The Washington herald., 1922-12-30
BY Senater yohneen

By Senator johnson ,
Propasanda has been continu-
Gus and increasing TO drive this
country into some sort Of inter
national pact. to discredit the
action of the Senate In refusing
to enter the League; and every
art of publicity has been utilized
I'm the effort to reverse the de-
cision Of the American people,
and TO destroy those who Of
ficially have been a part Of that
decision.
am against the Borah amend
ment. am against IL for pre-
cisely the reasons I was against
taking the United States into the
League OF Nations. ! arm against
Il because. in my opinion. Il win
do exactly what. thus far. We
have declined to do. am
against 1t because. I'm even
greater degree, and with less
safeguards than the League of
Nations gave to us. IL viii en-
broil us in European contro.
versies. and. finally make the
United States, after q hundred
and fifty years, q part of the
Europefn system. I am against
the Amendment as Il 10 presented,
and, just an in the former con-
test OF which II In. in my tudg-
ment only q continuation, ! am
against II with either reservations
or amendments.
WARNS AGAINST SOPHISTRY.
The wizardry of words still
holds some Of our people en-
eloquent tongue, can paint the
picture Of the suffering and woe
and anguish OF the world. and
in burning sentences demand that
in some nebulous, uncertain and
undisclosed fashion, we should
at all hazards rescue our
brethren al the uttermost ends
OF the earth from their trials,
their tribulations and their suf-
ferings.
Not only does the proposed con-
ference propose to consider every
world economic problem, but the
amendment provides that under
standings and agreements shall
be arrived at. Understandings
and arrangements by whom? The
United States calls the confer
ence. II sits with those who
attend. OF necessity, and in
conjunction with those invited, n
must arrive at understandings
and arrangements affecting every
world problem. II would be un-
speakable to call this conference
and stand aside and refuse to
have aught to do with il. IL
we meet with the other nations
to- consider their problems, then
We must bear our part in carry
ing out the solution.
Reparations constitute the KEY
to economic stability and recov-
cry of the Central Powers
Whether their terms continue as
they are, or are modified, pro-
vision for their execution must
be made. And il France yields
to any entreaty OF ours for modi-
fication, then justly France may
, insist either that we underwrite
the new terms or guarantee
them. or that we become one of
the members charged with their
execution. Do you desire to
underwrite reparations to France
or any other country? I do not.
Just ones other thing may be
done to aid Europe, and this
possibly in some minds is the
nub OF the whole matter. We
might minister to Europe's needs
and assist in her restoration by
lending her more money. IL any
man in Congress dared to sug.
gest such a thing, the American
people would quickly end his
political activities. suspect
certain gentlemen engaged in
international banking hug the
delusion that our Government
may underwrite the loans they
make: but I suggest to them that
their hopes are but an iridescent
dream.
ONLY TWO COURSES OPEN.
Following to its logical con
clusion, the proposal for this
conference, we must choose
either the alternative Of arousins
false hopes and doing incalcula.
BILE harm, or OF entering upon
a course far removed from what
is merely financial and which
may jeopardize our future; and
which II once entered upon may
make US a part OF Europe 9
,&o,ftiroI confroy~rafeas