The New York herald., 1922-12-28

Clemenceau's mission has been CON-
pletely successful, that any concession
made between European nations will be
compensated for by the United States
and that we will stand as the rich and
generous uncle showering our wealth
upon them.
"As further evidence of this, they can
point TO the fact that the proposal comes
from the distinguished isolationist In
the United States, the most powerful
and eloquent advocate of the complete
aioofness OF the United States In the
political affairs OF Europe. the Senator
from Idaho (Mr. Borah)."
Mr.. Lenroot quoted from the Congress
sional Record to show that Senator
Borah had made the following state
ment:
1T Is our solemn duty to say to them
(Europe) you can have al that is
within our power as a prudent people
to give. for we recognise both our obli-
cations to humanity and our material
interests in the cause. but you must con-
form your treaties to the law OF live and
let live, you must subscribe to the prin-
ciples of reconstruction and not destruc-
ton, you, too. must become advocates
and apostles of rehabilitation.
Isolation and Generosity.
Senator Lenroot continued. II do not
believe that either his policy of isolation
or his unbounded generosity under GER
tain conditions meets with the approval
of the American people"
Taking issue with Borah's differentia-
tion between economic and political re-
lations to be considered. Mr.. Lenroot
said: "The two cannot be separated.
What is the dominant motive and main
spring OF every political movement In
Europe to-day? It is economic advan-
tage. economic domination.
1T will also be remembered that the
Senator (Borah) objected to our being
represented on the Preparations Commits
sion under the Versailles Treaty on the
ground that it would embroil us IN al
the political affairs of Europe.
Again. this amendment. IL adopted.
will convince Europe and the interna-
tional bankers in America as nothing
else could that the eleven billion dol
lars owing the United Staes by Europe
WIN be forgiven and cancelled"
Referring to the farm bloc support Tor
the Borah proposal on the theory that
II will tend to increase the price OF farm
products Mr.. Lenroot declared:
''It should be understood once for all
and before any conference Ia called that
there will be no cancellation OF the
European debt to us. If France Is right
In her view that Germany alone. de-
feated and crushed, can pay reparations
amounting to thirty billion dollars, then
Europe can surely in time TO come pay
her indebtedness of one-third as much,
or eleven billions. to us. Let us leave
the matter where il is now, with the
President. We can trust him to act as
soon as any good can be accomplished
by action"
Senator Williams (Miss.). said he
hoped no one would attempt to take
from Woodrow Wilson the credit for
saying at Versailles that the United
States wanted nothing from the spoils
of war--not dollar in reparations; not
an inch of land.
He said he did not like to see the
United States Senate standing idle and
inactive while the Turk is deporting
Armenians, grandmothers and grand
fathers and ravishing Armenian women.
He announced that he was opposed to
the Borah proposal and that he was
strongly inclined to support the Harding
Administration in its foreign policy.