The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-23
JOHNSON FIRM
FOR HARDING
Believes Republican Candi-
date Desires to Scrap
Whole League Scheme
en- WIN CALIFORNIA
FOR REPUBLICANS
Filter Disappointment If Harding
Gtcp16 Favor Reservations - Con-
vcat-on with Johnson - VETS of Cal
iforr.a Inclined to Support Cox.
Py BAYID LAWRENCE.)

lAoIIl-t. 1LcllneQ TO support COX.
Py BAyID LAWRENCE.)
Especial Despatch to The Performer Copy
right 1920
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. 23.-Sena-
ter johnson in his own inimitable way
has started out to help Senator Harding
win the presidency. And if anybody has
any doubts about the loyalty of Californ-
las senator to the Republican standard
bearer, he should hear Hiram johnson
when he makes his tour Of eastern ano
western states.
There is no room for doubt. Senator
johnson is taking Senator Harding at
his word, he is taking the public utter
ancc3 Of the Republican presidential NOM
inse as his text and is stating II I'M
cquivocally and emphatically as a fact
that the Republican candidate means to
stay out of the league Of nations alto
gether.
Mr.. Johnson doesn't talk about reser-
vations or such changes or notifications
as win preserve American rights and in
dependence. lie says he is for scrapping
the whole business and he so under
stands Senator Harding's position.
If that is not the attitude of the Re
publican nominee, if perchanee lie does
believe in American membership in the
present league of nations with the Lodge
! reservations or other safeguards, there
4 is still time for him to save himself con-
. siderable embarrassment.
For Hiram Johnson is in earnest and
means to hold Senator Harding to his
rx-4 ,r1 Ro
/ campaign but in the senate afterwards
/ 1t is a battle to the death so far as the
league is concerned
Senator johnson doesn't talk about
anything else. He doesn't speak of Sen
ator Harding's ability as a statesman OF
a progressive. He merely is glad that
the candidate stands four square against
! the league of nations and he expresses
openly his admiration for Governor Cox
in standing four square in favor of the
| lcagne.
The writer saw the Republican stale
! convention render enthusiastic homage
to Hiram johnson, heard the distin-
| euished senator speak and there was not
| man in the room who believed that
| Senator Harding and Senator johnson
! ever have had or ever will have any diff
| ferences on the matter Of the league of
| nations.
The people of California know when
! Johnson is in earnest and working for
| a Republican victory.
| He is working hard this time and his
heart is IN the fight because be believes
| Senator Harding means to stay out of
the league and accept the viewpoint
which the California senator expressed
| in the senate last session.
For no matter what one may think of
Senator Johnsons views on the league
Of nations, it was he who started the
| fight in the senate and he who kept the
Republican party at Chicago from endors-
ing the league with the Lodge reserva-
tons.
He feels now that Senator Harding has
become one Of the irreconcilable group
in every speech, he takes only Senator
Hardings public speeches. There is a
4rumor afoat that Senator Johnson has
4 in his pocket a letter from Senator Hard
fling saying IN effect: ''You have inter
pgeted my position correctly but H
ram johnson. even if he possesses suef
2 document is not using it. He merely
takes the Harding speeches and ignores
| I'll references to possible use Of thu
league of nations machinery He insists