Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-04

Washington. Aug. 3.-Great Britain's suggestion for cancellation of war debts drew sharp attack today from Senator Borah, of lcaho. republican member of the senate foreign relations committee. and leader of the senate ''irreconcilsble'' wing, who issued a statement declaring emphatically that any deb; renuncistion disarmament. Senator Borah said the Balfour note to the allied nations. which has been construed in some quar- ters as containing such a suggestion. really was intended for the United States.
 The American people could never be greatly interested in any proposition for the cancellation of any part of the debt to the United States unless the proposi- tion Is accompanied by a definite and specific plan supported by certain guar antees for practical disarmament. both by land and sea-" Senator Borah as serted. adding that the disarmament pro- gram of the Washington arms confer ence had been halted and crushed Assuming, for the purpose of this statement" said Senator Borah. that there will come time when the United | States will consider the proposition of l cancelling part or all. of the foreign debt take 1t that that time will never come during the program as Is now sug- Eested. There Is one thing In all this discussion from abroad relative to can ceiling the foreign debt. which is never mentioned. And that is the subject of | disarmament
 There is nothing to be gained by our cancelling this debt or any part of it. If the gigantic military and armamen; programs in Europe are to continue. T. would amount in practical effect to our aiding and abetting the building up of these great military and armament es- tablishments. and thereby abetting war If cancellation Is to he considered al all. it should be considered in the inter est of humanity, of economic sanity"
 Within the last week. the premier o' England has declared: Keep your. eyt on what is happening. They (the na tions of Europe) are constructing nor terrible machines than even the late wa ever saw. What for? Not for peace They are not even to disperse armies they are to attack cities unarmed wher you have defenseless population.
 ''The Washington conference adjourn ed last February. The senate Of tn United States ratified the treaties,
 think. in April. The treaties are yet however. to be considered by. foreigl | CpuHlIleS- ODSeINS DF the press uts patches that the assembly in France ha adjourned and that these treaties vii not even be considered before October They were not so much as considered by the committee, according to the sam dispatches And even if they are rati fled ultimately. the spirit of the move ment has been crushed and the grea cause of disarmament halted and scotch ed by the delay and utter loss of inter est in the proposition. In the meantime every effort is being made in this coun try in certain quarters to revive tn war spirit. People who have great in terest in disarmament and peace are de nounced by those in authority.
 Any scheme for the cancellation O debts which does not disclose beyon question that it will result in reducin the land and sea forces is not in tn interest of peace, but in the interest O war. and not in the interest of human ity, but in the interest of murder"