Evening star., 1922-11-23
U. S. WILL NOT AID
CLEMENCEAU PLAN,
SENATOR DECLARES
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this and has even encouraged Poland
and Belgium to maintain large stand
ing armies.
Senator Glass of Virginia. at this
point asked Senator Hitchcock, as
member OF the foreign relations com
mittee, if he was aware of the fact
France having failed to ratify the
four-power Pacific treaty. the Anglo.
Japanese alliance after today would
be automatically continued for an
other year. Senator Glass said that
the main reason given for adopting
the fOur-power Pacific treaty was
that it would result In the abandon
ment OF the Anglo-Japanese alliance
Senator Hitchcock replied that this
, matter had not been called to his at
tention.
Senator Borah took the floor. He
| issued warning that unless France
should change her policies war would
again engulf the world. AS matter
OF fact. Senator Borah said. there
has been no real peace since the
party is in control in France. he said
He pointed out that at q meeting OF
the league of nations. when a reso-
luton indorsing the proposition OF
disarmament was put FORWARD
amounting only to a moral PROPOSE
He said also that France was the
discordant element from the begin
ming to the end of the Washington
conference on limitation of armament
1t became known. he said, that France
was against any real program of DIS
armament and now it is reported
that the Washington treaties are
resting in the pigeon holes OF the
French parliament and are not to be
ratified.
There is some reason" said Sena :
tor Borah, "for the American people
to feel that France is militaristic."
Senator's Oppose Plea.
Former Premier Clemenceau's
speech in the Metropolitan Opera
House urging greater participation
by the United States in European af-
fairs created a stir among members
of the Senate yesterday.
Criticism of the address of M.
Clemenceau was confined chiefly to
anti-league of nations senators. who
defeated United States ratification of
the Versailles treaty. but Senator
Hitchcock. who led the fight for the
treaty. Joined in, and Senator Cara
and pro-leaguer. recalled that 100
years ago French envoy sent to
stir up sentiment in this country vas
sent home.
Senator Borah, republican. Idaho,
issued a statement declaring that
Clemenceau. now in :his country to
tell us that Europe is sweltering in
misery" Is himself the person chiefly
responsible for present European
difficulties.
There is no living man more
responsible for the present misery
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the Idaho senator. He more than
any other man is responsible for the
impossible and destructive terms of
the Versailles treaty"
Says France IL to Blame.
Comment of other senator's on the
Clemenceau address follow.
Senator Caraway-"France sent an
envoy to the United States once be-
fore in an effoH to enlist the aid OF
this country for the revolutionary
government. That envoy was sent
have been a good one II conditions
were as he painted them. But they
are not"
Senator Edge-"Clemenceau' ap-
peal for assistance. with the threat of
a new war as the alternative, does not
come in good taste and will accom-
plish nothing. America has shown in
the past her willingness to help
France when she is in danger, and il
danger threatens again ] have nc
doubt the United States would help
her again. But we want to do it in our
own way and in our own time"
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
chairman of the foreign relations
committee. declined to comment upon
NJ Clemenceau's remarks. Senator
Wadsworth of New York said the
former premier was visitor to the
did not like to comment on his re-
marks.