Show I Il l I V Senator Johnsons Johnson's Address Addre s on OH Treaty I S CITY Mo I Sept 13 10 Sen 13 Senator Senator Sen Sen- KANSAS ator Hiram V W. Johnson of or California California California Cali Cali- fornia tonight in an address before a alar lar large e and enthusiastic audience at atI convention con hall spoke as follows follows' It Ills Is difficult to think that the President President I dent spoke otherwise than Ironically In much that thal he ho sal said to j you ou here In Kansas ansas CIl City His Ills opening opening- sentence forgetful ap apparently apparently apparently ap- ap of oC other utterances and of or tho thu 10 facts assumed a like the tho part of or our people His Ills Initial remark to you OU was I came back from Paris bringing ono of oC the greatest documents of human his his- tor tory One of the things s that rna made le It Il great was wa that It was permeated throughout with the tho principles to which America had devoted otc l hor life lire Make issue Is ue Tl TI IA f 4 cis to h the f nf facts fi r u is a n I the Issue with Mr Ir Wilson The Themer Amor- Amor merIcan lean Ican principles to which we wc were devoted de- de de devoted e- e voted and Lf which he ho so o eloquently voiced op open n covenants co freedom of or theseas tho the seas guarantees of or reduction of or national national na nn- na- na armaments Impartial adjustment of colonial claims destruction of or every arbitrary power powel self determination no special alliances Justice to tho the weak no people to toe e do handed about from s sovereignty o to sovereignty as If they were cro property no tt territory to toI change hands except for or the happiness s. s and liberty of or Its people were one b by byone byone I one sacrificed to old oil world worM diplomacy and the secret bargains of or oUr coI co- co I belligerents The treat treaty In its dealings with terri territories I tories and peoples simply rewrites the tho I secret treaties of or which the President l until ho reached j says bays he ne never ner r heard hear Paris larl At 1 Paris the Pr President said to toI Dr Ur Williams lams the fa far l' l east expert of I Ithe the United l States Slates whose testimony was i I given en 1 before the foreign relations comI committee com corn II of r the e Senate e I ml d nn I I That i nat nui me the war Avar ur seemed 10 to hat na nau u Y u u fought to establish tho the sanctity of oC treaties and that while some treaties were unconscionable at the thc same time it 1001 looked e 1 as though they would have to bo be 0 observed ed Is s It necessary to den deny that the Presidents President's tr treaty at observing and anel carefully carefully care care- full fully following unconscionable secret treaties of oC which he knew nothing Is 18 penetrated throughout with the principles prin to tu which America has devoted devote 1 her life Ilfe Other Delegates Delegate nCe Protested Nor or Is that all We e know from tho the admission of all parties partle including tho the President that the other American peace delegates prote protested lod against tho the Infamy of tho lie Shantung decision and yesterday la the tho testimony of or Mr 11 one of or tho the Presidents President's appointees at Lt Paris clear clearly Indicated tho the adverse erse opinion of or the present treaty trenO ills Ilia re remark ro- ro mark that Secretary of or State Lansing ald t-ald tho the American people would Or accept it If they knew Us its contents 1 la is significant and ominous Tho The Presidents President's Presidents President's dents dent's enthusiastic tlc exclamation about the tho great document and Us its penetration with American principles was perhaps not Intended led to be he taken seriously l Tho The facts the facts the Inexorable facts make facts make the issue with Mr Ir Wilson the President said Again to you ou and this Wo 0 wanted disarmament document provides pro In the only possible possible possible ble way for Cor disarmament b by common agreement The They promise disarmament and promise to agree upon a plan But what the Pre President should l have ad added added is ed Is what Is admitted b by all all that disarmament under tinder league of oC nations nations nations na na- na- na Is wholly optional Great BritaIn Britain Brit Brit- ain has refused to surrender ono jot of her supremacy naC of oC the tho seas or her naval armament Disarmament Only Jt Su Suggested There Is 13 no disarmament provided for Cor by tho the league The Tho league ma may simply suggest disarmament but compliance compliance com com- with tho the recommendations Is optional with the members Mr Ur 11 Wilsons Wilson's Wil Wil- Wilson's Wilsons sons son's words Imply that disarmament r I is accomplished JI hed b by the league There jean can bo be disarmament In but one wa way I and that Is b by disarming i r Tho The members members' of oC tho league evenI even en I the the United States arc are not only not notI I disarming disarming- but arc providing for or tho the thoI largest armies and navies na in their hits his I tor tory tort Mi Mr Wilson lIson Is now now asking ConI Congress Congress Con Con- I gress gross for a standing arnt army of or i men merit with universal military training for tho the year olds costing practically practical practical- 1 ly a and