Evening star., 1923-02-19
CAPITAL KEYNOTES
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

Senator Borah was one OF the ar
reooncilsbles In opposition to the
league of nations. .ke now goes the
| league ono better by proposing to
outlaw war" Some woman formed
, an organization. recently. to be de-
| voted to the same noble cause. 1t is
not inferred that the doughty sena-
, tor from Idaho has Joined that asso-
citation, but his course in taking the
same feminine stand is little short of
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The Borah plan will set up a course
OF education Of statesmen of all ma
tions as a condition precedent. Each
nation will be encouraged, by SOL
emn agreement or treaty, TO indict
and punish fits own International war
breeders or instigators, and war prof
itecrs."t'
That is great step toward peace.
Hang the men who advocate tearing
up scraps of paper" Hang the
, head hunters and the arrow poison.
ers and the kaisers and jingoes. Some
body might get go much momentum
! in this hanging business that they
would hang the whole Congress. Re-
| member the French Directorate. 1t
| might be that. in order to stop
war. II would be necessary to hang,
draw and quarter all the patri-
| otic editors who write that their only
regret is that they have but one life
| to give for their country" But we
must have peace and we'll be hanged
| If we agree to have it through any
league of nations or anything less
drastic than guillotine. We will
| therefore proceed to "indict and pun
{ ha CI oh
,.dols. but the men who volunteer to
! die that liberty may live. oh we see
; the orators Of the Senate. tear the
nag To tatters as they apostrophizc
peace at any price-a Borah peace!
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1t is not i'm" character to conceive
the pugnacious Senator Borah lying
down for some kaiser to assault and
batter him. Surely much learning
hath made him mad Not thus has
he argued in the past AS we have
sat in the gallery and listened to
his ferocious oratory, noting his
lconine head and the fash Of his
eyes, it has been terriblel We would
locks at me- -
a Navy-a mighty. flock OF battle
planes-he would cry: Help, Hera-
titus. or I sink. Call the police, Az
warrant in the court of some JUSTICE
OF the peace" y---.S X
His resolution proposes: to Sc, up
court of International justice of
| the peace. There is already one at
The Hague, but Mr.. Borah wants a
Hague and Hague. despite the eigh-
teenth amendment He did not like
"Wilson-that's ALL" He thirsts fer
genuine Hague and Hague.
This is to be a supreme. court of
international Justice and. equity-a
court. perhaps. without a bailifr
the ose7 oveg oys7 2ys Wse vH Mhe se1y. will s5s s5s
| subpoenas? Who will rap for orders
| Who will execute judgment? What
good is q Judgment and sentence
without an executioner? Think or a
| scrap OF gilt-edged and perfumed and
beribboned paper, issued from such
court. upon the kaiser when at the
head Of an army. whose front was hid
in Belgian mists of the west and
whose rear disappeared in the clouds
of Russian sunrise he was lost in
rapture Of der tag. How. futile.
How feminine. How puerile.
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This Boracic International court is
to decide all purely International
controversies. as defined by the code,
or arising under treaties. and to have
the same power for the enforcement
of It's DEGREES as our federal Supreme
Court: namely. the respect of an en-
lightened nations for judgments rest
ing upon open and fair Investigations
and impartial decisions, and compel
ling power of enlightened public