The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-06-16
Senator Borah Says Failure to Es-
tablish Speedy Peace Is Most I'M
fortunate - Knox's Resolution to
Repeal Declaration Of War is Dead
Play Politics With Foreign Rela-
tiOns-Harvey in 1917 and Now.

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They promised TO revive business,
but there has been a constant decline
in foreign trade and continued de-
preston Of securities.
They promised reversal Of
American foreign policies, but have
adhered strictly to the policies Of
the former administration.
These charges are made and the
proof furnished in large part by Re-
publicans. Take for instance, the
statement of Senator Borah, Repub-
lican, Idaho, in discussing the army
supply bill. He said:
II wish TO ask our Republican
friends on this side of the chamber
what are you going to do about the
question of economy? What is your
programme. What is your plan
There is no provision anywhere for
reducing expenses or reducing taxes.
There is no programme to that effect.
should like to know, in view
Of the constant discussion of the
question upon the part of Republican
leaders that the taxes are now I'M
hearable and that they must be re-
duced. when and where are they GO
ing to reduce them? Where is the
programme
Senator King, Democrat, Utah, in
terrupted to say:
"The senior senator from Utah,
Mr.. Smoot. Republican, stated that
there would be an increase, so / say
to nv Republican friend from Idaho
that his party not only will not re-
duce taxation and not produce eco
Monies, but increase taxation and will
increase the expenses of the govern
ment."
"That is not the kind Of doctrine I
wanted to hear, but am afraid it is
true" renlied Senator Borah.
On the failure to keep the party's
promise to make a speedy peace,
Senator Borah said;
"Not only have we failed to es-
tablish technical state Of peace,
but we have done that which. In my
judgment, unless we surely and
speedily remedy our course, Was
most unfortunate We started to do
it and have failed. If there was any
one distinct pledge made to the peo-
pie Of the United States in the last
campaign which was clear and simple
in its statement, easily comprehend
ed, and which apparently vast ma
jority of the people understood and
Endorsed, it was that as soon as the
party asking for power should be
admitted to power it would establish
a state Of peace. The president in
his speech Of acceptance stated, in
substance, that state of peace would
be established as soon as the Re-
publican congress could pass upon it
and he could attach his signature to
it.
II venture to say that there is not
man in this chamber or in the
house who went before the people
for election who did not give them
to understand that one of the first
and speediest acts Of the Republican
party would be to establish state
of peace.
eve have an overwhelming ma
iority in the house and the executive
department is Republican from tur-
ret to foundation sbone; and yet we
stand before the country, we stand
before the world, as unable to pass
a simple resolution establishing a
state of peace. We have not only
been criticised by the opposition
press, but we are now being apollo
gized for by our own press, and we
have become the subject and butt Of
ridicule by the foreign press. The
Congress of the United States is
unable to formulate a proposition
which restores by law that which in
fact exists"
The Knox resolution to repeal the
declaration of war is dead. and the
Borah resolution for conference of
the chief naval powers to reduce
ornaments is apparently on its
death-bed. For the Borah resolution
there has been substituted a resolu-
ton by the house approving of plan
President Harding is supposed to have
calling a general international com
ference for reduction on land as well
as on sea. Such plan as is pointed
out by people who know the military
situation in Europe can get nowhere
as France alone, which will not dis
arm under any circumstances, could
block it. Without reduction of anna
ment the United States, of course,
must continue to spend SO cents Of
every dollar it takes in on wars past,
present and future.
The house substitute for the Knox
resolution declares first for a tech
meal state of peace, and then reserves
all the rights of the United States
under the Versailles treaty, which so
faf we have refused to ratify. This
resolution, it is asserted, was drafted
at a star chamber meeting of the
house foreign affairs committee, the
Democratic members not being called
in until the Republican members had
fully agreed upon it. This is said to
be the first time an important ques-
ton bearing upon foreign relations
has been made a party question BY
the foreign affairs committee Of the
house.
Despite his denunciation by large
section of the press and pulpit, by
War Mothers and doughboy organiza-
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