The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-11-28
BORAH PRAISES HUGHES
PROGRAM

OtulbOl Nlillcll L. Iva GIL " etA4N
state, who has for many months rec
ognized the futility of bringing about
permanent peace by spending huge
sums of money for armament, and
realized that bankruptcy faces some
of the nations if the world continues
this policy, and that civilization itself
is almost in the balance, and who
has had such a prominent part IN
creating public sentiment in favor OF
disarmament, is more than pleased
with the excellent start made at the
Washington conference.
In letter under date of November
81, Borah says:
81 feel that the disarmament con-
ginning, and l am very hopeful that
it will have even more splendid
ending, | do not regard Secretary
Hughes program as sufficient, but |
do regard it as a most extraordinary
good beginning. We ought to eliml-
nate the submarine entirely. They
are a hideous, cowardly, assassinat-
ing instrument and not to be regard
ed as available in civilized warfare.
We ought also, in my judgment, to
put a ban upon poisonous gases. |
see no reason why Christian nation,
in leading a good cause of this kind
should not have the courage to put
its stamp of disapproval upon the
most hideous and barbarous instru-
ments of warfare. If we do not do
it, who will? And if no enc does,
what have we gained as a permanent,
substantial advantage?
Nevertheless, do not want to be
understood as saying that Mr.. Hughes
should have begun his program in
any other way than he did. l only
wish to say that it ought to be fol-
lowed up, and the public opinion of
the country, trust, will continue to
exert itself in this great cause
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PURSE-STRINGS night
The French government has decid-
ed that if anything is to be done
in the matter of cancellation Of the
French debt of about $4,000, 900, 900 to
the United States, the initiative will
have to come from this country. That
is encouraging, but we still find
France taking the initiative in with
holding payment of interest as it talls
due. In that course she is joined by
practically every other one of the
debtor nationr.-Pend diOreille Re-
view.
Leading financiers express them
selves as seeing a decided improve
ment in business conditions through
out the country, and some predict for
next year prosperity in an unusual
degree. 1t is to be presumed that
this is based largely on the fact that
there is a shortage, generally speak
ing, of staple products of the factor
les, caused to some extent by what
might be called a buyers strike,
which forced many factories to shut
Town. 1t is believed that with the
opening of the coming year there will
De adjustments of wages and of the |
price of products to the consumer
which will create demand and this, |
n turn, will necessitate activity in |
he manufacturing centers. Railroads |
will be compelled. to lower their rates
o some extent, which will also aid
n bringing down the cost to the pub
ic. Prosperity depends largely, we
'elieve, on the expedition with which
he price of those articles which the
'ublic wants is brought within reach
f the public purse.
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Congress is sadly in need of states
len who will vote the way they think
instead Of the way they believe other
D1ks think.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.