The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-09-26
JOHNSON ASKS FOR
REJECTION OF PACT
CALIFORNIAN MAKES ADDRESS
AT SPECIAL SESSION OF MIN.
NESOTA LEGISLATURE.
ahsndons Proposed Trip to Coast to
Answer President Wilson'S Speeches
in Order to Return to Washington
to Take up Fight in Senate.

~. Iuut, ADMINISTRATOR Hiram w. |
Johnson of California in an address
delivered to a special session of the
Minnesota legislature Friday morning.
September 10. presented his arguments
i'm opposition to the unqualified ratifi-
cation of the league of nations cove
uant.
The senator expressed the opinion
that if action ON the league could be
delayed sixty days the people would
speak in positive terms and insist upon
irS defeat or amendment so as to pro-
tect the country's interest.
Public sentiment against the league
is growing every day and is fast as
stunning the proportions of revOlu-
lion" said Senator Johnson. Its |
friends realize that il it is not rushed |
through now, before the people have
had an opportunity to understand it.
their cause is hopeless. That explains
the haste to have it ratified without
amendment"
He referred to the fourteen points
which President Wilson had declared
would be Incorporated in the peace
pac., and asserted that he was obliged
10 abandon them one by one and ac-
cept treaty written by European dip
lomats.
Following his st. Paul address, SEN
ator Johnson announced that he would
abandon his proposed trip to the coast
TO answer President Wilson's speeches
and would return to Washington on
Sunday to take up the fight in the SEN
ate for the adoption of amendments
proposed by opponents of the admin
istratiOn program.
Addresses were made by Senator
johnson at Minneapolis and st. Paul
on Saturday.
Before leaving Minneapolis for
Washington, Senator Johnson said:
Il deeply regret that 1 am obliged to
abandon the speaking trip to California
which l had planned to answer Pres
ident Wilson's arguments on the
league of nations But l feel that
should be in Washington when action
is taken on my amendment to the
peace pact which is designed to cor
rect Great Britain's prepOnderance of
voting strength in the assembly OF the
league of nations.
II believe this amendment will be
finally acted upon by the senate this
week, and then I may decide to go to
California to deliver number of ad-
dresses
1.-The success of my speaking trip
through the middle west was beyond
my fondest expectations. My purpose
was to arouse the people to thought
on this important question and l be
lieve l succeeded"
Americas entry into the league OF
nations will mark the formation Of d
partnership between the one going sol
vent country in the world with certain
European bankrupts, who, after oul
first experience in meddling and mud
ding in foreign politics, have come t.
secretly despise and detest us, declar
ed Senator Johnson, in addressing I
large and enthusiastic audience
Duluth, Friday night.
The league of nations" he said
comes to us after its principal mem
bers have been gorged with territor!
with their boundaries and their limit
increased beyond the widest dream
and with other immense tracts of tn
worlds surface yet to be distribute
among them.
After these extraordinary acce:
,>e hn
national concern on earth undertake
by article X to guarantee forever thes
extraordinary territorial limits.
This section freezes the world int
immutability. 1t assumes to put IL
world in a strait-jacket wherein thel
can be no movement for betterment
progress of humanity.
beyond and above all this, the mai
tenance of this static condition is
be accomplished by the blood OF Ju
one nation, and that is ours"
AS guest of the Commercial ass
citation at Lincoln, Neb., on Thursda
Senator johnson gave Lincoln busne
men his reasons for opposing the IA
fication of the league OF nations CO
enant in its present form.
Senator Johnson discussed the VI
iOus amendments to the peace pa
pending in the senate and made st
ring appeal for changes in the doc
ment, which, he declared, are nee
sary for the adequate safeguarding
American interests.
Senator John, at luncheon Civ
by Omaha business men on Septe
Der II, made plea for the defeat
the covenant in its present form.