New-York tribune., 1922-05-16

would appear to be lacking any sound
oasis for credits. 1t should Lc added
that this government is most willing
70 give serious attention VI aay pro-
posals issuing from the Genoa con-
ference or any later conference. but
i regards the present suggestions, III
spparent response to tn. Russian
memorandum OF May II, as lacking,
IN view Of the terms of that memoran-
Suai. n the desiniteness whsc, would
make possible the concurrence of this
government in the proposed plan
Many hours prior to the making
public the invitation or the reply
Senator Borah. of Idaho. had addressed
the Senate in violent opposition to any
acceptance of the Allied invitation by
thi. government. He introduced a
resolution declaring for the immediate
recognition of the Soviet government,
and in discussing il declared that it
would be useless for the United States
20 accept the invitation to The Hague
unless 1t was made plain from tho out
set that such important questions as
the revision OF the Versailles Treaty
and the recognition OF Russia were to
Re considered.
The Rorah resolution was permitted
TO lie ON the table temporarily. 1t
probably will be up for further debate.
Relations Committee. Senator Lodge
and other Foreign Relations Committee
leaders are opposed to recognition and
the committee undoubtedly will follow
the wishes of the State Department and
the Administration in this matter.
Borah Blames France
Senator Borah declared the Genoa
conference was failure, and for this
he placed the blame on France because
tina. government from the beginning
took the position it would not enter the
conference unless reparations and the
recognition Of Russia were excluded.
A long debate WAS aroused when Sem
stor Borah presented his resolution.
Senator's Hitchcock. Pomercne and
others took part. The resolution reads:
Resolved, That the Senate of the
United States favors recognition Of the
Soviet government of Russia"
Senator Borah said that under the
domination of France the nations OF
Europe had adopted two policies which
would bring about their destruction.
One was to crush Germany and the
other was to impose by force on Russia
+. .he restoration OF the former monarch
ist regime.
Senator Borah said that If Frances
demands we're complied with, Germany
would be dismembered with great
economic loss to The remainder of Eu
rope The United States. By recogniz-
ing Russia and insisting on revision
oi the Versailles Treaty would put
stop to these destructive policies, he
esd.
The Senator did not agree with the
present government Of Russia in many
respects and said it was not satisfac
tory to the masses Of the Russian peo
PIE. but it had endured for Ave years
and was the only established govern
ment in Russia. In spite of the fact
tna present Soviet government is not
satisfactory to many Of the people
OF Russia. he said the masses would
shed their last drop of blood to pre-
vent the Czarist regime from being re-
stored.
Opposes Joining Conference
Taking up the proposed conference
at The Hague, Senator Borah said:
If the United States should ioin the
conference in June, and these problems
should again be excluded at the de-
Hand If France, what possible good
could come from it? We should be in
TIE same situation as we are at pres
ent. In other words, the nations which
are inviting us to enter the confer
enee are the very nations which have
Il within their power to bring about
revision Of the Versailles Treaty and
recognition Of the Soviet government.
They can do that by themselves, and
i rifcg are not willing to do these
things it is perfectly plain that they
want the aid Of the United States
sorely for the purpose of helping them
carry ont their policies Of dismem-
berine Germany and imposing an I'm
perialistic regime upon Russia.
The conference may 60 on, and the
United States may be present or alb
sent, but !. is perfectly useless for the
United States to consider the invita-
ton to join unless the nations of
E1rope are willing to revise the treaty
in order to allow Germany to get upon
ner feet; in other words, unless France
and her associates are willing to look
to the future rather than to the past
With respect to the statement Of Sec
rotary Hughes that the United States
could not deal with Russia until Rus
isa had put her house in order. SEN
'ator Borah said the same rule could be
applied 10 the other European nations
ttist have the power to bring about eco
\ nomc rehabilitation. He declared re-
vision of the Treaty Of Versailles rest
ed with France and that if Lloyd
George could act as he would like to
act he would approve the revision Of
the treaty and recognition Of the Rus
sian government.