Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-04
BORAH At ACKS DEBT
CANCELLATION SCHEME.
Says Any Remuneration Must
Be Preceded by Euro
pcan Disarmament.
81 Associated Press

WASHINGTON. Aug a.-Gteat
Bri'ain's suggestion Cor cancellation
OF war debts drew sharp attack to.
day from Senator Borah OF Idaho
Republican member nf the Sens,.
Foreign Relations Commute. and
leader Of tn. Senate "irreconcilnble"
wing. "ho issued a statement dscIa--
Ing emphatically that any debt rA-
nunctation would have to be prr
coded by European disarmament:
senator Borah said the Balfour nots
to The allied nations which has been
construed In some quarters as con
tanning such suggestion. really was
intended FOR the United Staa,es
tn" American people could never
he greatly Interested In any propo-
S1tion for TIA" cancellation or an,
part Of tn" debt TO the United Stale.
unless the proposition Is accompanied
Wy d"hnit" and specific plan sun
ported by certain guarantees for.
practical disarmament both by land
and sea senator Rorah asserted All.
ding thai tn" disarmament program
of the Washington arms conference
had been halted ana crushed"
Nothing 1" he Gnined.
Assuming. for IN" purpnse OF this
statement said senator Rorah "tnat
'h"re VIII com" a time when the
'hiteu states VIII consider the prop,
osition OF canceling part OF all OF
the Foreign debt. take Il that .b,,
time Will never come during ,ba
program IA is now suggested There
one thing In all this discussion
from abroad relative to cance,iry
u" foreign debt which is never nan
Toned. ana that Is the subiec. o.. ala.
armament.
Ih"re Is nothing t" he gained bv
our canCeling this debt. or amy mr.,
Oh H. " tn" gigantic military ana
armament programs In Europe are to
continue. It would amoun, in nr,c.
'icaI Effort TO our aiding and abe,,inp
III" building up OF these great Mill.
'ary and armament establishments
anu thereby abettiug war. -.
1t cancellation Is to h. consid.rad
AZ ali. 1t should be considered I'm IN.
interest OF humanity. OF cconomi,
sanity. -
Within THE last week the Premier
Oh England has declared: Keen ,,ou,.
eye on what is happening. They or,
"h''"'S bi tNrpps) are constr,ictin,,
more terrible machines than cvon ,h.
ia'e war ever saw. What for7 Not
Tor peace. They arc not even To as
ncrs" armies; they are TO attack citl.s
uhnrmed where YOU have d.fenso,.ss
population.
spirit of Movement Crushed.
me Washington conference adj
jonrned last February. The s.,n,.
Of the United States ratified tho
treaties. think. In Apri Tho
treaties are yet. however. To he chr
sidcred by foreign couu.rIcs n,,-
serve by tho press dispatch that m.
assembly In France has adjourned
an" mat these treaties will not eve,
ne considered before October. ,rhcv
were not so much az considered M.
| the commi3ec. according to the sam.
| nispatch. And even II they are ro.i-
| hed ultimately. the spirit OF the move
| heht mas been crushed and the ureut
| cause or disarmament halted nuJ
scotchcd by the delay aud utter loss
"t interest in the proposition. In tba
meantime. every effort is being made
IN TINS country In certain auarters
!" revive the war spirit. People wn,
nave great interest In disarmament
ana peace are denounced by those I'm
authority.
Any scheme for the cancellation az
dents which does not disclose .heyon.l
question that it will resul, in re
uucihG the land and sea forces is.uo;
IN the interest OF peace. but I'm tho
interest OF war. and not in the intcr-
es' al humanity, but in the interest
of murder"