DEMOCRATIC VOTES FOR SENATOR JOHNSTON

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 308, 24 September 1919, Page 7

DEMOCRATIC VOTES FOR SENATOR JOHNSTON

(Rec. September 23, 8.55 p.m.) Washington, September 22. It is reported that Senator Aslnmt, a Democrat, and a former ardent supporter of the Administration, telegraphed to President Wilson , that lie and several other Democratic Senators will be unable to vote 'against Senator amendment. Senator Ashurst slated that he considered it essential that the tinted States should be equally represented with Britain m the League of Nations.— A.us.-N.Z. Cable Assn. [Senator. Johnston's, amendment is aimed against: Britain's six votes in the League ,of Nations.] A WORD FOR iw~ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA PRESIDENT WILSON'S PLEA. (Kec. September 23, 8.55 p.m.) Washington, September 22. President Wilson, in a speech at San Diego, said:' ''Could we deny the League vote to the stout .little Commonwealth of Australia, from which many liberal ideas W|actions have come? When I wrisMu Paris I was unable to distinguish between the Americans and tlio Australians save in regard to their hats. Could we deny ,a vote to the other solOovcr"imr nation of New Zealand? It is scCfgoverning except in n><uyd. In . l'oiv.gn affairs."—Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■ THE ALTERNATIVE. (Ree. September .23, 10.25 p.m.) Washington, September 22. At' Sacramento, president Wil.-nu, in «. speech* stated that without the Treaty and the League of Nations- the world wou'd simply .sink back into.the. slough of despond in which mankind was before the war.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PRESIDENT HELD UP BY FOREST ■ . FIRES. (Iteo. September' 24, 0,20 a.m.) New York, September 22. According to the New York "Sun's" correspondent, President Wilson's train is held Tip 'by forest fires. I.uTgc areas in the Sierras are burning.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable nssu. GERMAN COKSTITimONAL CLAIM ANNULLED. (Rec. September 23, ■ 11.15 p.m.) Paris', September* 22. At Versailles, Herr Lersner, on behalf of Germany, signed the- protocol declaring Article (il of the German Constitution, referring to the provision for the future union of Austria with .Ger,many, to bo null—Aua.-N.Z. Cable Assn..