Show 1 1 ASKS S Ion O r MOTION EC N IF OF PACT ACT CALIFORNIAN N MAKES ADDRESS AT SPECIAL SESSION OF MINNESOTA MINNESOTA MINNESOTA MIN MIN- LEGISLATURE Abandons Abandons Proposed Trip to lo Coast to Answer President Wilsons Wilson's Speeches in Order to Return to Washington to Take up Fight in Senate St St. Paul Minn Senator Senator W. W W W. Johnson of California in an address delivered to a special session of the Minnesota lInne ota legislature Friday morning September 19 presented his arguments In Sn opposition to the unqualified rain rain- cation of the league of nations cove cove- nant The lh senator expressed the opinion that If action on the league c could uld be delayed sixty days the people would speak peak In positive terms and Insist upon its defeat or amendment so 10 as to pro the country's interest Public sentiment against the against the league is Js growing every day and is fast assuming assuming as as- suming the proportions of a n revolution revolution re tion said Senator Johnson on Its friends realize that If it Is not rushed through now before the people have had an opportunity to understand it their cause is hopeless That explains the haste to have bave it Jt ratified without amendment He referred to the fourteen points which President Wilson had had declared would be Incorporated in the peace pact and asserted that he was obliged to abandon them one by one and accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac a treaty written by European flip alp Following his St. St Paul address Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Johnson announced that he lie would abandon his proposed trip to the coast to answer President Wilsons Wilson's speeches and would return to Washington on Sunday to take up the fight in the senate senate senate sen sen- ate for the adoption of amendments proposed by of the administration admin admin- program Addresses were made by Senator Johnson at Minneapolis and St. St Paul on Saturday Before leaving Minu Minneapolis Minneapolis' pollS for Washington Senator Johnson said I deeply regret that I am obliged to abandon the speaking trip to California which I had planned to answer President President President Pres Pres- ident Wilsons Wilson's arguments on the league of nations But I feel that I should be in Washington when action II is taken on my amendment to the peace pact which is designed to correct cor- cor correct correct cor cor- Great Britain's preponderance of voting strength in the assembly of the league eague of or nations I believe helle this amendment will be finally acted upon by the senate this w week ek and then I may decide to go to California to deliver a number of ad ad- dresses The success of my toy speaking trip through the middle west was beyond my fondest exp expectations My l purpose was to arouse arouse the people to thought th on this important question and I 1 believe believe be be- lieve lIe I succeeded I |