Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-05-05 | Page 2 | Borah Wants World Parley to Abolish War

IRAHllTS WORLD PARLEY TO ABOLISH WAR Idavho Senator Tell Worn-- Worn-- en's League Nations Mutt Make Warfare Illegal in Order to End Strife I WASHINGTON. May Interna t local legislation making war lUegal and aa International economic conference con-ference to Settle definitely tha question ques-tion of Europe's war riehts were ad-- ad-- vocatrd by Henater Borah, Repuhlt-- Repuhlt-- caa. Idaho. In en address yeatrday before the Women's International League for Peace and Kreedora. "Bo long aa we continue to reoog-' reoog-' tilae war as a h-glilmate institution." he eald "eo long long aa It tranreeee k no International law. w will fight for peace In vain.'' flenator Borah criticised: the WanX lnrtun arm conference for having abolished "only a number of obsolete battleships" and for not having dealt "'with submarines, airplane and poleon ' gaaea, which, he eald. are the "com-- "com-- . i rg ire!"-! at warfare." " ALL gMOULO OitARM. The United Ota tee, however, Senator Sena-tor Borah eald. should not diaarm unless the rest of the word Is willing to do so. Otherwise, he eald. Amerl t ra may become the prey of those who! do not throw aalde their wee pone. I "iet as can upon in people of ins woria to dlwarm." he said, "and to writ In their national constitutions that war shall only be waged for defensive de-fensive reaeons or upon a vote of the taxpayers and ef those who will have lo ftght." . The Idaho senator said peace In Kurope would only be reached when Russia la recognised. "I am In favor of renognltlon ef Russia," he eald. "not becsoiee 1 be-IWve be-IWve In the aovlet government, but because the Rueaiane have th right t have what government they want and because It la th only way to pea in urp and ta world disarmament." disarma-ment." NO AMOUNT tPCCIFIBD. Ths Dswes report on reparations, Hrnator Borah eald, although helpful, did not guarantee definite pea re be--aee It did not epeoify a definite sum for Oermanr to pay and did aot ask France to evacuate the Ruhr. A final sum fr Germany to par would have to be settled "not through the secret chanrtele of diplomacy, but I ft an open and Impartial International econsento sonference," itenatar Hoi ah eald. The weight of public opinion. h thought, would then oblige Germany Ger-many to fulfill (he terms. other speakers Included Mies Hire Ohaehl of Japan, who, speaking of the Immigration bill, said "the discriminatory discrimina-tory evluelon of one raoe Is uajuet and wrong.- Bhe called upon the league to work for the abolition of rartal discrimination aaalnet the Japanese Jap-anese en the pacifM eeut.