Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-08
SUPPORT OF 6. O.P. ONLY CHANCE LEFT
 FOR AMERICANISM
Senator Johnson, However, Still Opposes the
 League

San Francisco, July 7.-Support of the republican party "with can ddate standing four-square upon the platform" is the only choice left "those who believe in safeguarding, protecting and preserving our Ameri- canism," Senator Hiram w. Johnson of California, declared in statement at his home here today.
 "For more than year the contest over the presidents league of nations has been in congress" Senator John sons statement said. "It has been the all expressing and paramount is- sue. Of necessity, this issue came to the conventions of the great political parties. Both republicans and demo- crats, in their platforms, have indulg- ed in the usual political verbosity, but nevertheless these platforms, in di' rect opposition to each other, sharply define and clearly present the ques- ton for decision in the November election.
 "The republican party declared that the presidents covenant "failed sig nally to accomplish" it's purpose and contained stipulations not only intol- erable for an independent people, but certain to produce the injustice, hos tility and controversy among nations which it proposed to prevent and Gre pudiated to degree wholly unneces- sary and unjustifiable, the time hon. ored policies in favor of peace de- clared by Washington, Jefferson, and Monroe"
 "The republican party stands, there fore, firmly against the presidents covenant as presented, denounces as breeding war rather than promoting peace, and reaffirms the time-honor- ed, nation-o old policies of Washington Jefferson and Monroe. The demo- cratic party, who rejected every eff fort to modify or qualify the presi- dents proposed League of Nations, endorsed the presidents attitude and took it's position in favor of the League as presented. It is true that the democrats in an effort to pla- cate, say something about reserva- tions which might make clearer or more specific the obligations of the United States, but the league is meaningless and does not at all alter the essential position of the democra- tic party for the league as presented.
 "The two parties acted in similar fashion in one respect, but from diff ferent motives and for different reas- ons. Both rejected the pleas for adoption of the league with reserva- tions, the democrats because they were for the league as presented and because no reservations devised by the human mind could anticipate the contingencies which might arise in the future from an instrument of such potential possibilities for harm.
 "Thus the issue finally comes from the forum of campaigns to final arbi- trament of the American people. The overshadowing question in the cam paign, therefore, is whether we enter the maelstorm of European and Asia tic politics and diplomacy and be- come part of the cynical imperial ism of the old world, or whether America shall live her life in her own way, independent, unfettered, mindful always of her obligations to humanity and civilization, but free to act as each crisis shall arise, and maintaining always the policy of Washington, and Jefferson and Mon roe, of friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.
 With candidate standing four square upon the platform, the issue leaves those who believe in safeguard ing, protecting and preserving our Americanism, but one choice, and that is to support the republican party"