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Show CALIFORNIA IGE .SENATE TO PASS TREATY SAN FRANC I. S("t, Hit. lb Neorl forty prominent California Republicans Republi-cans have tele-graphed ill II Hays, chairman of in Republican national1 committee a joint appeal to urg.' Re publican senators to ratify the peace treat immediately without rcserva 'inns or amendments which wonld require re-quire its resubmission. Their telegrams, tele-grams, b-ppt last night, was made public pub-lic here today b the California branch of the League lo Enforce Pence, as follows : "The undersigned Republicans of California, concerned for their part and their 1 -.niniy, respectfully orge upon up-on ou and the other members of the Republican national committee the necessity for the immediate ratification ratifica-tion of ihe peace treaty and thc duly which rests upon yQU as the present official represi ni.uives of our party 10 urge the Republican senator- to re-cede re-cede from their refusal to pass the treaty without amendments or reservations reserva-tions of such character as substantially substantial-ly to ajter its character and to requin-its requin-its resubmission to our allies and to Germany The defeat of the treaty and a separate peace with Germany will he a betrayal of our allies and fl victory for Germany. It will mean n continuance of ihe present chaotic conditions in Europe, with Inddscrlb-able Inddscrlb-able suffering there and certain reac-lion reac-lion here. The responsibility lor this if the treaty fails cannot be shifted 01 concealed It will rest upon the majority ma-jority of the Republican senators and through them, upon the party, and Che Issue, which should not be a party one Will be made 0 Upon this issue we are confident thai the east majority of ihe Republicans In this state ai leat. are in favor of the treaty and that the position of ih Republican senators will seriously damage the party," Signers t the petition include: Friend v. Richardson state treasurer; treas-urer; Will c Wood state superintendent superintend-ent of public instruction; Dr Raj Ly-man Ly-man Wilbur, president of Stanford) University; Ralph P. Merritt, former; food administrator for California ; Frank M Vngellottl, Ducien Shaw and ! Max C. Sloss. justices of Iho state su-1 preine opurt; Dr. Amelia Relnhardt, president of Mille Collece; C hester H. ' Rowell, publisher of the Fresno Re- j publican; William T. Bon.-or, president presi-dent of the San Francisco Labor council; coun-cil; Frank MacDonald, vice president presi-dent Of the slate building trades coun- 1 cil. Frank (' Uriltain. justice of Ihe! district court of appeal; William C Van Fleet. United Si&tes district Judge; ll. A. I'rnthcrs. publisher ol th' San Francisco Bulicfirr; w w Campbell Camp-bell of the Lick Obsr-rvatorx . Mrs. Maud R Motl of San Francisco. |
