New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-23

.nu.d aggressions oy Great Britain
rames a. an indication Of our approval
Of those We represent"
continually ignored by American sntes
men because OF their pro-Brush ten
dencies or political cowardice, must IN.
sVit.blv lead to war, AS they did IN lfto
and 1912. ..,-
wv, believe that American citizen
shin and sovereignty should be respect
I'd by every foreign power, and where
American personal and property rlgns
nave been destroyed IL becomes INC
duty OF the nation In defence OF lts
national honor and vital interests 70
take every step that may be necessary
to protect them.
Want Definite Promise
eve. therefore. designate Carl r.
Schmidt. Will r. Macdonald, Jeremiah
A. OJeary and Frank Seberlie h as our
representatives 10 place BEFORE MI
Hughes this document, and we turther
resnectfully request and empower them
70 secure from Mr.. Hughes dehnlts
.tat,ment for the benefit OF n broad
and liberal Americsnism that has oeen
offended by the British propaganda
= eating as IL does racial antagonism
IN our country, with resultant destruc-
.;on and surrender Of American rights,
whether or not he will administer the
Presidency of the United States IN &C
cordsnce with the spirit OF the tatnerS
and the whole American people, IN
stead OF at the behest Of present day
Tories, materialists and war partlsahs,
who proclaim the false doctrine tnat
American patriotism is Brush supser-
viency and the spirit of '7S Is tres-
sonsble hyphenism.
ITO this document we, the under
signed. representing various organs, IN
dividuals, constituents and interests
throughout the United States, afix our
Say Hughes Promised
The Democratic compilers of yester-
DAVIS statement drew their own con-
illusions concerning the conference De-
tween Mr.. Hughes and the committee
and called attention 10 these eight
features OF the situation, as they see
them:
The personal conference between
Charles Evans Hughes and the speciai
committee of the organization heid
some time between September anu
The demand Of the special com,
mittee upon the Republican nationai
candidate, involving an insolent repuAe
which for daring and audaclty mas "'
precedent in American pollues. ~
3. The promise made verDally ps %
Hughes after an apologeuc kplHna snnl
Of his now famous telegram OF con
or..nistions to Theodore Rooseveit
go The accession OF the latter's Maine
speech. Candidate Hughes
ororoise as manifested Dy
"a attack on the British embargo
anJ blacklist and other campaign
sneeches designed TO hold the German
me and by the acceptance OF MS
csndidacv bv the organization
The working agreement with inc
p.nuhlican National Committee lor
complete cooperation between the wv
organizations.
The Reward Revealed
9 Tho reward-the unqualified in
dorsenent and support OF Onanro'
Evans Hughes by the OLesry Seea
cation and the secret support Oh ooi
tain Republican Congressman n.
= The concealment by both Mr..
urghes and his campaign managers
~ tbeir dealings with this body, even
tier the insulting telegram TO Pres 4
dent Wilson by Jeremiah OLeary-
mart and parcel Of the American lnde-
pendence Conferences political prop
aganda-had aroused the open resent
ment Of the nation.
& The law - Chapter 1872 OF the
United States Statutes at Large as
amended. providing for publicity oil
contributions, is applicable to all com
mittees. associations or organizations
which shall in two or more states IN
Anence the result or attempt to inhu-
ence the result of an election at whleh
Representatives in Congress are TO &c
elected" Il-,od
Jeremiah A. OTeary. who addressed
a campaign meeting at Terrace Gar
den last night under the auspices Oh
the American Truth Society; refused
IN make anv comment on the state
ment until he had had time to read II
carefully. rorvD
81 may say something tomorrow
he said.