Evening star., 1940-01-20
borah Mourned
As Senate Plans
State Funeral
Veteran Legislator, Ill
Since Tuesday, Dies
Quietly, Peacefully
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
A state funeral will be held in
the Senate chamber at noon
Monday for Senator William E.
Borah, 1t was announced today.
President Roosevelt, members of
the cabinet and others high in
of11cial life will be in attendance.
Burial will be in Boise, Idaho.
Today a hush hung over the halls
Of Congress-halls which had echoed
for 80 years with the stirring voice
Of Senator William E. Borah-as
plans were made for a solemn state
funeral for one of Americas best
known statesman.
The voice of the Lion of Idaho"
was stilled forever at 8:45 o'clock
last night as Senator Borah slipped
quietly of to eternal sleep. Death
came after he had lain in coma for
four days in his apartment at 2101
Connecticut avenue NV, victim
Of a cerebral hemorrhage.
His passing was noted today in
all parts of the Nation and the
world and his colleagues in the Sen
ate prepared for memorial services
tomorrow or Monday in the cham
Der where for 80 years he had stood,
proud and alone. fighting for those
things he believed best for America.
Funeral plans were not completed
rs the Senate made ready for its
session at noon, but it was under
stood Mrs. Borah-the white-haired
''Mary" for whom the Senator had
called time and again during his last
hours-had given her permission for
the state rites in the Senate Cham
ber. Burial will be in Boise, Idaho.
Dies Quietly, Peacefully.
Those who were at the side of
Senator Borah when he died said he
passed quietly, peacefully. He had
been in a semi-coma almost every
minute since Mrs. Borah had dis
covered him early Tuesday, uncon-
scious on the floor of the apartment.
Mrs. Borah. who had been in con-
slant attendance at his bedside and
who had responded each time lie
murmured her name, was in an ad-
joining room when he passed away.
The nurse had noted the approach
of death and had nodded to Miss
Cora Rubin, the Senator's secretary
for 80 years, who was in the room.
Miss Rubin summoned Mrs. Borah.
She said he had slipped of from his
slumber, as If into deeper sleep.
Miss Rubin Immediately called
the White House to inform Presi-
dent Roosevelt and then notified
the newspaper correspondents at
the Capitol and at the apartment.
The Senator was ~ years old-his
next birthday would have been June
29-and his rugged constitution had
kept him alive for days after his
physician, DR.. Worth Daniels, son
of the Ambassador to Mexico, jose
phus Daniels, had abandoned all
hope.
High Place in History.
From the desk that was empty in
the well of the Senate today, Sena-
tor Borah had carried on a career
that earned him a high place in
American history. He was the out
standing foe of monopoly and cham
pion of the underdog; he was the
Senate's greatest authority on the
Constitution and its greatest orator;
he was the outstanding exponent of
American isolation from interna-
tional politics. and, since he led the
historic battle against American
participation in the postwar re-
construction of Europe, the most
famed spokesman on international
affairs.
In Paris and London, his death
was "stop-press" news. Paris papers
commented that his death had i'm
proved Frances position in the
United States. London papers, put
ting it not so bluntly, commented
that he had been "'bitter critic
of Britain"
He had never been abroad, but
was sought out by European states
men who came here-men whose
best-laid plans had gone astray be-
cause of the implacable opposition
Of this grim, shaggy haired man.
His name was known to every
(See RORAH page A.6)