Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-26
JOHNSON QUITS
WILSON'S TRAIL.
Returns to Washington to Lead
Anti-League Fight in
Senate.
SPEAKS Twice IN MINNESOTA
Cuts Tour at Duluth and Starts for
Capital Regardless of kilograms
From Lodge and Knox to
Continue Trip.

Duluth, Minn Sept Ex-senator
Hiram Johnson announced at the con-
clusion of his speech here that he
would not complete his speaking en-
gagements in the West, but would re-
turn to Washington to lead the fight
in the senate for the adoption of his
amendment to the League of Nations
covenant relative to the voting power
of the United States and England. He
made the decision regardless of tele-
grams from Senator Lodge and Sena-
tor Knox urging him to continue to the
coast and assuring him they would
champion his amendment.
Duluth, Mimi, Sept 20.-As Sena-
tor Hiram Johnson's speaking cam
paign against unreserved ratification
of the League of Nations covenant
approaches its termination, it be-
! comes evident that the Californian
has definitely sounded the sentiment
| of the middle West on the subject of
| ratification.
In his two addresses in Mime
sota-in the morning at st. Paul be-
fore the state legislature sitting in
| joint session and at night here be-
fore an audience that packed the
| local armory-the attitude of those
who heard him was positive, and ap-
parently representative of that of the
people of the state. And the mems
bers of the Minnesota house and sen,
ate and the men and women who
made up his audience at Duluth.
again and again answered his attacks
upon the league and the peace treaty
by getting on their feet and Shrek
ing appreciation of his arguments.
The senator believes that the situ-
alton as he seems to have found it in
Minnesota is similar to that in every
other state he has visited. He is
convinced, he says, that the people
here are against fiat acceptance of
the covenant and against it by large
majority, although they were openly
for the league two months ago.
Change. of Attitude.
'This change of attitude" he said
here, "has been brought about not by
me or by my oratory but just be-
! cause the real truth about the league
is at last becoming matter of COM
mon understanding"
A reflection of the shift of opinion
in this state was seen during the gen.
, eraI assembly address. Several
. months ago the Minnesota state leg
, is]ature passed resolution indorsina
the league and pledging support to the
presidents program for unamended
! acceptance of the document. During
the speech all but several members
: of the assembly jumped to their feet
upon four occasions and shouted and
!. stamped their feet as Mr.. Johnson
called for allegiance to his anti
f league doctrine, which, he proclaimed,
q as "just American"
In the morning he spoke to the rep
;. resentatives of the people of the state
In the evening he addressed the people
, directly. Like the morning address
!, the night speech was received with in
n tense enthusiasm. The armory, which
normally seats 1000 persons, contained
:, a crowd estimated at 5000.
1--WE are the only solvent, going ma
tionai concern" he said, "and yet we
. have formed a partnership with bank
rupt nations. And these bankrupts, af
), ter our late experience in meddlins
and muddling In European and Asiatit
= politics, have come secretly to detes
us and to despise u.s."
). Could compose Better League.
Several times in his speeches, he ha:
4 said he would have composed League
q of Nations covenant that would no
= be an affront to America and would
represent the people of the world, rath
er than the rulers. Along this line hl
suggested that a war referendum
- would be an ideal element in such
proposed document, provided that ev
cry signatory agreed to it.
- "Give the women OF the world, VIII,
= bear the greatest burdens of a war; op
portunity to decide whether they vii
send their sons and husbands agains
the sons and husbands of Others" h
suggested, "but this present leagu
does not consider the people of tn
world nor the mothers and husband
of the soldiers of the generation, no
the next. This league goes furthe
from the people, rather than closer t
Z them; it is league of rulers, sittin
in secret, formulating war plans in OF
1n der. to maintain their territorial grab
and to reach out for further gains"