The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-11-25
TO SENATOR BORAH
BELONGS The CREDIT
BOISE MAN DECLARES DAHO'S
SENIOR SENATOR EVOLVED
PEACE CONFERENCE IDEA

WILL Iu0 puD1lC OCSPly lulCl CoOOu
in the armament conference and with
more or less discussion arising, as to
who evolved the idea of conference
for the purpose of bringing about an
agreement whereby the nations Of the
world might reduce their armament
programs and thereby eliminate to
some extent the danger of further
wars and eliminate the certainty OF
bankruptcy for some of the nations,
communication in yesterdays s
Spokesman-Review from Bartlett Sin
clair of Boise, we'll known Idaho pub
licist and politician, is of interest,
inasmuch as it points out Idaho's
senior senator, William E. Borah, as
the man to whom credit is due. Mr..
Sinclair's communication follows:
I'm a recent Washington Associated
Press dispatch the interesting ques-
ton: Who evolved the American pro-
posals for naval Imitation is pro-
pounded.
"The answer to the question, the
identification of the author of the
proposal for naval limitation, at most
is Of minor historical value. The es-
sential inquiry is, to whom is credit
uuG lOI LuC COulCl CnCO LII Icy eAl AAAAiA
tation now in session at Washington?
From historical standpoint this fact
is of transcendent Importance. At
this time that conference promises to
usher into the world new and better
era, better and more Christlan-llke
civilization. The mere phraseology OF
the invitations to foreign powers, or
the mere phraseology of the purposes
this government had in view when is
suing the invitations can be little
more than an incident.
Gas to these matters there may be
doubt, but as to the authorship or
the resolutions providing for the con-
ference there is and can be no un-
certainty. Idaho, one of the smallest
of the states, is proud of the distinc-
ton that in the brain and heart OF
her senior senator was conceived this
comprehensive scheme for the reduc-
ton of armaments and consequently
the lessening of the chances of future
war.
"The Borah disarmament resolution,
requesting the president to invite GER
tain foreign countries to send repre-
sentatives to the conference to form
an agreement by which the naval
expenditure and building programs
shall be subsequently reduced, is the
sole authority for this conference,
now SO apparently pregnant Of good.
ssThe resolution was offered by Mr..
Borah as an amendment to the naval
appropriation bill April 13, 1921, and
passed. The president
thereafter, on July 10; in compliance
xrj+1, +bo rocoJutiorc sent ont fhQ in
vitations for the conference.
1T is interesting to note that there
is hanging on the walls of the Idaho
state capitol a parchment copy, beau
tifully embossed, Of Senator Borah's
together with brief ex-
history of It's introduction
and passage.
"In the New York Times of Novem-
ber Ia is two-column report OF
meeting in Carnegie hall in that city,
that was addressed by Senator Borah T
on disarmament.
In recognition of his part in
bringing about the Washington con-
ference the report says, (Senator
Borah received from his hearers a
greeting which was among the most I
ever accorded a speaker
not candidate for high office in this
city.
sThe west, always a little slow to
bestow honor on its own sons, Is
so in this instance of mod |
ern progress and craftsmanship"