Evening star., 1933-05-21
'bORAH LAUDS US.
FOR RUSSIAN NOTE.
Calls Roosevelt Action Most
Forward Step Toward
Disarmament.

including Russia among the nations to
which he sent his peace message was
termed last night by Senator William
4. Borah Of Idaho a. the most for
ward step yet taken toward disarma-
ment and economic recovery"
In the same address, broadcast from
q banquet of the women's international
League for Peace and Freedom in the
Mayfower Hotel, the Senator said the
President should withdraw recognition
from Cuba because Of recent killings
Of students there.
Borah, former chairman and now
ranking Republican Of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee, also said the
Versailles treaty Was the real obstacle"
in the way Of success at the forthcon-
ing disarmament and economic confer
ences.
Lauds Plea 70 Russia.
II cannot conclude" Senator Borah
declared ut the end Of his prepared
speech, without saying that was de-
lighted when the Government Of the
United States addressed o communities
ton urging peace and disarmament TO
the government of Russia.
whether or not this be recognition,
I do not care. It may not be recog-
milton, but certainly 1t was an official
communication from this Government
to the Russian government.
IF we are to disarm and have peace
and economic sanity" he continued,
of the 10000, 900 Russians on these
problems. In Russia 10 one-sixth Of
the population Of the world.
IF We could realize that all these peo-
pie with different beliefs and different
aspirations and ideals from our own
were put here by the consent Of the
Almighty, we ourselves might consent
to them staying here"
Critisisss Cuba.
He jekingly referred to the occasion
of the dispatch Of the peace message to
the Soviet Union as the time when
the President Of the United StEtes dis
covered Russia" -
Referring to recent killing Of students
in Cuba, the Senator said:
"I cannot believe that any Govern
ment should permit young students
who want to be free to be shot down
like rabbits. '
"It Is the duty Of the United States
to indicate to the President Of Cuba
that we are living in an age Of civiliza-
ton and that this country cannot look
with favor or recognition on govern
ment which applies all the methods Of
barbarism to maintain It's power"
Likening Europe TO "smouldering
volcano" the Senator warned that dis
armament could not come until there
were radical adjustments" In the ex-
isting peace treaties. ....
Versailles Treaty Blamed.
He said the political arrangement Of
Europe set UP by the Versailles treaty
is the reason for Europe's maintenance
of immense armaments.
He criticized the proposal to abolish
aggressive arms, saying all such
weapons might be eliminated and war
still could be carried on as destructively
as before. To achieve disarmament, he
said, 1t is necessary to remove the mo-
tiyes which cause people to arm. He
advocated thorough study Of the prob
lens Of the political divisions Of Europe
and Its peaceful revision. It Is this
problem, he said, which threatens CIV
ilization itself.
There has been no serious sitaation
In Europe since the peace trssties were
signed" he declared, which has not
been brought about either directly or
indirectly because Of the terms and con-
ditions OF these treaties"
The Senator commended President
Roosevelt's "sagacity and sure grasp Of
the situation" in turning the forthcom-
ing Economic Conference from debts to
disarmament.
Other Speakers.
Ridieuling the idea that settlement
OF the debt problem would bring world
recovery. he said 'our troubles he
deeper than dollars and cents"
Suppose we should cancel every dol
lar OF the debts; would 1t settle the
question Of equality Of armaments?" he
asked. would 1t calm the national
feeling on either side OF the Polish Cor
ridor? Would it quiet the national
spirit Of dismembered Hungary? Would
1t send home q single soldier?"
Other speakers at the banquet we're
Miss Katherine Devereux Blake Of New
York, Mrs. Alma Gluck Ziinbalist, Dun
can Phillips and DR.. Harlow Shapley,
director of the Harvard College OBJ
servatory. They were introduced by
Mrs. Hannah Clothier Hull Of Swarth-
more, Pa, chairman Of the National
Board Of the league.
Sessions Of the leagues annual con-
vention will be held at the Mayfiower
today and tomorrow.