New-York tribune., 1922-01-03


noticeably.
Borah Changes Viewpoint
Senator Borah is interesting at the
present moment chiefly because he ia
actually voicing openly md fcarlcssly
what great many critics Of the con-
ference are Whispering. But his at
tacl. on the four-power Pacific treaty
last night, made aptly enough in the
Church OF the Covenant. to the effect
that this country should not a~rce to it
until all wrongs in the FAY East had
been rightcd, was a surprise TO his
friends, in view Of his ideas last Octo-
Ner. Then lie was attacking President
Harding for having counlcd The Far
Eastern situation with the naval arma-
nj limitation idea. on the ground
that Of course nothing could be done
about the Far East, and that failure on
that point would wrccE the conforcn C
and prevent the possibility of an arma-
inent Nmi1ation agreement.
Now the naval armament limitation
has been achieved and whole lot has
heen accomplished IN the Far East as
we'll but those for whom Mr. Borah
speaks arc far from happy.
The letter from NJ. Sarraut to Mr..
Hughes is ono Of the most vigorous at
tacks which has been made by any
one inside the conference on tho
troublemakers outside Of it. Follow
ing S the text:
"Monsiour L. president.
'The papers Of this morning repro
duce the text of some alleged official
documents by TIE so-cailed delegation
OF the so-called Chita government -
documents said to cmanatc from French
{ l,oy 4
fetal conversations and agreements be-
tween France and other governments
Tor the realization of G determined
policy in Siberia.
Gross Fabrication," lie Says
at is my duty to inform You that
these documents are gross fabrications
and that since the moment when the
Allied governments carried OH d policy
OF military Intervention in Siberia
with the cooperation OF the United
states. directed only against Germany
nd not at all with the aim of inter
vention in internal politics Of the Rus
NlAn people, no agreement has been
either concluded OF NEGOTIATED bv
france with any government rega rdinS
the status or the destiny OF Siberia
'At this time when it appears 10 me
necessary expressly to denv this false
news, consider it my duty 10 point
out to you that lhc illegal and ma
llcious actor exercised b representa-
lf7"s Of the pseudo renublic Of Chita.
having no mandate and no moral au-
thoritv, W.th the aim ~ creating sus-
plclons between the powers represent d
az the Washington conference, seems
70 be rectly contrary to tho aims Of
tn" peace sought.
Believe. eic."
There is suspicion In some quay
tors that perhaps there is a Ettlc fire
producing the smoke ,vhcn the al eyed
tnltan representatives are trying to
blow into the conference rooms.
There is q Keen realization here. for
eNamo!e, That bofn the Japanesc and
the French approached this conference
With considerable trepidation. Tie
French We're alarmed at tho possibil-
ity that the conference might attennt
to drive them into reducing their army
below what tAey thought they required.
Brought BRAND and Foch
That fear was dissipated early in the
conference, but it was to make "a
the sort that the Premier Of France,
NJ. BRAND, made the Journey across the
ocean, and it was chiefly fer the same
purpose thai Marshal FocD was
br ughl here.
Inc japanese were even moro
;+t:scot a1'p 80 WIN tat more
SyonlS tn6 ~ V.aai';+e .,,oue ~, NV tneE
bio noyere nnited nes,i,,st fbo,n ,;t
nc idea of forc;no ,~,n,a ~ c,;ve 49,,
what thoy reeardoa as their nor,naI
aspirations in Tho Fa, East
With these obvious tbourhts in mind
there are many here via would not
have been shocked if they had djscoy-
cred that France and Jaran had done Q
little negotiating on rfle eve Of this
conference.
But in every case it IL only q oucs-
tion--so far as this conference is con-
cerned--of enlistinp moral sunnorf.
There is no voting on any subject.
When France said there should be no
limitation OF armies that ended it. The
other four nations by q unanimous
vote could not have forced France to
reduce her army one corporal's guard.
When she refused to accept any limit
acceptable TO the other powers ON her
submarine tonnapo that ended that. All
idea OF limitinq s1,hn,arinc TONNAGE wa
abandoned 6n)v nnanimons arree-
ments can be reached. One nation miss
ing from anv arreeYncn+ makes tnat
u.-oc,,,or+ = ,,,oo ~. 80 ,,., ;l -, 80;