The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-22

| CALIFORNIA TOUR
CONTINUED from Page One,
this is not the case as far as northern
| California la concerned. There 10 SEN
timent against the league in its pres
emit form in the territory from San
| Francisco north.
| Points strike Home.
! But here In the South the people are
| thinking the way the president thinks.
| He talked to more than 7.oo0 persons
| In tho shrine auditorium last night
| and every point he made struck home.
| There was constant succession OF
| expressions from the audience such as
| you're right were with YOU
that's the way" and some condemna-
| tory thoughts voiced when he men
toned the opposition TO the treaty.
The president spent a quiet day here
today. He and Mrs. Wilson attended
church services this morning and this
afternoon he saw the local committee
of the league to enforce peace ana an
swered some more questions. They
were seven in number. pertaining to
Great Britains six votes--a question
which he answered in San Francisco
Shantung matter and Germany's pros
pective admission into the league of
nations. The question with respect to
Japanese immigration was as fol-
lows:
article Is, paragraph seven: II
the dispute between the parties is
claimed by one of them and is found
by the council to arise out of a matter
which by International law is solely
within the domestic jurisdiction of
that party, the council shall SO report
and shall make no recommendations
as to its settlement Under this pro-
vision is there any possibility of such
ia question as the immigration of the
Japanese being taken out OF our
hands?''
Answer There is no possibility of
such a. question as the immigration OF
the Japanese into the United States
being taken out OF our hands by any
action of the league"
Interest was taken in this reply by
the president for he and all members
of his party were driven for ten
blocks through the Japanese section
of the city. The orientals We're out en-
masse and every window was filled
with women who held arms full of
children.
Out OF California Today.
The question affecting Germanys
adm sson 10 the league asked under
what terms and conditions would she
he accepted as a fellow member and
this w asthe presidents answer:
at is expected that Germany WIN
he admitted TO the league when 1t has
proved that it's change of constitution
is genuine and permanent and that 1t
has in fact, as we'll as in FORM aligned
itself with the free self-governing
peoples"
Aside from the questions the presi-
, dent has answered and the speeches
he has made, there IL one incident of
his trip that will not down. 1t Is the
third term At every little town and
cross roads. at every big city and
every large meeting, IL comes starking
| around and no matter how fast "the
| white house" special may travel. the
! very next stop sees it on the job
/ again.
1t generally comes in the form of a
/ din thewool Wilson admirer, who
always manages to get close 10 the OBJ
servation platform of the private car
| ''Maytiower" extend his or her hand
/ to the president and say, "Mr. Presi-
dent, I'm going to vote for you again
next year" The president always
mas n touch Of embarrassment In his
voice when he disposes of the admirer
with handshake and a "Oh, Tn very
glad to see you" This is the COM
] posite sum and substance of all these
! Incidents but they've set tongues
wagging and begun calculations in the
minds of politicians,
Throughout the tour the president
has attempted to '+humanize" himself
TO marked degree. No matter how
| greasy or toilstained the hand of a
workman. he has insisted on shaking
1t. and he has given vent TO radical
utterances in appealing to the great
I body OF totlers. IN addition he has
! tried hard TO deliver this thought to
/, the public; Wilson isn't taking all
the credit for this league
| He's giving credit to lot of Re-
( publ1cans.' The president. within
the past ten days. has mentioned in
! taudatory tones, and In such "A man
ner as to show they favored the idea
. or a league of nations. the names of
( Theodore Roosevelt William McKin
ley Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. VIII
liam Howard Taft and Former Sena
| tor Burton. Of Ohio.
| The president WIFI he out OF Calf
fofHia somsoyrow His train will .r,,aA g
d short stop at Sacramento, the 70
imainder of the day will be spointed
/, definitely eastward and tomorroyy
/ night he is slated to make a short
address at Reno.