The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-08-18


from now on, the word is cooperation;
cooperation between those engaged in
the same line of activity in order that
mere may be fair knowledge and
disposition to prevent unnecessary
waste and extravagant methods; Co
operation between employers and EN-.
ployes; cooperation in the community
that all citizens may be fairly dealt
with by the administration which rep
resents them; cooperation through the
length and breadth of this land, that
when this war Is over we may face the
energies of disciplined Europe and
still maintain the standards of living
that II Is the delight to witness in this
favored city of Detroit.
Hughes Wants Efficiency
In Government of Country
Now, want efficiency in the gov
eminent of the United States. If a
manager was 10 he appointed in an
automobile factory would you appoint
man that had never seen an automo-
bile? II you want to run successfully
large business enterprise in produc-
ton would you appoint man that had
never seen the works and didn't know
anything about il simply because he
voted the ticket you vote? My friends,
the world that we are about to live in,
in the next 20 years, is going to be
very different world from what it has
been.
LAS ! said a moment ago, America
is going to face a new Europe. On
the other side in every one of the
warning nations they have learned to
get right down to bed rock. They
work with an energy and a determine
ton and with a discipline in each of
those countries that has never been
known in the history of the world.
They have learned the power of united
effort, have learned to work effectively
together by having each one do that
so far as is humanity possible that he
is best fitted to do. Now, they are
turning that vast energy into destruc-
ton of war, into preparation for con.
flict. Millions of men are in the
trenches in actual fighting, and mil
lions more are preparing the mum.
tons of war.
"Of course, this country OF ours at
peace is left free of competition
which Is sure to set in with an alarm
ing severity as soon as the great con-
test is over.
"All that energy, all the capacity, all
the realization of the possibility OF
united effort and all those lessons that
have been learned in these difficult
days will be availed of to make the
productive capacity Of each one OF
those countries the actual output OF
the factories of each one OF those
countries sufficient to pay the bills that
have been accommodating during the
period of strife, and there is going TO
be a commercial contest worldwide as
soon as this war is over. How are we
going to meet it? Are we to be supine
and Indifferent? Are we to have this
opiate of temporary prosperity steal
away our brain, or are we to get ready
and meet the situation by intelligent
and constructive laws, and by wise
and efficient administration of the laws
we have? ! say that we have got to
have a new leaf, new lesson learned
in efficiency in administration in the
United States.
Now, then, if you have a great ad.
ministrator appointed to a position
of extraordinary power, how will you
Judge his efficiency III the conduct OF
the enormous business interests With
which he is entrusted? Judge him by
his words? / judge him by his ap'
pointments.
Think of our navy department. Ga
voice-Poor old Daniels.)
Nov, | want to state a few things
that are not very pleasant things to
state to an American audience, but
this is the time when We are facing
facts. We have said frequently that
we desired to cultivate the most
friendly relations with Latin America.
There is great continent; our ma.
tural friends; many communities look.
ing to us for standards, for ideals, for
a revelation of capacity of free men
to govern themselves under consti
tutional system.
Removal of Experienced
Diplomats lnexcusable
1--WE have made in recent years very
broad and eloquent provisions of our
interests in Latin America. What have
we done? In country after country we
have taken out men who have given
long periods successfully to the study
of diplomacy, and have represented the
country with credit, and had &C.
CURED an admirable and important eX.
perience. We have taken them out
and put in men utterly inexperieEc
men enter the diplomatic service in
recent years with the idea that ii
would provide career.
do not overlook the fact that there
are two important aspects of the ques-
ton. The first is that the longer a
good man is in diplomatic experience,
the wider his training, the greater his
knowledge, the more enlarged is his
opportunity for serving the country.
But not alone that. The retention Of
such a man, the giving to him O.
proper promotion, so that as he gains
in experience he advances to a highe-
grade. That is an incentive to abls
young men in the country to make that
career. And let me tell you this
country will never be worthily repre-.
sented or take its place properly
among the nations, IL men are ap.
pointed merely to satisfy partisan OBJ.
legations, and there is no ideal of con.
tinuity of service in our diplomatic
intercourse.
Now. past administrations, ! grant
you, had sinned in that particular, but
standards were being made, and there