Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-08-10
PACKED HOUSE GREETS
SENATOR BORAH


canal would be a better regulator
than the interstate commerce
commission.
Must Open Foreign Markets.
you will not enjoy" the
senator said, "the prosperity to
which you are entitled until you
open the foreign market to the
products of the American farm.
/ urge this as a fundamental
proposition for relief. Other
remedies proposed may be help
full.
Senator Borah said that he
had this in mind in proposing an
economic conference to be parti-
cipated in by the United States,
England, France, Italy and
Japan. He would have France
consent to accept PREPARATION
that Germany could pay. He
recalled that in urging the con-
ference, he predicted that France
would invade the Ruhr. That in
vasion has occurred and he said,
prices for wheat dropped within
20 days.
Replying to criticism that he
talked too much about foreign
policies, Senator Borah said he
considered this question an
American question, because it
affected markets and the price
we get for our products. He
said he was not in favor of can
ceiling Frances debt, but if
France comes to an understand
ing with Germany on basis
Germany can meet, and the
economic conditions of Europe
thus become restored, he would
favor cancellation.
This" the senator said,
would be a realization of our
debt. We incurred this debt to
win the war. If we use it to re-
store stability, we will have
rendered a double service"
Senator Borah spoke of the
war status now maintained by
France, by Russia and other ma
tons and condemned secret di-
plomacy. He would throw sun
light on international affairs
and would condone no war of
aggression until sanctioned by a
vote of the people. He quoted a
recent statement of the late
president that of the ST in taxa
ton all but Is cts. went to meet
obligations of past wars or pre-
pairing for future wars.
Urges Recognizing Russia.
The senator said he was in
favor of recognition of the Rus
sian soviet government as a nee
essary factor in stabilizing
Europe.
ITO recognize the government
OF Russia would not be recoo-niz-
ing communism" he said. THAT
IS not necessary to recognition.
1t is simply that we find a gov
eminent exists. We recognized
Turkey and Japan and yet do not
approve of some of these ma
tons policies. Investigators
have found that the soviet gov
eminent is definite one and
that conditions are not as al
ways represented. 81 am think
ing of suffering humanity and
the American farmer when |
favor recognition of the soviet
government, which is preferable
to that of the car"
Opposes Fixing Wheat Price.
He said that government
guaranteed wheat price would
afford no remedy. "The price
is fixed by foreign demand" he
said. A tariff of 80 cents on
wheat, which he voted against,
he said afforded no remedy. He
Is for tariff that covers the diff
ference in the cost of production
on certain articles under normal
conditions but that situation
does not apply to wheat, he said.
The senator made reference to
the execution of the priests in
Russia and said that his atten-
tlon had been called to this mat
ter in Cottonwood. He said
that he evidently had been mis-
quoted on this matter or some
one had purposely misquoted the
truth. Senator Borah is a believ-
er in religious freedom and re-
marked that if the priests were
executed for their religious be-