CAUSE OF PEACE
(Press. Assn.-
senator borah says world's governments betrayed treaty pledges PUBLIC URGED TO ACT
— By Telegraph — Copyright).
Rec. Nov. 29, 5.5 p.m. WASHINGTON, Saturday. Senator Borah, in a radio address, asserts that the American public must "use the lash." Its mounting war pledges must be cut. He alleged that the governments of the world have failed to redeem the disarmament pledges of the world war treaties, and challenged the sincerity of the French argument regarding her relative strength in arms asserting that it stood in the way of
future disarmament. "The well being of citizens not of the army and navy, is the first line of defence," said Senator Borah. "The present increasing armament is eausing slow but inevitable national disaster. "While millions are on the verge of starvation and growing restless and ugly, 5,000'000,000 dollars are expended anually for armaments and 80 per cent of the taxes extorted from the people go for war purposes. Anything that is to be accomplished will be because the people are'using the lash. The only hope for the cause of peace, which is the cause of civilisation itself, lies in an aroused, wellorganised, well directed public opinion."
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 84, 30 November 1931, Page 5
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