The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-16
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Senator johnson Sees New
Ruler Of Whole Universe
Under League of
Nations.
TALKS ON BOLSHEV1sM
Audience in Tears When He Speaks
Of Soldiers In Siberia for Un-
known Military
Purpose.
TALKS ON BOLsHEVIsM

United Press Leased wire service.
DES MONIES, Ia, Sept 16.-Rati-
fication of the league of nations cove
nant may mean establishment of q
British world, according to Senator
Hiram Johnson. The senator, after
speaking in Des Moines last night
from the same platform from which
President Wilson argued for the
league, was to resume the executives
trail at Sioux Falls, s. D., today.
A crowd of 5000 heard Johnson
The prolonged cheers which have
greeted him before were silenced In
tears last night. The senator solm.
emnly talked of the mothers who
have appealed to him to help bring
soldiers back from Siberia.
Johnson's theme was bolshevism,
which the president here urged
should be cured by the covenant.
"BoIshevism is bred in the hearts
of women whose sons went to fight
Germany and who have been shot
down in Siberia" Johnson said.
when men in power violate the con-
stitution, they become breeders Of
bolshevism," he said, asserting the
purposes of the military activity in
Russia were unknown.
Senator Borah, who was scheduled
to speak here with Johnson, was re.
called to Washington by Senator
Lodge to aid in the fight on the peace
treaty.
No Action In Senate.
[By L. C. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
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leaders today decided that there
would be no real action this week on
the peace treaty, formally called up
yesterday
There will be speeches, but actual
reading of the treaty Is to go over
probably until late in the present week
or even to next week, Senator Curtis,
republican whip, said.
The reason is that Senator Lodge
and others opposing the pact in its
present form, want to leave Senator
Hiram Johnson free to complete his
stumping tour against the league.
Senator Borah, who also has been
stumping, was called back to Was.-
ington today by Senator Lodge.
Much pickering is likely to spring
from this situation which is not to the
liking of Senator Hitchcock and other
administration leaders. Hitchcock Is
determined he said, today, to make
treaty opponents bear full responsi-
bility for any undue delay. He in
tends to prod and harrass them all ne
can, and if possible, force them to
speep up.
The treaty could be ratified within
two weeks. Hitchcock said today.
Delay will not help the opposition's
cause, he said, because every sena-
tors vote is now fixed, both on
amendments and reservations.
Senator Sherman will address the
senate today. Wednesday and Thurs.
day the honors to Pershing will pre-
vent treaty consideration. Friday
Senator Reed will speak. If there IS
a session Saturday. some one will be
ready with a speech.
Senator Sherman today planned to
attack Hitchcock and President VIII
son on the ground that they have
shifted their positions on the United
States foreign policy and now are try
ing to force the country to adopt a
course they inveighed against, about
the time the Lusitania was sunk.
Repeatedly Change Position.
WASHINGTON, Sept 16.-Presi-
dent Wilson and his echoes" in the
senate have repeatedly changed posi-
ton on United States foreign policy.
Senator sherman, Illinois, declared to-
day
Sherman, speaking on the senate
floor eaid that President Wilson and
Senator Hitchcock were both strong
advocates Of neutrality in European
quarrels and demanded that this
country keep out of foreign quarrels