Arizona republican., 1919-09-18
Says Treaty Opponents Of fer No Substitute ' Dis cusses Objections Made by Senate Foreign Rela- tions Committee
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.-To uproarious crowd in the Civic auditor ium here tonight, President Wilson declared that in his trip across the continent he had become convinced that the treaty issue would be de- cided rightly by the people and mot by any private purpose of their own
 He repeated his declaration that the league of nations was not the work Of the Versailles conference, but grew out of years of thought by men who did not devote any portion of their consideration to politics. Some of the most constructive minds of both parties, he asserted, had been devoted to the project for a generation.
 Disorder interferes With Talk
 There was much disorder in the hall during the address and the presi- dent spoke with apparent difficulty against hum of talk in the distant galleries. Once he stopped to ask for closer attention, but the crowd did not quiet down. When he left his hotel for the auditorium he was cheered by crowd which had blocked the street for more than an hour. On the way he passed along in a continuous roar of applause and when he and Mrs Wilson entered the auditorium the crowd stood and shouted itself hoarse When the cheering had been in pro gress for more than 13 minutes, "The Star Spangled Banner was played on pipe organ but it failed to quiet the crowd
 Mayor Rolph at last introduced Chester Rowell. editor of the Fresno Republican and republican national committeeman Tn 1908. who presented the president in a single sentence while the crowd kept up its shouting. | When MT. Wilson took the platform and held up his hand for silence, yells continued for more than five minutes | in the galleries while some of the audience shouted put them out" and others hissed. There was still much noise when he began speaking and it continued while the address proceeded.
 It was one of the largest halls in which the president has spoken, seat ing l2,o00. It was packed, many stand ing.
 Declaring the league opponents had offered no substitute, MT Wilson dis cussed at length the objections made. repeating many of his previous argu- ments against changes. Virtually all of the features under debate now, he declared, had been changed once along the line of suggestions by the senate foreign relations committee
 Have Right to Withdraw
 The right of withdrawal, MT. Wilson asserted, was virtually absolute under the covenant in it's present form. He declared also that the Monroe doctrine is adequately safeguarded and that such questions as immigration and th.. tariff are reserved for national de termination.
 While Great Britain has six votes in the league assembly, Mir. Wilson said it has been carefully arranged so that one vote of the United States would balance all of the six. It was only in the assembly, he said, that six votes were given the empire anu that was in the main a voting bodv
 He declared the assembly could vote to admit a new member to the leaguo or recommend to any member a re- consideration of such treaties as an
 parently are in conflict with the cove
 nant; but aside from those two func tions, he said no action could be taken without the concurrence of the Amerj can delegate, under the unanimous vote rule
 The council where the great nations are on an equality and where unanim ity is required, Mir Wilson declared was the leagues agency of action. The assembly was largely forum, he sai.
 where the conscience of the wort
 could be brought to play upon tho questions likely to lead to war. Tuning to the Shantung provisiof
 or the treaty. MT. Wilson said tha-
 neither the United States government
 nor the men now protesting agains
 the Shantung award had made anN protest against the original cession oi
 rights there to Germany. Later. h.
 continued, France, Great Britain ant
 other great powers took Chinese terri t tory without any objection from tai, ] country.
 All Have Rights in China , Every great European power, tn, e president asserted, now enjoyed spec r ial privileges in China, in some case, 3 at the expense of China's sovereignty ] But he declared Japan had promised to return everything that ssvored O ' sovereignty to China.
 { When he asserted that the only wa
 to get Shantung away from Japan wa
 to go to war, woman near the iron