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Show Borah Attacks League of Nations In the Senate WASHINGTON,' June 25. Senator Borah made another attack on the ! league in debate on the provision in the array bill for an army of 400.000 during the coming year. The disarmament disarma-ment provision of the treaty, he said, was "being given one explanation to Ithe people and an entirely different! construction in appropriation commit-! 'tees and In the parliaments which have !to deal with the subject" I Senator Borah charged that ho , peace delegates of the nations bad 'gone to Versailles, committed to the freedom of the seas, abolition of con- Ucriptlon and reduction of armaments, but had bruken faith on all of them. "There is in ray opinion," he adCed, "a good reason for refusing to inhibit I conscription The volunteer system never could be relied upon to send I soldiers to protect all the nations of Europe " Senator Walsh, Democrat, Mass i I chusetLs, quoted recent remarks by Senator Thomas as saying that thoe ; responsible for the Irish resolution recently re-cently adopted by the senate did i c t represent the Irish nationals but the j faction opposed to Great Britain dur- ing the present war. Senator Walsh said he did not thin I Senator Thomas intended to cast any 'reflections upon friends of the resolution, resolu-tion, adding that "there has neer boen a time in my life, that I saw r i race so united, sincere and devoted to the principle as the Irish people in this country today." , Senator Thomas said such an interpretation inter-pretation of hJs speech would ba "forced" and 'erroneous " |