Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-09
sjQBNsON TO make
Informative STATEMENT
Roycra Calls on Californian to
Speak. Clearly on Supporting
Ahti.War Movement.
pRLD SEEKS REAL PEACE
9f.mer sEdods, Chief Declares Delay
In cttEhtent of League Question
SSfs Ds1aaraiizing Both America
sand EnEops.
NM ssociatrd Press

81 sLp53 ssociatrd Press.I
NEW s.aDItk. May S.--Hcrhcr
Foyer fHik4, issued the following
RtemeIl kitnt, response TO Senator
bhnson' sStticment today answer
$g5hts 9Isry-in regard 10 the Sena-
fTs stahf 'o6 the league OF nations
Psenant s:.tr,
Senator.1-,Thhnso has not an
sered ,p&d0cs,ions. Instead he has
lltted h-sthpkc screen of personal
Sgse a1dSaaiotations which lie at
tbutcd 10 me. As Il matter OF fact
kese auestl9as have come from some
is else.s II hpre never made or APP
f0vcd AMOR them. Perhaps the
enator TALseorrcct this misimprcs-
on. ThGsssSc.ator apparently does
pt wish tn.:say yes or NO as TO
Hether tho EnGlish league. rs he
iis it. lis,stbc covenant with the
oage reservations. Does the Sena-
n wish P.Jeavc an impuration on
pc patriotism of the majority OF the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or myself?
sThe leaeru is not. however. of
lyial pers6Iali,ies. 1t is an issue
ION which,. there hangs the moral
~ ccononIiGiY lhcIng OF the whole
grid. from.which the United States.
i'm If wG would. canno, be scpa-
ted. .,e-
Wants skmrmnti,e Statement.
.sThc Senator asked the American
Epplc to mako him President. He
eted thns.l,r has consistently OPP
escd the pact as presented with tho
scrvationsn attached, that hc would
elcome anS.; real attempt to pro-
|otc pcaccs:rand shat he has never
opposed "a ISaEue to prevent war and
flucc armament. Will tho Senator
hange oppression from i have
Dyer opposed a league TO Il will
|lpport a league for the purpose. and
III he state. what the construction
that league is 10 be, and where
wili d!fteEl from the league with
10 Reservations as agreed 10 by the
ejori,y OF 1hc Senate:
t.Thc presidency is an office OF con-
ructivc leadership. The affairs of
he nation, cannot he conducted by
structive Criticism without alter
btivc proposals. The voters have q
ght to know what the Senator's
obstructive ALTERNATIVES are before
sdging thvt,' votes.
World AGAINST Armament.
sThe worid-is drifting further and
rther into eycr-iucressins antagOp-
m, throughthc increasing OF arma-
epts. We are faced with crushing
cation fer--iRcre3 scd mili;ar!sm.
r econoh,ie relations with tho
.orld are becoming more and more
fMoraliaeU because OF tho delay In
Element of these questions. This
generalization is already manifes,ing
felf in the.,prices Of raw materials
m our forms and will soon mani
itself m The employment of our
kers. Is stae Senator prepared to
us a Sanstructive solution of
c Problems II so. what"
.IpHni6n's Statement.
he abpva statement was in re-
to the following, issued this
fning Ex-senator Johnson
The lcngne presented To tha SEM
by the President. which MIR.
orer adyoratcd last year, neither
motes peacey nor reduces anna
t. During tAr. Mowers advocacy
this leagnaSlast year, he never
ntioned M'ssetys lions; on the con-
ry. the tEnRtfqf his speeches was
direct ,o.Rositlon TO any RESERVE
With l,is arandidacy cam. his
Rnge of heart, and for the frs,
he we find him. when candidate.