New Britain herald., 1922-11-23
Borah Says Tiger Himself
 Is Most Responsible for Present Misery in Europe.

Washington. Nov. 2s.-rhc, reac- ton In the Senate to the speech of Gsorses CIemenceau in New York in which he appealed for the hid Of this country in the solution of the grave problems facing Europe, as indicated by statements, was for the most part adverse In 10 legislative quarters was there my expressed approval of NaWenceau's plea; in others com ment was withheld. while among the Versailles Treaty and League of Ma tions irreconcilables criticism was out spoken.
 Senator Bornh who. after March {, will rnnk next to Senator Lodge on the Committee on Foreign Relations, denounced Clemenceau as the man most responsible ftr what he termed the present misery" of Europe.
 8enAtor Lodge refused to comment, as did also Senator Pomerene. one of the ranking democratic members of the committee
 Senator Hitchcock. of Nebraska. who was chairman of the committee
 
 French position and repeated the charge that France is maintaining a division Of negro troops on the Rhine. The comment of the Nebraska sena- tor was considered as significant in view of the fact that 1t is generally admitted that one of the principal causes of his defeat for reelection on Nov. was the opposition Of the Ger man voters of that state.
 Senator McCumber the only repub- lican member of the committee who supported the League of Nations. did not care to enter into the contro- versy as to the propriety or impro- prfety of the speech. This also was the attitude of Senator Wadsworth of New York. who became member of the committee during the last sessi on of Congress.
 "A ProlnHgatfon of War;
 Senator Borah had this to say:
 T am unable to accept M Clemen- ceau's argument He tells us that Flu rope is weltering in misery. So she js. For her we have the deepest sym pathy. But there is no man living more responsible for the present mis- cry of Europe than ,M Clemenceau. He more than any other man is re- sponsibie for the impossible and de- stractive terms of the Versailles Treaty. He more than any one else stood in the way of the American delegation to modify the treaty and [ make 1t so that under 1t Europe could -rAcover
 
 The Versailles Treaty is utterly de- structive of the economic life of Flu rope That is the judgment of every economist know of who has studied the situation. It is also the Judgment Of leading Americans who have Eone to Europe and returned nfter gt,1dyinS the situation. The present condition of Europe is due more to the terms of the Versailles Treaty than any other one thing Europe can never recover under it's terms. Misery and suffering and discord and hloodshed will pre- vail so long as it obtains
 Now. M Clernenceau is directly. or Indirectly, asking us to enforce this treaty or to help enforce it. To do 90 would add misery and suffering to Europe.
 M Clemenceau said, after he had written the Versailles treaty prac- tically, that the Versailles Treaty was in effect a continuation of wa-al- most as destructive and inhuman as the war itself And we are now looking upon Europe as she exists after four years under this treaty, which weA as he very well said, merely a prolcnsation of the war.
 If M. Clemenceau will show the American people he could help the suffering millions of Europe and actually bring relief to them he would find great. sympathy here. But when he talks further punishment talks. in effect war. breaches destruction and dismemberment-as in effect he does-I am of the opinion that his