Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-28
Was ClambeI'ing on With
Musket; May Have In
tended to Present 1t.
OCCURRED IN N. Y.
Nominee Riddles Wilson's
Statements on CONNER
cial Preparedness.

ID OGHESTER, n. Y, oct 27.-At
~ Geneva on his trip here as the
train was pulling out an elderly mar
carrying a musket tried to Chamber
aboard the rear platform of Mr.
Hughes private car. He was uncer-
tain in his movements, but finally
gained a foothold on the step. Tho
detectives guarding Mr. Hughes
shouted to him to get off and when
he disregarded the warning took the
musket from him and with blow
knocked him from his position. After
the incident it was thought that the
old man had intended to present the
weapon to the nominee.
ROCHESTER,. n. Y, Oct. 81
Charles f.. Hughes tonight replied to
statements in President Wilson's Gin
cinnati speech concerning preparations
to meet commercial competition after
the war.
Mr.. Hughes told an audience here
that the administrators views re-
minded him of It's views on prepared
ness in December. 1914. which were
afterward changed that he considered
the anti-dumping provision OF the
revenue bill intended to meet the
situation az farcical and worse than
men: and that even II the percentage
OF exports of commodities to supply
armies was small, 1t required but very
little "to contract or destroy the
prosperity of the country"
The nominee addressed an audience
that cheercd him repeatedly. He told
them that as he had been while gov
ernor of New York, he was now and
should be in the future that he was
willing to stand or fall by what he
believed to be right.
ut was said in December 1914"
Mr. Hughes assel ted. that America
was ready; that any suggestion to the
contrary was thoughtfess. But in
truth America was far from ready.
N Is now said with references to the
commercial rivalry that America is
ready. | think In truth that America
is far from ready and that we shall
not be ready until we have clearer
notion of what We may expect"
Cites Statistics
Mr., Hughes cits1 statistics o. Tn.
ports in answer to the presidents
declaration that everything exported
from thee United States to supply
armies does not total | per cent of
the total of American commerce. After
stating the increases in chemicals
brass. breadstuffs, iron and steel, cot
ton and Other commodities M. Hughes
declared that expectations Of ex.
plosives including cartridges had in
creased from s5,000.00O to S467, ,OOO,-
900 in one year with an increase in
total exports OF $4,000, 1000, 900. The
nominee ca.d ha was amazed 1T the
that "it was such n small
percentage" that 'it could hardly af-
feet the yreEt remaining percentage"
at Is said" 'tr. Higher continued.
after scoffing at the suggestion that
is made with respect to competition
with an energized Europe-after sug-
gesting that America is able to take
care of itself, implying of course, with
the present governmental policies
after saying there is no such thing,
then is II said, we'll we have made
provision with respect to 1t in our
anti dumping clause in our revenue
bill. And anybody that is going TO
American Industry and any
body who will in any way interfere
with our conditions here may have
to pay a few thousand dollars fine or
go to Jail"
That Mr.. Hughes said, reminded |
him of the story OF the man charged |
with the theft of copper kettle who
was roady with two defenses: First, |
that he never saw the Kettle and never |
stole it and second. that the kettle
had Il hole In 1t anyway