Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-08

innings Of the game. Then he motored
away to two Of Detroits big automobile
factories and addressed crowds at each
on industrial cooperation. Between
speeches he held many short conferences
with about 1000 persons and managed to
find time for two short maps. He left
late. tonight for Chicago.
, Mr.. Hughes declared:
1.-THE path Of international right Is like
the path Of the Just that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day. It does
not make any difference who your oppon-
ent is. If you state a position that is
right and he knows that it is right, you
are going to establish the justice Of your
ease. And America, with her power. new
er need be afraid Of espousing a just
cause.
Let the Mexicans once for all under
stand that we do not intend to NEEDLE
with their affairs. that we desire that they
shall perform their obligations to us, to
protect our citizens. protect them justly
in the enjoyment Of their lives and their
property; that they will perform the guar
antees that they have given us. and then
we shall have peace and happiness. We
are going to have that platform under
stood:
Protection to American citizens: pro-
lection to the property Of American citi-
zens: protection to our border from incur
sions: the rights that we have as one
NJ ton relatively to another nation. at
our DOORS Put that clearly before them,
insist upon that, and we will make some
progress towards having it done at the
earliest opportunity. and our policy
should be to see that it is done, and that
promptly"
Mr.. Hughes, speaking to 40 manufacture
ers Of Detroit and vicinity, employing
nearly 100000 men, congratulated them
upon what they had done for the welfare
of their employees. told them that the
democracy Of the United States would not
stand for a continuation Of this alleged
strife between capital and labor" and de-
clared that the American workman
should not be regarded as mere eco
nomic unit, but as "a fellow worker"
human being.
Mr.. Hughes address followed a brief
speech by j. NJ. Eaton, spokesman for the
manufacturers, who outlined the welfare
measures for employees taken by indus
trial concerns here, and suggested that
the nominee endorse a movement looking
to the formation of a national welfare
association Of manufacturers.
Meets Suffrasists
Hughes said he regarded the suggestion
very favorably.
A few minutes later Mr.. Hughes spoke
to a group Of suffragists with his wife
standing beside him.
Mr.. Hughes reiterated in his address to
the suffragists his declaration in New
York that the suffrage question should
be settled speedily by giving the vote to
women all over the country. He added
that he had formed this opinion long ago.
In his address to the manufacturers Mr..
Hughes said in part: 1T is an awful
mistake to think Of the men through
whose activity production Is possible as
mere economic units. They are human
beings. We are all workingmen In this
country. We are in different spheres Of
activity but We ought to have a sense Of
cooperation so that every man takes
pride in what he is doing and in doing
10 the DeSt OI Ills dUihly UcSdOSc AAV
is working alongside Of every other man
for the good Of the country.
I'm your welfare work you are but
tressing democracy. The human fac
tor is after all the important fac
tor.
I'VE are not materialists in this
country; we are all idealists; but the
one thing that appeals to the work.
ing man is the idea that he is equal
to some job in a first class way. That
is what makes him satisfied; and
when you consider our great indus.
trial manufactures enc the enormous
extension Of our industrial markets,
the hope is that in all this there will
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