The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-10-03

But Mr. Wilson, with clear logic and
with compelling eloquence, answered
to the entire satisfaction Of Galifer-
MAS people every objection which
Senator Johnson had made to the
League. And thousands of the states
citizens deserted the Johnson stand.
ard Immediately and rallied to the sup.
port OF the president, More than that
they came forward and said, I'VE
were against you, Mr.. President, but
you have cleared everything up and
now we are with you heart and soul.a
Still more than that, they let Senator
J9hnson know that they were no
longer with him and that they disap
proved of the speaking tour which he
himself was making In opposition to
the League and SO powerful was the
volume OF public opinion which reach.
ed him, that the senator almost i'm.
mediately abandoned his tour. The
Shan Tung question, because Of the
anti-Japanese feeling which undoubted.
ly exists along the Pacific coast was
the most serious which the president
had to answer. He explained to the
people that h had been gowefiess to
prevent thu rich peninsula from being
given 70 Japan. England and France,
tilreu h secret treaty, had promised
1t to Japan for entering the war and
remaining il it. That treaty had 10
be carried out Anyway it was not
China that was losing Shan Fung, but
Germany, which had seized the terri
ter frcm China in 1899 and held II
esor- aiaQa, Janan had promised, the
president explained, to return Shan
TuRs q soca as tho peace treaty was
ratified and 1t was emily through the
ratification Of the treaty with the
League Of Nations inclusion, that
China could ever expect to get her
former property back. And she surely
would get it back, he declared, through
the ratiaestloa OF the League. There
fore, through the same fundamentally
no other nation could again prey upon
the Great, patient, diligent, but belHa.
less kingdom AS to qQs aeing drawn
ii to any 4s.g0pean conflict. The pres
i, MT 6inted out that no direct action
UGH as the sending Of troops to any
part the world to maintain or re-
store crd i could be taken by the
Council OF the League without unani-
mons vote Of the council members.
therefore our vote could at once mega
tive any ouch proposition as sending
our soldiers where we did not want
hem sent. Be9ides, Mr.. Wilson argued,
f you have to quench a fire In Calf
Jrnia you don't send for the fire de-
partment OF Utah." But, he argued,
there probably never will be another
war, il the League is established, for
the members promise either to arbi-
trate their difference and accept the
Gecssion Of the, arbitrator, lay the diff
ferences for discussion and publica-
ton before the Council Of the League
for q period ut SIX montns, and tnen,
ii possible, accept the councils advice.
That failing, they agree to refrain from
war for further period Of three
months aud nine. months Of cooling
cG,". to president contended, would
prevent any armed conflict. These clear
explanations satisfied every reasonable
bearer and destroyed the "Busaboos"
which Senator Johnson and others had
raised against the League. Through
rugged Nevada into Utah, the land of
Mormons, the president swept to find
that those fine people were heartily
with him for the League and a per.
manenoy of peace.