Arizona republican., 1922-01-02
BORAH DECLARES
T AR EAST MUST
RECEIVE JUSTICE
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WASHINGTON, Jan. His words
spread by wireless through adjacent
states, Senator Borah, Republican of
Idaho, speaking here today, submit
ted what he described as a test of
whether the four power peace treaty
was based on justice and was there
fore peace alliance, or based on
force and therefore a military alli-
ance.s Several thousand amateur
and commercial wireless operators
within 200 miles of Washington
listened in" on the address.
The test which Mr.. Borah offered
was whether supporters OF the treaty
were willing to accept reservations
by which the powers would agree TO
restore within one year and there
after even to respect the rights, in
terests, territory and sovereignty of
all nations. or governments in the
region of the Pacific. He added 10
that that further provision should
the agreement to restore and respect
such interests be not observed, obli-
cations under article two would be
terminatde automatically. He as
serted that the .aggFession6 in the
Far East for so years have been on
the part of the nations, or rather
governments, which have now signed
an alliance to prevent aggression"
He charged that it was the members
of the alliance and not those ma
tions outside of 1t who have disre-
garded the rights of other nations
and peoples in the Pacific in recent
years.
THE disturbances in the Far
East" he continued, "and the things
which threaten war arise out of fall
ure of the nations now proposing an
alliance to regard the rights Of other
nations and rot out of acts OF those
excluded from the alliance. There
would be no Far Eastern questions
Of a disturbing nature II the MEM
bers of this proposed alliance had re-
spected the rights of the weak or
more peacefully disposed peoples OF
the East. Let the alliance specifical-
ly provide that the alliance itself and
each and all members will respect
the rights and sovereignty and in
terests of other peoples and let it be
provided that if they do not, the al
lance is dissolved.
opposed 10 aggression
81 think one Of the most interest
ing and illuminating revealments OF
modern diplomacy is this proposition
that the nations which have been do
ing all of the aggressing. or attack
ing, should get together and solemly
form an alliance against those ma
tions who have not been guilty of
such things. If the nations to be
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back to the nations and peoples the
territory, the rights and the liberties
they have taken from them, the war
clouds in the Far East would disap-
pear. You would not need an
alliance in the Far East if it were
not necessary to protect the territory
which has been unjustly obtained by
members of the alliance"
Mr.. Borah declared it would be a
crime-a crime not only against our
own people. but a crime against mill
lions in the Far East,--for the United
States to join an alliance If "ag-
gressions" are to continue in the ten
years Of the agreements life as they
have taken place in the past"
He argued that it was wrong to
ask the American people to guaran-
tee protection against disturbances
and war which may be brought
about or inspired by members of the
! alliances ITSELF
He discussed also provisions Of the
treaty concerning the homeland of
Japan. These however, he did not
regard as more important than other
features which. he said would lead
the United States into war Just as
truly if any island were attacked as
though the Japanese mainland were
the object of aggression
These "Tlilitaristic" features of the
treaty Should be stripped off, he add
ed, saying that if such were not done,
it should be regarded as proof that
the members OF the alliance are un-
willing to restore the territory, the
franchises. the privileges which other
| peoples claim have been taken from
! them unjustly and which are now the
causes of troubles in the Far East"