The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-10-23

But Mr.. Wilson, with clear logic and
with compelling eloquence, answered
to the entire satisfaction o. Califor-
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 clearsd everything up and
now we are with you heart and soul. :"
Still more than that, they let Senator
johnson know that they were no
1onxer 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
antiJapanese feeling which undoubted-
" exists along the ?; ;ac coast was
the most serious which the president
had to answer. He explained to the
people that he had been poweriess to
prevent the rich peninsula from being
owen to Japan. England and France.
through q secret treaty, had promised
II to Japan for entering the war and
remaining In 1t. That treaty had to
be carried out. Anyway it was not
China that was losing Shan Tung. but
Germany, which had seized the terri
tory from China In 1898 and held 1t
ever since. japan had promised. the
president explained. to return Shan
TunS "a soon as the peace treaty was
ratified and It was only through the
rstifcattou Of the treaty with the
League of Nations Inclusion, that
China could over expect to get hel
former property back. And she surely
would get it back. he declared. through
the ratification cf>the League. There
sore, through the game fundamentally
no other nation could again prey upon
the Great, patient, diligent, but help
Las kingdom." As to our being drawn
into any European conflict. The pres
Ment pointed out that no direct action
such as the sending Of troops to any
pert Of the world to maintain or re-
store order could be taken by the
Council of the League without a nant
mons vote of the council members
therefore our vote could at once mega
tive any such proposition as sending
our soldiers where we did not want
them sent. Besides, Mr.. Wilson argued
.1f Won have to Quench q fire In Cali
fornfa you don't send for the fire de-
nertment Of Utah" But, he argued
there probably never will be another
var. II the League is established. fol
the members promise either to arot
rate their difference and accept the
decision of the arbitrator, lay the oil
ferencss for discussion and publica
tion before the Council Of the League
,or a period OF six months, and then,
II possible, accept the councils advice
That falling, they agree to refrain from
var for a further period OF three
months and nine months OF cooling
off" the president contended, would
prevent any armed conflict These clear
explanations satisfied every reaS Ne
hearer and destroyed the "Bus. $
which Senator Johnson and others had
raised against the League, Through
rugged Nevada into Utah, the land OF
Mormcns, the president swept to nno
hat thnse dne people were heartily
with him for the League snd per
maaencv OF peace.