Evening star., 1922-12-28

much concern u.s."
"On Brink of Chaos.,
The nations engaged in the last
war have drifted widely and strange
ly apart, until they are now on the
brink of chaos. and unless heroic
measures are undertaken by them
with the powerful assistance of this
country. financial collapse to many
will follow, and to others instability
and internal turmoil will be gathered
as the harvest of dissension.
This nation, powerful and rich,
should take as much interest and dis
play as much concern to bring about
mutual accord among its debtor ma
tions as does the private banker man
ifest in the welfare of those patrons
who have created pecuniary obliga-
tions in the institution of which he
is the directing head.
I'm a large way the cruel and un-
fortunate plight Of the farmer is due
to the fact that he is sRothering
in a surplus Of agricultural products
A strong, brisk, foreign market, such
as he is entitled to enjoy, would lift
the farmer from impending ruin to
a position where he could meet his
obligations and leave him a fair
profit for his laborious work and his
investment.
The thing most needed by our farm
ing population is markets and these
can be found. If Europe is at rest.
once stabilized and the economic
structure is made safe and sound"
Scores Isolation.
Senator McNary declared he thought
the policy Of isolation adopted by the
United States after the termination
of the world war has been too Sc
we're for the good of ourselves and the
welfare of the world. / have no doubt
that the great majority of the farm
ers and laborers and business men
OF the country will look with favor
upon any terms to bring about the
economic rehabilitation of world af-
fairs"
Senator McNary declared that he
had been in favor of the ratification
of the Versailles treaty with reser-
vations. and said:
Il shall never know whethe- it was
the stubbornness of our Iistinsuishe 1
President. Woodrow Wilson, the per-
from Massachusetts,, Mr.. Lodge. or
the eloquence of the irreconcila5le
senators that prevented the ratifica-
tion of the Versailles treaty, yet
shall always think that much of the
unrest and hatred existing among the
nations at this time would not have
occurred if this treaty. containing the
covenant of the league of nations.
with the Lodge reservation, had been
ratified"
Senator Mccormick Of Illinois. re-
publican, spoke in opposition to the
Borah amendment. He said that since
the armistice the government has ad-
vanced Europe a billion and a half
dollars. and the private advances have
reached five or six billions.
"It does not follow that because the
United States declines to enter a con-
ference without limitations that it is
oblivious of our economic community
with Europe" said Senator McCor-
mick.
Charges Borah Changed.
Senator Mccormick said that Sena-
tor Borah had departed from his rec
ord Of the past. He said Senator
Borah is now to be found in company
with Woodrow Wilson. Otto Kahn
and Col. House. ending in common
goal. in which Asia, Europe and Amer
ica would be bound together.
During Senator McCormick's speech.
attention. was called to a provision of
the sundry civil act OF 1913, when
stated that the president should not
cause the United States to enter into
any international conferences in the
future without specific authorization
from Congress-
Senator Mccormick was arguing that
the adoption Of the Borah proposal for
a
the Navy bill two years ago, had ham,
pered rather than aided the administra-
ton in bringing about the Washington
conference. Senator Borah suggested
that il the law Of 1913 was really effec-
tive the President could not have called
such a conference without action by
Congress.
Senator Hefiin Of Alabama took the
floor when Mr. Mccormick concluded
and said that Senator Borah could not
be found in better company than that
| of the greatest advocate Of peace since
lin said that Senator Borah had Of
| Tended by daring to offer an amend
ment without first consulting the muck
a-mucks Of the republican party"
asounding Outn Powers.
It is understood that through the
State Department the President has
! been "sounding out" several powers
regarding the desirability of holding
| the proposed conference would be
, called by or held in the United States
Z! or whether this nation woulds be a
participant. were. however. fmpor-
! tant details not disclosed. Secretary
! Hughes conferred with the Presi-
day for an hour, but no announcement
/ was made at its conclusion, and there
was no intimation of whether it re-
| lated to the economic conference
! discussions
Senator Reed of Missouri. demo-
! crat, who is opposed to the Borah
/ amendment to the Navy bill for an
| economic conference, offered an
! amendment which would request
| that the President Withdraw from
/ Germany Immediately the Ameri-
! can troops now there. Senator
; Borah said that so far as he was
! concerned he would favor the Reed
! amendment, but added he did not
| believe IL it came to a vote 1t would
be adopted by the Senate.