Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-10-10

But Mr.. Wilson with clear logic and
with compelling "loquence. answered
to the entire satisfaction of Califor
MAS people every objection which
Senator Johnson had made to the
League. And thousands of the states
citizens deserted the Johnson stand.
ard immediately and rallied to the sup
port Of the president More than that
they came forward and said, wv.
were against You. Mr.. President. but
you have cleared everything up and
now we are with you heart and soul"
Still more than that. they let Senator
Johnson know that they were no
longer with him and that they disap.
proved Of the speaking tour which he
himself was making in opposition TO
the League and so powerful was the
volume OF public opinion which reach
cd him. that the senator almost i'm
mediately abandoned his tour. The
Shan Tung question. because OF the
anti-Japanese feeling which undoubted
ly exists along the Pacific coast was
the most serious which the president
had to answer. He explained TO the
people that he had been pow erlrsS to
prevent the rich peninsula from being
given to Japan. England and France
through secret treaty. had promised
II to Japan for entering the war and
remaining in it, That treaty had TO
be carried out. Anyway il was not
China that was losing Shan Tung. hut
Germany, which had seized the terri
tory from China in lS9S and held il
ever since. Japan had promised the
president explained, to return shan
Tung as soon as the peace treaty was
ratified and it was only through the
ratification Of the treaty with the
League Of Nations inclusion, that
Chinss feg!A s.yysyr s.ysyr .xrsssi L2 set her
N{5ffinSfer fnf NFSY'ar;yy back. And -hs surely
would get It back, l.. declared, 'hrougsh
the ratification OF the League. There,
fore, through thS samc in ;uUmen,slity
10 other ftiioh tSoctGii iEainn T:ey Upon
the Great, patient. dillGent, hut help
less kingdom" AS to cur being drawn
into any European conflict. The pres
idrnt POINTED out that no direct action
such as the sending Of troops 10 any
p5aft 4 the world to maintain or re-
store order could be taken by the
Council Of the League without unanl'
nous vote Of the council members
therefore our vote could Mt cnce mega
tive any such proposition as sending
our soldiers whore We did not want
them sent. Besides, Mr.. Wilson argued
III you have 10 quench fire In Cali
.ornia you don't send for the fire de
partment OF Utah" But. he argued
there probably never will be another
war, II the League IL established. fol
the membels promise either TO arbi
trate their difference and accept thu
decision ot the arbitrator. lay the dif
ferences for discussion and publica
ton before the Council OF the League
for a period Of six months. and then
II possible, accept the councils advice
That failing, they agree 10 refrain iron
war for u further period OF thre
months and nins months OF "coolinI
or" the president contended, voui
prevent any armed conflict. These elsa
explanations satisfied every reasonabl
.hearer and destroyed the "Bugsboo=
which Senator Johnson and others hs,
raised against the League. Throug
rugged Nevada into Utah, the Land c
Mormons, the president swept to I'm
that those fine people were hearth
with him for the League end pe
manency Of peace.