Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-09-19
Hiram Johnson Makes Speech
at St. Louis Against the
Treaty.
DECLARES PRESIDENT
TO BLAME FOR H. C. |.
Johnson Declares Treaty Is Delayed
Because Its Opponents Want the
American People to Know the
Facts-Borah Denounces
League of Nations.

League OF NdttOuSs
st. Louis, Sept. 13.-Introduced by
DIR. John III. Simon, former Democratic
candidate for mayor, to one of the
largest audiences that ever filled the
Coliseum, Senator Hiram Johnson of
California pounded home argument
after argument against the League OF
Nations until the vast assemblage was
brought to it's feet cheering time and
again.
Speaking from the same platform
where week ago President Wilson
hurled the epithet Of 'quitters" at his
opponents, Senator Johnson termed
the president dictator who had "ar-
rogated to himself the right to dispose
of our blood through secrecy" and pic
aured the proposed covenants patch
work of secret treaties entered into
tered the war.
Speaks to Indiana Audience.
Indianapolis, Sept. 12.-Undeniably
the people of Indianapolis are con-
eerned over the arguments for and
against ratification of the League of
Nations covenant. When President
Wilson spoke here last Friday he con-
sributed to that concern by assuring
his audience that the high cost OF
living would be reduced through i'm
mediate acceptance of the covenant
without reservations.
But 1t was evident at Tomlinson
ball that the president did not con-
vert permanently all of the city to mis-
point of view. Senator Hiram john
SOn of California, delivering his sec
oad address on his speaking campaign
lin behalf Of the senate reservationists.
Gbtained from his audience definitely
expressed agreement when he de-
esared; ''If any single individual can
BE charged with the high cost Of liv-
Sng, that man is Woodrow Wilson"
The senator devoted large share
0f his speech to answering the presi-
dent's charge that delay in ratifica-
SsOn was sustaining the living cost.
"He taxes the two months that the
BeAgue and treaty have been before
she American people and senate with
ahe high cost of living" Senator John
son said. "But he conveniently for
gets the eight months he spent abroad,
secretly pledging our resources and
our man power to European and
iAsiatic governments, The living cost
I'm December and January last were
substantially the same as they are to-
day. But he had neither the time nor
Inclination to deal with the problem
then.
but now the president would
brighten us into immediate ratifica-
'tion of his treaty by q cheap and
specious statement"
Senator'S Open Speaking Tour.
Chicago. Sept. 11.-Fifteen thousand
people fought for more than an hour
last night to enter the Auditorium
theater to hear Senators Johnson,
Borah and Mccormick reply to Presi-
dent Wilson's defense of the League
of Nations.
Senator Mccormick received cheers
when he declared that while "the chief
spokesman for America stood there Cat
the peace conference), his gaze enrap-
tured by the sight, Lloyd George sat
down in the cockpit and wrote the
League of Nations"
Senator Johnson declared that when
the treaty finally did reach the senate
1t was found not to be document
to the idealistic phrases
and altruistic doctrines" but "an In
strument that spends our treasure and
our blood for the maintenance Of the
British empire and the Japanese
empire"
Californian Is Sarcastic.
II have followed. just as you have
doubtless followed" Mr.. Johnson said,
1.-THE utterances of the president in his
recent speaking tour. read his OPEN
ing sentence delivered at the city Of
Columbus when he said that he chafed
at the confinement for so long a time
ut Washington. felt. as 1 read that
sentence, just as you doubtless feel,
wholly sympathetic for his enforced
dleness in the rigors of the White
House.
u felt, just as you doubtless felt,
hat the confinement in Washington.
# which he complained, for few days
,yer d month had torn his soul and
made his spirit rebel at the restraint
,ut upon 1t. But / observed, my
friends, that he is going to a state
am reasonably familiar with, and in
which was born, and / am hoping