Evening star., 1916-08-08
Delivers First Set Speech OF
His Transcontinental Trip,
Speaking in Detroit.
CIVIL SERVICE RAIDED;
10000 PLACES REMOVED
Declares for Protection Of American
Citizen and His Property at
Home and Abroad.

DETROIT August S.-Charles T..
Hughes, in the first set speech OF MS
transcontinental trip. last night as
sailed the administration vigorously
for its foreign policy, it's Mexican
policy, for appointing men whom ne
termed inexperienced to diplomatic
posts and for what he characterized
as "raid upon the civil service OF
the United States"
He kept US out of war; Mr. Hughes
said, referring to the President and a
democratic campaign slogan. yet we
seized Vera Cruz. That was war-very
ignoble war And 1t was called war
over the bodies of those dead SOL
diers; 1t was called war OF service
Talk about what is your policy
What is the Presidents policy? Does
any one know? Has the executive
ever had a policy for more than SIX
months on the Mexican question?
repeat: Who knows today what the
policy of the administration will be
three months hence? Ny friends. the
trouble is that this administration has
written such record that no matter
what it says, you do not know
whether it Will STICK TO IT,
Filled With Sense of Shame.
I'VE have had an exhibition during
the past three years which, / confess,
fills me with a deep sense of shame.
I have not a particle of militaristic
spirit in my system, but II l am
elected President I will see to 1t that
iy,
spected."
Mr. Hughes assailed the administra
tions course toward upholding Ameri-
can rights abroad during the European
war
When l say that 1 am an American
citizen" the nominee said, Il ought to
say the proudest thing that any man
can say in this world. But you can't
have that pride if American citizenry
is cheap thing, if it is not worthy Of
protection this wide world over. There
is no man who could successfully pre-
sent to an American community the
platform that an American citizens
rights stop at the coast line and that
beyond that American life is to be the
prey of any marauder' that chooses to
take it,"
The nominee cited the republican
platforms declaration that 10000 gov
ernment positions had been taken from
the operation of the civil service law
declared, That sort of thing has got
to STOP
He told of an instance, where he
said, IAN eminent scientist" in the
coast and geodetic survey, "a man of
very eminent rank had been dis
placed to make room for an excellent
stock breeder and veterinary surgeon"
The federal trade commission, Mr..
Hughes charged, was fairly emascu-
lated with the law by the men, for
the most part, who were appointed to
places upon it."
Scores Diplomatic Appointments.
TT was inexcusabIe," Mr. Hughes as
serted. for the administration to take
in country after country in Latin
America, where we have frequently said
We desired to cultivate the most friend
ly relations, men in the diplomatic
service who had represented the coun-
try with credit and had acquired an
admirable and important experience -
and put in men utterly inexperienced. -
Past administrations the nominee
said. had sinned in that particular, but
standards were being made, and there
were men in our service of long ex-
perience and fine training" Other ap-
pointments by the President were as
sailed
IF we are to have a Secretary of
state" Mr.. Hughes declared, I'VE want
man who will stand before the world
as a man of learning, of skill. of ex-
perience. of power"
Mr.. Hughes also laid stress on what
ne termed the need for industrial
brotherhood and closer cooperation be-
tween employers and employees. There
was no capitalistic class no Iaborin q
class in prosperity. he said, but the
prosperity of the country or its lack
affected all citizens 1t behooved the
men responsible for the policies of the
country. he said, to look forward to the
day when Europe at peace, would wage
nerce commercial competition with
america, and 10 guard American work
ingmen against that time