The Washington times., 1921-08-31


should like to know about the treaty that is being nego
tated if is being negotiated between this country
Germany at the present time.
This treaty has since been signed and made public
l do not claim, Of course, that have the right Il
know; but inquire wherever for such information
may be obtained respecting that treaty in order tina
may be fully advised and may act subsequently as
desire.
l assume thai when man has attained the presumed
prominence of Senator of the United States he acts
his judgment that much-misused word, his con
science, shall direct | that when man who
Senator acts upon policy governmental In character
that deals in any degree with his nation and act
he believes he ought to act man has right t.
say that because he thus acts that he is hostile to
individual or to any administration
am opposed Mr. President, to the funding bin tina,
has been favoraby reported by the Finance Committee
Of the Senate; but Decline because 1 opposed t.
that BILL to be put in opposition to the President of tn
United States generally at all in opposition to tn
administration that is Republican in politics now.
contend that neither the President any member .
his Administration would wish me any other Senate
upon this floor to do otherwise than his judgment sha
direct him to do and his oath a United State
Senator commands him to do.
1 am curious about the troops of America that ar
abroad upon the Rhine today
l want them brought home do not want to pay
million dollars month for maintaining troops
there, whether England wishes it France wishes i
whether the Entente desires it, whether German
asks for it.
I read the other day that $32,OOO,OOO paid t.
Great Britain for transporting troops of the Unite,
States to the day in the great at the sam
time that had claim against Great Britain aggre
eating twelve or fourteen billion dollars.
/ have been informed, Mr.. President since the publ
cation of that article that not only have paid $50 00O
900 to Great Britain for transporting troops
the in British vessels but that have also prev
ousy paid stating only the information tina,
has been conveyed to -$6sooOooO, total of $780,
100000 for the item for similar services;
not only that but that have also paid 100000 in
terest upon this debt that paid it when had a
offset of twelve or fourteen billion dollars the one
hand and when had offset, the other hand OF
hundreds of millions of dollars interest due to
have listened to statements upon the floor of this
body have read the statements of political economists
have read indeed, the oburgaons of the international
bankers to not to collect the interest that is due
from foreign governments. have seen that all these
gentlemen assert that if collect that interest nol
only shall destroy the stability of all the countrie
abroad but that we shall ruin ourselves at home.
decline to subscribe to any such political economy a
that decline to concede that there would follow ir\
the train of the collection Of portion of nteres
either ruin abroad ruin at home.
| want to know how it is that paid either the
administration the other-I speaking of neithel
now and in criticism of neher-how is 1T that paiC
interest to Great Britain upon Indebtedness that WI
owed Great Britain for transporting troops to hell
Britain win the great when Britain owed us hun
dreds of millions of dollars interest which the political
economists upon this floor say must not collect f
fear its collection may bring ruin to country7 J
cannot understand it.
Mr. President, there is another matter about which
am curious. congratulate the Senator from Idaho (Mr
Borah) upon winning in this chamber the greatest per
sonal victory that been by any United States
Senator since have been member of this body. con
graduate the President of the United States and the
Secretary of State in calling the disarmament conference
which they have called.
I hope and pray that it may be success in every
bof
will be whether it is held in the open whether it isl
held in secrecy And so, Mr.. President curious as am
express the view that is mine, that when the dis
armament conference meets in Washington in Novem
Der will actually the nations of the earth
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