Arizona republican., 1919-09-01
MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1919.
Men are probably nearer to the truth in their superstitions than in their science. -Thoreau.
The President and His Pursuers

It is not at all likely that either the tour of the president behalf of the League of Nations or that of the opponents of the league who shall follow him across the country will perceptby affect public senti- ment with respect the league. Those who have seriously considered on side the other, and they represent comparatively small part of the people have already made up their minds for or against Unless the president can divulge facts regarding the peace treaty that he has already not made known his tour will be useless one. cn the other hand the opponents to have exhausted every argument against the the covenant.
 The effect of the presidents visit to California will be watched with the greatest interest, though outside of California with curious interest There he win be followed by Senator Johnson one of the very few senators who utterly opposed to league of nations, unwilling to compromise reser- vations amendments
 h the beginning there was developed a stronger sentiment in favor of the league than in any other state. This sentiment has it's greatest strength in the southern part the and curously there it was most pronounced in conservative element which had always been bitterly opposed to Mir. Johnson. Though it is said that there still preponderance of league sentiment it said have been seriously disturbed by the discussion of the Shantung prov- sion of the peace treaty. The people of California arefar more deeply interested in the Japanese i'm migration question than they in the League of Ma tions or any other matter. doubt is said to have been raised in their minds the effect of the league upon immigration The first task of the presi dent will to satisfy the Californans that this world compact does not ultimately easier access by the yellow
 The most formidable obstacle in the way of the president California will be the personality of Mir Johnson We know of no other man in the whole country who has such strong hold upon the people of his own state as Senator Johnson His strength there was amazingly disclosed in the election of 1s16 Whether since then there has been dirninution of his popular following do not know and have not heard but we do know that powerful forces which had always opposed him supporting him a candidate for the republican presidential nomina ton.
 The president will be at serious disadvantage. trailea through California by this favorite He will almost certainly lose more than he ably hope to gain there.
 The president invites by country wide tour other disadvantage. the awakening of a latent apathetic sentiment against the league. As matters now stand the preponderance of expression that the senate has heard is for the That aroused in part by the of MT Taft and it has largely from peace and religious organizations which naturally favored the principle of the League without nation of it's details Those who things all ways more readily expressive than those who may be opposed to it. but do care very much about it This double swing around the circle is likely to in the stirring up of this sleeping sentiment with compensating addition to the favorable senti- ment which has already been heard.