The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-10-30
URGES REJECTION
OF PEACE PACT
SENATOR JOHNSON DECLARES
THE PROMISES HELD OUT
ARE UNTITLED.
In Closing Address OF Western Tour
California Senator Sets Forth
His Objections to the
Peace Treaty

Salt Lake Cify.-Senator Hiram W.
/ Johnson. Of California. completed his
western tour, in which he explained
his stand on the league Of nations,
when his address had been delivered
in this city Saturday evening. October
IL, and left for Washington 10 resume
his fight In the senate for reservations
to the League covenant,
Senator Johnson arrived in Ogden
Saturday morning from spokane after
tour of the northwestern states, IN
which he explained his stand on the
league and asserted what he believes
are the rights Of America under the
league covenant. Senator Johnson ad-
dressed a crowd OF Ogdenites at the
Alhambra theatre at p. N, AFTER
which he journey 10 Salt Lake, where
he spoke in the tabernacle AT s p. m.
Saying that the United States In the
discussion OF the peace treaty and the
league OF nations stands AT the cross
roads of destiny, he declared that one
path. that OF the league Of nations,
is the cynical path Of European and
Asiatic diplomacy. and the other the
straight and narrow path OF 100 per
cent Americanism.'
His attack was aimed at two targets
part being directed against President
Wilson and the other against the
league covenant and the treaty Of
peace. President Wilson he termed as
ever riding the clouds and painting
The rainbow" as in Paris having spent
his time painting the lily and gliding
refined gold"
Article y OF the league was his prin-
ciple point OF attack on the covenant
itself. 1t was to this article that he
directed again and again the SHAFT OF
his criticism. He likewise emphasized
the provisions by which Great Britain
and her colonies have six votes in the
assembly 10 one for the United States.
and spoke again and again of the
nine men OF the council sitting Sc
cretiy in Geneva. eight OF them for
eigners, controlling the destines of the
world"
NtHdIOE JOiillNNi ~
ed In various forms, concerning the
obligation placed upon the United
States under the league to keep the
~khaki-clad boys in Europe" he adj
dressed particularly TO the mothers.
He spoke in ironicai vein OF the 700
men requisitiOned for Silesia- OF me
men now in Siberia and in other parts
of the world. holding their presence
in foreign territory as concrete ar
gument against the league
In regard 10 the reservation which
President Wilson held up to his Salt
Lake audience as seeking 10 cur the
very heart Of the league. Senator
johnson said:
IF this reservation designed 10
grant congress the power 10 make war
and providing that the military and
naval forces OF the United States shall
not be used without the consent OF
congress. let's cut out the heart"
He based this plea on an inter
probation he credits 10 the president
that the United States constitution can
not be invoked and thar congress has |
not the authority over our armed I
forces. for the league ~ nations takes |
that authority under article y
Senator johnson drew a laugh from 1
his audience when be said that he /
eould 20 out on any soap box and get i
an the sympathy IN the world FOR the I
woes OF Armenia. FOR Czecho-Slovakia.
for the Poles and other small coun-
tries. while proponents % the league
believe il to be- mi~demeanOr g. call
attention 10 the woes ~ this country.
senator johnson found fault with
the league because 70 j. 50 entwlnee
with the provisions 81 The peace treaty
that II seems impossible 20 extricate
one from the other for separate con
sideration.
He accused the president % poor
Judgment and poor craftsmanship In
bringing back the two IN such way
IS 10 make Il impossible 70 reject
he one without rejecting the other,
md claimed that The president had
roasted OF this condition before hs
eft Paris.
He concluded by stating that the
United States outside the league would
" a greater bulwark f0r the peace Of
he world than II Il were submerged
n the foreign control OF the league.
Ie referred 20 the United States %
he greatest asset FOR peace In the
sorld. and said; These nations into
whose power we are about 70 gave
ourselves owe US ten billions q dol
ars~ and asked why the United States
hould put itself into the hands o. It's
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