The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-26
JOHNSON WILL
CARRY LEAGUE
FIGHT T0COAST
Senator to Campaign on Pa
cific Slope, His Amend
ment Being Held Up.
STARTS ON TRIP TONIGHT
Lenroot Announces He Will
Not Vote to Ratify Treaty
as 1t Stands.
STARTS ON TRIP TONIGHT
Special Despatch TO TIE sun.


Hiram w. Johnson (Gal.) will resume
his anti-League of Nations crusade at
once. The determination to carry on"
the campaign was reached to-day fol-
lowing series of conferences between
Senator Lodge (Mass.). chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee. and
Senator Swanson (va.), a member of
the committee and one of the Wilson
tacticians in the league fight. Senator
Lenroot CWis) acted as the go between
in the interparty adjustment.
Senator Johnson will leave WASH
ington tomorrow night. He win pro-
ceed at once to San Francisco. where
avast anti-league meeting will be he'd.
The Golden Gate city is awake now to
the situation and the greatest political
meeting ever held is promised by the
Senator's friends and supporters in
both political parties on the Pacific
coast.
After the San Francisco appearance
--'ofsehator johnson the hext important
Speaking point will be Los Angeles,
the leading city of southern California
At that city another vast meeting or
series Of meetings is projected. San
Diego will be visited next, and then
viii follow a dashing campaign north
ward through California and into Ore
gon and Washington, where Senator
Johnson is expected to nullify the re-
cent efforts of the President.
Reaction Against Wilson.
So far as California Is concerned the
situation is comparatively a simple one
for Senator Johnson. Throughout the
State there has been profound reaction
against the President successfully under
way ever since America entered the war.
In Oregon II will be slightly different
The mild attitude OF Senator McNary
and the fidelity to the President ex-
hibited by Senator Chamberlain, the
Democratic Senator from that State, are
supposedly acceptable to the rank and
hle OF Oregonians. Senator johnson
hopes to upset this situation. California
presents a simpler problem than the
State to the north of her.
In Washington State and in Utah and
Wyoming. which Senator Johnson may
visit II his trip is not cuytailed. the
campaign will be purely one Of educa-
ton. These are recognizably fallow
nelds for the propagation Of anti-league
doctrine, and President Wilson is thus
tAr the only statesman OF distinction
who has had a say in any OF them.
The arrangement perfected to-day be-
tween Senator's Lodge and Swanson pro-
Vdes that the Johnson amendment to
The covenant, guaranteeing to America
representation in the assembly OF the
league equal to any other nation or
combination of any nation with it's
autonomous colonies, shall not be called
W In the Senate except after four days
notice. This insures Senator Johnson a
fee hand in his Western campaign.
Senator johnson Feels Safe.
Regarding the arrangement Senator
Johnson said tonight:
u am assured that the amendment
viii be protected In my absence through
tne agreement OF four days notice OF
It's being called up. Inasmuch as the
arransement Is quite definite feel safe
In leaving"
There is complete understanding be-
tween Senator johnson and Senator
Lodge over the bringing before the Sem
ate OF the Fall amendments for consid-
erauon and vote. Under the arrange
ment which Senator Lenroot effected be-
Ween the Republican and Administra-
uoh leaders all OF the amendments to
me treaty will be considered before the
sohnson amendment is brought forward.
me interval will undoubtedly exceed a
iOnh'ght 1t may run almost a month.
senator Lenroot in entering the field
- - an adjuster OF differences represented
ne group Of Republicans usually desig-
mated, mated, for want of better term, mild
sS.serVatonists." He spoke In these
Sn,salings for McCumber IN. d., Nc
nary nary tore). Nelson (Minn.), kellogg
ninn,l' Hale (Me.), Colt (R. IL, and
h.inser. Members OF this group while
no means unanimously or irrevoca-
~ opposed to the johnson amendment
ei mat there is a chance to accomplish
ae purposes of that amendment in
sSs Svns reservation requiring the same
1s 1eot before Americas participation In
re League Of Nations shall be au-