Arizona republican., 1916-10-28

with our conditions here may have to pay a few thousand dollars fine or go to jail
 That. Mir Hughcr said. reminded him of the story of the man charged with the theft of a copper kettle who was res dv with two defenses: First that he never saw the kettle, at. eyer stole it, and second, that ;nc >ctle had d hfle in it anyway.
 "NOH- let us consider this anti dumping clause" the nominee con- tinued. T have read some of the legis- lation hich has recently been enacted and for the legislative phrasirg it holds The palm. If there is any place where you can accomplish anything oy the mere use of words, unlees they are well directed and have an obvious and clear content. it Is in a statute. That Is the place where you have got to tell what you really mean.
 Tn this anti-dumping act. we find one of the marvels of recent legisla- ton. AS student of legislation. think it' Is farcical think it is perfectly preposterous to say that 1t protects anything or anybody And as a defense to American trade and American workmen against the com netition of European nations aftel the war, it is worse than useless. Let me show you what 1t says. Ii starts by saying: That 1t shall be unlawful for any person importing | or assisting in importing any article rom any foreign country into the United States. commonly and sys- tematically defendants counsel would love these words-common end systematically to import and sell or cause to be imported or sold such articles within the United States al 2 price substantially less thanN tho actual market value or wholeSals nrice of such articles in the present markets of the country of their pro. ductjon.
 Now this is a criminal statute, ant Nefore YOU get underway you hay,
 rot to prove that this thing has beer defended. commonly and systematl
 "ally. How long would 1t go on be
 fore the prosecuting attorney feels h.
 can trust a easel"
 Mir. Hughes then reiterated his at
 taclS on the acts provision. declarini
 hat he did not think ''it left any thing of the statute so far as prac
 teal operation Is concerned" The entire country would feel tn
 effect of European competition afte
 the war, Mir. Hughes continued
 
 cd to compete with other labor. "On the other hand. instead of Europe concerned with war, wit millions of men not producing. 'yo will have those men turned to tn activities If peace, and producin more efficiency than ever before. What are we doing about it There is not a nation in Europe bu that is taking account of economi conditions that will result after tn war
 "I am hove to deal with facts whic every student of American affair cannot fail tn recognize: and I te '-ou that at this time you have go t' apply the republican doctrine c protection to American industry" The nations engaged in the con flict, far from being active and un able economically to recover 800 rom the effects of the war, Mi Hughes sa'd, would recover muc more rapidly than supposed if his tory were repeated as in the case of Russia after the Russo Japanes war; France after the Franco Prus
 sfon war. and the northern state after the civil war in this country MT. Huehes repeated that he pro posed to have an American admins traticn. if elected.
 MT. Huehes' speech here tonigr was the fou~th one of the day. his first address at Utica he de voted much Of his time to his tarii views and Americanism. He reitcl