The Washington times., 1936-01-03
B0RAH URGES
FIGHT ON REDS
AND FASC|STS

Fight communism ana taSclSm
with Americanisr1, preserve the
powers of the Supreme Court and
guard against Capitalization OF
Government, Senator William E.
Borah (R), of Idaho, declared
last night as Congress prepared to
convene Friday and the Nation
awaited the high courts opinion
on major Roosevelt measures.
Thus, the Idahoan, who is
presidential possibility, proclaimed
his stand on three issues. His
views were given in the current
issue of magazine. Edwin Bal
mer, editor, released Borah's
article in the Senator's presence
at his Capitol office.
Hold Constitution"
To newspaper reporters Borah
said:
81 am not in favor Of dimin-
lshing any of the powers Of the
States. I do not take . position
against amending the COnstitu-
ton, but 1 don't know Of any
amendments that would be
necessary to meet the present
economic emergency.
I'm my opinion effective so
cial security legislation can be
passed by Congress under exist
ing provisions Of the COnStitu-
ton"
If the President were given
sweeping power to control ship
ments Of materials of war to bel
ligerents, he thereby would have
the power to make war and that
would be in violation of the con-
stitutional powers of Congress,
Borah said.
Average Man
On Fascism and Communism,
he said:
Gas 1 see it, the combat be-
tween communism and faSciSm
on the one hand and demOc-
racy on the other, in the last
analysis comes down to the sim.
pie question: What, If any,
place shall be given to the aver
age man and woman in govern.
ment? What voice shall they
have?
Both communism and fas-
Cism would rob them Of every
right, every privilege, every
guarantee given them in our
Constitution - personal liberty
and all the attributes Of liberty.
"The first line of defense,
therefore, against a dictatOrial
government is the Constitution
Of the United States.
people do not voluntarily
surrender their liberty once
they have enjoyed IT,"
After quoting Thomas JEFF
fersOn as saying a man will
'slet his heart be torn out Of
his body sooner than his power
wreSted from him by a Caesar
or q BOnaparte," BOrah con-
tinued:
"Men may be cheated out Of
It, mislead and deceived into
surrendering their liberty. or
they may be Subjugated by
force, but they do not surren-
der these things voluntarily. II
the guarantees of the ConSti-
tuition of the United States re.
main intact, If the court re.
mains intact, there is little
chance indeed for arbitrary gov
eminent for any considerable
length Of time.
ITO put it another way, the
only sure cure for Communism
or FaScism is Americanism.
use that term, not as we use
It on the Fourth of July or on
state occasions, but as an ex-
preston of the doctrine Of in
dividual liberties"
Borah said he did not believe
there is so much danger to Amer
lean institutions from the out
and-out advocates of Communism
or FaSciSm as there is Gin our
tendency to praise the principles
OF democracy, but employ tn e
methods of Fascism."
Fascist Doctrine"
Commenting on a statement of
an unnamed Administration of.
ficial that he did not believe lead
ership could come from 435 Rep
resentatives and So Senators or
from the nine justices of the SUI
preme Court. and that the only
source of leadership was the Chief
Executive, Borah said:
"MuSSOlini never stated the
doctrine of FaciSm with greater
bOldnesS or greater clarity than
it is here stated. Capitalization
Of leadership We have a prac.
tical and impressive illustra.
ton Of that now. MussOlini,
having silenced the voice Of the
people, having reduced to pitt
able impOtency the representa-
tives Of the people, having dis
regarded the Constitution and
having made Subservient the
judges so that no citizen can
appeal to the courts Of Justice
according to the Constitution,
leads his people according to
the discretion and judgment Of