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Show BORAH DISLIKES wm PLAN Idaho Senator Says Wifson Took Many Good Ideas; Returned With None DANBURY, Conn.. Oct- 5. Senator Wlltain B. Bortili of Idaho tull :i lf.rgp audlenea here last night that the Republican party "a.s 8 liarty and r-Kardleu r-Kardleu of the Vlswa r particular In-illvidiialts, In-illvidiialts, car) bo ih-pf iul-ii upon to maintain the untrammpli-d and impawned im-pawned Indepondonce of tho American republic." He promised that there i would be "no compromise on the prill clpli of Ainerican sovereignty." J He said that America through the Republican perty favors doing Its parti In the family of, nations, but "the pub-j lie conscience and not a signed con- tract must always determine our course In International affairs" In a statement Issued before the meeting began, Senator Borah commented com-mented on the reported assertion of Senator Harding that IiIm iews and those of tfenators Borah arl Johnson v. i r- in entire aceord. "From his IS months in the senate, I Senator Harding knows my views" j Senator Borah said. "If he accepts them then we are In perteet acoord." OPPOSE LEAGUE i Declaring himself uneQUlVOCftbly opposed op-posed to any association with the nu Elohs Of Kurope, he said he had nothing noth-ing to sa.y in favor of proposed substitutes substi-tutes for the league of nations. "A league, concert, alliance, combination, combi-nation, co-partnership or association it is all the sume to me" he declared. ' I alwayp have opposed and always will oppo.s'- such an alliance. There can be no question of who I am supporting sup-porting for president: Cox favors going go-ing into the league while Harding has declared in favor of staying out." Senator Borah began his speech by declaring he did not propose to attack "the league of nations which President Wilson went to Europe to get, but to right to the bitter end the ons that DC president brought home with htm " "That leaguS is not an American leajnie," he continued. "It Is u Euro-peSTl Euro-peSTl league. Its purpose is not for peace but for war In the entire c,..-nant c,..-nant not one word Is said of democracy. democra-cy. It is the Instrument of a military autocracy " Senator Borah attacked the pie- nt league on four points, each of which hfi said, unfitted it for American par ticipation. He declared that President' Wilson's principle of the freedom Of the sc. is has been summarlh within Id from peace COnferentSB consideration because "England demanded ths pre- si rvatlon of her naval supremacy." Another of the president s fourteen points, without which, he quoted tho president as saying "Amerb a could not participate," vas that of peace time conscription. This, he said, likewise like-wise received no consideration. The third count of the senator's Indictment Indict-ment was based on the secrecy which attended the framing of the covenant despite the principle of "open covenants, cove-nants, openly arrived at " The last count referred to the president's declaration de-claration against tin perla llsm. "Sine, President Wilson announced i there should be no more land grab- blnK" declared the senator "England has had l.flQfiOBS square miles of territory ter-ritory added t her possi Ion. ln lud- inj? forty million people. The league would now ask us to guarantee Kng-! land s retention of every part of that! territory. " |