Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1919 — REPUDIATED IN OWN STATE [ARTICLE]

REPUDIATED IN OWN STATE

NIMo OlHiliilh and Biihliuwn Men of Johnson'** Htate for Ixuigue. Washington, D. C., Hept. 27. — Senator Johnson’ (Republican), California, la naked In a telegram> wlgned toy Judges, atnte officials and business men of California to withdraw hla opposition to ratification of tbe peace treaty. The telegram, made public hero today by the league to enforce peace, said: * "We have heard the president's message on the peace treaty and the league of nations. We have also considered carefully all the objections offered to ratification. The issue is the most Important presented to the American people Ace the civil war. It is far abpve all personality or partisanship. "We hre convinced that the treaty should be ratified without

amendment or reservations. Peace, and peace on a permanent basis of open arbitration, inquiry. and discussion before resort to war, is vital to the welfare of the Amerlean peoiple and the welfare of the world. “America must not be false to herself and refuse such a peace except for the most weighty reasons. The objections to ratification are not weighty and should not hold us back. "We appeal to yon to withdraw your opposition. We are, confident that in this we speak for an overwhelming majority of the people of f'alifo.nla and that your present position does not represent them truly.” Signatures to the telegram included the names of F. M. Angellotti, chief justice, and Warren Olrwy, Jr, Curtis D. Wilbur, Lucien Hbaw, associate justices of the California supreme court; Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president state university; Ray Lyman Wilbur, president Leland Stanford university; Judges Maurice T, Dooling and William Van Fleet of the federal court; Judge Frank Y. Brittain of appellate court; Will C. Wood, state superintendent of public instruction; Charles D. Blaney, former president slate highway commission; Ralph P. Merritt, federal food administration; Judge George A. Sturtevant of the superior count; A. J. Pillsbury, chairman state Industrial and accident commission; Edwin O. Edgerton, chairman state railroad comifilssion; Frederick 6. Nelson, president advertising club, and Frederick H. Whitton, president commercial club. Senator Johanson Is now enroute to Callfoirnla and other western states to resume his speaking campaign against the treaty and the league of nations.