The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-27
WELCOMES SUPPORT
 OF PROGRESS|VES
Justice Hughes Telegraphs His Acceptance to Davis
LETTER TO COLONEL
Arraigns Present Administration for It's Vacillation and Incertitude and Thanks Roosevelt for Quicken
 ing of American Spirit

New York. June 26.-Charles F. Hughes. republican nominee for Presi- dent, sent a telegram to o. K. Davis. secretary of the progressive national committee, tonight welcoming the sup port of the progressive party and ar raigning the present administra tion for it's weakness and incertitude."
 In making public the contents of the telegram MT. Hughes also gave out letter he had written to Colonel Roosevelt in which he declared that the nation was indebted to the colonel for the quick ening of the national spirit and for the demand for an out and out 100 per cent Americanism.
 LETTER TO T. R.
 T welcome the support of progress sives," MT. Hughes message read. eve make common cause in the interest of national honor of national security. of national efficiency. We unite in the de- mand for an undivided and unwaveYing loyalty to our country: for a whole hearted patriotic devotion overriding all racial differences We want re- vival of the American spirit-a nation restored We insist upon prompt and adequate provision for the common de- 1ense; upon the steadfast maintenance or all the rights of our citizens and upon the integrity of international law.
 The most serious difficulties the present administration has encountered have been due to it's own weakness and fncertitude. I am profoundly con- vlnced that by prompt and decisive ac- tlon which existing conditions mani | festly called for the Lusitania trag- 1 edy would have been prevented We strongly denounce the use of our soil as base for alien intrigues, for con- | spiracies and the fomenting of disor- ders in the interest of any foreign na- | tlon but the responsibility lies at the door Of the administration. The moment notice is admitted responsibility is af- fixed. For that sort of thing could not continue if the administrat ton took | proper measures to stop it. That re- sponslbilfty the administration cannot evade by condemning others
 Tt was officially stated by the Secre- tary of State In the Mexican note Of June 20. 1916 that for three years the Mexican republic has been torn with civil strife: the lives of Americans and other aliens have been sacrificed. {. vast properties developed by American capital and enterprise have been de- stroyed or rendered nonproductive 1;
  at will through territory contiguous to the United States and to seize with out punishment or without effective attempt at punishment. the property of Americans. while the lives of citizens of the United States who ventured to remain in Mexican territory or to re- turn there to protect their interests 1 have been taken. in some cases bar | barously taken, and the murderers have | neither been apprehended nor brought | to justice.' What an indictment by the administration of its Mexican policy! 1 And still we are unprepared. That un- preparedness in the midst of periis and after the experience of three years Is a demonstration of an unpardonabie neglect for which the administration is responsible.
 SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT "The government now has and must have most emphatically the unstinted and at,,o ~+ 1f aif ,n