Show If Statesman Is Man n Who Passes Up UpS Votes to Tackle issues Borah Is rs One By RODNEY DUTCHER i WASHINGTON The NEA-The The distinction dis distinction dis- dis between a politician and a statesman is sometimes hard to determine but it may be that a i statesman Is the tile fellow who goes out and arid tackles a few lew issues while the politicians are arc all busy lining up UI Votes delegates and Jobs in the next I adm administration ill At the tile moment Senator William E. E Borah Dorall is a toweling figure because because because be be- be- be cause he is about bout the tile only big man manof manof manof of influence who ili is concentrating on issues instead of Votes For or that thai reason he lie may exert an important effect on the tile forthcoming Republican can convention and on the tile conduct assuming its it's of Republican Republican-of of the tile next administration Idaho Is booming Borah as a presidential candidate lIe He Is much more a mere favorite son for lOl ho has a large number of supporters support sUPPort- ers era and folI followers over the tue country country- He lie is not a likely nominee because ho has always been an Independent Republican refusing to follow the tiie politicians and lS l'S except when hen he lie agreed with them knows as well swell as anyone anone that course c has cost him the tile support of the party arty PolI politicians cl ns I S S C Borah being a statesman is dir dit- regarding many appeals from frim over ove the country that he ho campaign fo nomination or lead a third port rait because he feels he can an an do more good by keeping out of political fights and campaigning for what he considers Issues that are arc vital Ital I The Tile principal Borah Dorah Issues Issue as ns i everyone knows are ire law enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment meat and the outlawing of war With these he lIe has done well In his his' one 1 one man He lie has asked one candidate after another his attitude toward towar l prohibition enforcement if elected and nd most have put iUt themselves them I selves on on record He has given great impetus to the movement to II demand a I specific enforcement plank In Ill the tise party platform and may be e expected to fight for this to I the end He lIe also alRo expects to obtain a strong I i Plank favoring the outlawry of war Ivar Borah hits has s had tremendous success with this Issue Today loday he ho has the Coolidge administration committed to the tho principle to principle to the point that tha t tIt It has gone so far as to put Foreign n j Minister l Briand of France In an all j I embarrassing rassing hole because j I wont won't go as far in that direction as asa w a we will I Borah Borall of course regards war as asan as' as asan asan an evil thing tiling He lie believes believE's that conStitutional con con- government is In danger con I as a n result of the breal breakdown llo of of prohibition enforcement over ovel wide f areas He Be believes that the increase in Ia crime and especially of horrible I crimes s is la traceable to wide contempt contempt contempt con con- tempt for the dry laws Hence he has said not merely that these laws lawi must be enforces but that they either must be enforced en enforced en- en forced or oi rep repealed aled to end an intolerable intolerable erable situation He lie would have parties recognize responsibilities other than uhan to tov business I It has Ilas been ben shouted back ball at t Borah that his lu questionnaires to pr sul l' l nl n- n l al' al candidates ero useless be- be Cause causo they bound no one Olle to spend I Ithe the hundreds of millions needed nEeda d for real oal enforcement But Borah holds that it is Important ant tant to o get a president on oil record rd In favor of enforcement at the outset outset- I it it never has been done before and that it is especially Important to I j Set get et the party parly organization on record roe rec- I ord because bause a a. genuine enforcement I attempt can only be had by cooper- cooper t i of oC the tile executive and his Ilis party part leaders leader urther I he ho believes that much better enforcement is attainable attainable attain attain- able with no more than the mone money now spent P. P Dol ii i i 1 is not satisfied with his 1115 i 5 r V V Til record But Hut in instead ill In- ste stead d of ot hurling rocks at Coolidge i S 51 1 ne lIe is working i l. the party for an honest honest hon hon- est eat patty ty attitude on en enforcement which can Cal be pursued by an administration ad au ministration definitely tely committed to I honest enforcement nt effort He lIe stepped into the limelight nationally by taking up a to collection to repay Harry Sinclair the l bonds the tile oil man gave the national committee in 1023 1223 But that effort met failure when ho he was able to raise only At the Kansas City convention lie 10 may figure importantly In ona olle way or 01 another but until he has finished his ills fight on issues ho will take no part In the tile campaign either in his own behalf or otherwise other- other w wise ise to |