The Newark journal., 1919-10-09

But Mf. Wilson, with clear logic and with compelling eloquence, answered to the entire satisfaction of Califor- nia's 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 to the sup port of the president More than that, they came forward and said, 'We were against you. MT. President. but you have cleared everything up and now we are with yoa 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- ly exists along the Pacific coast was the most serious which the president had to answer. He explained to the people that he had been powerless to prevent the rich peninsula from being given to Japan. England and France, through secret treaty, had promised 1t to Japan for entering the war and remaining in 1t. 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 1898 and held it aver since. Japan had promised, the president explained, to return Shan Tung as soon as the peace treaty was ratified and 1t 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 1t 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 to 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 them sent. Besides, MT. Wilson argued, 'Tf you have to quench a fire in Call fornia you don't send for the fire de- partment of Utah." But, he argued. there probably never will be another war, if the League is established, for the members promise either to arbi- trate their difference and accept the decision of the arbitrator. lay the diff ferences for discussion and publica- ton before the Council of the League for A period of six months, and then, If possible, accept the councils advice. That failing. they agree to refrain rom war for a further period Of three months and nine months of cooling off" the president contended, would prevent any armed conflict. These clear explanations satisfied every reasonable nearer and destroyed the "Bugaboos'' which Senator Johnson and others had raised against the League. Through rugged Nevada into Utah, the land Of Mormons, the president swept to find that those fine people were heartily with him for the League and per manency of peace.