The New York herald., 1922-07-07
BORAH WARNSPARTY.
OF WASTING MONEY
ONPOLIT|CALB BONUS.
Says Most Blame Will Be
on Republican Majority
in Congress.
PICTURES ITS BIG COST
Declares It Will Require
$50 Years of Taxation
to Pay for It.
HE DISCUSSES PATRIOTISM
Raiders Decide to Try Again
to Get Harding to
Aid Schemes.
HE DISCUSSES PATRIOTISM
~ LOUIS sE1BoLD.

ny LOUIS sEIBoLD.
Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., July O.
Most impressive In the Republican
attempt to impose cloture on the Sem
ate to-day was an address by William
L. Borah. worthy Of place among the
great speeches Of American states
men.
Breaking in on the flood of turgid
arguments, charges and recriminations
hurled by Republican and Democratic
Senators. the Idaho statesman painted
picture of world conditions so vivid
and graphic as to provoke unusual and
fiattering tribute from his associates.
Z Dism.ssing as inconsequential the
wrangle over parliamentary techni-
calities and the acrimonious charges
of responsibility for retarding Con-
gressional procedure, Mr.. Borah
warned his colleagues OF their political
and economical follies. He did not
mince words in crediting both parties
with having melted the wave of popu-
lar discomfort which he declared was
sweeping through the country.
Condemns Congress's Course.
The larger share OF responsibility
for popular dissatisfaction he. placed
squarely on the shoulders of his own
party, in control OF Congress. charging
failure to keep the pledges made to
the people In the last election. In
simple, direct and incislve phrases. the
Idaho Senator denounced the disregard
displayed by Congress for the wishes
and welfare Of the people.
He warned his colleagues Of the cer-
tain resentment which would be pro-
voked by their attempts to impose
further burdens on the already COM
planning taxpayers. He etched with
bold and clearcut oral strokes the
causes he declared were contributing
to dissatisfaction among the people Of
the country with their Government.
He placed first and foremost the
policies Of both parties which. he as
serted. are resulting in the reckless
and wanton waste Of the peoples
money
Among the enterprises OF this char
acter enumerated by him were the
5000. 100000 soldiers bonus bill. the
ship subsidy bill and otlier measures
not so generally agitated but which,
in the aggregate. would impose stag
gering strain on the already made
quate resources Of the Government
and the people.
Complimented By Colleagues.
Mr.. Borah was in excellent form
and at the conclusion of his address
he was showered with compliments
for the thorough and thoughtful por-
trayal Of political and economic condi
tions, not only in this country but
throughout the world.
Standing at his desk and addressing
the largest number of Senators yet at
tracted by discussion of the tariff. Mr..
Borah made an impressive figure. His
earnestness was manifest by the
studied emphasis he displayed in TAX
ing up and dissecting. one after an
other. the various legislative under
takings which he charged. the Repup-
lican majority was attempting to force
upon the people of the country.
He reviewed the economic conditions
of Great Britain and France and COM
pared them with our own. He drew
definite and convincing parallels. His
appraisement of the soldiers bonus as
ho otxt1 l. -
ported with an eloquent. almost fer
vid description of patriotism as he
understood it,
or the cloture proposal which was
under consideration-which will be
voted on and probably defeated to-
morrow--the Idaho Senator said little
beyond disappearing of any parlia-
mentary device intended to restrict
untrammeled speech. He condemned
the tariff bill which the Republican
majority was seeking to put through
under cloture. declaring that It was
not regarded with favor by the people
Of the country.
Main Attack ON Bonus.
But It was against the bonus scheme
that he directed the full force Of his
arguments and conclusions. His state
ment that the bonus program would
ultimately cost the people of the coun-
try $4,000. 100000 and burden them
with taxation for the next ESQ years
was not challenged.
Mr.. McCumber, arch apostle Of the
bonus, attempted to meet 1t with
mawkishly sentimental arguments In
which he asserted that Congress owed
"a debt OF honor" to the men who had
carried the American colors to the
European battlefelds.
This statement prompted Senator
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