New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
Was CarriZal PeaCe?'
He Asks Phila-
delphians.
GREAT THRONGS
CHEER SPEAKER
Candidate Promises to Re.
gain Respect of World
for United States.

From a STAT Correspondent OF The rribun.l
Philadelphia, Oct. 9.-Charles f
Hughes started his final Western cam
paign tonight with a vigorous de
nunciation of the foreign policy of th'
Wilson Administration. His listener!
interpreted it in the light of the new
developments in Germany's submarine
warfare, but the Republican nominee
however, made no specific reference tc
the U-boat news. He served just {
plain notice upon Europe OF his inten
ton if elected to enforce American
rights on land and sea unhinchingl!
and without fear.
The abortive "strict accountability
policy of President Wilson he branded
as a humiliating failure to safeguard
American rights. He charged the Presi
dent with attempting to escape de
served condemnation by trying to make
the public think the alternative of hi:
policy is war.
"We have not been kept out Of war,
clared Mr.. Hughes. "We have not en-
forced our rights. We have sacrificed
our honor. We have had intermittent
peace without honor and intermittent
war without honor"
The Administration Mexican policy
Dir. Hughes asserted, seriously i'm
paired the nations purestige when th'
European war started.
Again." he said, "the Administra
ton lamentably failed 10 perform tht
primary duty to safeguard American
lives. The Administration was not con
vincing. its words were many but in
effective, because it was not believed
that they would be backed by deeds"
Promises to Protect Rights.
"We propose 20 protect American
lives on land and sea. We do not pro-
pose to tolerate any improper inter
ferences with American property, with
American mails or with legitimate COM
mercisl intercourse. No American who
is exercising only American rights
shall be put on any BLACKLIST by any
foreign nation. We propose to pro-
tect American lives, American property
and American trade according to our
rights under international law
II was an inspiring reception tha'
the Quaker City gave to Hughes. Sen
ator Boies Penrose, his colleagues SEN
ator Oliver. Mayor Thomas h. Smith
William s. Ware, the city leader, and
other leading Republicans and many
prominent Progressives, joined the spe
cial party before the train reached the
city. At least $4,000 persons took par'
in the welcoming demonstration. The
Metropolitan Opera House was packec
70 the street doors, with 5000 enthu'
siasts and as many more thronged out
side the building.
The theatre gallery had been packed
with several hundred professional heck
lers, but their efforts only drew ou'
Mr.. Hughes to better effect Mr.. Hughe'
seemed to welcome their annoyance
When he answered them, he struck be
tween the eyes, and the packed place
was with him.
Great Cheer Greets Hughes.
Those who travelled thousands oi
niles with the Republican candidate
unanimously agreed that never before
even when he csmpaigned for Gov'
crnor in New York, was nc IN better
form than when he stepped out to ad-
dress his audience. The cheer tha'
greeted him was far greater than the
tremendous uproar that followed the
chairman's mention of Colonel Thco-
acre Roosevelt.
"What was that" demanded Mr.
Hughes when he had read the Presl'
dents instructions to John Lind that
Uuerta should be ousted from Mexico
"Peace or war"
"War," shouted some one from the
gallery. c,r
he asked again. "What was that
Peace or War;" and the shout had
louder echo.
"The Administration asks for vote
of confidence" Mr.. Hughes said, but
its defenders cry out in protest wher
its record is critically examined. "her
its humiliating failure to safeguhrt
American rights is held up to deserved
condemnation it seeks to escape by as
serting that its conduct had no aiterna-
tive but war: that 20 disapprove it'
conduct is to favor war
This astounding assertion cahho'
avail TO divert attention from the seri'
ous errors committed. We all desire
peace. but We desire peace to be honor
ably maintained by correct pohcies, oJ
firm insistence on known rights, by da'
serving and holding the esteem OF the
world"
Denounces Mexican Policy.
or the Presidents threat to Gus,
Huerta and the dispatch OF armed
forces to Vera Cruz to drive Huerto
out, Mr.. Hughes said:
"This was laundering, inexcusabic
ignoble, personal war. The Admins
tration forsook our citizens. the Mexi-
cans hated us for our intermeddllna
and scorned US for our failure TO pro
tect our own. We intervened in folly
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