The New York herald., 1922-05-16
BORAH PROPOSES TO
RECOGNIZE SOVIET
Together With Revision Of
Versailles Treaty it Would
Stop Destructive Policies.
GERMANY GREATEST UNIT
Until She Receivers Europe
Can Never Have Firm
Economic Basis.
spsctor Dispatch to The New Yoax HERALD

Special Dispatch to THE New YonK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., May 10.
Senator Borah (Rep., Idaho) to-day
precipitated an animated debate in the
Senate over the invitation to the United
States to participate at The Hague con-
ference In June. when he introduced a
resolution that the Senate OF the United
States favors recognition of the Soviet
Government of Russia" The resolution
was ordered to lie on the table.
He declared 1t would be useless for
the United States to accept the invita-
ton to The Hague conference unless
it was made plain from the outset that
such important matters as revision OF
the Versailles treaty and the recognition
of Russia are to be considered.
Under the domination Of France"
he said, the nations Of Europe have
adopted two policies which would bring
about their destruction--one TO crush
Germany; the other to impose by force
on Russia the restoration Of the former
monarchistic regime"
He added that because Of the Yer
sailles treaty France has become the
autocrat OF Europe" and that she is de-
termined to crush Germany.
Germany is the greatest economic
unit in Europe and until she recovers
Europe as a whole can never be placed
on a firm economic basis. Until Eu-
rope recovers and is in position to be-
come a consumer as in the past. 1t will
be impossible fo-'this country to enjoy
prosperity"
BY recognizing Soviet Russia, Senator
Borah addeda and by insisting upon a
revision of the Versailles treaty. making
1t less burdensome to Germany. the
United States could put a stop to the
destructive policies now prevailing in
Europe.
In many respects, he explained. he
did not agree with the present govern
meht of Russia. yet since it has en-
dured for five years and there is no in
dication of any other kind of a govern
ment being set up in its place, this ma
tion should use it's influence to have
Russia admitted to the family of ma
tions.
Senators Hitchcock (Neb) and King
(Utah) interrupted Senator Borah sew
eral times TO advance arguments in
favor of the United States joining the
League of Nations. They declared that
IL the United States had Joined the
league many of the problems now con-
fronting Europe and this nation would
have been solved long before now.
Senator Borah expressed the opinion
that the Genoa conference had failed be-
cause France had insisted on excluding
the two big problems now confronting
the world-a revision of the treaty OF
Versailles and the recognition of the
present Government OF Russia. For that
reason. he said. the conference was
doomed to failure from the beginning
IF the United States should join the
Hague conference in June he said. land
these questions should again be excluded
at the demand of France. what possible
good could come OF It? We should be
in the same situation as we are at pres.
ent. The conference may go on and tho
United States may be present or absent
but 1t Is perfectly useless for the United
States to consider the invitation to join
unless the nations of Europe are willing
to revise the Versailles treaty in order
to allow Germany to get on her feet--in
other words, unless France and her as
soclates are willing to look to the future
rather than to the past.'
Senator King asserted that the Idaho
Senator had been unfair to France
because he had not taken note OF the
French debt. That factor. Mr.. King
declared. had forced a stand by France
which would guarantee to her some
means of liqudating the burden.