The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-09-18
JOHNSON RESTS
AFTER BUSY TRIP
Stops Over in Kansas City for
Sunday; DeS MoineS
Next Stop.
BLAMESH H. C. |. ON PRESIDENT
Senator Johnson Analyses League of
Nations covenant-DecIares Amer
leans Are Not Quitters-6orah
Replies to Presidents
Speeches.

Replies to Presidents
Speeches.
Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. Ex-senator
Hiram Johnson, who is trailing Presi-
dent Wilson into the West, left here
Tor Des Molnes, Ia, where he will con-
tinue his speaking campaign against
unreseryed acceptance of the League
of Nations covenant.
The senator, who thus far has pre-
sented his arguments to approximate
ly 10000 persons, spent the greater
part of Sunday resting. In Des Moines
he expects to be Joined by Senator
Borah, who occupied the stage with
him at the opening of the counter
league campaign in Chicago.
Senator Johnson said: with every
audience l thus far have had oppor-
tunity to address on this speaking tour
of the middle West, / become more
convinced that the American people
are opposed to unreserved ratification
or the League of Nations covenant or
acceptance of the peace treaty"
Talks to Big Crowds.
st. Louis, Sept. 13.-Introduced by
DR.. John II. Simon. former Democratic
candidate for mayor, ito one of the
largest audiences that ever filled the
Coliseum, Senator Hiram Johnson of
California pounded home argument
after argument against the League of
Nations until the vast assemblage was
brought to its feet cheering time and
again.
Speaking from the same platform
where a week ago President Wilson
hurled the epithet of "quitters" at his
opponents, Senator Johnson termed
the president a dictator who had EAR
rogated to himself the right to dispose
OF our blood through secrecy" and pic
tured the proposed covenants "A patch
work of secret treaties entered into
by the various nations before we en-
by the various nations before we en-
tered the war.
Speaks at indianapolis.
Indianapolis, Sept. 12.-Undeniably
the people of Indianapolis are con-
cerned over the arguments for and
against ratification of the League of
Nations covenant. When President
Wilson spoke here last Friday he con-
tributed to that concern by assuring
his audience that the high cost of
living would be reduced through i'm
mediate acceptance of the covenant
without reservations.
But 1t was evident at Tomlinson
hall that the president did not con-
vert permanently all of the city to his
point of view. Senator Hiram John
son of California. delivering his sec
ond address on his speaking campaign
In behalf of the senate reservationlsts,
obtained from his audience definitely
expressed agreement when he de-
clared; IF any single individual can
be charged with the high cost of lly-
ing, that man is Woodrow Wilson"
The senator devoted a large share
OF his speech to answering the presi-
dents charge that delay In ratifca-
ton was sustaining the living cost.
lie taxes the two months that the
league and treaty have been before
the American people and senate with
the high cost of living" Senator John
son said. But he conveniently for
gets the eight months he spent abroad,
secretly pledging our resources and
our man power to European ard
Asiatic governments, The living cost
In December and January last were
substantially the same as they are to-
day. But he had neither the time nor
inclination to deal with the problem
then.
But now the president would
Brighten us into immediate ratifica-
ton of his treaty by a cheap and
specious statement"
Senators Reply to President.
Chicago, Sept. 11.-Senators Hiram
W. Johnson, William E. Borah and
Medill Mccormick opened their speak.
ing tour here last night, replying to
President Wilson's defense of the
League of Nations and the peace
treaty.
Senator Mccormick received cheers
when he declared that while "the chief
spokesman for America stood there Cat
the peace conference), his gaze enrap.
tured by the sight, Lloyd George sat
down In the cockpit and wrote the
League of Nations"
Senator Johnson declared that when
the treaty finally did reach the senate
1t was found not to be a document
responding to the idealist.c phrases
and altruistic doctrines" but ian In.