South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-29


I'll a man is found who can
the condition OF Mexico after he got
out? Would he give away all OF the
land 10 American speculators-and
there are plenty of them who would
take it Would ne make American
citizens out Of the 100000 greas-
ers2 It's no wonder he side-tracked
the Mexican situation.
They say that Wilson Is incon-
slstent because he now advocates a
preparedness plan while three or
four years ago he took another
stand Great men are not anchored
to precedent 1 did not believe that
the nations in Europe could fly at
each others threats on such an idle
pretext and a few years ago favor
cd few ships But l know better
now. If Wilson was inconsistent
then so were Roosevelt, Taft and
Mckinley. never heard of those
men advocating a big navy"
AT first the republicans quarrel
ed with Us for not preparing enough
and now they say We were extrava-
cake. eat the cake, and keep the
cake. but the republicans want TO
do all this and not pay for IT, We
provided all the ships the govern
ment could build and pay for in the
next two years when the next ap-
preparation could be made.
Silent on Shipping Bill.
Mr.. Hughes made the ship pur-
chase bill one of his issues, but he
has soft pedaled there. Both bodies
see the necessity Of a merchant ma
rine. The republicans favor a ship
subsidy. which means give the
money 10 private owners to con-
struct the boats and operate them.
If there be any loss il is the loss of
the people. II there be any profit il
is the profit of the private owner.
Wilson refused the plan. II the peo-
pie pay the losses the people shall
have the profits. The marine insur-
ance bill is another instance of
where the administration met con-
ditions as they arose. The bill pro-
vides that the government insures
ships and cargoes on war risk. The
insurance companies had increased
their rates extraordinarily. The re-
publicans yelled state socialism and
predicted bankruptcy for the coun-
try. Now the rates are almost nor
NAL and the insurance companies
have reduced TO a competitive basis
and both the government and COM
panies are making money. No won
Il Gnff-nn6a1n6
My prediction is that Hughes will
shortly soft pedal the Adamson bill.
He will just as soon as he learns
that he is talking through his hat
This man Hughes talks like a child
and anyone who does not know
would think he did not belong TO the
goth century.
II challenge and defy Mr. Hughes
to say that he will attempt to pro-
cure the repeal of the AdamsOn
eight-hour law for railway employees.
He says the passing of the law was
not only a humiliatiIg spectacle, but
a deplorable abdication of moral
authority. He charges that the bill
is not ar eight-hour law at all, but
an increase in wages for certain men.
He dares not say that he will repeal
it, All he does is TO quarrel be-
cause we passed it.
He says labor forced us 10 pass
that law. Who forced me to pass
that law? Do you think that l,
with an ancestry of southern plant
ers. could be forced to vote for any
thing that / didn't believe IL Who
was threatening the president? Who
was threatening the senate? Who
was threatening the house? Here
were two coteries of men. one side
representing the railroads, the other
the railroad employees. We conceded
nothing to either the railroads or
the employees, but We did concede