Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-12
SENTIMENT FOR
TREATY CHANGES
is ON INCREASE
AYERS JOHNSON
California Senator Given a
Rousing Welcome at Salt
Lake-Makes Last of His
ti-Covenant Addresses
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SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 11.-Char-
acterizing as pro-British few persons
in the great audience in the Mormon
Tabernacle here tonight who inter-
rupted his address by cheering at men
ton of President Wilson, Senator
Hiram w. johnson reminded them that
both the Grand Army of the Republic
and some local organizations of the
American legion had passed resolutions
against the league of nations and dared
them to cheer that.
The audience which heard Senator
Johnson in the final forceful utter
ances of his tour was the largest he
had addressed anywhere on the trip,
except, perhaps, in his home city of San
Francisco. 1t was estimated at be-
tween 5000 and 10000 persons, many
of them standing.
Will Not Work Out
The crowd cheered the statement of
Presiding Bishop Charles W. Nibley of
the Mormon church. who introduced the
senator, that everywhere sentiment is
changing, turning against the treaty"
~The theory of the league OF ma
tions is beautiful" he declared, "but
would not work out that way" The
bishop voiced the hope that the presi-
league that he will chuck the whole
blooming thing into the wastebasket.'
He further said that the United
States has enough troubles at home
without doddering off to look for
more
II the country at large would follow
the Mormon doctrine of Mind your
own business" he asserted, at would be
better Off"
The audience came to its feet cheer
| ing when Bishop Nibley introduced
Senator johnson, as the confident and
| trusted friend Of the late Theodore
Roosevelt.
In his address here tonight, as at
Ogden this afternoon, Senator John
son praised United States Senator
Reed Smoot for his steadfast stand
against the league of nations. Al
| though it has been made known by
many Of Senator Shoots constituents
that they favor ratification of the
treaty without change, as move to
secure world wide peace, Senator
Johnson was assured by both demo
Gratis and republicans, who formed
committees to receive him today, that
tthere is a division of sentiment in Utah
on the question.
Beside Bishop Nibley, presiding as
chairman tonight, Nephi L. Morris
Utah. chairman cf the league to en-
| force peace, an organization counted
among the strongest supporters of the
unchanged treaty, was one of the
sponsors for the johnson address
Other well known Salt Lake City citi
zens who extended a welcome to the
senator here were Former Governor
| VIT;Ilso~,. T
Gallagher. James P. Casey, A. T
Mooney, W. d. Livingston, Franl
Evans, Moroni Hainer L. R. Ander
son, N. G, Morgan, Charles M. Morris
Ogden Hiles, VIM. H. Leary, F. c. Ash,
ton and Baldwin Robertson.
Sentiment Changing
AS an evidence that there is CROWNS
sentiment for strong amendments t.
the league of nations, as he claims
Senator Johnson pointed tonight Il
statements made here yesterday b,
Archbishop Edward J. Hanna of Sal
Francisco, formerly an official ther'
of the league to enforce peace. Arch
bishop Hanna declared on his return
here from an eastern trip, that ideal
! ism, nationalism, Americanism and al
the red-blooded sentiments of inde
pendence seem TO have been lost sigh
of by those crying for the league o
nations"
Senator Johnson planned to leav,
tomorrow afternoon for Washington
He announced tonight at a banque
given in his honor, that he woulC
speak on the peace treaty at Madison
Square Garden, New York, October L
under the auspices of the League fo
the Preservation Of American Inde
pendence at the invitation of Senate
Moses of New Hampshire.