Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-08
q Haven't the Slightest Mill taristic Spirit but if Elected I'll Protect Americans in Mexico.
C. O. P. LEADER HAS
 BUSY DAY AT DETROIT
American Rights Stop at the Coast Line" Says Nominee in Scathing Denunciation of Foreign Policy.
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DETROIT, Aug. 7.-Charles F. Hughes, in the first set speech of his trans-continental trip. tonight assailed the administration vigorously for it's foreign policy. its Mexican policy. for appointing men whom he termed in- experienced to diplomatic posts. and for what he characterized as a raid upon the civil service of the United States"
 Was War at Vera Cruz
 He kept us out of war" Mr.
 Hughes said. referring to the
 president and Democratic slogan
 "Yet he seized Vera Cruz. That
 was a war-very anoble war. And
 it was called war over the bodies
 of those dead soldiers; it was
 called 3 war of service
 Wilson Like Butterfly
 Talk about what is your policy. What is the presidents pOlicy-does anyone know? Has the executive ever had a policy for more than six months on the Mexican question: repeat. who knows today what the policy of the administration will be three months hence? Mir friends. the trouble is that this administration has written such record that no matter what it says you do not know whether it will stick to it.
 Ashamed of Wilson
 ''We have had an exhibition during the past three years. which. l con fess. fills me with g deep sense of shame l have not particle of mili- taristic spirit in my system. but if 1 am elected president I will see 10 it that American rights in Mexico are respected"
 MT Hughes assailed the administra- tion's course toward urholding Amer ican rights abroad during the Euro pean war
 Where America Ends
 When say that 1 am an American citizen the nominee said. "I ought to say the proudest thing that any man can say in this world. But you can't have that pride if American eiti- zenry is a cheap thing. if it is not worthy of protection this wide world over There is no man who could successfully present to an American the platform that an American citi- zen's rights stop at the coast line. that beyond that American life is to be the prey of any marauder that chooses to take it."
 Civil Service Invaded
 The nominee cited the Republican platform declaration that 30.OO0 goy- ernmeni positions had been taken from the operation of the civil service law during the present administration and declared that that sort of thing has got to stop" He told of an instance where. he said. "an eminent scientist in the coast and seodetic survey" man of very eminent rank. had been displaced to make room for an ex- cellent stock breeder and veterinarian surgeon.
 Appointments Challenged
 It was "inecusable." Mir. Hughes as- serted. for the administration to take out in country after country in Latin America. where We have frequently said we desired to cultivate the most friendly relations. men in the diplO- matic service" who had represented the country with credit and had ac- quired an admirable and important experience and put in men ineXperi- enced." Past administrations" he said, had sinned in that particular but standards were being made and there were men in our service of long experience and fine training" Other appointments by the president were assailed.
 Raps Cabinet
 "If we are to have a secretary of state" Mir Hughes declared. We want a man who will stand before the
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