The sun., 1919-09-16
JOHNSON DEMANDS
END FSACRlFICES
Objects to America Becoming
Part of Europe's Spells in
Gigantic War Trust.
MUST NOT BEAR BURDEN
Too Much to Ask Us to Guar
antee New British World
That Treaty Creates.

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lection to the approval of the peace
treaty and the League Of Nations cove
nant by the Senate without amendments
which protect every interest of the
United States were voiced by Senator
Hiram w. johnson here tonight in two
addresses delivered before large and en-
thdsiastic audiences. His principal ad-
dress was delivered in the Coliseum un-
der the auspices of the League for the
Preservation Of American Independence.
we fought righteous war and
won" said Senator johnson. with
our might and our treasure we deter
mined to destroy ruthless militarism,
and It was done. In the peace we would
make It impossible for this monster
ever again 10 threaten the world
~rhe victory for the United States
means neither territory nor reparations.
1t should mean the triumph of our loud
trumpeted ideals for civilization, for the
rights Of small nations for self-de-
termination. for democracy. II means
for England, France, Italy and japan
huge territories. vast numbers of peo-
pie, Immense national gain. The bur-
den must be borne of protecting and
The question Is and the League of Ma
tons squarely presents it. Who shall
bear the burden7 snail the burden rest
upon the gamers those who made a
mock OF self-determination. of the rights
OF weak peoples, of all our high sounding
idsalis1n. or shall the burden, at the
command OF one who was party to the
mockery, be thrust upon the only nom
profting nation. the United Statesf
sole Reason to Minimize War.
s-rhe sole reason, whispered in fear or
onifnously Kissed to create fear in the
Rest of US, why the United States should
become the worlds Euarantor and UNI
derwrite the rape of China and the par
alton of hundreds of thousands of square
miles of territory and the transfer of
millions of human beings to England.
France, Italy and Japan, Is that by doing
30 the possibility of future wars would
be,minimized and there may be greater
sense of security in the possession by
England, France, Italy and Japan or
their newly acquired peoples and terri
cory.
s'But this argument in its last analysis
means that United States power and
treasure and blood will do for England.
France, italy and Japan what otherwise
they would be compelled to do for them"
selves 1t means not the end OF discon-
cent or the cessation of war. for peoples
held I'm cruel subsection like the Coreans
or Chinese will ever be striving for their
liberty and the self-determination for
which we talked SO much and did so
little. 1t means that the great democ-
yncy of the world-our country-must
not only continue a party to the denial
Of these peoples rights whenever they
are asserted, but to sour diplomatic
denial we will add denial economically
and by force Of arms. too.
''During the war we. properly and
rightly. made every sacrifice. We are
demanding now, at its close, none of its
spells, but in the name of America, let
Us at least refuse to be treated as part
Of the spoils Out of the war Great
Britain comes with a supremacy of the
sea unquestioned. By the treaty she
has a fourth OF the earth's surface and
an overwhelming preponderance of the
peoples Of the earth. Great Britain
proudly contemplates out of this peace a
British world. Shall we. who neither
ask nor get anything from the peace,
guarantee this British world with our
wealth and our man power7 France
and italy and Japan emerged with terri
tories beyond the widest dreams. of their
statesmen, and II is demanded that
America shall underwrite all their i'm
mense accessions.