Evening journal., 1916-09-08
HUGHES is WARM
FRIEND Of LABOR
Record Shows He Favored
Workers While Governor
of New York
DEMOCRATS VOTE
AGAINST UNDERWOOD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW YORK. Sept. 8. - Governor
Hughes squared-toed denunciation Of
President Wilson's betrayal OF the
cause Of arbitration and his forcing
Congress to surrender has heariened
the Republicans and dismayed the
Democrats. incidentally. it has sent
the cold shivers down the backs Of
some OF the pussy-footed among Mr..
Hughes campaign advisers but then
they knew, or should have known,
that their candidate was essentially
bis own man and that his past record
showed that he would stand sQuarely
and unequivocally for the right. re-
CARELESS of political eXpediency or
the anxiety Of the timid souls, even In
his own party. AT Nashville Mr..
Hughes denounced tho action Of Mr..
Wilson and the Democratic majorities
IN Congress as "a surrender OF rea-
son to force and tyranny He said,
Il believe in and ! stand here firmly
for the principle of arbitrating all In
dustrial disputes. and would not
surrender il to anybody in the coun-
try 7 stand for two things
First-For the principle OF fair. i'm
martial thorough candid arbitration.
Second For legislation on facts,
socording to the necessities OF the
case. / am opposed TO being dictated
to either in the Executive Department
or IN Congress by any power on earth
befoiF the facts are known, and in the
absence Of the facts" II was, OF
course, idle 10 expect that a man OF
Governor Hughes record would be
sVayed by motives Of political exped-
iency. or even that he would refrain
from expressing his views on so inn
poriant subject Mr. Hughes record
as Governor OF New York abundantly
proves him the friend OF labor. and
his attitude toward the legislation
which Mr. Wilson forced through
Congress. may prove that he is far
more Of friend now than a Chief
Executive. who would give to labor
everything IL asks on the eve of an
election. and az other times denounce
labor in the unfairest terms.
It is an open secret at Democratic
Headquarters that President Wilson'S
campaign managers realize HIS action
in forcing Congress 10 enact the rail
way wage-increase. and in repudiating
the cause Of arbitration is indefensi-
BILE Senator Hollis. who has been
campaigning for Mr.. Wilson. has
strongly advised Chairman McCor
mick TO instruct Democratic speakers
to omit in SO far as possible, all ref
arence to the wage bill Mr. McCor-
mick has taken the matter under
advisement. but for the present the
Presidents course will not be refer
red to. except. possibly, before essen
tally labor audiences
Diplomats COMPOUNDED.
Latin American diplomats. OF whom
many are spending the summer in
New York and the vicinity. are as
founded at the declaration in Presi-
dent Wilson's speech Of acceptance
that 80 long as the power of recog-
milton rests with me the Government
OF the United States will refuse TO ex-
tend the hand OF welcome TO anyone
who obtains power I'm a sister republic
by treachery and violence" Mr.. Will
son referred. OF course, TO Huerta
but the Latin Americans recall Mr.
Wilson's prompt recognition of Col
onel Benevides as President of Peru
Benevides. who gained power on Feb
ruary 1914. as the result of assassi-
nation and without a shadow Of con-
stitutionai right Benevides. il Is re-
called. led an army against the ma
tional palace. drove out President
Bnlinghurst and assassinated the
Secretary Of War and all others Who'll
opposed him. and without even pre-
proclaimed himself president. And
President Wilson promptly recognized
BIN. explaining that ~expediency die
tafed the recognition Of the revolu-
fionary government Of Peru Huerta
caused Madero and Vice President
Snarez 10 be imprisoned and himself
became president under the oonstitu-
tional provision providing for the sue.
cession n the Minister OF Foreign Ar |
fa,rE which Huerta was. Huerta's re-
sponsihiiity for the murder Of Ma
dern and his brother has never
been established. and Is doubted by a |
number Of Americans who were I'm |
Mexico City At the time. In Hayti.
zamor became President in 1914. by J
violence and assassination and Mr.
Wilson not only recognized him. but
employed the armed forces Of the
United States to compel the people of
Hayti To accept him as their Presi-
dent Mr. Wilson went even further
When the Haytians revolted against
accepting Zamor and against altering
their constitution as Mr.. Wilson die
tated. Mr.. Wilson ordered our marines
and soldiers to fire on them, and six
hundred Havtians we're killed and
many more wounded. and between
twenty an thirty Americans were kill
ed. The Latin Americans believe Mr..
Wilson will have to find a new excuse
Tor his failure to recognize Huerta.
OFFERS FOR PINE ST. BRIDGE.
Frank Jones. Of the Jones Construc-
lion COMPANY. said today that he has