Arizona republican., 1919-09-11
WILSON'S SPEAKING TOUR
 ONE OF INTIMIDATION AND
 COERCION AYERS JOHNSON
Overflow Crowds Greet Republican Sena- tors Speaking In Behalf of Amendments
 and League Reservations

yet nevertheless we would speak plain ly and without ambiguous phrases or mystical or yelled allusions, point the nations peril.
 League Is War Pact
 "The inexorable facts make the issue with MT Wilson, When he says the league of nations is the only eonceiv- able arrangement which will prevent our sending our men abroad again very soon, the present conditions answer and confound him. AS he uttered his words 1000 American sons were being ordered by the Paris conference to embark from this country to Silesia to patrol their coal mines and police that territory. American boys were upon the Rhine condemned to remain there for Is years by virtue of his ac- ton. American youths were being slain in Asia, at Vladivostok and in Siberia, in a war not declared by the American people or the American con- gress, but directed in secrecy at Paris by what now constitutes the league of nations. The instrument fer which he pleads, unless vitally amended, ties us until 1851 in the internal affairs of Germany and in all European contro- versies. If it's terms be carried out as written, it means American boys for 30 years and perhaps longer, will be policing and fighting in foreign lands.
 The exorable facts make the issue.
 "The president in violation of his word and of the will of the American people is seeking to impose his arbi- trary will on the nation. He is asking us to hand American destiny over to the secret councils of Europe. It is the sworn duty of the senators of this na- tidn to uphold the constitution; to keep America, American.
 When he spoke of bringing our soldiers back, Americans rallied to his support When he spoke of self-de- termination of nations the American people rallied to him immediately. But all the things he has promised and sworn to accomplish have either been scrapped by the secret councils at Paris which has American destiny in it's own hands or by it's own bad faith
 Inside the vast theater the crowd applauded and perspired in shirt sleeves. Senator Johnson spoke first; then Senator Borah. Both men were wildly cheered and there was oc- casional comments from the crowds.
 Can't Agree on Meaning
 "No two men who wrote that treaty can agree now as to what 1t means" !" said Senator Borah, amid laughter.
 we in the senate want to construe that treaty, if that is possible. The president says that the treaty assures peace. We'll, in 1916 he said we must elect him for he would keep us out of war. A few months later we were in the war. I don't believe much in prophets.
 T don't want to go into league at all, personally, but I didn't make the issue. Now, am particularly anxious to find a way out of it if we must go in. That is what the senate wants to do nova reservation which will pro- vile a method of withdrawal.
 Do any of you want to go into a league that you can't get out off" All over the hall there were cries of mo, mo-"
 aIs there an American who wants g foreign nation to say when and where the Monroe Doctrine shall apply?" went on the speaker, and there were cries of mo-"
 Prolonged cheers greeted his stric- lures on the presence of American l troops in Siberia and there was cheer ing when he asserted that one of the senate's differences with the president was the formers insistence on an | amendment to the league of nations plan which would make it impossible | to send American boys to fight any, where except by order of their own government.
 Demonstration Halts Speaker The interruption grew more fre- quent and excited as the senator pro- ceeded- When he spoke of the power in the hands of the president there were cries of take it away from him, ' cat calls, booes and cheers. Before we talk of that let's see to it that he is not given more power" shouted the Idaho senator as soon as he could make himself heard.
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