this at a u u. u year ear L to ulna time when no ne is ushering in me the mil millennium with the league of ot nations 1011 1 The Tho the facts facts the Inexorable facts make facts make issue with Mr Ir Wilson Vilson WilsonA I A pathetic and eloquent plea for I Armenia was made to you O an J i w which hick touched the hearts of oC all of or us It said substantially that tho Armenian situation could coul not be handled because I words ord following following fol foI- fol- fol of or piled plied upon words debate debato lowing debate An And yet ot Armenia is neither touched nor mentioned In the I German treat treaty The Turkish treat treaty dealing dealing- with the subject Is known I alone to Mr Mn Wilson lIson He Ho has In writIng writIng writ writ- Ing In- refused to give gl the American people peo peo- plo or the United States Senate nn any In Information Information information In- In formation concerning It it Appeal I IK In Unjust Ills IUs subtle appeal to prejudice the Senate is not only unjust 1 but ut wholly unfounded Mr Wilson lIson in the exaltation of or the moment forgot the Egyptian delegates arrested and detained at Malta until II he had recognized England's new protectorate protectorate protectorate pro pro- over O Egypt He for forgot ot our allies tho the Chinese begging and Im Imploring for Cor the justice he had prom prom- hued them TIo iTo forgot ot Persia protesting prot protest protest- slInS' slInS sl- sl ing InS taken lalen over almost almo t. t In his presence b by Great Britain lIe He forgot Ireland relan suffering under centuries of or oppression knocking at athis athis athis his door and be begging only a a. hearing tearing j I Irom I 1 hlo hio from rom th the men who were creating new world order The facts the facts tho in inexorable In- In facts mako facts make the Issue with Mr Wilson lIson All Fighting for tor Cn Cause r rIn In his peroration Mr Wilson ex ex- ex claimed I o Ihno have r co-r come 1 out to fight for fora a a. cause That cause Is greater than the Senate It Is greater reater than the tho gov SOV- We e too loo too you ou and T I arc fighting for tor fora I Ia a cause but the tho cause causo Is not greater I Ithan than the United 1 States Slates It is the United Stat States fJ Last night for tho the first time lime tho the President attempted a Justification of or the provision of or tho the league giving in Great Britain six ote while the Unit Unit- United In ef- ef effect cf- cf ed ell States has but one ono He says bays feet that tho ho disproportionate te voting I power Is 15 of no consequence because each vote ote In the tho council has a aeto veto eto l Wn Why then Great Britain should have I been given gl six votes Is not apparent I Perhaps because it Is of or no consequence copse conse quence this preponderance has been heen so EO strenuously insisted upon by Britain Brit- Brit aln ain But the theolo veto olo power by no means menn removes the tho objection Any matter of ot dispute In the council may mav by bv either cither n I party be removed ed to the assembly Inthe In Inthe n. n the assembly all members vote except ex ex- I copt cep those who are parties to the dispute dis dis- now how Veto ceo Works Work ork Suppose Japan and the United States In controversy ers finally come to the assembly of ot tho the league There both Japan and the tho United States i standing aside Britain with her offen- offen t 3 and defensive alliance w with Illi Japan ti ich h both countries Insist will be In t r ti i force notwithstanding the league ue I cast six And while the Ur th cab voles votes I vi Andl requires a 1 unanimous vote tho the i n exclusive of tho the members of or I tho ho council counell requires for Cor action but a r I majority vole rote L r But the Influence of or a a. I I of oC votes otes ana may of often orten ten turn the scale i Take the familiar example of or our Juries where un unanimity is required d. d I Suppose upon a jur Jury six votes otes are arc one ono I wn way one ono other the remainder It requires no argument to dem- dem demI I tho the power of the six The Tho veto power too Is not such a potent I weapon as the President suggests At At AtI I Paris In the peace conference any anyone one of or the big five CI had that veto and ana a unanimous decision was required Nev cv Nevertheless Nc I sg the Shantung decision was was was' rendered and apparently was easily obtained by the four who decided 1 It against the one our pr President protesting protest protest- i In ing protest I There Is neither defense nor justification justi Justl- for giving Great Britain six six- times as man many votes voles as tho the United States It was simply an additional i I instance when tho the practical diplomat got bot what he wanted from the tho man who j I I sat at uncomprehendingly In the diplomats diplomats' diplomats diplomats' diplo diplo- I mats' mats game Six votes for tor Britain one for the United States is a challenge challena o to I I our self respect an affront to our patriotism It will be the test lest of or the the Americanism of the men who who mu must t finally pass upon It I Mr Ir Wilson closed his address with a 1 panegyric upon his fighting quail quail- tic ties Would that he had had them In Paris He lIe told you finally he was a I covenanter I am an American r r |