Show 31 INTANG LINC ALLIANCES ii a recent address in the he united states senate senator borah insisted that the united states enter into an alliance w ith other nations to relieve the smaller and weaker peoples of the of the perils of v iong giong and violence it virtually gives those nations a voice in ill adjustment of differences feren ces that may exist on oil this oils continent tile tho senator went even further declaring that our assurance that we stand ready and even eager cager to operate cooperate co in the accomplishment of these ends was an invitation to other nations to interfere with the united states when smaller american Amei ican republics might feel aggrieved concerning our disposition of st strictly inter intel republic controversies there is in these two statements of senator borah warning against entangling alliances which the administration in its solicitation for peace has given assurance to the world that this nation will malc make senator borah is right when lie he says such alliances are contrary to the policies of this nation and practically without precedent in the history of tile the country lie ile is also right when lie he says that hile this country cannot escape the responsibilities which it its power and privileges entail for the pi plon emotion lotion of peace all and security the world over it can call in the future as it lias has done in the past discharge its obligations better through gli treaties tie aties than through alliances li ances tile the united states now is in treaty directly or indirectly with every civilized nation looking to the maintenance of amicable relations it is one of the advocates advocates at the hague of arbitration of international differences prudence would seen seem to dictate further effort along these lines especially as an all alliance of nations would make inah c little progress toward peace and security against the entente and central alliances determined upon complete victory there is really an element clement of danger in a third alliance stepping in between these two the peacemaker sometimes gets the worst of it |