Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-10-02

But Mr.. Wilson, 9Th clea. .ugic aat
with compelling eioquencs. answer ,
70 the entire satisfaction OF Cali;cr
MAS people every obiectiin VII.
Senator johnson had made tn II
League. And Thousands of the STATE.
citizens deserted the Johnson stand
ard Immediately and rallied to tho sup
port OF the president. More than that
they came forward and said. w
were against You, Mr.. President. ~
you have cleared everything up an,
now We are with you heart and soul.
Still moro than that, they let Senator
johnson know that they we're II
longer with him and that they diSap
proved OF the speaking tour which Il.
himself was making in opposition I,
the League and so powerful was thC
volume OF public opinion which reach
ed him, that the senator almost i'm
medi2tely abandoned his tour. Tht
Shan Turg question, because of the
anti-Japanese feeling which undouh.r I'd
ly exists along the Pacific coast was
the most serious which the president
had to answer. He explained To tht
PEOPLE lat he had been powerleSs L
prevent the rich PENN sula from hainf
given to Japan. England and Fr.ncr
through n secret treaty, hal rrcrlisCt
It to JaDan for entering the war and
remaining IN IL. That treaty had Il
be carried cut anyway 1t vas not
China tat Wa lo.ing Shan Tuag. hu'
G-,:..a.:.-. which had seized the terri
tory frCm China n 1888 and hcli /,
over cince. Japan had promised. Il.
president explained, to return Shar
I'ung - Gocn as TIE peace tr atty wa,
ratified and II was only through thc
ratification OF the treaty with tn
League of Nations inclusion. that
China could ever expect to get heI
former property back. And sae ,arcl'
would get It hack. no declared. .hrau h
Tic ratification % the League. There
fore. through the same instrumentality
no other n ticn could again prey npor
tho Great, patient. diligent, but help
less kingdom" AS 10 cur belns drawn
into rEy European conflict. The pres
idcat pointed out that no direct action
sucl: Gj the sending OF troops 10 any
part Z tho weird 20 maintain or r..
s.ors order could be taken by the
Council CT Il ] eague viii cut uaani.
mo1s yStc ct tlo council N, :nb2rs.
therefore cur vote c1cld IT once mega.
i've cuy such prot o5ition as sendin;
uur scidiers where We did not want
hem sent. Besides. NJ. Wiiccn argued.
u you la TO o. uch Are IN Calf.
rnia you don't send for the fire de.
artment CT Utah" But. he argued.
1ere proL ably never will be another
ar, II tie Lee cue s established. for
e II RIDERS promise either 20 arbi-
at2 th-'F il-C. rec and accept the
.,cisiCa CT the arbitrator. lay tho dlt.
tarcrces fer discussion and publica.
ION before tie Council OF the League
-or a period of six months. and then.
( possible. accept the councils advice.
That failing. they agree TO refrain from
war for a further period of three
d:onths and nine months OF cooling
IL" the president contended, would
prevent any armed conflict. These clear
,Nplanations satisfied every reasonable
.iearer and destroyed the 'Bugaboos"
which Senator Johnson and others had
aised against the League. Through
ugsed Nevada into Utah. the land Of
AsOrmons. the president swept to find
hat those fine people were heartily
18th him for the League and q per.
a,lency OF peace