The New York herald., 1922-12-29

we know from the newspapers the move.
ments OF AnSba ssadors. Chancellors and
Prime Ministers, manifestly we must
conclude either that the adoption of the
amendment OF the Senator from Idaho
is unnecessary or that il is necessary
because we believe the President and
the Secretary of State TO be ignorant
Of the condition OF Europe and the
United States which is known to NJ, or
Lecause we believe them. knowing these
conditions. TO be indifferent to them and
10 the suffering Of ths people. or because
we believe them to be neither ignorant
nor Indifferent but incompetent 10 deal
with them.
THAT is to say il we vote for the
amendment we do so because we feel
that an Administration either ignorant,
Indifferent or incompetent. or all three.
must be pfodded 10 hasten and conclude
negotiation which is under way. Not
only that but that by the broad terms
of the amendment by the very plain
implication we would - say that we
would have this Government invoke >
conference which would include every
thing from American garrisons and
American guarantees in Europe to Euro
rean cancellation OF debts owed 10
America.
Tribute to Borah.
"The great Senator who has pro-
posed this amendment in so doing has
bewidered many of US. although he has
not diminished our affection and ad-
miration for him. He seeks what we
seek the further, diminution of our now
attenuated political responsibility in
Europe and the discovery of means for
economic collaboration between Europe
and America, but In tn all comprehen-
sive conference which he proposes he
breaks from the course he has followed
and along which, with millions OF
others. we have followed him. Thus TO-
day we behold Woodrow Wilson, Thomas
Lamont, Otto Kahn and the great Sena-
tor from Idaho proceeding along ones
widely separated but now convergent
paths 20 the common goal where we
shall find Asia. Europe and America
bound together in a death struggle like
LAGOON and his sons"
Senator Caraway (Ark) spoke III
favor OF the Borah amendment lie
said il should be decided strictly on It's
merits, las this is no time for political
or partisan politics" He denounced
President Harding for interfering ana
said he had opposed the Borah resolu-
ton last year asking for conference
there would not have been any arms
conference had it not been for the Borah
resolution. as the President was forced
to take up the suggestion by pressure
of public opinion.
Senator Caraway got into spirited
colloquy with Senator'S Pondexter
(Wash) and Hale (Me.) concerning the
Presidents attitude toward the Borah
resolution introduced last year concern
Ing a call for conference on the linz
itation of armament. Senator Poindex-
ter denied he had received letter fron;
the President asking him to use his in-
fluence in trying to Kill the Borah
amendment last year.
Farm Bloc Favorable.
Speaking for the farm bloc, Senator
McNary tOre.) made a strong plea Tor
adoption of the Borah amendment.
"In my humble Judgment he said,
''the resolution offered by the able Sem
ator from Idaho is limited to operate
only i'm the field of international eco
nomics and cannot be construed to i'm
ply any obligation calculated to involve
any aggressive or defensive military ac-
ton or entangle this nation in any po-
litical maelstrom.'
He scored the "isolationists." saying
he takes little stock in the argument
that the best policy for this country to
pursue is to leave the nations of Europe
alone until they solve their own prob
lens. Senator Reed tMo) said to
France (Md). who spoke In favor of
the resolution:
I'm one breath we are being told the
people OF the United states are irnpover-
ished to the point where they are likely
to- become Bolshevists and the next mo-
ment We are told that we are so rich
and prosperous that we can carry the
burdens OF the world. Now both of
these propositions cannot be true and
1t is time in this debate to get down to