The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-28
HUGHES ASKED FOR ANSWERS
 TO QUESTIONS
Twenty-one Prepared in a Book for Nominee of Republicans.
 to Answer.
"WHAT WOULD YOU DO?'

l President, ana the hepuDliVdh p"il! in the Democratic National Text Book. which has been issued. In what ds referred to as the record oi achievements of the present admin istration. the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Con. gressional Committee challenge Mir. Hughes and all Republicans to say what the Republican party would have done in the face of internation- al and legislative questions which have confronted President Wilson and his party in Congress.
 These are the questions which they ask of Mir. Hughes and Republicans.
 Do you favor the repeal Of the Federal Reserve Act passed by a Democratic Congress, recommended and approved by President Wilson, under which the danger of financial panics is forever banished from the United States!
 "2-Would you have protested against the violation of Belgian neu. trality and have backed the protest by plunglng America into the Eur open carnival Of slaughter?
 "S-Do you favor the repeal of the Rural Credits act, passed by Dem ocratic Congress, recommended and approved by President Wilson, which gives long term credit at interest rates that promise an annual saving of Si5O,OOO to the farmers?
 "4-Would you have recognized victorlano Huerta as President of | Mexico?
 "5-Do you favor repeal of tho Clayton Antitrust Act, passed by a Democratic Congress. recommend ed and approved by President Will son, which overthrow the principle that the labor of human being is mere commodity of Congress-?
 "6-Will you Mr. Hughes, recom- mend and will the Republican party in Congress support law estab- fishing universal compulsory military service in the United States?
 Do you advocate repeal of the Federal Trade Commission Act, passed by Democratic Congress, recommended and approved by Presi- dent Wilson. which has given so much assistance to legitimate busi- ness enterprises and under which adequate protection against unfair competition is provided!
 Questions on Submarine Policy
 "S-Mr. Hughes, would you have tried the policy of diplomatic nego- tation as a means of summoning the moral force of law and neutral opinion to stop Germany's illegal use Of submarines?
 "9-Do you favor repeal of the porkless' good roads Act, passed by Democratic Congress and approved by President Wilson for the deyel- opment of rural highways?
 "1O-Would you. Mir Hughes, have broken relations with Germany and sent our young men by the hun dreds of thousands to nameless graves at the bottom of the Atlantic or in Flanders before the policy of diplomatic negotiation had had thor ough trial?
 "11-Win you undertake to repeal the income tax act passed by a Democratic Congress, recommended and approved by President Wilson. which places a just share of the burden of taxation upon those best able to bear it?
 "12-Do you favor violating neu- trality and risking the future safety of your country by placing an embar- go on munitions of war?
 "1S-Do you favor repeal of the Agricultural Extension Act, passed by Democratic Congress. recon mended and approved by President Wnsonf which for the first time provides facilities for carrying di- rect to the farmer scientific know ledge of how to increase the prof it's of the farm'
 "14Do you favor intervention in Mexico?
 '15-DO you advocate repeal or the Grain Standards and Warehouse Acts. passed by a Democratic Con gress. recommended and approved by President Wilson. which aid com merce in the great staple cereals and enable owners of stored agricul- ural products to secure loans on warehouse receipts on better terms?
 "16-What is your attitude toward the disloyalists of your party who have attempted to prevent the en- forcement by President Wilson both on the part of the American govern ment and by all American citizens. of an honest neutrality toward all the warning nations of Europe?
 Revenue For Preparedness"
 "17- Inasmuch as the largest . amount collected in any one year under the highest tariff ever enacted | (Payne-Aldrich AcD was SSSS,OOO.O .OOO what form of taxation would you substitute to pay a preparedness cost of $6SO.OOO,OOO?
 "1S-Do you favor the reactonary