El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-22
WILSON LEAVES
COAST 4 WINNER
Has Converted Skeptical
Californians to Belief in
League Of Nations.

at Port Arthur. She drove her enemy
out. but she was Induced to do SO by
Great Britain and France, who need
ms her naval assistance in the Pa
cific. promised by solemn treaty 20
give her all German possessions IN
China.
Whnr Other Nations Have.
After referring, for instance, TO ia
pans solemn promise to retuta shan
tung to China as soon after that coun-
try ratifies the peace treaty, the pres
ident said -Great Britain has not
promised to return Weihaiwai. France
has not promised TO return her part.
Janan has promised to relinquish the
quired by Germany for the remaining
IS Of the 90 years OF the lease and 10
retain only what other governments
have in many other parts OF China,
namely the right to build and operate
the RAILWAYS under a corporation and
TO exploit the mines in the immedi-
ate neigh borhood on that railway.
In other words. she retains only
the rights of economic concession &C
cess. personally 1 am frank TO say
that I think all these nations have
invaded some Of the essential rights
Of China by going too far in the con-
cessions which they have demanded
but that is an old story and we are
beginning a new story. In the new
story we all have the right to talk
about what they have been doing and
to convince them by the pressure Of
public opinion that a different course
Of action would be just and right
And in another place in his
speech, the president asked drl-
mnficnfiys eLct Us put those gen
flemen 10 their rest who are Oh
fccffrc- 70 the ShunfunE settle
menf. Are they ready TO fight
Great Britain and France and ia
pan. who win have TO stand to-
gether, in order 10 get tails prov
ince back from China. I know
they are not. And their interest
in China Is not the interest Of as
sfstIng China. but Of defeating the
treaty. They know beforehand
that a modification OF the treaty
IA that respect cannot be obtained
and they are now insisting upon
whit they know il impossible. But
II they ratify the trenty and ac-
cenf the covenant they do put
themselves in n position 10 assist
China. i an for helping China
and not turning away from the
only way in which / can help her.
Those are the facts nbout Shnn-
tune.
Doesn't the thing look a little
It was not long after this that
the crowd shouted, shane" as the
president outlined the argument Of
his opponents. especially on the
question OF votes for Great Britain.
AR Wilson again made a ten strike
when he read from the treaty and
showed that the assembly in which
Great Britain has six delegates has
no voting power except on the uuss-
ton Of admitting new members and
that Tor the most part It is a debat-
M. Wilson won his biggest
applause AZ he asked the audi
enee II. after giving Panama and
Cuba. countries especially under
the influence OF the United
States each avote. II would be
fair TO deny Canada a dcle=nte.
He paid tribute TO New Zealand.
South Africa india and Australia.
why" he said, when / was in
Paris. the men whom ] could not tell
apart except by their hats were the
Americans and the Australians. They
both had the swing OF fellows who
say. The gang Is all here. what dc
We carer Would ycu want TO de-
prive these great communities Of
voice in the oebate2 Why my fellow
Il Is a proposition which has
never been stated because to state L
answers II"
But il A-r. Wilson's explanations on
Shantuns and the respective powers
question OF deserving decripir Europe
were not sufficient to make his Los
Angeles speech notable. his cOnclu-
sion alone would have been enough
In n few sentences he nracti-
eaIIy apoiigized for his Inflated
appeal OF last October for a DeIu-
cratic cun=resa. a petition which
was resented far and wide by the
rank and file Of the Republican
party n a reflection on their
Americanism- ar. Wilson was
urging his hearers to make their
Eel n
7 do not mean" he said. 'by any
threat OF political disaster. Why. my
fellow citizens, may 7 Indulge in a
confidence2 ] have had men politi-
caliv disposed say to me as Demo-
1rats. This is all to the good. These
leaders Of the Republicans in WASH
nEton are going to ruin the party"
They seem TO think I will be
pleased. DO not want to see the
great Republiean party misrepre-
7 do not want 70 see any advan-
taees reaped by the party I am
member Of because another great
party has been misrepresented. be-
cause ] believe in the loyalty and
A11ericanism and high Ideals OF my
fellow citizens who are Republicans
iust as much as 7 believe IN these
things IN Democrats. Il seems al
most absurd 20 say that
aWhen we get 10 the borders
OF the United States We are
neither Republicans nor Demo
Gratis. II Is cur privilege to
scrap inside the family just rs
much rs we please. but Il q our
duty a. a nation IN those great
matters or international concern
which distinguish u TO subordi-
nate al such differences and be
unitel family and MI speak
with one voice what we al know
10 he the high conceptions 81
american manhood and woman
hOod.r
The president was cheered for sew
aral minutes as he made that state
nent, but his speech was frequently
Interrupted by demonstrations Mr..
wilson had come into what NAV have
1een regarded as hostile territory.
because senator Johnson represented
e IN the United States senate. but
-altornia Is no longer hostile. II IS
lreponderautly for the league Of na-
ions and whether senator Johnson
9 busy next week OF next month in
he senate he will find California
Waiting FOR an explanation OF HIS
curse in the present controversy.
Johnson VIII Have TO Exnlnin.
The men and women. and espec-
ally the women, are puzzled by SEN
itor Johnson's opposition. And my
PREDICTION IS that long after the
reatV has been ratified Hiram John
ion win be explaining his attitude
10 his many friends IN California
who cannot now understand what
happened at Washington or what
company he kept in the senate that
aused him to forget the proud boast
nat California IS the most progress
i've state in the union and that
whether in domestic or international
ltfairs she always recognizes the
dees that mean going forward. not
backward in civilized society,"
.nnrrlrht In-a the II Ea.n HI