New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21

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great British Empire 100000 square
miles of territory. What a proud
thing it was when he said to them
| We have so arranged it now that
whenever we are called into any wa,
| the United States enters automati-
cally.' What a proud thing it was 70,
| him when he was able to demonstrate
that the great British Empire holds
to-day practically one-fourth of the
whole surface of the earth and that
it's dream of rule from Cairo to the
Cape is now realized.
"But as | look about the nations of
the world who are protiteering from
the war. find one nation fought fer
its ideals. AS Lloyd George, with his
tremendous territorial gains. and
Clemenceau, with his, looked about to
tnd one great unprohtng nation of
the world they saw before them
America. and they wrote into that pact
that this nation should guarantee to
England. to Italy. to France. to Japan,
all their acquisitions from the war,
and safeguard forever all these ma
! tons that protited so immensely in
territories and peoples
I'VE alone received burdens from the
war. and while YOU may not care for
the acquisition by these countries of
the great territories and peoples they
have received; while | may not care
at all, and probably do not care. one
thing I say to them: IF you want to
take the territories for which you have
fought and which are your boast to-
day of your power and greatness, and
all the great things you Lave done. we
join with you in the p%ns of praise
But, my fellow citizens. my son and
your son shall not guarantee those
territories and those peoples to those
nations for all time in the future.
Guarantee of Booty the Issue
This is the issue, whether the non
protiting nation in the world, yours and
mine, shall guarantee the profit and
booty they have gained from the other
nations of the earth. Why, not only
do we guarantee to our Europea nncigh-
bors their spoils, but we guarantee to
our neighbors beyond the sea, the Jap
anese, their spois. and you can't ques-
ton the infamy of the Shantung de-
cision in glittering generaities and
pleasing phrases. DO you know what
has been the proudest boast Of Amer
lea during these last l40 years? Its
proud boast has always been that it has
kept its faith and never broken it's
word. 1t never rejected friend. it
never engaged in territorial acquisition
against friend. And to-day. for the
first time in its history, the signature
of the United States OF America has
gone upon document that is fraud
upon a friend.
"Partnership With Burglary"
"Now, we're told we can do little
good by any amendment or by any OBJ
lection to this particular. treaty. That
ma be so, but because ou'can't prevent
burglary is no reason why you should
60 into partnership with the burglars
And that il exactly what we are doing
IN the Shantung matter
During the last two years. there
was facorite mode taken Of prevent
ing any man from standing on his feet
with his head in the air, doing con-
sclentiously and practically the right
as he saw 1T, in opposition to the en-
trenched power. If man were indie
pendent to do as he dared. he must
Withstand the epithct of pro German
and Bolshevist. 1t was the common
thing: And to-day even the President
IS gong about talking about pro- Ger
mans. casting reflections upon men who
are opposed to his pet measure. But i
want to say to you that the time has
gene by when epithets of pro-Ger-
manlsms longer can intimidate Ameri-
can people.
''Majority for America
We are going to safeguard this
instrument if we can. No other thought
nave we than Our country, and think
may say to you, my friends. that from
little start of three men in Wash
ington majorit of the United States
Senate day stands for America"
Addressing an audience in St Paul
theatre at noon Senator Johnson
urged the American people to take
sides on the league Of nations issue.
because it was the most important
problem confronting the public since
the Civil War
In concudin his St. Paul address.
Senator Johnson said:
81 am going back to Washington to-
morrow, because | want to be in the
Senate when my amendment giving the
nlted States an equal number of
votes with Great Britain in the assem-
bly, of the league of nations comes up
Tor cons liberation next week As much
as desire to go to California to an
swer Presi dent Wilson, feel it is per
haps even more important for me to
go to Washington TO fight this infa-
nous measure.
II want to see if there are not
enough real Americans in the United
States Senate to pass this amendment.
Il want TO remind you that Mime
sofa has two Senators in WASHINGTON.
This reference to Senators kellogg
and Nelson was greeted with shouts Of
"Shamel' from the crowd