Evening star., 1940-01-20

rangement for the American sys-
tenn Of government.
Opposed IN. r. A." Movement.
He voted for several of Roosevelt's
emergency measures, but strongly
opposed others on economic and
constitutional grounds. He also dis
liked the way in which Congress
delegated broad powers to the Chief
Executive.
He was particularly bitter against
the National Industrial Recovery
Act, which suspended antitrust
laws to permit competitors in any
industry to agree on wages and
hours of labor in the interest of in
creased employing power that would
raise prices. Mr.. Borah classed this as
ian advance step toward the ultra
concentration of wealth and the first
step to end all antitrust laws"
An inflationist and advocate Of re-
habilitation Of silver, Mr.. Borah pre-
dicted from the first that the world
economic conference at London in
June, 1888, would go up in thin air
unless it did something about the
money question. He Endorsed Presi-
dent Roosevelt's action, however, in
refusing to enter into an agreement
there to stabilize the dollar before
the domestic drive had advanced
prices to a normal level.
He picked and chose among the
New Deal measures that were offered
in recent years, favoring some, op-
posing others. Some Republican
colleague looked askance at many of
his more liberal views.
Aspired to Presidency.
When the jockeying began for
position In the primaries preceding
the 1896 election, Senator Borah de-
manded liberalization of the Repub-
lican party and offered himself as a
candidate. When Gov. Landon was
chosen, he announced:
Il have no intention of boiling the
ticket. I am supporting the plat.
form and have been supporting the
platform from the beginning"
In 1887, as a member of the Senate
Judiciary Committee, he helped de.
feat the Presidents plan for reor.
ganizing the Supreme Court. HI
was prepared to take the floor witt
what might have been one of hi
most important speeches when tn
sudden turn of events killed tn,
measure and his speech was neve
delivered.
He teamed with his younger col
league, Senator O'Mahoney, Demo
crat, Of Wyoming to propose I
monopoly investigation in 1887 an,
was made q special member Of tn
investigating committee.
Senator Borah joined with South
ern Senators in the fight agains
anti-lynching measures, holding tina
, such measure was demonstrations
.. !. and violation of States rights. H
' favored a minimum wage law, bu
did not approve the administration
measure. The New Deal farm legis
lation and the 1888 naval expansion
bill earned his bitter opposition
= Senate opponents of the anti-lynch
!. ing bill which has just passed tn
e House had counted on his assistane
: in the impending Senate fight.
r Opposed Roosevelt Foreign Policy
He had consistently opposed Pres
r ident Roosevelt's foreign polio,
: urging complete isolation from tt
e European War. Recently he *
= cused Britain and France of insir
d cerity and charged they suppresse
Il Germany only to further their ow
imperial ambitions.
n Sometimes later events have VII
l. dicated the Senator's view-ar
Is sometimes not. His opposition
70 the ratification Of the Versaill
d Treaty and to the League Of Nj
le tions found much support later
,e this country.
n In 1881, he predicted that Il
Versailles treaty would breed q ne
,e war-and even called the exa
,e trouble spot. That was when
rt warned Poland that Germany wou
70 recover the Polish Corridor ai
- Upper eilesia.