The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-13
Californian AssaiIs League in
Missouri City Tonight.
Delegations From Whole South
west To Meet Him.
GREAT OVATION AT ST. LOUIS
Cheering Lasted Longer Than
That for President.
Democrats Charge Cheer Lead
ers Planted in Audience.


Kansas City. Sept. 13.-Delegations
from Missouri. Kansas. oklahoma,
and as far south as Denison, Tex, will
greet Senator Hiram johnson OF Cali
fornia. when he addresses a mass
meeting tonight at Convention hall
on the League Of Nations. Demands
for tickets have been unprecedented
according to the committee in charge
Of ARA ngements for the meeting.
senator Johnson and party will ar
rive in Kansas city from St. Louis at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon. Tonight's
mass meeting will be presided over by
r. +, +. McJimsey. of Springfield. Mo-
Convention hall has been decorated
vita American flags for the occasion.
The ushers will be soldiers who served
IN the world war. Sections have been
reserved for veterans. OF the City and
Spanish American wars.
johnson Is Fighting.
st. Louis, Mo. Sept 13.-Senator
Hiram Lohnson's trip along the trail
% the president Is rapidly taking on
more the nature Of a fight than an
argument
Encouraged by n remarkable crowd
Of $4,000 men and women which
cheered him for fifteen minutes in the
big Coliseum here last night, the SEN
ator's differences to the peace treaty
became sharper and more bitter than
IN Ills previous speeches. As he left
for Kansas City early today. the SEN
ator was distinctly in his fighting
clothes. His voice was slightly husky
At times last night, due to constant
speaking. but II didn't prevent him
from bringing resOundinE cheers from
the crowd as he called the covenant
IAN infamous thing that Is being foist-
ed upon the people and again termed
q a ss~roat war trust presented to the
world"
johnson had a capacity house" at
the Coliseum. Those who attended
the recent Wilson meeting declared
Just as many persons heard the sena-
tor as heard the president Several
thousand we're turned away when the
president was here, but local authori-
ties declared most OF them turned out
merely to see Wilson.
Got Great Ovation.
ST. Louis probably win be arguing
for days over the long demonstration
accorded Johnson. It started the mo-
rneut the senator appeared at the door
hf the big hall. The multitude OF men
and women jumped to their feet, wav-
ing flags and cheering. As Johnson
mounted the platform they broke Into
yelling. whistllng, stamping and
bounding chairs.
AT the end Of ten minutes, Mayor
Kiei stepped forward and raised his
ed to new heights. and the mayor
stepped back. After fifteen minutes
Dr. John II. Simon. former Demo-
cratic nominee for mayor and chair
man Of the meeting, tried 1t again.
The demonstration had kept up with
out the aid of the band but at this
1uncture the musicians struck up the
Star Spangled Banner. The crowd
then took up the song and when II was
finished, quiet was restored
Charge Cheers Were PLANNED"
Democrats and the newspapers sup
porting Wilson assert that the Repub-
lican city administration had cheer
leaders scattered thru the audience
and that the demonstration was well
managed affair. Anti-leaguers, Re
publicans. deny this and assert the
demonstration was entirely spontane-
Gus. Whatever is the case, 1t beat the
demonstration given President Wilson
by ter minutes.
johnson pounded on the question OF
which was to be considered, the stair
upon our honor. abandoning American
principles and guaranteeing all the Sc
cret treaties and war grabs" of Eu-
rope and Asia, or refusing to be q
party to such "infamy."
He brought howls of delight from
the crowd as he replied to the presi-
dents contemplate gutter" speech
which was delivered in ST Louis By
said Wilson had abandoned and de-
clarinE somebody else quit
United States Fortunes TO the World
THE president says we must make
the supreme sacrifice and throw ouI
fortunes with the rest of the world
What nc means is we must throw oul
fortunes to the rest of the world,
said johnson at one point. Othel
fighting phrases OF the senator were
Il never refused to accept challeng'
from any man. president or otherwise
The issue is whether we shall do oui
duty as we see fit or whether we shall
do our duty at the order OF Grea
Britain and Japan.
From the presidents own words, 1
can be seen that the peace treaty s.
the result OF the secret treaties draw
before We entered the war and not a.
he holds Il up,Fa veritable handiworl
Of God.
It admire what Lloyd George go
for his government, but l won't guar
antee it."
treaty and covenant should not hav
been separate. except It was deter
mined we should be driven into tn
league whether we wanted to go o
same Secret Diplomacy.
THE same European and Asiati
diplomacy that operated in secret &
Paris will prevail in secret at Geneva.
Replying to the presidents query Q
whether we wanted to accept tn
ShantunR settlement or go to war wit
England. France and Japan, Johnso
replied:
''Nonsensei We do not have to be
come partners with burglar II "
cannot prevent a burglary.
''In view OF the Shantung settle
ment, talk OF the rights of free pee
pies, the right OF self determinatio
and similar principles become
tommyrot"