The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-29
That Is Demand of Senator
johnson of California.
He Splits Definitely With Lead
er of His Own Party.
TIME FOR AMERICAN POLICY
Wants Democracy, Americana
zation, Free Speech Restored.
Takes Issue With Senator
Lodge on Party Policies.

Washington, Jan. 29.-In speech
in which he split definitely with the
leader of his own party in the senate,
Senator Hiram Johnson, California.
today set forth the policy which sem
ate progressives from ow on will de-
mand the government pursue.
Johnson thus set forth his policy:
l. Bring home American soldiers.
2 Restore our own democracy
g. Restore free expression.
4. Get American business into its
normal channels.
5. Let American life, social and eco
nomic, be American ;-Sain.
johnson summed this all up with
the words: TT is time for an Ameri-
can policy"
He took issue with Senator Lodge,
Republican leader, on the recently an
nounced foreign policy, which, by vir-
t.. of Lodges position, has since been
construed as the party's policy.
Il am quite aware" said johnson.
that there exists two distinct lines of
policy for our country to pursue in the
near future. In the senate. the line of
demarkation between these two poll
cies is becoming increasingly plain.
Not the Party Policy.
Recently the Republican leader
stated with clarity and precision his
view of our future policy He stated
that he deemed it essential by the
peace terms to create a number of new
cIude the independence of Russia's six
Baltic provinces, and, in addition. that
we must take and hold ample security
from Germany and Austria"
johnson said he had no quarrel with
creation of the new states. He then
quoted Lodges statement that the
United States must do its share in
occupation of German territory and in
helping to stabilize the new govern
ment.
There is but one conclusion from
the language used" continued john
son, ''and that is that after the crea-
ton of the sixteen nations, the duty
devolves upon the United States in
part at least to maintain these ma
tions, with American soldiers.
Not Duty To Keep Order.
'I will not subscribe to this doctrine.
will not for one instant concede that
it is the duty of this republic to main
tain order in a Jugo-Slav. Czecho-Slav
or any other new state. I am opposed
10 American boys policing Europe and
quelling riots in every new nation S
ba ckyard.
Keep In mind that the establish
! ment and maintenance in part by us
of these peoples must be paid for byt
our already overpurdened taxpayers
| ID out dolUc lIOUl the I1dCeTld1
ations, 1 would not shed the blood OF
American boys In the internal dis
| turbances of a Lithuiana, Livonia OF
Courland
| America wants peace. Let us
have peace and get out of Europe"
! Taking up President Wilson's four
teen peace terms, Johnson declared
the first. calling for "open covenants
| of peace, openly arrived at" has beer
distorted and misunderstood"
Wants the Whole News.
He assailed the method of handing
/ out homeopathic doses of peace con
| and charged that in spite of assur.
ances to the contrary the news from
| Paris is being censored.
| OF point two, freedom of the seas
he said: "It has been lost for a con
and rests in oblivion, with the unreal
| lied dreams of the Abound of Swa
and the Maharajah of Ruritania.
| Peace point three, for the remova
| Of economic barriers, four for the re
| duction of national armaments. ant
five, for the impartial adjustment o
all colonial claims, apparently hav,
! been submerged in weightier question:
and no longer agitate the oVerhur
dened minds of statesmen. the sixtr
! peace point regarding Russia I vii
| mention hereafter.
Is Up Against Contracts.
"All q the other peace points viii
the exception Of the league of IA .3:'T1;'
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