The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-10-16

But Mr.. Wilson, with clear logic and
with compelling eloquence, answered
to tho entire satisfaction Of Califor.
MAS people every objection which
Senator Johnson had made to the
League. Aud 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, Eve
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 dlsap.
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.
ed 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 powerless to
prevent the rich peninsula from being
given to japan. England and France,
through o secret treaty, had promised
1t to Japan for entering the war and
remaining in it. That treaty had to
DO carried cut. Anyway it was not
Chino that was losing Shan Tung, but
Germany, which had seized the terri
tory from China In 1898 and held it
ever since Japan had promised, the
president explained, to return Shan
1'ung as socn as the peace treaty was
ratified ard 1t was only through the
ratification CT the treaty with the
League Of Nations inclusion, that
China cculd ever expect to get her
former property back. And che surely
would get it back, he declared, through
the ratification Of the League. There.
fore, through the same instrunentaiity
no othsr nation could again prey upon
the "G,ea!, patient, dilisent, but help
l:ss kingdom" As to cur being drawn
into any European conflict. The pres.
idsnt pointed out that no direct action
such as tho sending Of troops to any
part Of the world to maintain or re.
stors order could be taken by the
Council Of tbs League without unsni.
nous vote Of the council members,
therefore Our vote could at once mega.
tive tny such proposition as sending
our colder, where We did not want
them sent. Besides, Mr. Wilson argued,
"Ifsyou have to Quench fire In Cali.
fornia you don't send for the fire de.
tartmeat OF Utah" But, be argued,
there probably mover will be another
war, IL the Leasue IL established, for
the members promise either to arbi-
trato their difference and accept the
decision Of TIE arbitrator, lay the diff
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 to refrain from
war for further period Ct three
months and nine months Of cooling
off," the president contended, would
proven: any armed conflict. These clear
explanations satisfied every reasonable
nearer and destroyed the "Bugabcos"
which Senator Johnson and others had
raised against the League. Through
rugged Nevada into Utah, the land Of
Mormops, the president swept to find
that those fine people were heartily
with him for the League and q per.
nAaus1cv Of peace.