White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-05

But Mr.. Wilson, with clear logic and
with compelling ~eloquence. answered
TO the entire satisfaction OF Califor-
MAS people every objection which
Senator Johnson had made to the
League. And thousands OF the states
citizens deserted the John son stand
ard Immediately and rallied to the sup
port of the president. More than that.
they came forward and said. we
were against you. Mr.. President. but
you have cleared everything up and
now we are with you heart and soul"
Still more than that. they let Senator
johnson know that they were no
longer with him and that they disap-
proved of the speaking tour which he
himself was making in opposition to
the League and so powerful was the
volume OF public opinion which reach
ed him, that the senator almost i'm
mediately abandoned his tour. The
Shan Tung question. because OF the
anti-Japanese feeling which undoubted-
ly exists along the Pacific coast was
the most serious which the president
had to answer. He explained to the
people that he had been powerless TO
prevent the rich peninsula from being
given to Japan. England and France.
through a secret treaty, had promised
II TO Japan for entering the war and
remaining in it. That treaty had to
be carried out. Anyway 1t was not
China that was losing Shan Tung. u
Germany. which had seized the terri
tory from China IN 1898 and held It
ever since. Japan had promised. the
president explained, to return Shan
Tung as soon as the peace treaty was
ratified and it was only through the
ratification of the treaty with the
League OF Nations inclusion, that
China could ever expect to get her
former property back. And she surely
would get it back. he declared, through
the ratification OF the League. There-
fore, through the same instrumentaiity
no other nation could again prey upon
the Great, patient. diligent. but help
less kingdom" AS TO our being drawn
into any European conflict. The pres
ident pointed out that no direct action
| such as the sending Of troops TO n
part OF the world to maintain or re-
store order could be taken by the
| Council of the League without a mani
NOUS vote OF the council members,
therefore our vote could at once mega
tive any such proposition as sending
our soldiers where we did not ant
them sent. Besides, Mr.. Wilson argued
aJf YOU have to quench a fire in Cali
fornia you don't send for the fre de-
partment OF Utah." But. he argued
there probably never will be anotner
w,r II the League is established, Tor
the members promise either to arbi-
trate their difference and accept the
decision of the arbitrator. lay the al
ferences for discussion and puDllca-
I lion before the Council of the League
for a period of six months, n them
~ nossibIe. accept the councils advice.
that failing, they agree to refrain rom
war for a further period OF three
months and nine months Of cooling
off" the president ~contended, would
prevent any armed conflict. These clear
explanations satisfied every
nearer and destroyed the "Bugaboos'
which Senator johnson and others had
raised against the League. Through
rugged Nevada into Utah, the land OF
Mormons. the president swept to find
that those fine people were heartily
| with him for the League and q per
manencv of peace.