New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-23

i,,orss. certain of President wilson
csmnsigu aids-is the fact that several
psme. ~ men who have been men
toned as having been approached with
requests 10 support the President are
included in il. Chief among these is VIC
tor Ridder. Of the New York stats
Zeitung.' 49,,
mo were Supreme Court Justice Daniel
p Cohalan. Oscar r. Seitz, 80 Wall
Street: Rudolph Pagensteeher, 30 East
FORTY second Street; Charles Noonan,
3bl Fourth Avenue; St. John Gafney,
Hotel Collingwood, and Robert +. Ford,
q Barclay Street.
Hughes's Reply Withheld
lust what the minutes OF the confer
ence showed Mr.. Hughes's reply to De
vas not revealed. Whether the answer
wa withheld to be used as feature OF
to-dsy's episode or because II did not
III in with the conclusions of the Demo
cratic committee was not explained.
Yesterdays statement from Demo
cratic headquarters had this TO say
about Mr. Hughes's reply;
cit is interesting to note that the
minutes contain illuminating and con-
vincing corroborstion of the essential
fact that the verbal report was salts
factory from the 0Lesry organiza-
TONS viewpoint"
According to the statement of the
Democratic investigators, the steno-
rrsphic report of the Detroit meeting
Showed that this document was handed
10 members Of the committee that
called on Mr.. Hughes and was read 10
him:
1--WE, representing large percentage
OF the voters of the Unitsd States, who
believe IN the principles OF American
independence and sovereignty, in con-
ference assembled at Detroit. Mich:
September z. 1916, have been attracted
ly the telegram Of eongratnlation
which was sent by the Hon. Charles l..
Hughess Republican candidate for
President of the United States, to Theo-
dore Roosevelt. upon the dellverance
hv him of 4 public speech at the clty
Of Lewiston. Me-, which carried with
IL. By expression and Implication. an
Endorsement oy Mr.. Hughes OF Mr.
Roosevelt's plo-British and anti-Amer-
iccn public utterances. which position
has heretofore been condemned BY us
conference and convention as neon
sent with American ideals and Amer
Seen history.
List British Actions
dog these circumstances we de-
tl call the attention OF Mr.. Hughes
..c- that Mr.. Roosevelt actuated
-e prejudice and a desire to serve
interests. designedly attacked
go rart Of the American people,
hit he Did rot mention any OF the
lerrrst. arrogant and continual trans
.-lcs son. uDon American rights oy
Gree. tain upon the high seas; any
flf. .. eur" gith and destruction of
ept,.cer trade and commerce with
fr.'j-crcqt and neutral nations; any
,ioIa+iors Of the sanctity of the United
Ststcs nails: any boycotting and black
cling Of American business men and
ia sincss interests, constituting dicta-
-.o,, and control OF American domestic
I'D foreign commerce; the denial OF
.f. American sovereign right 70 pur-
chase and operate ships of belligerent
powers needed to build UP an American
n,erchaut marine; the boarding OF
American ships op the high seas and
the removal therefrom OF passengers
contrary 10 precedent established by
Great Britair's demand on our own ma
tion IN the NAson-Slidell case during
our own Civil War; the capturing and
retention Of American ships. such as
the Hooking and the Genesee; the oru-
TAI treatment of American citizens upon
neutral ships taken unlawfully into
british ports; the Imprisonment and in
Signities accorded American citizens
IN British territory: the unwarranted
and inhuman interference by Great
Britain with American charity destined
for the people Of the Central powers
and their allies. as we'll as the Irish
people, extending even 70 the charities
Of the Rcd Cross. an organization pro-
tecttd BY international agreement and
recognized b. the highest instincts OF
civilization. and other offences too nu-
merous 10 mention. all Of which are
flows struck By Great Britain and her
Allies at the national honor and vital
interests Of the United States and the
dignity and sacred sovereignty Of
American citizenship.
Ignored by Hughes, Also
This endorsement by Mr.. Hughes Of
Mr. Roossvelt's un-Ameriean discrim-
nation against American rights and
American sovereignty might very well
have been ignored IL IL had not been
for the fact that Mr.. Hughes, In all
his public utterances since his nom
nation, has, like Er. Roosevelt, over
looked these great American questions
BY falling 10 discuss them.
We believe that the Aggressions OF
Great Britain and her allies are g polit-
zeal issue in the minds Of the great
masses Of the American people, and
that such an iasus cannot be smoth-
cred, evaded or destroyed successfully
nv snv csndidst. for the Prsaidency OF