Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-27
JOHNSON NOT OUT
To MEND HIS OWN
FENCES, HE SAYS
Californian ReSentS Charge
That He Is Touring Country
in Behalf of His Candidacy
For the Presidency,
icy MORNING lousrAt SPECIAL LEASED wresl

Washington, Sept. 90 - Senator
Johnson, republican. of California
speaking in the senate today, sharply
resented Il statement by Senator viii.
Jams, democrat, of Mississippi, that he
was returning to California to con-
tinue his attack upon the president
and to mend his political fences.
Il understand that the senator
from MISSISSIPPI is unable to com
| prehend adequately my motives, .
Senator Johnson declared. But | am
going to California and all the other
states 81 can reach. not to mend po-
| litical fences, but because of the grea;
optimism | have in the common peo-
pie Of the land and the certainty that
when they hear the story of the
| league of nations they will respond
as Americans and demand that il
safeguard their interests.
Senator Johnson said he was going
TO California, Nevada, Oregon, Wash.
| ington, Utah and Colorado if he haf
! time.
Senator Johnson asked why Great
| Britain should insist on having sis
| votes, and said his amendment would
! not deny votes to the different col
I onies.
1T gives them their votes in the as.
sembly." he explained" 1t only says
not that Canada or Australia or the
others shall be deprived of a vote, bu1
that America is big enough, ricl,
| enough, powerful enough and GOOD
enough to have as many votes as the
! British empire.
! Opposes Votes Of Colonies.
| There is no more reason for givina
Canada or the other British colonies
vote each than there would be foI
giving New York state a vote.
| When the president asserts that il
is of little consequence or Importance
| or advantage he despoils the docu-
ment he brings to us"
The league assembly, Mr. johnson
| declared, would deal with every ques'
ton touching 1.-The peace of tho
world The assemblys voting power
therefore, is of "trancendant import
ance,' he declared.
Il returned from Minneapolis" Mr.
Johnson said, in conclusion, ito en-
devaor to present what is in my mind
on this amendment in the hope that
| would be able TO get vote on it.
have found after consultation not on
one side, but on both, that is impossl-
but. but it is relegated to the end OF
the entire debate. Now ! am going tC
start where | left off at Minneapolis
There was a faint start of hand
clapping when Senator Johnson con-
Guided Senator Williams immedi-
ately replied. denying that Great
Britain had six votes in the league. He
declared she had but one and that the
British colonies had one each and that
they were self governing common
wealths."
Senator Porah, republican, Idaho
asked if India was so governed. When
Senator Williams started to reply
spectators in the galleries broke into
laughter and drew a sharp rebuke
from Vice President Marshall. He
ordered all persons elected who par
ticipated in the demonstration and de-
c'ared emphatically that the senate
rule must be enforced or abrogated
Senator Williams replied that, as
usual, the galleries apparently were
packed" and said if appause of the
debate continued it would not be long
before the galleries will be putting