Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-24
HUGHES ASSERTS
MEXICAN POLICY
SHAMEs america
Prestige Of This Nation Cut in
Half as Result of Wilson's
Handling of Situation,
Says Nominee.
HE SPEAKS AT RENO
Republican Candidate Scores
Demos for Attacks Upon
Merit System.
HE TALKS OF NEBRASKA

Reno. New, Aug. 23 - Charles
Evans Hughes said in an address de-
livered her today, that the prestige
of the United States has been cut
practically in half, as a result of deal
ings with Mexico. The nominee re-
iterated his previous declarations for
an adequate protective tariff and
again took the administration to task
for retiring trained men from diplo-
matte service ito make room for men
without any special qualifications
other. than party loyalty" Mr..
Hughes said he .teplored the fact that
the present administration "has had
to such large degree disregarded
and violated the principles of our
merit system"
1--WE can have peace without
trouble in this country said the
nomominee, in discussing the Mexi-
can situation. "Only inexcusable
laundering could get us into war. We
don't want anything; we have got all
we need; we are not aggressive; we
are not seeking trouble; we are not
trying to exploit anybody; we simply
want to 60 ahead in our peaceful
pursuit of our ideals, and have pros
perity. e.,
Rights Must be Respected.
"But that does not mean that our
rights are to be ignored; that we are
to be lacking in the protection of
those rights that are known to per-
tain to American citizens. Our con-
duct in Mexico in failing to protect
the rights of our citizens down there
cut down our international prestige,
l should say practically one-half, 1t
is'a very serious thing for nation
to be known as willing to torego
those those primary obligations of
maintaining the rights of its citizens
which every nation has"
Mr.. Hughes said that in other
nations diplomacy is great profess
sion; that men enter the lower grades
and are. promoted until they reach
the highest opportunities of diplo-
matte agencies. I'VE are making 2
fine start in that way" he continued,
Taken From Service.
"And it has been lamentable to see
under this administration man after
nina of that description removed
from the service, taken right out after
years of devotion to the service and
retired, only to make room for men
without any special qualifications
other than party loyalty. That was
odne conspicuously in Latin America
despite our profession Of desire to
cultivate the closest relations with
Latin America, the Importance OF
which is very obvious. How is the
great United States, the exemplar oi
republican institutions, to stand be-
fore our sister republics in this hem.
isph. re if we play politics with the
agencies of diplomatic intercourse
and fail to honor training and ex'
perience? That sort of thing won't
do. If you put me in Office, pledge
YOU that we shall see to 1t that we
are represented by men who viii
command themselves to the countrie:
where they serve, and raise the stan
dard of our diplomacy"
.What OF NepraSkd 1nuuStIy1
Our friends still insist that W.
shall not foster industry by the tariff
Why, if we proceeded to their theory
what would become of the industrie'
OF the state of Nebraska? Wha
would become of the protection nee
essary for the enterprises Of Cali
fornia, This whole section OF thu
country needs the fostering care o
government, not that we should hav'
private persons secure an Unfair ad
vantage at the public expense.
But we should have fairly applied
a principle which makes and diffuse'
ali over the country condition
where wages are higher and stan
dards of living are higher than thos'
in any other part of the world"