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Show BORAH KES RECOGNITION OF RUSSIANS. . They Travel Road Every Countrv Travels to Freedom, He Says CALDWFl.U Ida , Oct. 13 Before an estimated crowd of 750 peopii .' (he American theater Thursday night, Benator William E. Borah, made an address on "World Affnlrx" and nftr detailing the troubles of the near cast launched forth Into an appeal for the rrcognltlon of the Russian soviet gov-emment gov-emment by th' United States. After prying tribute to the faculty and students of the'"Oollege of Idaho at whose invitation tho senator spoke. Hi" Id. h solon Jumped into a discussion dis-cussion of America's relation with European nations and the situation In tin Near Eat. The senator sold he presumed that tinder world affairs" a person might discuss the direct primary, but he nald he would refrain from that subject sub-ject for one night NOT I OK I . S. TO SAY "It Is not up to the United States to sav what kind of a government 1 a shell have," he said. "If trie Russians want a soviet government thev have the r.ame right to It os we have to our republic. I do not say th. Irs Is the t.cst government, hut It Is better than the autocracy they : 1 itory proves that they are traveling the road that every country rtoj traveled to freedom, it is bloody but every revolution has been that way." COMPARED TO FRANCE. The senator compared tho Russian Situation with the situation In France during the revolution H also showed show-ed that the I'nlted States recognize. 1 the French revolutionary government I almost Immediately under the guiding Influence of Washington, Thomas Jet-f Jet-f rson and Alexander Aamllton. In the discussion of the Near East Senator Rorah said that the allies are merely postponing another world war so long as they maintain the present policy of handling the aub-Jecl aub-Jecl nations. Tlio larger nations have coveted the natural resources of the Near Eastern East-ern nations, he said, and as long as this Jealousy lasts at the expense of the natl.es there will be threats of w;us and wars |