The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-07-08
IBORAH SEES FAILURE
FOR PARTY PROGRAM

4ON = &AXS4 NOuAt3ANA
Washington, D. c., June 22.-Ex-
ltravagance in appropriations, lack of
a program and failure to make good
election promises are the chief char
iacteristics of the Republican legisla-
tive situation here at this writing.
The charges are:
The Republicans promised to reduce
Federal taxes, but they are in increas-
ling them.
They promised to make speedy
technical peace, but the peace situa-
tion is up in the air.
They promised to revive business,
but there has been constant decline
in foreign trade and continued depres-
Ision of securities.
They promised reversal of Ameri-
can foreign policies, but have adher-
Ell strictly TO the policies of the form
Ter administration.
These charges are made and the
proof furnished in large part by the
Republicans. Take, for instance, the
statement of Senator Borah (Rep.,
Idaho,) in discussing the Army Sup
|, ply bill. He said:
81 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
program What is your plan? There
, is no provision anywhere for reducing
, expenses or reducing taxes. There
, is no program 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 unbearable
, and that they must be reduced, when
! and where are they going to reduce
them? Where is the program
Senator King Dem, Utah. inter-
, rupted to say:
. "The senior Senator from Utah, Mr.
Smoot (Rep.) stated that there would
be an increase, so | say to my Repub-
ican friend from Idaho that his party
not only will not reduce taxation and
not produce economies, but increase
!, taxation and will increase the ex-
= penses of the government"
THAT is not the kind of doctrine |
wanted to hear, but | am afraid it is
= true" replied Senator Borah.
: = Failure on Peace.
!, On the failure to keep the party's
; promise to make speedy peace, Sen
ator Borah said:
: Not only have we failed to estab-
: lish technical state of peace, but
: we have done that which, in my judg
. ment, unless we surely and speedily
!, remedy our course, was most unfor-
!. tunate We started to do it and then
: have failed. If there was one dis
tinct pledge made to the people of the
: United States and in the last CAM
:. paign which was clear and simple in
ttc ST. aaci1x nrab N n, ,laI
: and which apparently a vast majority
:, of the people understood and endors-
;, ed, it was that as soon as the party
!, asking for power should be admitted
. to power it would establish state of
! peace. The President in his speech
- of acceptance stated, in substance
:. that state of peace would be estab-
q fished as soon as the Republican Con-
v gress could pass upon it and he could
: Iattach his signature to it.
81 venture to say that there is not
man in this Chamber or in the
r House who went before the people foi
election who did not give them to un-
i derstand that one of the first ano
:, speediest acts of the Republican party
:, would be to establish peace.
n "We have an overwhelming ma jor.
n Iity in the House and an overwhelm
= ing majority in the Senate, and the
executive department is Republican
,s from turret to foundation stone; ant
- yet we stand before the country, We
# stand Before the world, as unable tt
20 pass a simple resolution establishing
- state of peace. We have not beer
h criticised by the opposition press, bu
N we are now being apoligized for b,
- our own press, and we have becom.
a the subject and butt of ridicule by tbs
- foreign press. The Congress of tn,
aS United States is unable to formulat.
: proposition which restores BY Law
If that which in fact exists"
n Knox Resolution Dead.
I'd The Knox resolution to repeal tn.
ne declaration OF war Is dead, and tn
n Borah resolution for conference o
ne the chief naval powers to reduce arm
aments is apparently on its death-bed
DO For the Borah resolution there ha
DO been substituted = resolution by tn
DO House approving OF a plan Presiden
90 Harding is supposed TO have calm,
DO for a general international conferenc
90 for reduction on land as well as ol
90 sea. Such plan as is pointed ou
90 by people who know the military sit
90 uation in Europe can get nowhere a
90 France alone, which will not disarr
90 under any circumstances, could bloc
90 it. Without reduction of armamen
90 the United States must continue I
90 spend 90 cents of every dollar it take
90 in on wars past. present and future.
90 Play Politics With Foreign Relation,
90 The House substitute for the kno
90 resolution declares first for a techn
cal state OF peace, and then reserve
all the rights of the United State
"A under the Versailles treaty, which. :
=. far we have refused TO ratify Til
"e resolution. it is asserted. was drafte
:" at a star chamber meeting of th
= House Foreign Affairs committee, III
Democratic members not being calie
iai in until the Republican members ha
fully agreed upon il. This is said |