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Show SOUTH President Wilson Held in High Esteem and Section Is Far From Being Pro-Republican. Many Would Vote for Chief Executive Again Because of His High Integrity of Purpose. By DAVID LAWRENCE. (Copyright, 1913, by the New York Evening Eve-ning Post, Inc.) Special to The Tribune. LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 2. Southern South-ern California, one is persistently told, differ from northern California In everything, every-thing, from topography to politics. But In the quality of Its enthusiasm for and Interest In the league of nations this section sec-tion of the state reveals no distinguishing marks of dissent from the program outlined out-lined in Paris for the betterment of the worid. Rather might it be said that opinion Is even more solidly for the league here than elsewhere. Such an influential KepubHcan newspaper as the Los Angeles Times, managed by the late General Harrison Grey Otis, has been unswerving In Its support of the covenant, even when It was not amended. The Hearst newspaper, news-paper, catering somewhat to that portion of the Irish-American population which .nistakenly assumed that the league will oblige the United States to render active aid to Great Britain in the event of an Irish rebellion, is conducting a negative campaign against the league by emphasizing emphasiz-ing an America-first doctrine tiiat appeals ap-peals to those who either are unaware of the terrible plight of Europe or who have not yet learned that a war over strictly European affairs can bring an invasion of American rights and disturb the peace of the whole world. LESSONS OF WAR NOT FULLY LEARNED. Many people have not taken to heart the lessons of the late war and assume that the United States can return to a policy of Isolation and neutrality in world affairs and wait again for a direct transgression trans-gression of her rights before recognizing a common menace. But the larger part of the people here are not of that opinion. opin-ion. They have not analyzed the league of nations covenant as lawyers would, but they have analyzed' what war Is, and anybody who imagines that the people have acquired any tremendous enthusiasm enthusi-asm for military exploits as a result even of the spectacular achievements of our army in France is much mistaken. Only a fortnight ago. there was a gathering of the local branch of the Sons of the Revolution. Some people were opposed op-posed to the league. Many influential men in California affairs were present. A major of infa.ntry just ' returned from the Argonne battles Jn France made a plea for the league of nations that won the day. He pictured the war he had been through and the sacrifices and hardships which were inevitable in war. He begged that future generations be not asked to endure what our men and the men of other nations had just endured. There was no argument after that. JOHNSON'S ATTITUDE IS INCONSISTENT. Hiram Johnson of California has been inclined to oppose the league because it might benefit Europe more than it does America. Mr. Johnson's criticisms have great weight In California, for he In by far the most powerful political personality in this state. And his objections are recognized as sincere. He is understood to foel that the taint of imperialism and territorial selfishness is upon most of the European powers and that America should not mingle in such company. But on the other hand he has commended President Wilson's denunciation of secret diplomacy in the Italian controversy. Tbe two sre inconsistent. Mr. Johnson would probably not object to a league of nations If American standards of just ice and ideals of unselfishness were to be the leading principles of international intercourse inter-course hereafter. Maybe tbey will and maybe they will not. In a situation, however, how-ever, in which the United States finds itself inextricably tied by commercial bonds, if not by sentimental regard for other nations In distress, to the other countries of the world, 'the opportunity for American standards to prevail is unquestionably un-questionably greater in an international society in which tbe United Siates has a more powerful voice than in a scheme of things in which she holds herself aloof. On this ground many people in California Califor-nia believe Senator Johnson will ven-tually ven-tually be for the league covenant. Tln;y believe he is sincerely anxfous to cast hfy vote for a movement "that rrmy bring peace to the world rather than for (lie return of the United fcflatos to a policy of aloofness, aloof-ness, which in 1917 was proved Incapable of preserving peace. PRESIDENT WILSON CONTINUES POPULAR. 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