New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
Would Protect Americans.

Would Protect Americans.
In his night speech Mr., Hughes said
in part:
"You have here the problem of the
sudden introduction Of a large alien
population. You did not remain indif-
ferent; you set an example in Ameri-
canization to all America. And we
point to Detroit as the one place in
this land where there has been shown
n quickening OF interest in the devel-
opment Of training and Americanizing
of alien men and women who have come
to this land.
at is perfectly idle to expect a
sound sentiment of American unity if
those who come among US as strangers
come merely to be exploited. When we
admit TO this country men and women
we assume obligations with respect TO
their training, as well as to grant to
them the privileges; and we have got
in this country TO be awake 70 these
obligations and TO realize that in every
community there must be a well organ
lied effort to make America supreme in
the thought of every one who comes
into the community; TO have the Ian
guage understood and spoken; TO have
American sentiment replace foreign
sentiment; to have American ideals re-
place foreign ideals; TO have a reali-
zCtion that this is country not simply
giving an opportunity to work for dol
lars, but a country that is devoted to
the betterment of human life, to the
enlightenment to the standards of
human thought, TO the liberalization of
all those things connected with human
understanding and purpose; we want
America first in the mind and heart OF
every one in this land.
Land of the Average Man.
"But America is not simply land
for the man of special talent or of
distinguished aptitude. This is the
home of the average man, the ordinary
man, the man who is doing his best,
whatever his talent or aptitude; and
in our large industrial occupations,
where thousands are gathered together
in one service, we want a recognition
Of human brotherhood in providing for
the welfare of those who make the
wealth OF this great country.
1--WE want working men TO be safe
guarded from every injury that can
be prevented. We want the health of
the workingmen looked after; every
means provided which conduces to the
proper standpoint of living; every
means provided for proper recreation;
appropriate means for education, for
vocational training. In short, the
workingman who is in his job and
expects to continue in that job ought
to feel that he is doing something
worth while for community that APP
preciates it and gives him a fair chance
to lead a happy and a decent life"
Mr.. Hughes accused the Wilson
administration of a serious disregard
of the requirements of our civil SER
vice laws.
Demands Real Civil Service.
"The Republican platform says that
under tho Democratic administration
there have been created since March
been taken outside in the original
appointments of operation of the
civil service laws. Read enactment
after enactment providing in substance
as follows That the agents, clerks
and other persons to be appointed
under this law shall not be appointed
AAO itoNi lNllOlo VI an aCl DhNotl
so and so, at such q time. which means
the act establishing the classified
civil service period.
at has been a raid upon the civil
service of the United States, and the
American people ought to understand
it. And we have had positions, expert
positions, requiring expert knowledge,
which have been subordinated 70 the
demands of what regard as an ignoble
partisan expediency.
Take for example the Bureau of the
Census. There was Mr.. Dursnd, an
expert statistician, a very competent
man, we'll understood 10 be such. We
have him retired, and in his place we
have a Democratic politician from q
Southern state, and he is hardly warm
in his place before he is transferred
to the Trade Commission. The Trade
Commission itself was fairly emascu-
lated with the law by the men, for the
most part, who were appointed 70
places upon II.
"My friends, that sort OF thing has
got 10 stop in this country II We are
going ahead TO meet the demands that
are Immediately upon US.
when say ! am an American citi-