The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
DEFENDS ''WORDS, NOT DEEDS" PLAN
 IN CONTROVERSIES
Attorney General Gregory Praises President Will
 sons Policies.

eTdl l. w. dTeSOTy, speaking nere last night, attributed the prosperity the nation is now enjoying to the Presi- dents success in maintaining peace, defended his policy of resorting to words and not deeds" in controversies with foreign countries, and denounced Charles Evans Hughes, Republican candidate for the Presidency, for his attacks on the Wilson administration.
 "As a part of his administration" MT. Gregory said, "I here and now an- nounce that so long as President Will son presides over the destinies of this nation, so long will words and not deeds be resorted to in keeping peace with the nations until words have ceased to be effective and peace can no longer be honorably maintained. If this be treason to the American peo- pie, let candidate Hughes make the most of it!
 ''The unfortunate condition of other nations has a bearing upon the pros- perity of our own," asserted MT. Greg ory, "but has conduced to our pros perity only because we have not be- come involved in the present war.
 eff we had become engaged in this war, our condition would have become more or less that of the nations of Europe. The one man who has kept us out is the President. No one will deny this fact, but former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is announcing throughout the country that he is pained and humil- lated at the methods which have been pursued in order to keep us at peace.
 "He says that deeds and not words should have been resorted to, and that this administration has been faithless to the best interests of the nation. I confess to a feeling of as- tonishment when these views are ex- pressed by a man who for the last six years has held a position on the greatest judicial tribunal known, a tribunal where words alone are effec- tive, where no armed forces stand ready to enforce those words, and where those words are invariably obey ed because of their justice, wisdom and humanity.
 ''Is the honorable gentleman pained and humiliated because his country has been kept at peace? If so, let him state this boldly and take the conse- quences at the hands of the American people. Is the honorable gentleman pained and humiliated because a re- suit desired by every right-thinking a manner which the honorable gentle honorable gentlemanen--.
 man thinks might have been improv- ed upon? This seems to be the posi- ton of MT. Hughes, and yet he does not tell us what mighty deeds he would have performed to bring about this same result.
 What deeds has he to offer to-day in lieu of the words which have kept this country at peace?
 "Under conditions which no human wisdom could have foreseen, President Wilson has accomplished results satis- factory to all nen. Criticism of him should be just and generous. That actually indulged in by his opponent is neither just nor generous, but 1t at least makes clear to the American people that E.r. Hughes was peculiarly accurate when he said he had ceased to be 100 per cent. judge and had become 100 per cent. a candidate.
 "The course pursued by the Presi-
  deeds'-has not only been the course dictated by humanity. prudence and sound judgment, but is the traditional foreign policy of the United States under Presidents of every political faith.
 ''It was deeds and not words that the present European war. If words and not deeds had been re- sorted to, if these nations had nego- tiated, and not marched to battle, if diplomacy had been utilized and not force, the most foolish, the most use- less, and the most murderous war known to history would have been avoided.
 And yet, with this awful example before us, a candidate for the Pres. idency of the United States is humiliat- ed and ashamed because the man he Is trying to supplant in the PresideQts chair did not pursue similar policy in handing the foreign affairs of our 
 Defending the Presidents diplomatic course in the controversy with Ger many over the sinking of the Lusitania and the torpedoing of the Sussex. Mr. Gregory said:
 "What would MT. Hughes have done u under the circumstances had he been I; res dert of the United States? Won,d he have declared war on Germany Mir. Faghes has never yet dared an- swer this question, though 1t has been asked a thousand timAs.
 "All the remedy which. by war or otherwise, could have been obtained has been and is being secured by stop ing tue practice and compensati1s tho relatives of the dead for the wcnns Wherein, therefore, in his instance, have words been less et- 'ective than would have been deecs?'
 After reviewing the Mexican situa- ion, MT. Gregory said:
 MT. Hughes bitterly complains of our Mexican policy. denouncing 1t as weak and vacillating, and says that If 1e is elected President a vigorous and effective course will be pursued which n some vague way he seems to think will bring about some desirable result, put how this is to be done and what he result is to be. he does not disclose.
 Strange to say he denounces the most vigorous actions this administra- ion has taken against Mexican ban- its more than he does the negotiations y which the administration has up | 0 this time kept us out of war with Hexico as well as with Europe.
 '"To sum 1t all up, MT. Hughes is for | words when the administration re- 'orts to deeds and for deeds when | he administration resorts to 'words."