Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-02
SAN FRANCISCO
GIVES JOHNSON
GREAT WELCOME
Senator Makes Two Speeches
Against League of Nations
in Answering Viii
son.

San Francisco. Oct 1.-Senator
Hiram w. Johnson, in two adj
dresses here, took arguments in be-
half of the league of nations pre-
scented to two San Francisco audi
ences by President Wilson fort
night ago and sought to disprove
the points in the presidential argu-
ments. He spoke at luncheon and
a mass meeting of citizens here to-
night.
President Wilson, in behalf of the
peace treaty and league of nations
covenant, and Senator Johnson,
against some parts of the treaty and
the league as planned in the cove
nant, appeared before San Francisco
audiences exactly two weeks apart
Senator Johnson appeared before
audiences of his own townspeople
aud was given fervent welcome. He
was often interrupted in his ad-
dresses by applause, particularly as
he attacked the six votes given
England and FIVE of Great Britain's
colonies or dominionS, against one
vote for the United States; when he
declared that the league Of nations
will not bring disarmament, but al
ready has led to the administration
seeking to pass an army program
calling for standing army in this
country of $4,000 men, costing sub
stantially billion dollars a year.
with CONSUMPTION in peace time of
youths of 70 years, and when he de-
clared that the fight himself and
other senator's were waging was to
prevent British or Asiatic" control
of Americas policies.
Speaks to Business Men.
In his first address at luncheon
to more than 1000 San Francisco
business men the California senator
made reference to the administration
military program.
Il will tell you secret about
this" he said, land that is they will
not get any such army at all"
He declared the award to Japan of
Shantung with the United States
party to the deal was the first time
America had ever broken its plighted
word or promise. The promise, he
said, was given China when the
United States and other powers
sought China as an ally that the
United States would protect its in
terests at the peace conference. He
declared President Wilson had ad
mitted the wrong" done China and
that Secretary Lansing had said if
the people of the United States un-
derstood the peace treaty they would
not have it. He declared ratihca-
ton of the treaty by the United
States would make this country a
party to the wrongs he charged
Because you won't commit bur-
glary is no reason why you should
enter into partnership with 4 bur
glar," he said
Attacks Utah Speech.
The senator attacked the presi-
dents address made in Salt Lake
City, i'll which the president said that
amendment offered in the senate to
Article X of the covenant was a
knife at the heart of the document.
This amendment seeks to keep
the economic and military power OF
America from being given into the
hands of Europe and Asia"
4 He declared article x took pow
ets of control from congress and
the American people and gave it to
the league of nations without re-
course.
Twice during his luncheon adj
dress Senator Johnson referred to
friends who sent kilograms to him
which were made public. unfolding
the league covenant In his first
reference he said
II do not care to refer to any OF
the kilograms sent to me, but how
little do these men understand me
when they think that would turn
back from my course because any
man or any set of men demanded
it of me"
Auditors Rise to Feet.
This reference brought his audi
ence to its feet. He had prefaced
it by saying his entire fight was
being made to get for the United
States its just deserts.
Near the end of his address he
said.
II am sorry, more sorry than
can tell you, that some friends
OF mine, who I hope will still be
my friends have seen fit to become
part of q propaganda in partisan
press throughout the east and in the
( U. S. senate.
This fight some of US are making
in the senate is bigger than any
{ party. 1t is an issue of Ameri-
cans"