The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-20
SENATOR JOHNSON
AND DORAH STAND
BY THEIR POSITIONS
Declare Presidents Statement on
League Of Nations Justify and
Confirm Their Opposition TO the
Covenant.


Johnson. California. and nurah. Idaho.
republicans, declared Ia statement
today that upon the facts developed
at tho white House conference yes
terdny NJ stated by them the position
they had maintained in respect 90
this covenant uf the league of nations
II justified and confirmed"
The league Of notions as construed
by the president they said. leaves
u clear ant unmistnknhle that when
We enter 10 we are under 'Compoll-
Ing moral obligation. 10 say nothing
Of the legal obligation which other
supporters contend We are Under, to
take part IN the disturbances. the
connicts settlements and the wars of
Europe and Asia II any should arise.
and Il h equally true that under his
construction. Europe would nccessar-
iiy be under the same lmpeillne force
To take mari IN the settlement Of
Amcricu1 affairs"
Incts DcvrlopoL
The senator's said mat m their
opinion "the slgnihcant facts devfiop-
cd by the interview with the presi-
dent were
There set remain trcalios OF peace
20 he made with Austria. Hungary.
Bulgaria ana the ottoman empire,
These treaties deal with subjects as
important. territory a. extensive and
matters rs intimacis affecting the
/ United States ~ the treaty With Ger
many The OBLIGATIONS oi the United
Stated therefore. what our country
/ assumes In the future. cnnnOt ue de-
/ tormined untll these treaties are COM
/ pletcd ana presented to the United
states senate.
The pre-idcnt regards the obiiea-
lions which viii he assumed under
the league Of nations ana particular
ly under ARTICLES ten aud eleven ~
moral obligations. These, however,
are 81 compelling force and would
require action upon our part. For
Instance. the president comedies that
in an undOuhted ease of aggfeasIol
from the Balkans upon the new.y ac-
quireG territory of Italy, II would be
our duty To come To the assistance of
Italy and prevent sucs aEgrcssions
The presidents construction Of arti-
Gle ten h. at variapre wiih the con
sttuction OF the democratic attorneys
M0raI obligation.
"a moral obligation. the president
Insists. rests upon us 10 carry oui th'
terms of the various treaties OF peace
This moral obligation, the presiden
states. requires us undcr the German
treaty Tor fifteen years to mAlntaii
american troops IN Europe.
The president did not know, nol
had he heard OF the secret treaticl
for territorial acquisition and par
titlouing various territories unul h'
reached paris. (Hcrr the senator
outlined the treaties referred tol.
THE president opposed the shan
unr decision. u was officially con
vcyed to him that the JapRnea
would not sign unless the Shantnnl
, rights were given to Japan. tn
d a. uA.IaAI III
presidcnt that Japans Ncrpnl prom
ise TO return the sovereignty Of m
% territory IN Shantung, while retaining
the economic concessions. was a re
% turn OF the shell ~ the nut by Iapal
while she retained the kernel IN
! Chinese Insisted the retention oi IN
: economic privileges meant prhcllcn
. sovereiFniN. but the president says a
a dimgroes with this view.
u England France ond Italy adher
y ch "a the peace conference 10 .hsl
g. secret treaties dlspOsing ot people
and territori,s In the Shansung case
= therefore the president was only
J, disinterestpd Judge. The decision
o. howeVer was made unanimously.
, THE United States asked china
6 enter the war,
/. "Thc American commission at Par
urged that % dehnle sum Of repara
lions he HNed In the treaty. VIII
n this view did not prevail, the pres
dent felt he could not state wtho'
/. divulTing matters respecting oth'
r. governments he ielt he should not q
Vulec.
THE president felt that he cou
r. not divuige the details Of what tran
Z plred in the meetings of the conmi
IL .sioners. and could not therefore anoi
B. Information respecting these matter
.- For this reason, he could not q
~ yulge the vote upon racial equal
Ia nor how the United States commi
h sinners voted"