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Show JOHNSON RUSHES' CALIFORNIAWARD Dictates Message to Constituents; Constit-uents; Course Approved j and Condemned. j i i By Universal Service. I CHICAGO, Sept. 27. Senator Johnson, John-son, before boarding the Overland Limited Lim-ited for , California tonight, dictated the following message to the people of California: Cali-fornia: "I have an abiding faith and confidence confi-dence in the men and women of California. Cali-fornia. I will not for an instant concede con-cede that misty references or mysterious i generalities or veiled insinuations of impossible im-possible catastrophes can sway their reason or affect their patriotism. "I know their sterling Americanism and that in a contest between that I Americanism and a flabby alternation- j alism, their choice will be neither un- j certain nor doubtful. I "I am on my way to preach the faith i that is in me, the faith of our fathers. This I have never hesitated nor feared f to do, and this in the present crisis, no j matter what the circumstances, I in- tend to do. j "HIKAM JOHXSOX.'-' While the senator did not say so, tho statement was taken as an answer to press dispatches of the day telling of his receipt of a telegram from well-known well-known Californians. asking hini to withdraw with-draw his opposition to ratification of the peace treaty unamended. Asked directly for a statement in reply re-ply to that telegram, Senator Johnson ruiile'1 from his pockets a sheaf of telegrams, tele-grams, manv of them awaiting him at the fVlackst'one hotel here, where he stopped for a few hours between trains, and others received en route from Washington. Wash-ington. . .,, , "These, for the time being, will have (Continued on Page 4. Column 3.) ' JUSON HURRIES CALlFOIilHD (Continued from Page One.) to substitute for any statement," v. as the only comment lie made. As near as the st-uator could outline his program, he expects to t-peak at San Francisco next Wednesday night, Los Angeles Friday and San Ifego possibly pos-sibly Saturday. Ho emphasized the fact, however, that this program was subject to change. 'I am going to California. ' ' the 5cn-ntor 5cn-ntor said, "in pursuance of mv acL-us-tomed course of going directly, to the peoplu w hen the iuc in oh ed "concerns them moit intimately. 'I havo no i.i--a of the fe-lin th-re, but unless California i tutailv dim-rent from every other state in the union, the doctrine of pure Aiiieri'-aniMii h certain cer-tain to find the same ready response there that it is meeting with e erv-where. erv-where. ' ' The senator expressed himself as disinclined dis-inclined to predict the outcome of the fight against tin- treaty in the vn.v.e. "Let it nn at this," he ftnailv answered: an-swered: "The treaty will not be ratified -.. out proper recognition of Ameri'au-ism. Ameri'au-ism. ' WASHINGTON, Sept. l-;. S.-nntor Johnson, Ilepuidicfin, Cali forinii, i,. a-ki i! in a fleram signed by m.ig.-s stute officials and business men fit aiifo-ma to withdraw his opposition to ritifica-tion ritifica-tion of tii" peace treaty. The t. leenun, made public hero today by the I., ag.ic to Knforce Peace, said: " We have heard tho prc-i lent ' message mes-sage en tiie p'-:o-e treatv an-l the I, ag ;c of nations. He have also co-i -.oh-re -I carefu'lv all the nt.p -ctions off,-.-., to ratification. The i.,in- is the most important im-portant pp-scntcd to the American poo-pie poo-pie since the civil war. It is far a;,,,e all personality or t -artisan-hip. We are convinced that the treatv should he ratified v.ithout amendment or re-creations. I'eaco and peace on a permanent perma-nent basis of open wrrnt rutioa, inipnrv and discussion before resort to war is vital to the welfare of the AniTlcan people and the welfare of the v.orhl. Ameri'-a inu-t not be faU,. to hcrseh ! ml refiie miioIi a pt-a- e e.'-pt for th most w-.-ihty rfa-uim. 'Ih" oh ii-et ion j to rntificHtion are not u-'ihtv and f'nonld not hold ut bnrk. S' appeal to I you 1o witlnlraw your opposition. We ar(3 eonfidnt that in tin wo "p uk for Ian erw holtnin' majoritv of the ponplo j of ('aliforntH aioit tliat your prcm-M pu-jiition pu-jiition iots not represent them tnile. HiynatureH to th" telegram irn:liubd j the nam1 of F. M. Anoilot ri( rhi f iuiti''e, nnd Warren ilney, Jr., ( Urt is f. Wilbur, Lueien Shaw, nneuifo jus. t iec of the ( fi 1 i f or n in Hnpremo eon rt ; iJnjnmin I do h eler. pn Mtdrnt stnt ' : uni vorsit v; Knv bvman ilhur, pr i-dont i-dont Leland Stanford, ,Ir., n n i vn -.1 1 v ; .TudcpH Maiirii-e T. I'oolin and Willuiin ('. Van Kb''t of the f.d'TiiI eonrt; Judire Frank V. Tirii tain of h p pel late eonrt; Will Wood, state phi poii n t on -d'-nt of publie i nt rur-t ion ; ( harU-n ), T'danev, forni'T prosidont Ma to liihunv eomnition ; i; u 1 ph f Mi rr it t , fed oral food ndtniniMtriitor; .Ind;:' (rooik'o t -1 r-tevhnt r-tevhnt of nuperior emirt ; A. .1. I'ilU-bu I'ilU-bu rv, rhni rrnn n ut a t o i nduf r in 1 nnd ae-' ae-' eident eomiriiffion : Kd'.vin t ). liduerton, ehair rnti n pitat e r a i I road mm in i-inn ; Fredoriek H. Nelson, preiidont A d ver-tiMntf ver-tiMntf rlnb, and I'redorieh l(. Wliitfmi, prtident f 'run nif r" i 1 eluh. S'-nntor JohtiHon ii now m mnh to ('nlifornia nnd fttlier wtteni Mt.ito to renum" liin fip'Mik in' riimpRin ai-aiunt the trenty nnd the league of nationH. Only n (vv 'th'itnrt were presonl to-da to-da v w lie n rojidin f I ho peaeo t rent y wuh rrnined. Senntnr Ilrnndeoe, aruinf araiti't ! rn t i f ien t ion, referred to ennd i t inn u ri - , dor whieh the forei;;n relations einnmit- , too tvorl-.ed nnd h fitilme to otilain information in-formation needed in fnriuulat i n its re-port. re-port. "Tho press of the eniintrv, niirred lv apfienN from the Intijroe tr cnf.ree pciif'O, ' ' said 'e nil tor Itrn ndi'ee, ' ' wiih demandiMf (hrit. wo report out tho t reti ty. 'I'll en u lien It, wan i ti t i urn t ed that we wore propo-in r'"'oi n I mhim tlif-ro win h eltunor frnni peojile Ito sa id t lii' w'oild ro'di i t. " Senator I'.nitidTp'o doilnied 1 1 1 r j"'nitd StateK wri'i ii'ilfrl now tnnhnn-don tnnhnn-don (lie on I v oh n to'e it had of n mend Inf the t roa t y , ' ' Hariri t or UoeiJ, I i-nine nit , M i "loiiri, h ft today for n vveel; ' en in pa iini in llm middle -o t. in oriliidmn of the Wneaio. S'-natrir Ifoo.J will make hii fir-'t nddr"i nt. 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