent. Some
people seem to think it can destroy
Germany without destroying Eu-
rope. But you cannot eliminate the
most powerful economic unit of the
continent without destroying the
continent. On one hand, they insist
Germany must pay every cent; on
the other Mr.. BRAND tells us in eff
feet that the fact Germany is trying
to pay and build up her industries
is an indication Germany is getting
ready for revenge.
80 between the two, Germany is
to be driven into bankruptcy, which
means a decade of untold suffering
on the continent, and of business
depression in the United States.
"These people have no right to call
on the United States for aid until
they have put their house in order.
The first step is to conform the Yer
sailles treaty to the economic life
built up through 800 years of effort
throughout the European continent.
1.-THE next conference ought to be
between Great Britain, Japan,
France and Germany to rewrite this
treaty so Europe can live"
Copyright, 1921, by United PressI
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