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Show Borah Will Not I Support the Leape Even as Amended WASHINGTON. April 14. Senator Borah of Idaho, Republican, upon ni return tonight from a ten dajB Speak- ting trip in opposition to the proposed (league of nations, announced th.u h -objec-tions to the league constitution I bad not ber-n removed by the amendments amend-ments recently adopted and that he still would oppose it Senator .Borah, in a statement, raid b; whs opposed to thf covenant even as amended because it would commit he United State? to alliances with! European and Asiatic powers ; nd )bllge this country to take part in tho 'conflicts and turmoils of F.urop-" votild compel the United States to as-;umc as-;umc the obligation ot guaranteeing be territorial integrity and political ndependence oi all nations; leaves) he entire machinery of the league in Surope and Asiatic powers: contains I inappropriate end wholly Inadequate safeguards for the Monroe doctrine, alts to provide any machinery for the ippilcation of the principle of seK-letermination seK-letermination of nations, and "fails, o provide any check or control of thc Ive or nine men within whose ununited ununi-ted and undefined discretion resta lbs uestlon of peace or war "These are some of the things," the lenator said, "which seems still to m-lerc m-lerc in the proposed league and this jeing so I could not and would not support if. Indeed. 1 think the real ssue is now formed and th? real cen-:est cen-:est now begins." oo |