Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-15
Republican C a n d i d a t e for President Declares that An ti-Dumping Legislation Is Not Worth Paper It Is Written On"
CONDEMNS DEMOCRATIC TARIFF IN EVERY WAY
Hughes Speaks to Women
 and Tells Them He Feels
 that They Are as Much ln- terested as Are Male Voters
(By Review Leased Wire)

SPOKANE, Aug. 14.-Charles E.. Hughes tonight told an audience in Spokane's stadium that the proposed Democratic legislation against the dumping of fOreign-made goods in this country after the war was not worth the paper on which it was written. This piece of legislation" MT. Hughe; said, would be about as available as the piece of paper I hold in my hand, in effect, in protecting the American people in the economic war that will come when peace comes to Europe"
 Mr Hughes read a synopsis of the proposed legislation. The Democratic party, he said, was not equal to the task~of protecting American industies by a tariff.
 "If you want to see what they are equal to-" he said, read the anti dumping clause they put in the rev enue bill
 "I sha l olntraendiur lawY if
 q shall not read in full. You would need to sit down and put a towel around your head. get down close to it and study it, read it over again and again and then you would be puzzled to know what it meant. If you found out what it meant you would agree with me that it would not work.
 Now what would a prosecuting at torney have to prove as a violation of this act?" MT. Hughes continued after reading the synopsis. He has got to prove that this act of comnon- ly and systematically bringing goods into this country contrary to their prohibition, is being violated. He has got to prove that such act is done with the intent to destroy or injure any industry of the United States. If he doesn't prove that he has got tG prove that it is for the purpJse of preventing the establishm mt of any industry in the United States or for the purpose of restraining any part of the commerce of the United States.
 Why, that is a piece Of Legislation that would be about as available as that piece of paper my hand. in effect, in protecting the American people in this economic war.
 Now there was a remedy, a coun- tervailing duty which was provided but our friends were so strong to their traditions of tariff for revenue only that they would have none of it.
 'T am desirous that this matter of the tariff should be attended to with out abuse. I do not propose simply because I am an candidate for office to seek office under false pretense. I am a candidate and a good Republi- can but if I am elected. I shell en- deavor to the best of my ability to see that principle applied for the pub lie good and not for the private gain" MT. Hughes devoted himself almost exclusively at the night meeting here to a discussion of the tariff At an earlier meeting he addressed an audi ence composed exclusively of women voters
 In his discussion of the tariff to- night. the nominee said the Demo cratic party claimed credit for the pAOnpfiitg Aut touhiiN 10 toying today.
 What they did was to reduce the opportunity to make a living They did that right effectively"
 The nominee reviewed conditions Of unemployment in the country soon after the outbreak of the European war
 Had there been a taking of stock at that time" he said. had the Ameri- can people been able to voice its con demnation, there would not have been much left of the Democratic party. for the people understood what had han pened to the American commonwealth and whv."
 MT. Hughes referred to the fact that exports are higher today than ever before.
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