Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-12
.BORAH SAYS COURT
WOULDLOSE NOW
Attitude of Europe Since Res
oIution Passed Would
Change Vote, He Says.

BY the Associated Press.
NAMPA, Idaho, August 1c.-ue-
plotting the generosity of the United
States toward foreign governments
during the World War as having no
parallel" Senator William +. Borah.
chairman OF the Senate foreign af
fairs committee, in an address here
yesterday declared the attitude 81
debtor nations would cause the Senate
to reverse its decision and reject the
World Court if IT were voted on
today.
Senator Borah, referring TO the
fight on the League of Nations, sand
that as soon as the league fight
was over the league forces threw
their strength behind the World
Court. He pointed out that we
have been drawn into the League of
Nations in an indirect way. through
entrance into the World Court"
which he described as tho agent.
counsellor and attorney for the
League Of Nations" which Is con-
trolled by the four great powers now
writing us down as shyloCks and
usurers."
Sees Old Problems Revived.
ut is my judgment, and I venture
It as a prophecy. that II we become
member Of the World Court and
by advice and counsel come into
participation in the political COntro-
verSies of Europe. We shall come
face to face with the same old prob
lens Of the League of Nations"
In reviewing the history Of foreign
debt settlements, Senator ROrah. after
showing that settlement of the
French debt upon the presen. pro-
~ cicy xx-ilI
of the eleven billion European debt.
said logic discloses that the desire
Of the French amounts TO cancellation
in full
Discussing the attitude of England
and France toward the United States,
the discourteous reception of Ameri-
can tourists during the last few
months and the adverse editorial and
news comments of European news
papers. the Senator declared that the
open letter of Georges Clemenceau to
President Coolidge must have struck
harshly on all American ears"
Sees Economic War.
Clemenceau'S letter asked that the
settlement of the French debt should
not be treated as a commercial mat
ter.
The Senator predicted the next 80
years will mark the most severe eco
nomic war history has ever recorded.
and declared that in view of this inn
pending struggle there is no just
reason for the United States to give
up war debt collection.
In Boise statement. answering
Clemenceau, Senator Borah said:
"Clemenceau's letter is so cruelty
misleading in his intimation that we
are undermining the independence of
France, and so deliberately unjust
where he refers to waiting for Amer
lea to enter the war and where he
criticizes the United States for max
ing q separate treaty of peace with
Germany, and yet so pathetic in man
fest love of his country that | prefer
not to comment at length.
Would Ignore Letter.
'IIe is one whose unfounded wrath
we can afford To ignore and whose
malicious insinuations we can afford
to pass by. 1t would seem that II
they have anything to say OF
people whom they once hailed as
their unselfish deliverers, they would
at least speak the language of truth
and graciousness. To state that We
are trying TO undermine the indie
pendence Of France or that some
body wants to buy France. ap-
proaches the absurd
"lf they want To- cancel their
debts, let them include all debts and
all reparations and show that bene-
fit of the cancellation will go 10
humanity and to betterment of the
masses Of Europe and not TO the
benefit. OF the imperialistic schemes
which are now crushing the life out
of people who were I'm no sense re-
sponsible for this war
This constant charge Of injustice
and usury on the part of the United
States is simply not only unfounded
in fact but dishonest in purpose