Arizona republican., 1919-09-11
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 CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-Crowds tonight in vain besieged the Auditorium theater where republican senators began their western speaking tour in answer to President Wilson's demands for uncon- ditionaI acceptance or total rejection of the peace treaty and league of na- tions covenant Before o'clock, the hour for opening the speaking, the theater was filled and thousands of persons were left in the streets.
 The thousands within and without had come to hear Senators William B. Borah of Idaho, Hiram w. Johnson of California and Medill Mccormick of Illinois. the latter presiding at the meeting, expound their views of the peace treaty and league covenant, and reply to President Wilson's utteranees on his swing around the country. Sen- ator Johnson had spoken earlier in the day at a luncheon at the Hamilton club but Senator Borah did not arrive until late in the day and both delivered night addresses formally starting their campaign of the west
 Thousands Cheer Speakers
 The crowd outside was led into re. peated cheering by 8 man who shouted that Senator Johnson would be the next president The cheering however, seemed about equally vigorous at men tion of Senators Borah and McCor- mick.
 While the throngs stormed about the various entrances after the doors had been closed by the police, a parade was led by soldier in uniform blowing a bugle along Michigan boulevard. Several hundred persons were in line with banners bearing such inscriptions as welcome to the men who are bring ing our boys back from Siberia" and we want our boys back from Siberia" {"
 Senator Johnson said tonight in part:
 "The opening sentence of the presi- dent at Columbus in his memorable swing around the circle struck with you as with me a responsive and sym pathetic cord I have for long time chafed at the confinement of Washing ton,' he said. And as we contemplate the extraordinary rigors of a white house existence, the silent suffering there for the long period of a month and half ss we visualize his inability to communicate to the country the thoughts of which he says his heart was so full, as we view the enforced restraint during this awful month which made it impossible for him from the nations capital to report to his fellow citizens. we welcome enthusiast ically his present trip, and breathe a sigh of relief that the confinement in Washington is at least temporarily at an end.
 Report" Deeenerates Into Criticism
 You have read, doubtless, as I have his various addresses, what he terms his report to his fellow countrymen concerning those affairs of the world which now need to be settled You have searched, doubtless, as I have yearningiy and longingly for that re- port of which he speaks, and you may have discovered, as I fear have, that his report apparently has degenerated into rather incorporate and harsh criti- cism, and irritable and sometimes abusive characterizations.
 We may charitably ascribe the pres- ident's condition to his long 'confine- ment' of a month at Washington, of which he complains and to the absence of that ready subservient agreement which he demands for his most cryptic expressions and his most mysterious acts. I am hoping, because of my knowledge of the far western state tc which he IS golng, that It's salubrious climate and the balmy breezes of ths Pacific may soothe his perturbed spirit and assauge his anguished soul. The occasion is too important the matter with which we deal is fraught with consequences too serious to the re- public, for you or me to deal with il otherwise than calmly. judictaily and in good temper. and with every intel lectual faculty with which God has en- dowed us
 "The crisis in the affairs of the re- public, however, is so grave that while we would not yield to the hot indigna- ton we feel, and while we would ac- cord to all our oppeneres the full meas ure of good faith which they deny us