The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-08
HIRAM JOHNSON
DEFINES ISSUES
"Head Up, Eyes Open"
Stand Demanded Of
Party in Campaign.
MUST OPPOSE LEAGUE
II. G. l.. Solution Also Urgent
Problem Before Party
Candidate Declares.

Hiram johnson put forward tonigh
tho argument In favor Of his owT
nomination for president by tho 70.
publican national convention.
Before a great mass meeting, at.
tended 10y many delegates. he pleaded
Tor what n" called "a h"nu up. cyrl
open party stand, from attempts I,
hide In the shadow Of privilege.
Defining two bis issues Senator
johnson declared the first was tn,
high cost Of living to be copod with
not wholly by new law, but by un-
shrinking administration Of the
present law" The second issue. In
tcrnational. he covered fatty with
the declaration:
Il am opposed 10 tho present coy
enant Of the league Of nations" en-
phaszing his opposition to tho
league plan Of the Versailles treaty.
Against Il. tho republican party
must take its stand, "hc declared.
There can be no hiding or sulk-
Ink upon an issue Of this magnitude,
In this campaign"
Men must march unden the
polyglot banner of European lmper-
ialism and lntoruationalism. or under
the old stars and Stripes"
HAS FAITH IN America.
Senator johnson expressed faith
y
standard of American business In
tcErity and patriotism In dealing with
the high cost of living. hut declared
that there was very small group
In the ranks of Industrial and COM
mercial life whose practices were
ncfarious. these he accused OF breed
ing "radicalism."
A now cpithct, that of radical"
he asserted. had been flung at him
by the kept press" Associating his
belief In stringent application OF law
to those who advocated the over
throw by force and violence OF tho
American government" he indicated
that he had welcomed attacks from
sources he described. III II he rndi-
cal to demand 100 per cent service
from public officials, II II be radical
to preach that humanity have equal
opportunities with property he
said "ond finally. II 1t be radical 10
he Just American. | accept the chal-
lenge.'
Campaign on League.
Touching an the league of nations
on which he said his whole cam
paipn was based" he declared.
''I,cngingly our eyes turned To
Paris during the secret deliberaton
there with the presentation OF inc
covenant came our disillusionment.
we found not n union OF tie free
peoples OF the world, hut we fohnd
the perpctuation of tho old Imperial
ism"
peoples were forgotten. Rulers
remained supreme. Progress was
prccluded. Every existing injustice
perpetuatcd
instead Of n pact to prevent wnr,
we were given n league to maintain
present existing power. Instead OF
that which would enable humanity
TO expand and grow to progress and
TO prospor, We found humanity
'shackled. and the world put In a
straight jacket. imposed for all the
years to come,
Armnmcnts Decreased.
"Instead OF disarmament every
wher. were Increased armamonts'
The hopes OF those who had earn
estly wished and fervently PRAYED
were bllghtcd and betrayed. The
document represented the triumph
of cynical old world diplomacy, 'he
defeat of new world liberalism
Declaring he had fought for tho
absolute right of the American pco-
ple 10 meet this issue Senator
johnson added:
I'VE would never be selfish or un
generous with the rest OF the worln,
Ia ,ho ,ut,ire ns in the past we would
a,,or ,csnond to humanity's call and
ciyilizatIon's cry. All that we in
sist upon is that when crisis occur
,,hen Tho time arrives the American
neonla shall, determine whether
,hcy not and how they act, and no
Europenn people shall determine II
Tor them. We want our independ-
ence Of action unfettered. our free
dor, untouched. our sovereignty un-
impeached We want to lead our
own lives In our own way. We
want in short, to be Just Americans
arnin"
eona,or iohrson began his ad.
aross u,,th reference 10 the his
,o,.,, of the last few years. the war
enG tbe situation prccipitated, upon
thc nation
Must Meet Question.
"The great question now for the
renubIican marty to decide is whether
II shall az In the early DAYS of its
existence. boldly and courag geously
tnsnirnd nv heaycn- born principles
and ,snirntiona. with head high, eyes
cicar and hands clean to meet the
test or whether a shall hesitate and
,aIter and timidly hide within the
,hadnvs of nriyiiege.
.,tryerv thouphtful member Of the
ren'Ihticsn marty ali who earnestly
desire i,s success would have Il