The sun., 1916-08-20
HUGHES PLEDGES AID
TO LABORING MEN
Makes Four Speeches on Two
Sides Of San Francisco
Bay.
MEETS WATERS STRIKE
Chester Rowell, as Emissary,
Said to Plan Pacificati0n
Of Moose.

SAN Francisco. Aus. is.-with four
speeches on the two sides Of the bay.
Charles e. Hughes had . busy day at the
windup Of his ~sojourn here. To the men,
bers Of the Commercial Club and to .
company Of iron workers Ne preached the
gospel Of c~ooperatin- In addressing coun-
try editors Of the State. he pleaded for
American unity. and to q crowd In Oak
Ian he made q plea for national e.
nciency.
Tie day was further featured BY .
walkout Of walters At the Commercial
Club q few minutes before the hour set
for the nominees luncheon there and the
openly expressed dissatisfaction Of state
Progressive leaders with one sentence in
Mr.. Hughes's speech Of laAt night. In
the declaration. with local differences I
have no concern" tbs Bull Moose feel
that the Republican leader CAV tacit
recognition TO the organization OF 'Old
Guardsters." h expressed determine
ton u to Kill % Hiram Johnson"
Would Paeify johnson Men.
There was . report In circulation Just
before the candidats's train left for Los
Angeles tonight that Chester Rowell.
acting - emissary for Mr.. Hughes.
might &C to johnson and invite him to
act AZ chairman OF the meeting to bo
held In Sacramento next week.
Rowell denied he had received UGH .
commission and the nomtne was silent.
Rowell. a. an uncompromising and ir-
reconcilable J~ohnsonite. was one Of the
Moose most emphatic in criticising the
"hahds n declaration Of last night.
Should Mr.. Hughes send an invitation
TO Gov. johnson he would offend the Re-
publican organization. the leaders Of
which insist that In leaving the State
politicians to handle their \ situation
the Presidential nominee Is following the
pre-eminently wise course. The Bull
Moose. on the other hand. In counselling
q truce. call attention to the act that
900. 900 Progressives in the State re-
Trained from registering under any party
banner this year and are still to declare
their alignment.
California will 20 for HUGHES. say
both Republicans and Progressives. The
situation was not OF his making. and II
Is the State ticket rather than the States
electoral vote which In involved. AZ ths
worst. they agree. the only effect. 10 far
a. Hughes II concerned. will be . pos
sible reduction Of the majority he would
receive under normal conditions.
To 1000 Iron workers.
Mr.. Hughes managed to keep his
morning free from outside activities, but
he received many callers In his suite In
fha palara Hotel
At II o'clock he was driven to the
Union Iron Works. where 1000 en-
ployees gave hin n hearty welcome. One
Of them. lEnatius Sullivan. introduced
him. and when the speech was ended
scores Of employees. begrimed and in
jumpers. shook hands with the nominee
ut Is perfectly idle to say" Mr.
Hughes said. that men Ear take q jolt
or leave a job as they choose. Work is
necessary to existence. and reasonable
safety and fair conditions OF work are
! an absolute right In the working com.
munity. 1t is not n matter OF favor, l.
IL a matter OF securing just demands.
II believe In proper safeguards OF lif<
and limb. In sanitary conditions OF work
in reasonable hours Of work. in proper
opportunities for recreation and In prop
er provision for old age. These are fail
demands OF honest labor n ! desire tS
see them successfully maintained"
Not Surgery, hut Hygiene.
At the Commercial Club Mr.. Hughe,
pleased his hearers by pleading fol
businesslike methods In the Admins
2 tration. He won applause when ne said
w have come to a constructive pc
rod. a difficult period. a period in which
America must look forward with create
confidence In the %soundness Of our III,
, than she has hitherto had. We have ha,
abundant surgery. Nobody can live b,
surgery alone, however necessary II ma.
. be.
W. have got to have hygienic treat
ment. The system of the patient mus
be built up by abundant exercise. b!
$ fresh air and abundant nutrition.
l am glad to think that we are read,
for that Onward movement. and now
= think that we can control m~OnopOlisti
parties and hat We can prevent unjus
3 discrimination
1--WE can secure q square deal an
. yet We can foster enterprise. build u
Q and not destroy, encourage and not fet
= ter. and make the honorable man o
business feel that he has a free ave
!, nue. to an honest success
The walters walkout came nearly pre-
venting the luncheon. The club mana
gers. who had hung out an oper sho
= sign two weeks ago. went to union head
quarters asking the loan OF sixty-hv
. union walters, but the demand was re
Q fused. Thereupon the non-union workers
= incensed hat the request should hav
been made. laid aside their napkins an
= withdrew.
n Just when II looked as II member
Q Of the club would have to serve tn
= meal word came from a downtown cal
y owner that he would shut up shop durin
the period Of the luncheon. permittin
his full %non-union force to go to tn
n club. Mr.. Hughes meanwhile ha
luncheon with Mrs. Pn9be Hearst.
Returning to the hotel Mr.. Hughs
spoke for three minutes at the conferenC
OF country newspaper men. Then. wit
Mrs, Hughes. he drove to the wharf an
h took the ferry to Oakland. The part
l. was taken In a parade to the municips
auditorium, where former Congressma
ia Joseph X. knowlton introduced III
q nominee to Il large crowd.
Politics and Business.
n Mr.. Hughes declared further that II
II Government OF the United States coul
not properly be conducted by mixin
S, politics with business, with preparedness
- with the maintenance OF information,
Is honor or with other administrative fun,
tions OF government. When you sta
out to be military be military and NJ
DOlItical," he said,