Evening star., 1935-10-08
.bORAH WARNS j. s.
ON WARMONGERS.
Neutrality Seen Difficult if
Other Nations Join Afri-
can War.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho. October 8.-Sena-
tor William E. Borah warned the
United States last night to guard
against subtle ways of propaganda
lists" in striving to stay out of war.
The veteran Idaho Republican pre-
dicted it will not be difficult for
this country to avoid ENHANCEMENT
in the Ethiopian conflict Should
the war remain war between the
two nations now involved"
But" he said, should other coun-
tries feel their supremacy in the
Mediterranean, or their territorial in
terests threatened, then will begin an
appeal to the United States to enter
the conflict in the name and for the
preservation of world peace"
Senator Borah deplored the killing
of women and children by bombing
planes. He termed modern warfare
mass murder" and said it would be
vain to prophesy" how long the
Italo-Ethiopian struggle will remain 10
called. His address was broadcast
over national network.
Propagandists Not Inactive.
Even now, he said, the propa-
gandists "are by no means inactive,
although 'the full force of war propa-
ganda will not be released" under
present conditions.
Neither will financial and CONNER
cial interests be so deeply affected
should the present situation continue
He confessed "a feeling of dis
couragement and moral confusion" at
news from the war front, adding:
I'VE seem forced to admit that the
settlement Of international contro-
versies through peaceful means is q
long way off,
He asserted that whether this war
remains localized or whether 1t
spreads. 1t will be a war for territory,
over natural resources, over issues dis
tinctly and in every phase of them
European-a war from which we
should courageouSly remain aloof. 1t
may cost us some trade, some profits;
it may require some sacrifice from the
part of the citizens to remain aloof
But these are not supposed to be
compared to what it means to become
involved .
1T would seem that war has at
last become so Sordid, Indifferent to
the lives Of women and children; so
callous to all those sentiments of COM
mon humanity which, even in ancient
warfare, were respected; so brutal in
all its plans and purposes, that in
sheer desperation of self-preservation
the human family would shortly real
lze that we must either give up war
or give up civilization.
Honest Neutrality Is Policy.
We have as government in
dlcated our purpose to remain dis
entangled from this war and to hold
to the position Of honest neutrality.
Clearly that should be our policy and
clearly we should live up to this
policy in fact as well as in theory
The Senator lashed out again at
what he contends is the shortcomings
of the League of Nations in matters
OF war and its inadequacy in coping
with situations arising between its
various members.
Peace is of tremendous moment to
the people of this country and to all
peoples" he concluded, but of
greater moment still. of greater
moment than all things else, is the
preservation of constitutional de-
mocracy. No policy can be wholly
free from difficulty and danger, but
experience has proved that the SAT-
est policy for us is to remain free
from all foreign controversies.