Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-21
HUGHES DEMANDS
AMERICAN RIGHTS

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 2l.-I
Charles +. Hughes, before a cheering
audience that filed the big auditorium
last night, outlined his attitude toward
the protection of American rights as
follows
/ propose that We shall protect
and enforce American rights on land
and sea without fear and unhinch-
ingly with respect to American
lives, American property, and
American commerce. We have no
unstated policies, no secret under
standings, no intrigues. We stand
four-squared to the world, repre-
senting the United States aud its
interests and its interests alone,
first. last, and all the time.
Mr.. Hughes reference TO American
rights was contained in a speech in
which he made reply, one by one, toI
what he termed Democratic claims for
having aided business and outlined the
Republican program. In so doing, he
dealt chiefly with subjects discussed in
President Wilson's speech Of acceptance.
Shipping Bill Called Menace.
The shipping bill was characterized
"as q menace. the sooner removed tho
better The Underwood tariff he called
n measure that must he undone If we
are to have SURE basis Of prosperity
in this country He reiterated that
the antitrust law. instead Of heing
clarified by definition, had been made
more uncertain"
Il must say he declared. referring
to the Democratic party, "after having
read several Of their statutes. that they
1
on record
The Federal Reserve Act. the nom
inee said. far from being a Demo
cratic measure. pure and simple, was
taken in great part from material
supplied by a Republican commits
sion and draft of a Republican bill.
Whatever salvation from panic we
have had thus far was due to the en-
lightened foresight Of the Republi-
can party" Mr. Hughes said in con-
nection with the extension OF the Aid
rich act during the threatened finan
cial depression in the early days OF
the European war
Defect IN Child Labor Law.
The child labor law. Mr.. Hughes
said. failed to protect hundreds Of
thousands OF children at work in va
rious States under Democratic ad
ministrations.
Our opponents claim to have
emancipated children he said.
They have not emancipated chill
dren. Call the roll of States and YOU
will find that the States where chill
dren are emancipated from too early
labor are Republican States and that
the States where child labor still eX-
lists are under Democratic control"
The Federal workman's compensa-
lion law, the nominee reiteratd.
should be made to protect others
than the Federal employees under Its
scope II should extend to all per
sons engaged in pursuits OF inter
state commerce.
Attacks "AidS to Business"
In his reference TO the shipping bill
and the Underwood tariff, Mr.. Hughes
said in part
There are two acts which are stated
TO be aids to business, which, on the
other hand. we're direct blows to
American business, will mention the
last Of these first. the shipping bill.
bill which is a menace to American
industry.
1T unjustifsbly introduces the gov
eminent into the shipbuilding bust
ness. II. at this time. may be prac-
ticable in operation because the eX-
traordinary conditions which preclude
the purchase of ships at normal prices
or the building of ships in yards al
ready over-worked. But it remains
menace TO the shipping industry, and
the sooner that aid to business Is re-
moved as a menace Of that great in
dustry Of the country, the better il
will be for the shipping interest of
the United States.
Then there is that other aid to
business, which they call an aid to
business. but which has been so seri-
GUS a blow to business. / mean the
tariff formulated in 1913. which re-
moved the proper protection needed
for the development of American in
dustry. | have said that abuses had
TO a large degree been corrected Gov
ernOr Philip (the chairman was
good enough to refer to some efforts
that it came to my lot to put forth in
that direction.
81 put the flag up in New York that
the public interest was supreme.
have never taken down that flag"
War Saved the Situation.
Mr.. Hughes reviewed the industrial
depression Of 1918. What saved the
situation?" he asked He answered it
thus:
"The Democratic party? No. The
Democratic party had ruined The situa-
ton. What saved tho situation was the
European war. If it had not been for
the extraordinary demands created by
that struggle we would not have much
to talk about in this campaign. for !
believe the American people would
have been rising from one end of the land
20 the other TO secure an administration
which would properly conserve Ameri-
can interests.
81 would not be interested in talking