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Show rolnrn of t lie poninsula to lis former 0 nor. "Do you think Japnn will vote to ivn it llii." the ?vnki'i- Hsked, ami was an-swrrod an-swrrod by lauslilrr from Iho tuiilknc. IntrndiH'iiiL; Senator Johnson at. tho theater. Mrs. Kiiiina Smhh 1 Jovot-. suf-fnme suf-fnme lo-.uler, derlurptl S'-nator .lohnson j uas litlinit the ideals of the nation to a loftier eoneeption of Atnerha ulsm and hailed liini as "llle next pi'esldent." Tho senator deelared that the American Amer-ican people had approV'1'! when Ih president went lo Paris, Lai "inter wero grieved to see "the tlahhiness of his ood intentions yield to tho cynielsm of Luru-peHn Luru-peHn dlplomaey." The I'nited stales, he declared, was forced to yield to the distributions of lands and peoples ntreed upon by our l-lnropenn co-belligerents before this country coun-try ever entered the war. "What we rebel against and what we say shall not be," asserted the senator, "is that your blood and niv blood shall Kimranteo to the British and .lapaneso empires for all time the possessions they have sained from past treaties and from the val "This is not a league of nations; it does not touch the peoples, but forms an oligarchy of power to make this nation bear the burdens of ail llvise other nations na-tions which profited by tho war. Jlv position Is that this eou'ntrv oukIh not to so to war exr-epl at the behest of the American congress and tho American people. "Last week in Omaha I saw a recruit-ins recruit-ins sign statins that .".'). OOC soldiers were wanted for service In Europe. That's the leacrue of nations for you inking khaki-clad khaki-clad boys across the sea. You're not going go-ing to Americanize lluropo with jour league of nations; you are going lo Luro-peauize Luro-peauize America. "When they talk to you about disarmament dis-armament under the league thev do not mean disarmament for this country. They mean that the t'nlted Slates will supply the dcliciency of all the oilier nations." SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. S. Two Pontilo audiences tonight heard Senator lliram U . Johnson explain his objections to the ratification of the league of nations covenant cove-nant without reservation or amendment. They heard the senator explain that bis proposed amendment to the league covenant would not deprive the colonies of Great Britain of their six votes, but would give America an equal voice in the assembly of the league, and they cheered his declaration that "the United States senate is going to stand up and be counted" count-ed" when tins amendment comes to a vote. The-senator praised the foresight and cleverness of Premier Lloyd George in saining additional territory and population popula-tion for his nation out of the war and declared Kngland first had tied up the Inited Stales with alliances and tlien had "tied up the league of nations for all time." by securing representation ami voice for each of the colonies as an individual indi-vidual unit. Dr. Hi wry Suzzalo. president of the University Uni-versity of Washington, introduced Senator Sena-tor Johnson tonight at the meeting held at the arena. At the second or overflow meeting at a near-hv theater, tho senator was introduced by Hairy Denton Moore president of the local League for ihe Preservation of American Independence. I It was estimated that the capacitv of the two meeting places was between 9000 and SENATOR JOHNSON !? CONTINUES BATTLE AGAINST TREATY TACOMA, TVash., Oct. 8. China's chances of regaining the Shantung penin- ,-Bula through future action of tho league oi nations, if adopted as now drawn, f: would be remote. United States Senator ; Hiram W. Johnson told a crowd which r -.filled .Tacoma's largest theater today, l .. The very four nations which took Shantung from China, the California ,d .senator asserted, would vote on the ques-V. ques-V. tion of its return. President Wilson's signature to the peace treaty in Paris marks the first time tlie United States ever despoiled another "'. country or broke its word to a friend, .... he declared. i;r Japan took more of China's rights In .......Shantung than Germany ever thought of taking, he insisted, and pointed out that tne single vote of Japan could block the |