Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-17
JOHNSON WANTS
RADICAL CHANGE
NPEACEPACT

Declares League
Covenant Would Mean
New U. s. Government
Sioux Falls, s.. D., Sept. 1e.-sma-
tor Hiram w. johnson, Of California,
before q large audience tonight,
charged that President Wilson seeks
eminent for the United States by the
provisions of the League Of Nations
covenant.
Senator Johnson's appeal for. radio
al amendment of the peace paot was
enthusiastically received by the
crowd. ~
Upon his arrival he was met 1T the
train by . band and Z committee OF
citizens and later rode In an automo-
bile parade. He spoke from the same
platform whore President Wilson urg-,
cd the adoption Of the League Of Ma
lions covenant eight days ago. TO
accommodate the crowd 1t was neces--
sary to remove chairs from the main
aVoS u A0 nall Au0 Tao crown ~
mained standing while b senator
spoke.
Don't Want New Government.
What I want to point out to you
10 that We N making q fundamental
choice Of government You may adopt
Z government IN which Germany -
pictured as q perfect flower or you
y have . new SYSTEM" said sena-
"Thts y exactly what MI. Wilson
intends to do with his League Of Ma
tons, adopt q new government sub
stantially for the IJnitad States, It 10
exactly what We do not wish 10 have
done. we do not REQUIRE new gov
ernment at this time. We are content
to live under tho constitution and the
Declaration Of Independence.
I'VE Insist that the government Of
Washington and Of Lincoln and Of
Roosevelt, the republic which we
have cherished and which has Grown
great under the doctrine Of American
ism, shall not be superseded by an
o~verlordship Of eiRht. foreixn nations
or by a super eoyernment in which
our voice win be but one Of nine. In
thi: cminous sentence: Mr.. Wilson has
ths - 1,,a ~ Hst;an. a ~ II. out.
srovn the ~ov.rnment +h.t has heen
ours 4 vsars- We hsve no4 He
has made :. f,rraar,sntsi chaiss ~ a
1orarnmsnt, 1tth his i.s r,,.. ~. are
still Americans
says Wilson Gives No Report
''Nr. Wilson in starting his tour
said he was making q report to the
country. The American people have
waited in vain for n report Of Mr..
Wilson's proceedings ct Paris. Instead
Of facts they have had platitudes and
glittering R%eneralities. They have
been eiven no explanation for the
surrender Of the principles 90 often
eloQuently announced by Mr.. Wilson,
no q for the abandonment Of
Americanism and the easy triumph
Of European and Asiatic diplomacy.
I'm this city Mr.. Wilson INDUCED
IN one or two significant remarks,
pregnant with warning to our people.
1oar cno,ce; ae saio. rs Y tne !,
ana he endesvorsS Nv vei1ed 1thrsat r.
convey that htasonnonents we're taint.
cd with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. II il = had
and Tlosts carse vvhich III .its ~ertrenoitv
resorts to .eptthsts ana fion.'
81 :SSa.., .,asi.-.sss.aas
"And the choice is not between the
League Of Nations and Germanism.
The choice "a between the League of
andEAmericahism..gg The choice IL be-
tween Mr.. Wilson'S internationalism,
which s~ubordinates and subjects Am
ericanism to European and Asiatic
power and A~mericanism.
"Mr. Wilson asserted to you that
treaty OF peace laid down forever
the principle that no territory ever
should be governed except as the peo-
pie who lived there wanted it govern
LED. The millions OF subject peoples
|wiisnn an6 his avn words - ~ vii.
liams, the American expert, that the
treaty OF peace was founded upon
the secret treaties. some Of which he
said were unconscionable, make his
statement ~grotesque."
Senator johnson left for Lincoln,
Nebraska, whore he will speak tomor-
row night.
Only One Rattfcataon.
Commenting upon The presidents
|tnststence that the treaty should be
ratified Immediately, Senator John
son said:
The only country that has 80 far
ratified the treaty Is England. France.
most Interested in II Italy, tremen-
dou6ly interested In It, Japan. vastly
interested, have not yet acted. AL
four OF these nations get enormous
gains. The only country which takes
burdens alone is our country.
Since three OF these nations have
not ratified the treaty, Why should we
be in haste to act
I'm his White House conference