Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-02
HUGHES ASSAILS
WILSON POLICIES
Asserts Administration Has Not
Aided in Development of
U. S. Business Abroad.
CITES CHINA LOAN AFFAIR

| All. iIu6iSo SltSu thS laiiul I Va -hil
erican bankers to obtain government
support of their plan to participate
in the\ proposed six-power loan tc
China and the administrations Mexi
can policy, in support of his attack
at is said by the administration
that they desire to open the door fol
American enterprise" MIR. Hughe.
said. What is the inducement fol
our merchants and business men tc
go to foreign countries and engage ii
American enterprises if they and their
investments are treated as our citizens
and their property were permitted to
be treated in Mexico!'
Loan Very Important.
Proposed participation by American
bankers in the loan TO China was char
acterized by Mr.. Hughes as "a matter
of great mome1.t to the nation, be-
cause it permitted an opportunity not
only TO aid China but to facilitate our
trade" -
I'VE lost an important opportun-
ity for American trade" Mr.. Hughes
said. 81 believe that more recently
the administration has seen the error
that it committed in this respect,
but it has failed to re-establsh conf
dence will. regard to its protection Of
American, enterprise"
Mr.. Hughes assertions were inter-
preted by persons in his audiences
as being in the nature of reply to
President Wilson's recent declara-
tions at Shadow Lawn and before a
grain dealers convention at Balti-
more outlining the ADMINISTRATORS
views toward the future development
of American trade abroad.
Mr.. Hughes renewed his attack on
the administration for broken
pledges"
Fail to Maintain Rights.
"They told us" he said, that they
were going to maintain the constitu-
tional rights Of American citizens
throughout the world. That they
have failed to do, to our great re-
gret. ..
"Our opponents have a great deal
to say now, as they have said in
times past, with regard to the facili-
ties for American enterprise and the
principles of American trade. These
are matters of the highest importance
to all our people and we inquire in
order to test the professions and
promises that are given with respect
to the record made in the past.
Take, for example, the matter of
the six-power loan to China. There
was an opportunity obtained by which
our bankers could share to the ex-
tent of one-sixth in this proposed
loan. 1t was matter of great mo-
ment to the nation because it per-
mitted not only to aid China but to
facilitate our trade. 1t was import
ant to the nation that we should have
a fair relation to the advantages of
trade with China, in the future.
Has Seen Its Error.
"But when the present administra-
ton came into power and these bank.
ers asked whether they would have
the cooperation and protection of
the administration they were in
formed in effect that the administra-
ton did not desire to continue.
Il believe that more recently the
administration has seen the error
that it committed in that respect,
but it has failed to re-establish
confidence with regard to its protec-
ton of American enterprises.
I'VE hear good deal with regard
to our relations to Latin-America.
Those relations are of the utmost i'm
portance, they should be based on
mutual confidence and everything
should be done to bring as into an in
innate exchange of benefits. Rut
what was the action of the admins
tration with respect to Latin-Amer-
lea? 1t withdrew man after man from
the nations in Latin-America, who
was a trained diplomat, in order to
supply places and meet the demands
OF partisan expediency.
We cannot afford in the future to
have men of second or third or fourth
rate take the place Of men who are
known TO. have had m,ny years of
faithful diplomatic experience and to
have acquired experience and train
ing OF the greatest value to this
country.
No Line Is Drawn.
"There is a very serious side to
the Mexican matter. | am looking
at it for the moment in connection
with those promises relating to the
expansion and development OF Amer
ican trade. We have heard criticized
those who have taken advantage of
opportunities and made investments
in Mexico, but have not discovered
that any line was drawn between the
innocent in permitting our citizens to
be left to the ravages of revolution
and perhaps to be destroyed.
IF any have forfeited their rights
under international law let them be
singled out and dealt with. But |
stand here to assert that American
trade will not be maintained accord
ing to the ambitions and just aspira-
tions of our people and we shall not
stand before the world as we should
with international esteem and the
confidence of the nation, unless we
protect, at all events, American lives,
American property and American
commerce, throughout the world.
Can Test Promises.
1--WE have an opportunity to test
the promises that are made with re-
spect to the development of American
trade and the opportunities of Amcri-