The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-16
WAR TRUST FOR
WORLD, JOHNSON
CALLS LEAGUE
California Senator Says u. S.
Will Protect Selfish Inter-
ests by Pact.

DES MONIES, Ia, Sept. 16.-Vigor-
Gus objections to the approval of the
peace treaty and the league of nations
covenant by the senate without amend
ments which protect every interest of
tn United States were voiced by Sen
ator Hiram w. Johnson here Monday
night, in two addresses delivered be.
fore large and enthusiastic audiences.
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho
was to have spoken here with Senator
Johnson, but he sent telegram from
Chicago, stating that he had been
called back to Washington to partici-
pate in the Senate debate on the
peace pact.
Senator Johnson's principal address
was delivered at the Coliseum, under
the auspices of the League for the
Preservation of American Independ-
ence.
Senator Johnson was obliged to can
eel his engagement for Sioux City, Ia,
Sept. II, because Of inability to make
railroad connections. He substituted
Lincoln, Neb, for that date.
'We fought a righteous war and
won," said Senator Johnson. with
| our might and our treasure we deter
mined to destroy ruthless militarism
and it was done. In the peace we
would make it impossible for this
monster ever again to threaten the
world.
| Means no Reparation.
| "The victory for the United States
means neither territory nor repara-
tions. 1t should mean the triumph of
our loud trumpeted ideals for civiliza-
for self-determination, for democracy.
1t means for England, France, Italy
and Japan huge territories, vast num-
bers of people, immense national gain.
THE burden must be borne of pro-
itecting and safeguarding these enorm-
Gus allied gains. The question is, and
the league of nations squarely presents
lit, who shall bear the burden? Shall
the burden rest upon the gamers,
those who made a mock Of self-deter-
mination, of the rights of weak peo-
pies, of all our high sounding idealism.
or shall the burden, at the command
OF one who was party to the mock
cry, be thrust upon the only nonprof-
iting nation, the United States?"
The sole reason, whispered in fear
or ominously Kissed to create fear in
the rest of us, why the United States
L. should become the worlds guarantor
and undewrite the rape of China and
the partition of hundreds Of thousands
Of square miles Of territory and the
, transfer of millions Of human beings
to England, France, Italy and Japan
is that by doing so the possibility OF
future wars would be minimized and
there may be a greater sense of secur
ity in the possession by England
, France, Italy and Japan of their newly
; acquired peoples and territory
But this argument in its last analy
sis means that United States power
and treasure and blood will do for Eng
land, France, Italy and Japan what
otherwise they would be compelled tc
do for them selves. 1t means not the
end of discomfort or the cessation o1
war, for peoples held in cruel subjec
ton like the Koreans or Chinese viii
ever be striving for their liberty and
the self-determination for which we
talked SO much and did so little
Practice Economic Denial.
1T means that the great democracy
Of the world--our country-must mo-
only continue a party to the denial O.
these peoples rights whenever they
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