New Britain herald., 1916-09-07
WAR DEPT. ORDERS 15,OOO
 GUARDSMEN MUSTERED OUJ
STRIKE SYMPATHIZERS HURL
 MISSILES ONTO IL TRAINS
HUGHES RAPS R. R. MEN
Tells Beverly, Mass, Audience He Would Not Have Submitted to "ISuIe of Force" Or Been Dictated To.

of Force Or Been Dictated To.
 Beverly, Mass, Sept. 7-North Shore residents turned out in large numbers to greet Charles E. Hughes, who made brief stop here on his way to New Hampshire, and Maine. MT. Hughes made a short address from the rear platform of his private car.
 In his speech MT. Hughes again assailed the rule of force.'
 We are all together, and must share in the prosperity of the country on a just and fair basis if we are to have an enduring stability and prosperity" he said.
 But underlying all that is the 1 necessity of having the reign of rea- son in this country.
 If I were the executive of the United States I would not yield to force exerted by capital or labor or any one in this country, short of a fair examination of the facts and a Knowledge of what the case actually demanded. Labor least of all can af- ford to surrender the rule of reason. We have in this country opportunity for fair and free discussion, for in telHgent action by the representatives of the people.
 ''This country must never know the rule of force. It must never know legislation under oppression. I am opposed to that. I am opposed to everything which pertains to the exer- else of arbitrary power by any one. That is the strength of our institutions. Show me the way and I will follow it.
 T desire the peaceful settlement of all grievances in this country; the reasonable consideration of the ne- cessities of each case. We must never permit any of the processes of gov ernment to be surrendered to the dictates of any power. That is the path of disaster. We might as well give up our democratic government if we are not ruled by reason, if we yield to force. There I part company with any who make demands in ad- vance of the knowledge of the justice of the demands that are made.' Continues Attack in New Hampshire.
 Hampton Beach, N. H., Sept 7.- Charles k. Hughes, in address here today referred to the Adamson law mot as an eight hour day law, but wage law and declared that failure of peaceful settlement of in dustral disputes was but "another step from the abdcation of govern ment itself''
 MT. Hughes spoke against the roar of the tide from the ocean. His audience, standing on the beach ap- plauded him loudly.
 We cannot afford to surrender what we have won for our institutions in this country" the nominee said 'What have we won? We have won the right to free discussion, a free press, a democratic form of govern ment, free assemblage, free legisla- lures and an executive chosen by the people. We have left autocracy. We have left tyranny, we have left force. They shall not come back if we can prevent it.
 We have recently seen what I re- gard as a very deplorable surrender of that principle. I am for the ar bitration of industrial disputes. That is in the interests of labor. Labor cannot afford to surrender that prin- ciple
 We have recently had. at the pro- posal of the executive, an act passed by congress confessedly in ignorance of the facts, confessedly in ignorance of what justicel demands It is not an eight hour d day law. It is wage law and nobody knew whether it was just or not.
 "Now l am for justice in every thing, but l propose that in all we do We shall investigate first and then legislate. Our methods in this coun- try are of priceless importance to us because they are methods which con- serve our peace. It is only one step from peaceful settlement of such dis putes to the denunciation of our courts and all the machinery of peaceful settlement, it is only an- other step to the abdication of gov ernment itself"