Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-27
BORAH AIDS LEAGUE
BY ASSA|L|NG PACT
sinoIe-Handed Foe Of Pacific
Treaty Aims to Line Up
Wilson Democrats
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Washington, Jan. 81. - Senator
Borah is preparing to make his fight
against the four-Power pact upon
League of Nations lines; that is to
say. modified League OF Nations lines
without any articles. And, curiously,
the leader of the 'irreconcilablcs'' is
becoming the chief advocate for Amer.
lean participation In world affairs.
Even cancellation of the allied debt,
under proper conditions, has no tcrrors
for Mr.. Borah.
II is a remarkable indication of the
weakness of Democratic leadership that
4 Republican should be furnishing = the
opposltion with the grounds upon which
Il may stand against the pact. Take
Borahs two proposed amendments to
the treaty. In place Of the agreement
Of the four nations to respect their
rights in relation to their insular pos
sessions and insular dominions. Mr.:
| Borah would have them agree to re-
spect the territories and rights of all
free nations, great and small.
Mr.. Borah would erect thus a little
+ League of Nations in the Pacific. Mr.
Wilson, although not taking part in the
| fight for the pact, privately opposed 1t
Mr.. Borah, in effect, with this amend
meut, attacks 1t on the same ground.
Not Likely to Defeat Pact
League Of Nations Democrats who fol-
low Mr.. Wilson can join with Mr..
Borah In support of that amendment.
They are likely to do so, but probably
not enough of them to. furnish a one
third vote against the treaty.
Mr.. Borab may have another line Of
attack in his SECOND proposal, that when
the four Powers, faced by the threat Of
aggressive action. meet together to cob.
sider the measures to be taken, they shall
be restricted to the taking of peaceful
measures. This again is an attack upon
l the pact as an alliance. 1t also squares
with Mr.. Borahs record as an oppon-
ent of Article y.
To the Democrats IL gives an argu-
mcnt to be used against the Republt-
cans who had objected to the league
covenant on the ground that it fore
i shadowed military activities. The Demo-
fcrats may say to the Republicans: "You
are so anxious to safeguard this coun-
try against military participation in
world affairs. Here is your chance.
Put in the word peaceful "
Mr.. Borah is an invitation to the
Democratic party to function neutrally.
He furnishes them with their position
ready. made; he gives them their argu-
mcnts. One does not see any sign that
response has taken place in the intel
lectual apparatus of the Democrats.
Fighting Single Handed
Mr.. Borah is in singular position
In Congress. So far as there is any op-
position, he Is the opposition. Single
handed he counts for more than the
whole Democratic party.
What is Mr.. Borah's game? No
body can see he has any game. There
Is the big agricultural bloc movement
in the Republican Party. Mr.. BOrah
apparently has more brains and ability
than all the rest of the bloc put to-
gether. An ambitious man in Mr..
Borah's place would put himself at the
head of the farmer movement. But
Mr.. Borah stays in the background,
one Of the inconspicuous members Of the
bloc.
The bloc may nominate n candidate
for President. Hiram Johnson Is side
tracked. Ills day is past. But where
Dorah MOI polnerlns apout tne
farmer Vote ut al, put tinkerIhg up inc
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Hard to Find Foreign Issue
But how do you get Yourself over
personally by devotng yourself to for
elgn relations! Where do you fluid
an issue III foreign relations?
Some men think one will arise. Rep