The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-07-13
COMPLIMENT BORAH
ON GREAT VICTORY
-DAHO'S SENIOR SENATOR SHOW.
Erred WITH LETTERS AND
TELEGRAMS DAILY

TELEGRAMS DAILY
Washington (SpeciaD = Senate
w. f. Borah of Idaho, is in receip
OF scores of letters and kilograms AM
newspaper clippings commencing hin
Tor the work he has done for peace il
forcing his disarmament resolution
through both houses of congress an(
virtually forcing President Harding tt
call convention of other nations tt
consider disarmament. "He took VI
this matter against his own admins
tratiOn which was hostile to it, and
forced it upon the administration
against its wishes and the people
commend him for it," said promi-
nent republican, ex-United States SEN
atOr.
Senator Borah is in receipt of a
telegram from his boyhood home in
Illinois, signed by a number of promi-
nent citizens there who class his sue
cess in forcing the calling of a dis
armament conference as 'fthe great
eest victory for peace the world has
ever known"
Every mail brings scores of letters
and newspaper clippings to-, the Idaho
senator showing that his work is ap-
preciated and that the sentiment
everywhere is for world peace and
disarmament as the means of bring
ing that peace. The Public Ledger,
of Philadelphia, devotes its leading
editorial to commendation Of the
movement and quotes Senator BOrah
as saying "the house and senate are
rather behind, instead of in front of
the movement The editorial from the
Public Ledger follows:
The Country's Voice
Has President Harding heard from
the Nation? The long silence of the
Administration on the disarmament
conference proposed by the Borah
amendment has been broken.
On the eve of the house vote on the
amendment the President made for
ton finds it most agreeable "that
congress shall express itself in favor
of securing, if possible, an Internal
ional agreement, upon program for
the limitation of armaments."
This comes as an apparent reversal
of the Presidents first stand on the
Borah proposal. He is understood to
have expressed himself with some
force when the proposal first came
before the senate against the forcing
of the Executives hand on this matter.
The disarmament move has, how
ever, come long way since that time
Since then the country has risen TO
the Borah amendment. There is no
shadow of doubt over the genuineness
of the sentiment for limitation of ar
maments. The senate voted for action,
IA to O. The house has approved 1t
by $50 to 4. !,
Only rarely has any great national
or international question been ap-
proved so unanimously. 1t is almost
without precedent.
Of course, the President has been
hearing from the country. so nave the
house and senate.
Some Of the shrewdest of the Ma
TONS political leaders are the adv1s-
ers of the President They know OF
the wave of opinion in favor of arma-
ment reduction. They have had their
oars to the ground. Doubtless they {
have talked plainly in the White
House.
Disarmament always has been IN t
he mind of the "short-grass" coun- I
nv and the Corn Belt The great IN '
and valley between the Alleghenies
md the Rockies has wanted, hoped
or and dreamed Of disarmament.
1t has needed the tax burdens and l
he lowering shadows OF the next c
vars horrors to convince other sec 4
ions. They have been Indifferent, or e
to invasion, or Influenced py q
he interests that profit by wars. IL \
he vote in congress OF the UnlCcu +
,tates is just and true reflestlon
1 what men are now thinking, there ?
re no considerable areas in America t.
hat do not favor sane and serious
tho Race ut Ar
The action of the house Wednesday tt
larks the ending of the first phase OF n
he campaign toward disarmament. "
[ere was a victory that ended one Il
poch and was the beginning OF an N
ther Only Unqualified stupidity now n
q the part of one or all Of the great ts
overs vitality interested Will undo n
hat has been done. L
The lovers of peace, the Del -evers al
reduction of armament and the t
staring dazedly at che un-
lid costs of our old wars and the
,sts of preparation for those in rhe
,ture will welcome other words from =
resident Harding to Congressman 81
ondell Millions are glad to know Ii
at the administration is sounding
it other nations on disarmament and
i'll welcome the presidents state ~
ent that "these inquiries and nego- nc
ations will be continued" Dy
Surely the president has heard from nc
g country. His party leaders have IA
Larted the currents Of opinion and tn
sted the actions and reactions. 81
1ese same citizens who, by major Je
! OF 100000, put him in the White NJ
ouse and the present congress IN M
wer are doing their best to give him an
mandate to work for disarmament. Ir'
pnroh sums # IN when he tes
ve. s"rhe resolutions the senate no
! house have nassed are rather be- bu
nd public sentiment than in front
IT,"