Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-12
HIGH PRICES NOT
BROUGHT ABOUT
BY TREATY DELAY.
). SAYS JOHNSON
20 "a Senator RidicuIeS
9rtions of Wilson Re-
garding Cause Of Cost Of
Necessities.
QUOTES PRESIDENT
AGAINST HIMSELF
Refers to Chief Executives
Denunciation Of Secretiye-
ness, Saying He Was Over
SecretIVe at Paris,

SeCretIVe at ParlS,
tsseetAl eonREsPoNnsneE 70 soRNNe JOURNAL,
Indianapolis, Ind, Sept 1t.--Sen-
ator Hiram w Johnson Of California,
continuing his speoch-making cam-
paign in the middle west in opposition
to the ratification of the league of ma
tlons covenant in an address here
tonight declared that IL responsibility
for the high cost of living rests upon
Iany agency or man, It rests upon the
present national administration and
Woodrow Wilson.
President Wilson adds to his fear
some harsh names, appeals to ou;'
material interets, and even taxes tho
two months that the league and treaty
have been before the American people
and senate with the high cost of liv-
ing, said Senator Johnson, He cor
veniently forgets the eight months he
spent abroad, secretly pledging our
resources and our man power to Eu-
ropean and Asiatic governments. Tho
two months of discussion by our peo-
pie and our senate, In the open, OF
what he discussed secretly for eight
months has had, of course, no bearing
upon, and the reasonable discussion in
the future cannot possibly affect.
the high cost of living. II any single
Individual can be charged with re-
sronsibility for the high cost of living
that man is Woodrow wilson
Little Change for Months.
THE living costs in December ana
January last were substantially wnat
they are today. Mr.. Wilson then had
exactly the same laws he now invokes
He had neither time nor inclination t.
deal with a problem then practically
as acute as IL Is now. He never even
touched the subject, except patroniz-
ingly and as an ephemereal Ill of no
consequence or importance. He
makes its solution depend now upon
the immediate ratification of his
treaty. He wonld frighteu US by
cheap and specious statement, devoid
of economic logic, and wanting in any
sound reason. He covers his own
dereliction by an unfounded counter
charge. Remember his address to
congress December last.
Quotes Presidents Words.
1.-THE moment we knew the armis-
tice to have been signed, we took tho
harness off II Is surprising how
fast the process of return to a peace
footing has moved in the three weeks
since the fighting stopped
His idea of reconstruction then
was, 1t Will not be easy to direct it
any better than it will direct itself.
When he had ample time for action
last December and might have pre-
vented the subsequent continuance OF
high prices, these are his words:
Our people do not want to be coach
IaI ss1t4
might seek to put them in would
speedily become hopelessy entangled
because they woulds pay no attention
to them and go their own way. The
American business man is OF quick
''At the time we had competent
federal food administration, conc
pletely organized throughout the nt,
ton Mr. Wilson deliberately scrapped
his vast organization, which might
have removed part, at least, OF the
cause of high prices. Now. months
after he has dismissed the federal
and state agencies, he is calling them
together again to deal with the ques-
lion.
Blamcs President.
THE ratification of the treaty may
Increase exports, but increase in ex-
II responsibility for the high cost Of
living rests upon any agency or man,
t rests upon the presest admintstra-
ion and Woodrow Wilson,"
Speaking of article ten of the cove
lant of the league. Senator Johnson,
lfter quoting the presidents inter-
)retation of the section, said:
1T makes America underwrit.
very territorial grab of every other
latfon, every wrong and injustice
lcne peoples, every bargain by which
luman beings have been handed
bout from one sovereignty to an
,ther, every violation OF natural
light and self determination, every
oppression of the strong over the
weak. Naively the president remarks
hat secret treaties hampered him at
he peace conference ana embarrassed
he whole settlement. Inferentiaiiy
lie comedies the wickedness of those
ecret treaties but he was neither
nor embarrassed to such 4
egree as to cause him to stand man
ully and courageousy for his oft
principles. Not only did
lie abandon his principles and abjeet-
= surrender his ideausm but he be-
anne part of the secret treaties he
enounced when he united in making
hem the basis of action at Paris"