The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-10-10

But Mr.. Wilson, with clear logic aud
with compelling eloquerce. answered
70 the entire satisfaction OF Califor.
MAS people every objection which
Senator Johnson had made to the
League And thousands OF the states
citizens deserted The Johnson stand.
ard Immediately and rallied 20 the sup
port OF the president More than that
they came forward and said, we
were against you. Mr.. President, but
you have cleared everything up and
now we are with, you heart and soul: ="
Still more than that. they let Senator
Johnson know that they were no
longer with him and that they disap
proved OF the speaking tour which he
himself was making in opposition TO
the League and so powerful was the
volume OF public opinion which reach
ed him. that the senator almost I'm
mediately abandoned his tour. The
Shan Tung question, because OF the
anti-Japanese feeling which undoubted'
IS exists along the Pacific coast was
the most serious which the president
had TO answer. He explained TO the
people thct he had been powerless 70
prevent the rich peninsula from being
given TO Japan. England and France,
through a secret treaty, had promised
il 10 Japan for entering the war and
remaining in II. That treaty had to
be carried out Anyway 1t was not
China that was losing Shan Tung. but
Germany. which had seized the terri.
tory from China in 1895 and held il
ever since. Japan had promised, the
president explained. to return Shan
Tung as soon as the peace treaty was
ratified and It was only through the
ratification OF the treaty with the
League OF Nations inclusion, that
China could ever expect TO get her
former property back. And she surely
would get II back, he declared. through
the ratification OF the League. There
fore, through the same instrumentality
no other nation could again prey upon
the Great, patient. diligent. but help
less kingdom" AS 10 our being drawn
into any European conflict. The pres
ident pointed out that no direct action
such as the sending OF troops TO any
part OF the world to maintain or re-
store order could be taken by the
Council OF the League without unani-
nous vote OF the council members.
therefore our vote could at once mega
tive any such proposition as sending
our soldiers where We did not want
hem sent Besides, Mr.. Wilson argued,
II you have to quench fire in Cali
,ornia you don't send for the fire de-
partment OF Utah" But he argued,
there probably never will be another
war. II the League is established. for
the members promise either 10 arbi-
trate their difference and accept the
decision OF the arbitrator, lay the diff !
eerences for discussion and publica-
lion before the Council OF the League !
for a period OF six months, and then, /
i possible, accept the councils advice.
That failing, they agree to refrain from !
VAR for further period OF three
and nine months OF cooling 1
on" the president commended, would
prevent any armed conflict. These clear
explanations satisfied every reasonable
nearer and destroyed the 'Bugaboos"
Which Senator johnson and others had
'aised against the League. Through
'ugged Nevada into Utah, the land OF
dormons, the president swept to find
hat those fine people were heartily
With him for the League and per
nanency Of pcaco.