The Washington herald., 1922-11-24
Borah and Hitchcock Advise
cIemenceau His Mission to
These Shores win Be Failure
ATTACKED As DESTROYER
Frenchman Told US. will Heed
No Appeals Until Paris Is in
Mood to Work for Peace
By JAMES r. NOURsE.

and crush Germany was given a
stinging rebuke In the Senate yes
terday.
Senators Hitchcock, Of Nebraska,
and Borah, of Idaho. handled the
old "Tiger" of France without
gloves. They advised him that his
errand to the United States was
mistake, that his mission would
fail. and that the American people
will not listen to further appeals
for aid until France makes a move
for peace.
The Senators. once on opposite
sides in the League of Nations
fight, yesterday united in lashing
the former premier for his attack
on Americas attitude.
CALLS HIM DESTROYER"
Senator Hitchcock quoted from
The Wreck Of Europe" former
Premier Nitti's book, to show that
all his life Clemenceau has been
a tremendous destroyer; for years
and years he has done nothing but
overthrow governments with q sort
Of obstinate ferocity." He quoted
further to show that Clemenceau
was possessed Of the one idea,
above all, to destroy Germany.
deprecate the character of this
messenger who has come from
France to ask the United States to
cooperate with France in peace"
the Senator said.
Senator Hitchcock charged that
Clemenceau and the present govern
ment of France hoped Germany
would not pay reparations SO they
might have some excuse for crush.
ing her.
ITO expect Germany to make
such payments as demanded by
France is the uttermost nonsense"
the Senator said.
REFERS TO BLACK TROOPS
He asserted that one reason why
American troops were not taken
out of Germany was that their
officers reported to the War De-
partment that France would replace
them with more black troops.
ia like to have Clemenceau
justify to the American people the
policy OF keeping these black troops
in Germany" the Senator ex.
claimed. 1T is done merely to
goad the Germans to violence"
Asked by Senator Borah what
the United States could do under
such a policy. Hitchcock replied:
"Clemenceau wants us to helm
France dismember Germany. / do
not believe the United States should
attempt to do the least thing to
sustain France until she agrees to
disarmament.
THE United States cannot afford
to give even moral support"
to a country (which continues to
maintain a policy Of military con-
quest. France has today 700, 900
men .under arms
Senator Hitchcock concluded by
asserting that Frances support Of
Turkish claims aided the war upon
Greece,
BORAH FEARS FOR EUROPE.
Senator Borah followed Senator
Hitchcock, saying that Clemenceau
had gone pretty far" in asserting
the misery in Europe was due to
an act Of dishonor committed by
the United States in withdrawing
from Europe after the armisticc.
He sc!d:
oiil SdllSkiCu tilC pIcScUl CUIl-
dition in Europe is not due to our
leaving. The war came as a result
of the policy which the countries
of Europe had pursued for the last
twenty-five years and which they
are now pursuing"
Taking up Clemenceau's state
ment that the Monroe Doctrine was
obsolete. Senator Borah declared
that in the opinion Of 'most good
Americans the Monroe Doctrine is
still held sacred. He continued:
I'VE are expected to 20 there
with money and men to enforce the
German treaty. To enforce the
treaty, in my opinion. would be the
1utter destruction of Europe.
SEES ANOTHER WAR.
Then. he says. we are on the
verge of another war. I think we
are. The outlook is gloomy for
the same reason that brought, the
war in 1914-the militaristic policy
and the effort by one or more gov
ernments of Europe to destroy each
other. Clemenceau complains the
people of the United States look
upon France as a militaristic ma.
tion. There is such a belief and it
grows every day. There can be no
doubt that the government of
France is nothing but militaristic. +"
| Senator Borah charged the French
delegates to the disarmament con.
ference with putting almost in.
surmountable obstacles in the way
of agreement"
And where are the treaties?''
Borah asked. '"They are resting in
a pigeonhole. or in some less de.
sirable place. in the French assem-.
bly,. Now the word is that they
are not to be ratified. So there is
some reason for the belief that
France is militaristic.'
Senator Borah also scored the
French policy in the Near East and
criticized England. also, for holding
Syria and Mesopotamia by force
of arms. while exploiting the natu
raj resources which belong to those
peoples.
I'VE are invited back to the old