Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1919-10-02


But Nj. Wilson, with clear logic and
with compelling eloQuence, answered
to the entire satisfaction of 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 cleared everything up and
now we are with you heart and soul"
Still more than that, they let Senator
johnson know that they we're no
longer 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
snediately abandoned his tour. The
Chan Tung question, because OF the
anti-I Japanese feeling which nndoubted-
iy exists along the Pacific coast was
the most serious which the president
had TO answer. He explained to the
people that he had been powerless to
prevent the rich peninsula from being
given to Japan. England and France,
through secret treaty, had promised
Il to Japan for entering the war and
remaining in It. That treaty had to
be carried out. Anyway 1t was not
China that was losing Shan Tung, but
Germany, which had seized the terri
tory from China in 1898 and held il
ever since. Japan had promised, the
president explained, to return ShaT
Tung as soon as the peace treaty was
ratified and 1t was only through the
ratification of the treaty with the
League Of Nations inclusion, tha
China could ever expect to get he
former property back. And she surel!
would get it back, he declared, through
the ratification of the League. There
fore, through the same instrumentalit,
no other,nation gould again prey upol
the aGreat patient, diligent. but hell
less kingdom" AS to our being draw
into any European conflict. The pres
ident pointed out that no direct actlol
such as the sending Of troops to an
part of the world to maintain or RI
store order could be taken by tn
Council Of the League without unan
NOUS vote of the council members
therefore our vote could at once neg;
tive any such proposition as sendin
our soldiers where we did not wal
them sent. Besides, Mr., Wilson argued
s.If you have to Quench fire in Cal
fornia you don't send for the fire d.
partment Of Utah." But, he argue'
there probably never will be anotht
war. If the Leagus is established, II
the members promise either TO arl
trate their difference aud accept Il
s5tis.6a 1i he arbitrator lay the di
sessDess FER 9iaeas-oa sne pabfc
Sea esE3Ia aa Council o. the Leagl
lor a period Of six months, and the
il nossible, accept the councils adyic
That falling, they agree to refrain fro
war for further period of thrt
months and nine months OF "cooii1
off, the president contended, wou
prevent any armed conflict. These cle'
explanations satisfied every reasonab
hearer and destroyed the 'Bugaboo
which Senator Johnson and others hi
RAISED against the League. Throul
rugged Nevada into Utah, the land
Mormons, the president swept to FL
that those fine people were hearti
with him for the League and pt
manency Of peace.