The New York herald., 1922-12-25
BORAH SAYS WORLD
PARLEY IS NEEDED TO
HEAD Off new WAR
He Intimates Unless Step is
Taken We May Have to
Fight Again.
REPLY TO OPPOSITION
Senator Asserts That u. S.
Cannot Escape Repara-
tions Problem.
MARKETS AT STAKE Also
Idaho Member Issues state
ment to Meet White House
Objections.
MARKETS AT STAKE Also
Special Dispa.e;s to THE NEW YORK Hrnro.

Specidt DispG.c;s to THE New YORK IirsAlps
New York Herald Bureau.l
Washington. ID. C., Dec. "a
Senate forces were divided sharply
tonight over the proposal Of Senator
Borah (Idaho). contained in an amend
ment to the naval appropriations bill
requesting President Harding to call
a world conference in washington to
study economic questions.
President Harding's opposition TO
the proposal expressed by Senator
Watson (Ind), after White House
conference yesterday is to be followed
by an effort TO line UP Administration
Senators against 1t. Just how suc-
cessful this Will be is not clear. die
TO the uncertainty OF how far the
President is willing to go in fighting
the scheme, but it is clear that Il q
vote were to be taken at once the
amendment would have safe ma
jority.
Senator Borah, in an attempt TO
counteract the Administration opposi-
ton. issued a long statement tonight
in which he argued that unless some
such action was taken coon the
United States might become involved
in new European war. He declared
there was ample precedent for such 9.
conference and attempted to set at
rest certain Of the arguments used in
combating the proposal.
uppo~itfcu Annlyxcd.
'-The opposition 20 this conference
| sesms 10 be along the same lines as op-
position TO the disarmament conferaico
when 1t was first proposed" he SAID.
There was great timidity and muck
opposition at first. but more nature rs-
Election led to very general support /
trust such will be true in this instance
There are many precedents for this
kind OF a conference. We have as y
government participated officially n
such conferences and with Europeait
nations more than once We have never
hesiIated 10 confer with references 10
economic, financial or commercial mat
tiers. Such conferences have never been
regarded by the most Jealous advc-
Gates OF our traditional policies as ia
contrayention TO them. No public man
has been at any time In our history a
more pronounced believer in our trsds-
tional policies than Col Roosevelt. he
specifically lndorsed this kind OF con-
ference and regarded such conferences
as means OF preserving the policies OF
Washington and Monroe There are
plenty OF prscedents
"For more than two years there has
been a deadlock on the question OF rep1-
rations. 1t has become so serious as TO
threaten complete estrangement between
leading nations which were together In
the war. II has brought Europe 10 the
very verge OF economic chaos. il has
even in the minds of men In high official
positions ir different countries made ars-
other conflict imminent Naval and mill
ltary men are now advocating greater
navles and larger armies because Of ae-
rious and threatening conditions abroad
Problem Presses ON All.
"Every foreign office in the world, ~
Guiding our own. Is now studyinEE
reparations question and consdcringy
Il may be adjusted. There Il 10 US
talk, therefore. about not considcrlr
about not dealing with It.
"The only legitimate question 70 1fs
bate ls how car you deal with II M04
effectively? The problem is here ff
Il is not adjusted Il viii mean 81
EnfferlnE IN Europe ana VAST loss Z
producers and II may mean another
IL the worst should come we mig
going 20 Europe on another mission
that Of comforting. ! repeat. the Cf
question Il how can we help--wh
the best nethod7 Upon that ha'
open mind.
Europe owes uz eleven billion IL
lars. Some people seem TO be exer iseH
over tho cancellation OF this debt
faffa
ability 70 pay. I have not any ta
about the open cancellation OF this
But no child now living Will Sc -
payment n tho question OF repsrat:ons
Is permitted 70 90 from bad 70 wo, W
until another war takes place
I'VE ere Interested IN the reparat.or
question, therefore. because we are IN
terested IN the payment OF what Euror
owes us. We are also Interested In II -
cauee we want European markets ops
ed 20 our farm products. Millions
hungering and dying in Europe for
products which are rottinE upon
farms. shall we say that these matte.
do not concern ua Nothing concerns
US more. .
Arcuslns Public Opinion. e.
"Rut above al n serves 10 aroIWe
airest public opinion and, after alf,.
inc M more Wholesome and essential y.
dealing with ,hose probenls than wei
,rformed public opinion. IL the dts
armament proposition had nesn taxer
up through csrrs pcndence or through
diplomatic channels how far would yoa
have .a<otten9
"Now we have reached q point wlreFa
We are 20 icse an advantages gained ~
,hat conference unless solution Of the
rsparatlons problem is foDnd We ara
directly. Immediately. yitally concernac
! II Involves millions TO our people aun
II may involve another conflict. ! sni
not overfond of conferences. but thers
are times when they are helpful. TIL
! -ssrrs 70 be one OF thore times.
) In connection with the yatenent sen