South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-22
JOHNSON LOSES
CALIFORNIA ON
LEAGUE ISSUES
PreS't Wilson Sweeps Golden
State Which Explains
Hiram'S Return.
Special to The News Times

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LOS ANGELES, Calf. Sept. p
Sen. Hiram W. Johnson's sudden
decision 10 return TO Washington.
! ostensibly 10 be present and take
up the Shantung and equal vote"
/ fight in the senate, is not taken
I seriously here as TO the reason for
such return. johnson it IS be-
| lieved here has lost California and
I the west 10 Wilson, and realizes il,
is the message of Philip Kinsley to
/ the Chicago Tribune. which has
] kept him on the trial Of Pres't Will
son as an anti-treaty correspondent,
sent when the president left Los
Angeles Sunday night.
The Kinsley report TO the Chica-
go Tribune goes on:
"Pres't Wilson has left Los An
geles for Reno. New. He will stop
at Sacramento for "a minutes TO de-
/ liver one parting shot at Sen. John
son.
This change in his schedule was
/ brought about through the inter
! cession of Ben S. Allen, editor Of
/ the Sacramento Union, who told
/ the president that the Johnson fol-
! lowers in the state capital were
swinging around 10 the League and
! that a personal appeal there would
90 great deal of good for the
presidents cause in the valley cities.
johnson Stand Hurts Future.
Sen. Johnson appears TO have
/ put his own political fortunes at
/ some hazard in this section of the
state through his League cam
paign. 1t is taken for granted that
! ne is against the League, and this
is hurting him here.
There can be no question as to
/ the sincerity of his motives in de
| Tending American rights when the
| effect Of it is seen and the defec-
tions from his own camp are num-
bered. 1t may have something to
/ do with his presidential prospects.
The peculiar feature of it is that
many persons say they are for John
son on everything except his League
attitude.
stephens Gains Strength.
Gov Stephens, republican. who
stands for the League of Nations,
/ has built up a statewide political
/ machine of his own. He inherited
| the Johnson organization 10 " GER
/ tain extent, but il is reported that
/ he and the senator have not been
on friendly terms since Mr.. John
/ son resigned as governor TO enter
/ the senate.
I f1 cf2 nd ,-a-
publican element, led by Sec'y of
State Frank G. Jordan. who always
/ fights Johnson and who is strong
now for the League of Nations. en-
/ tertaining the same moral vision
that has come 10 the democratic
postmaster Of San Francisco.
/ Charles Fay.
Wilson Meets All Issues.
The Shantung issue and the
| question of the preponderance of
/ British votes in the League assem-
/ bly, have been the two things that
I have held Californians in doubt.
The Hearst papers have played the
/ Shantung issue strongly. Article y
has been stumbling block in the
way OF many women.
The president has met these
I things. He has gone into the Shan
tung question thoroughly and ap-
/ parently has satisfied many that
I they did not understand it.
The Japanese situation in the in
| terror valleys is a serious one and
this Will be one OF the presidents
motives in talking at Sacramento
/ tomorrow
Wins Over Woman Opponent.
"One Of the significant results Of.
I the presidents visit is shown in a
message which Mrs. Florence Col
/ lins Porter of Los Angeles sent TO
/ Mrs. William Is. Hamilton of san
| Francisco today.
Mrs Porter is one OF the five
women members Of the republican
national committee and leads the
/ republican women organizations in
i've Pacific states. She has been
/ against the League and is quoted in
U the Los Angeles Examiner this
morning as having prepared mes
+ sage 20 be read at a meeting or
women in san Francisco. opposing
I Article Y. and demanding reserva-
tions along the lines proposed by
Sen. Johnson. She sent tbis mes
sage today:
Am quoted in a Los Angeles
paper as opposing Article y but
otherwise favoring the League OF
f.. Nations / heard Pres't Wilson last
night. and his presentation has con
Ninced me that the treaty should
be quickly ratified as il now stands.
oCONTrNT-rD OK PACE SEVEN,