The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-20
RUSSIA, THE RUHR
MENACE THE WORLD
BORAH TELLS AUDIENCE WOULD
RECOGNIZE RUSSIA, AND ESTAB-
LISH INTERNATIONAL COURT

only as menacing world peace, but
also being responsible for the econo-
mic ills which are so seriously af
fecting the American farmer, Senator
w. E. Borah spoke for an hour and
thirty minutes Sunday evening to a
capacity audience at the Methodist
Episcopal church, on " Our Economic
Problems in Connection with World
Peace" The senator had the closest
attention of his audience throughout
the entire time
DR.. H. o. Perry presided at the
meeting. After congregational sing
ing, prayer was offered by the Rev.
e. Burton, pastor Of the Baptist
church. A vocal solo was rendered
by Miss Anderson, Of the First
Lutheran church. DR.. A. H. Upham,
president of the University of Idaho,
then introduced Senator Borah, stat
ing that Idaho had come into promin-
ence through its big baked potatoes,
and through Senator w. E. Borah
He characterized Senator Borah as a
g thinker, statesman, and patriot who
genuinely loves his fellow men and
who is interested especially in the
common folks"
Senator Borah quoted the late Pre-
sident Harding as stating in an adj
dress on his western trip that 85 per
cent of Americas government ex-
penses goes to pay for past wars and
to prepare for future wars, while all
other expenses of government are met
from the other 15 per cent He
spoke of the disarmament conference
and it's results, which he said were
most gratifying, but said this was
about as far as America could go to-
ward cutting down the expenditure of
money for war, without cooperation
from Europe. Europe, he said, is now
larger armies and has |
more equipment than in 1913, year
before the great war started, and an
armed nation can be looked upon as
a fighting nation. The question of I
taxes and national expenses, he said
are so linked up with international
affairs, that there is no possible way
Of remedying conditions except
through better international under
standing and cooperation between
nations.
The Market Problem
The senator then took up the
American farmers market problem
and said that he could not subscribe
to the theory Of over-production as
long as millions of people are starv-
Ing, or going under nourished He
said he was not willing to admit that
American craftsmanship had become
bankrupt, and was unable to work
out some way to relieve the condition
and bring about better understand
ing between nations American in
fu coid ho 10
reach the world markets. He reiter-
ated the statement made in recent
meetings that price fixing would af-
ford temporary relief to the wheat
and said that he would sup
he wheat market, but that America
must go still further and associate
such legislation with a program for
relief.
Ruhr First International Problem
The American farmer, Senator
3orah said, is paying for the folly of
he invasion of the Ruhr He said
hat he had asked some months ago
or an economic conference and had
predicted at that time the invasion
# farm products The Ruhr invasion,
france, but is bringing injury to the
world and may bring war.
The senator expressed himself in
avor of cancellation of the French
Iebt to us, only when France disarms
md ceases to make further prepara-
ions for war; Until that time, he
aid, he was opposed to cancellation
f the debt eff cancellation will
lelp stabilize Europe and bring mar
,ets to American farmers, 1 am for
t." said Senator Borah, but I am {
lot for it so long as the French have ,
90 900 men in arms and keep build ,
ng airplanes and other warcraft at !
mad pace"
The senator also asserted he was
or open diplomacy, saying that the {
ntrigues of diplomats were the cause I
t almost every war and that in his !
ropOsed codification of internation- r
/ law he would insert a section 7
gainst any war, save one of defense, J
ntil the people who would have to
ght it and suffer for it could vote
pom it. He denied that force was
factor in government or l
amity and contended
nat public opinion was the one NOV l
1g feature Of all civilized progress,
ointing that public opinion alone =
ook Japan out of Shantung and Man !
huria, where armies would probably !:
ave failed. : =
Would Recognize Russia
Regarding the Russian question, :
le senator said in part:
" My stand on the Russian question :
lay lead to the impression that I =
.vor the communistic or soviet form
{ government. There is only one !
,rm OF government do favor. That :
the blessed old republican form of
overnment created by our forefath-
rs in 1889.
" 1t is not necessary to approve or g
sapprove Of bolshevism to recognize F
ussia as nation Turkey has been t.
urdering Christians for 500 years, N
ct we do not refuse to recognize her. d
My six months ago the Turks poured 81