The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
| hughes Given Great
Ovation at Reno

38ny pertS OF our lan0. we know,
however, the cause Of that prosperity.
and the stimulus that produced 1t.
We see, on the other side of the Allan
tic, millions Of men engaged in fighting
who otherwise could be engaged in
production; and further behind those
we find others engaged in making am
munitions of war; and others devoted
to the exigencies of strife who are
taken from the field of production.
Now that loss of production on their
part and the demand created by the
war makes demand for American
products. There Is an extraordinary
demand from that war which we must
meet. We have to supply thosemil-
lions Of men with food stuffs and
clothing and horses and mules and hay
and inc and aluminium, and with all
sorts of products from this country
because their energies are now devoted
10 the demands Of this titanic strng-
gle. Our exports with respect to mu-
nitions are but fraction of the ex-
ports which are stimulated by this
economic condition.
Il desire to repeat that l deem 1t
to be privilege at this critical period
when We are likely to face economic
crisis. to be the spokesman of party
that cherishes the principle of protect
Ing and fostering American enterprises
by the use of every legitimate power of
government, including the power OF
laying duties upon imports. We de-
sire to build up and maintain prosper
iity by protecting legitimate American
achievement.
But we are not thinking merely of
production as such; we are not solicit
ions merely to see goods produced and
goods moved; we are interested In the
settlement Of human life in this country
and the maintenance of decent, whole
some conditions OF living in accord
ance with the American standards of
wages"
(Applause)
In referring to the Mexican situa-
ton, Mr.. Hughes said:
I'VE had in Mexico one clear line
Of duty. Instead of protecting Amer
fcan citizens we left them to the raw
ages of revolution, destroying the
only government Mexico had. We
sent a man. John Lind. down to
Mexico to tell Huerta to eliminate
himself. We sent a messenger there.
an unofficial spokesman to an un-
recognized man, to inform him that
he could not be a candidate at a
Mexican election. The representative
of foreign affairs of that governments,
II You desire to call 1t such, repelied
in substance as follows: If there is
anything in the constitution of the
United States, or the constitution O,
Mexico which given the administra-
tion of United States right to say
who will be candidate at Mexican
election We do not know what it is.
(Applause.) We insisted upon what
we had no right to insist upon, while
leaving undone the one thing we
should have done.
I'VE sent our ships to Vera Cruz.
Why were they sent to Xera Cruz?
1t is said We have been kept out of
war. Was it to get salute from
the unrecognized Huerta? Was 1t
that. or was 1t that he, after making
an apology for "a technical arrest of
men who were imediately discharg-
ed. was to give us salute?
Nov. am firm in maintaining
American rights. am a man of
peace and desire no war. l am will
ing To insist that Amer lean citizens
shall be safeguarded, but | see no
reason for shedding blood over
Sa1utoe .