The Washington times., 1920-06-08

Borah, the latter talking yer
lish for the Ivory Soap eaters
it clear, as both put it, that
more come to a "parting OF
The question is not. whatever the
old guard may think. How can we
get rid Of Johnson" but How can
the Republican party hold the posi-
ton that it has held for sixty years
since the day when Lincoln. who re-
fused any Kind Of compromise, laid
the cornerstone. of the Republican
party. of todsy?"
You have heard already OF the vast
crowds that filled the building and
cheered for twenty minutes when
Johnson appeared, and OF the great
crowds that filled the streets for
hours before the hall was opened.
One fact describes more than many
adjectives.
This writer and. Cal OLoughlin.
whom all American newspapermen
know, went to the meeting together.
They were equipped with tickets,
badges, etc, but 1t was impossible
to get near the hall at the opening
hour. The fire department had long
since closed every door. Finally
Howie, editor Of the Chicago Herald
and Examiner, sent a special police
man, who saw" the captain inside
the building and made 1t possible
for two more to squeeze into the
reporters stand. There were 10000
standing outside the building.
Talked As A Neighbor
Those that believe in the ability OF
the people to manage their own af-
fairs would have been delighted with
Hiram Johnson's appearance and the
extraordinary reception accorded
him. He talked as plainly and
simply as any man talking to his
children or his neighbors.
He said he thought that the people
should decide for themselves the
most important questions raised by
the League Of Nations proposition
whether Americans should be drafted
to settle, on the battlefield. questions
about Serbian and Roumanian
boundaries.
He said he knew that coterie ol
Wall street bankers were quite will.
ing to settle all such questions fol
the people, but he thought 1t better
for the people to do their own decid'
Ing.
He said it was called League
to Enforce Peace, but he noticed
that the party in power wanted,
in peace times, under the peace
league, an army five times as big
as the army we used to have In
peace times. And the same peace
league demanded the right to con
script, in peace times, boys nineteer
years old. -.
He pointed out quietly that for
eign nations owe this country ter
billions. He had heard of a mar
putting himself in the hands of his
creditors, but he had never heard Of
a man putting himself in the hands
Of his debtors.
Like Smiths Debtors.
He compared Uncle Sam to Mr.
Smith on the corner, with eight
neighbors all owing Mr.. Smith. Tht
neighbors said: "Mr. Smith, in tn.
name of humanity and altruism, VIZ
have a proposition to make to you
Let US form partnership. Wei
put in all that we owe you. You'll
put in all that you have. We'll
have a league in which you will have
one vote and we have eight votes, and
we'll vote to decide what shall bt
done with what you have"
1t was a simple, straightforward
speech. No teeth 'ghashing; no fancy
phrases or effort for, effect.
johnson stands. still as he talks
and. his gestures are simple. Wher
he is angry he moves up and dowr
his clenched fist; and when he il
arguing he spreads out his fingers
and talks quietly. Most of the tim,
1 his fist is clenched, for, while he lef
that part of it to Borah, Hiram
johnson does not seem. to like th'
idea of having the Presidency o.
this country auctioned of by soaI
boilers. ......
You could not imagine a simpler
palmer man than Hiram John
son. He wears conventional blacl
loose clothes, which his wife prob
ably buys for him. He is very busy
His collar willis before he ha'
talked half an hour. He is quie
on the outside but boiling within
His voice is powerful; every wore
is heard by everyone in the grea
crowd. There is not a man, what
ever his political beliefs, that
doubts Johnson's sincerity, once HI
has heard him.
| Will Do Good Work.
| johnson is a man who has dom
good work for his country, and vii
do more and much greater work, i.
the people give him the work Il
do. And they will give it to him
whether or not they are allowed t,
do so by the powers, vague and in
definite, that rule sometimes b.
coarse buying, and at other times
by promises and finesse.
| After johnson finished talking il