Evening star., 1916-09-03
Mr.. HUGHES TAKES
UP WILSON SPEECH
Republican Candidate Answers
Claims in Presidents Ad-
dress of Acceptance.
POINTS 10 HIS RECORD
AS NEW YORK GOVERNOR
Denies Democrats Have Clarified the
Antitrust Laws Through
Definition.

Definition.
ST. LOUIS, September 2-Charles E
Hughes faced an audience in the Coli
scum here tonight that cheered him
tWenty-one minutes, and in his talk re
ferred repeatedly to points made by
President Wilson in his acceptance
speech. Il protest" Mr.. Hughes said
against the extravagant claim that the
antitrust act was clarified by definition
by our opponents. They folded them
selves up in vague phrase and pre-
sented that as the solution.
From the claims of our opponents
with respect to child labor legislation
you would suppose they had discovered
the children" said Mr.. Hughes
4 am for the protection of children,
was for it before the present admin
istration was heard of.
Urged Child Labor Laws.
Il want to read to you.' said th.. nom
inee, what governor of sta.e said
to a legislature nine years ago He said
in 1907. 1 recommend to your careful
consideration the important subject OF
child labor. laws for the protection Of
children in securing for them their
rights through an elementary education,
and in surrounding them with appro-
pirate safeguards. making an especial
appeal 20 human sentiment. and that
nothing should be left undone 20 give
them full effect
That / faid in the state of New
York. nine years ago.
Mr.. Hughes referred to child labor
legislation enacted during his term as
governor of New York.
II think i know something of child
labor and the Importance of protecting
it," he said. THE recent bill passed in
Congress affects a very small number
of children in this country. and there
a vast amount of necessary
work to be done by our states before
child labor shall be prohibited to a de-
gree which will safeguard this impor-
tant asset. / am for the protection Of
our children"
What is Unfair Competitionp
The nominee declared that the busi-
ness man had a right to know what he
could and could not do.
Here we are again met with ex-
claims" he said. Il sup
trade commission law. 1 have no quar-
rel with the composition of the trade
law, but L cannot accept
the crude statement of suggestion that
the antitrust law has been clarified
by definition.
'It is said in the federal trade COM
mission act that unfair methods of
in commerce are hereby
declared unlawful.
Now, what are unfair methods of
Naturally. a man in the
street would think about fraud. 1t is
not necessary to establish trade COM
mission to deal with fraud. Fraud has
been recognized by the common law
since it's institution.
NO, they are not thinking of fraud.
Unfair competition has a different
meaning than fraud under the law.
A. Time -Honored Phrase
''It is a time -honored phrase We
know what it means. In very simple
way of statement it may be said to have
relation to methods by which one mans
goods are palmed off as goods of anoth-
er man through deceptive statements in
advertising and the like.
Those things are described in the
law as unfair competition. Was this La W
passed to reach them? OF course not
Talk about clarifying the antitrust act
by definition. Why, there is not a bust
ness man in the country who knows what
that act means or what he should do or
not do under it.
II complain of the extravagant claims
made with respect to the Qualification of
the law in the alleged interest of busi-
ness when nothing of the sort has been
done and the act expressly states that
nothing of the sort was attempted. You
n pnSte91 the Anercan hy
claims Of that description
Assails Mexican Policy.
Mr.. Hughes assailed the adninistra-
tons Mexican policy.
I'VE said to Huerta not simply that
he would not be recognized, but that he
should not even be a candidate at a
Mexican election. Is that the way we
deal with a great and powerful state?
Do we dictate who shall be candidates
of great and powerful states? What is
the use of talking about treating small
and weak states in the way in which
from principle and get ourselves in
volved in serious difficulties by the de-
parture when we attempt to control
Mexican politics instead of adopting
the straight course of protecting the
lives and property of American citi-
zens?"
Mr.. Hughes address in the Coliseum
was the third he had delivered today.
The first was at a non-partisan lunch
con gathering of bankers, manufactur-
ers and other business men, when he
declared that il elected he proposed, SO
far as he could, ito open the door of
opportunity to honest American
achievement" He said that the time
had come to make the ideals of the
American Declaration of Independence
the facts of American life"
Protective Tariff Views.
In outlining his views on a pro-
tective tariff he said that in framing
such a measure he would want to know
the chief facts affecting the business
interests involved. notably the cost of
production here. the wage scale. the
hours Of labor. the cost Of production
abroad and other conditions under
which the commodities involved were
produced in this country.
Mr. Hughes made an open-atr address
at the courthouse in Clayton. sub
urb, this afternoon.
Soon after his arrival here he was
Joined by William r. Wilcox. repub-
lican national chairman. with whom the