Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-07-01 | Page 10 | Borah Attacks J. P. Morgan

BORAH ATTACKS J, P. MORGAN Accuses Interests of Purchasing Purchas-ing New York Evening Post for League Propaganda. WASHINGTON, Tune 30 Senator Borah, Idaho, charged in the senate ' today that Thomas W Lamonl representing repre-senting the Morgan Interests, lias pur-chased pur-chased the New York Evening Post for the purpose ol Using It in connection connec-tion with propaganda In favor of the league of nations Senator Borah declared that before the debate on the league closed he would show that big financiul interests inter-ests were in conclavo lo exploit the natural resources of Europe and have ihe United tatcp underwrite tho investment. in-vestment. '"The mask of hypocrisy will b- torn off," he said, "and even the sacred name of an ex-president cannot be used to protect the men who propose to sell out this country " The Idaho senator read from a publi ration of the League to Enforce Peace a statement that three-fourths of the contributions to that organization j came from business men anil said thai while the name of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. was not among the .oncerns men tioned. he had evidence that it should be there Reading a letter which he said had bean sent to agents of the league urg thai telegrams and representatives be sent lo Washington to aid in influencing influ-encing senatorial opinion, Senator' Borah said: ' Yet these people are determined that there shall be no popular votoj upon this proposition while they or- i canize for the purpose of having certain cer-tain influi ntial gentlemen come here, to confer with senators and create a, false impression." Senator Hitchcock, Democrat of Nebraska, Ne-braska, defending Mr. Taft and his organization, or-ganization, replied that not only btisl ness men but organized labor, the churches, the farmers and tly1 people1 generally were demanding ratification! of the covenant. " Every test of popular opinion that . had been taken anywhere, he said, had shown an overwhelming sentiment for' the league. The league covenant was defended also by Senator Gerry, Democrat ofl Rhode Island, in a speech declaring it the only hope of Europe during re ' construction and was attacked by Sen-ator Sen-ator Fall, Republican of New Mexico, who declared he could not vote for Its raufication without violating his oath as a senator. Many others were drawn into the debate, de-bate, which occupied virtually the i -Ure day's session.