Evening journal., 1922-12-29
BORAH PARLEY
SILLY NONSENSE

Ianit turned on nir AtNntrt aSSfNiat
all the venom he formerly reserved
for their joint opponents.
He indirectly declared that Borsl
was being made the tool of propa
gandists and OF the internations
bankers and used Borah's own word'
to convict him OF now fsvorins
American embodiment in Europe.
Il am against the Borah amend
ment for precisely the same reasor
was against taking the United
states into the League OF Nations
said Johnson. Il am against il. be
CAUSE. in my opinion II Will do ex-
actly what thus far we have de-
clined TO do. | am against IL because
in greater degree, and with les
safeguards than the League OF Ma
tions gave us IL will emhroil rs in
Europe's controversies and finally
make the United states. after a
hundred and nifty years part Of
/. the European system. | am against
il for / have heen unable TO con-
ceive either amendment or reserva
tion. which leaving the design.
I would avert the possible Injurious
Z consequences"
Advocates OF the amendment
Johnson charged. "arrogate to them
selves all the worlds sympathy and
taking the pose OF superior beings,
demand upon the pain OF their denial
OF ideallsm and altruism TO the rest
OF us. that we follow whatever course
they NAV mark We decline to en-
ter into Europe's maelstrom, with
out definite and cogent reasons. upon
mere superior charity, henevolence
and aItrrsim by those who would
take us in or because OF their de-
municatlon OF those who will not
bllndly accept and follow any sug-
gested course"
Borah's plan. Johnson said. pro-
vides not only for consideration OF
every world economic problem hut
distinctly directs that conditions
and arrangements OF political ma
mre be arrived at. II would be I'M
noss,ble he said. Furthermore II
would he up to the United States
as the nation calling the parley TO
foin in its agreements and later TO
see 10 It that they became opera
tive
1T Is an utter and absolute I'M
TO arrive at definite solu-
lion Of the economic problems OF the
world without solving at the same
time some OF its political ills. Let US
make no mistake therefore ABOUT
what this amendment means accord
ing to its terms II means that
every m that Europe now Is suffer-
ing from. every problem there eN-
isting, every dismal situation every
wrong and injustice. shall be brought
to the city Of Washington al our
request. at our instance and upon
our invitation, for solution and that
We undertake thereafter because we
are the leaders in the movement
whatever Is essential to rewrite
Euio ope's present story. II the IAN
guage OF the amendment does not
mean exactly this thlns It can mean
nothing at all. l have not heard
ITS advocates here and I have not
read its newspapers advocates out
eide this chamber, dessenate what
they expect 10 be accomplished by
the conference nor indicate the spe-
cifc subjects with which il will deal .
Il prefer a League OF Nations .
with some rules of procedure, with
the members bound by some pre-
liminary agreement TO this general
omnibus endeavor which has neither
nor specifications.
Following to its logical conclu-
THE rOnfpr-
ance. we must choose either the al
tentative of arousing false hopes
and doing incalculable harm or of
entering upon a course far removed
from what Is merely financial and
which may jeopardize our future and
which IL once entered upon may
make US a part OF Europe's future
political controversies.
We are told that II we do not
Intervene economically In Europe
we will have TO intervene in war
there. I deny II. II we intervene
(whatever that may
mean) we'll he in the midst Of Eur
ope's turmoil and may possibly be
involved in Europes wars. But to
say that without this conference
With all that may flow from It we
will be involved IN some future Eu-
-opean war Is. ] think. a bit ex-
ravagant. The bait is held before
,ur farmers that they will prosper /
( we will but confer in Europe re-
but the farmers have
rot been told the only reconstruc-
ion suggested involves us for gem
,rations in Europe's controversies.
Aid the farmer? Not so. Aid the
banker? Yes And
he farmer will pay the price" r
The international bankers, John I
on said, want the United States
ither 10 take over Europes troubles ,
inder an economic conference or by +
underwriting in some way the re- I
settlement. He said the
3orah plan was part OF tt.s bankers
,enersl scheme, and warned them
hat their hope Of further financial
id by the United States government
o Europe was IAN irridesoent
lream.'
Johnson departed from his pre-
pared speech to declare that Borah's
plan was silly nonsense" Again he
allied II a vain and a futile action"
Declaring Europe would go away
rom such conference angry and
Johnson was not interrupted In
IFS speech and at its close Borah did
lot make any move to reply.