New Britain herald., 1916-10-11
WILSON ACCUSED Of
BUSINESS
Left American Investors Abroad
to Perish, Hughes Charges

N his address in which he condemned
8 the sinking of the Lusitania by a
@ German submarine and the ruth
IDA less" murder of American men, wom-
@ en- and children involved in that act,
sM Charles E. Hughes last night charged
81 that President Wilson, by refusing to
81 protect American lives, property, and
M commerce, according to the best ira
# ditions of the country. had seriously
M crippled American enterprise abroad
@ and had deserted the business man
M who sought opportunities in foreign
Is lands to ''stew in his own juice" He
81 characterized the plank in the dem
nj ocratic platform of 1912, which prom
@ ised protection to American citizens
# as 'molasses to catch fies''
@ The candidate had an enthusiastic
M audience of 5000 people. He again
nj pledged himself to protect the lives
81 and property of American citizens
81 throughout the world if elected pres
sAs ident. The crowd arose and cheered
S# the nominee repeatedly.
@ Republican leaders said it was one
lH of the best republican meetings ever
held in the state. They feel there is
# chance of capturing the electoral
N vote of Maryland.
Mr.. Hughes was introduced by
@ General James A. Gary, postmaster
& general under President Mckinley.
obi The candidate repeated his pledge as
@ ITO Mexico:
@ There are certain principles that
I'VE can lay down to which we pro-
@Spose to adhere. They are important
lin Mexico; they are important in
MsIatin America; they are important
@fthroughout the world. If intrusted
Skwith executive responsibility, I pro-
@Hpose to adhere to them The first Is
@sthat we will not NEEDLE with things
Mrthat do not concern us; the second
81 us that we will not merely talk about
NJ SIights of small states, but we will
81 kobserve them; and the third is that
81 Ht will be understood that at all events
81 the lives and property of American
81 bcitizens will be protected.
"The position which I take as to
hall matters affecting American rights
N The went on. lis this: We want to
N serve the world. We want to serve
humanity I do not yield to any one
u lin stating the lofty aspiration Of our
tpeople We want to live at peace
in the world. We want all nations
mainly may be realized. I want to
see the organization of peace. I want
NJ to see adequate provision for the jul
II dicial determination of international
u controversies. I want to see proper
provision made for councils or trib
unals of Cancellation. I want to see
appropriate means to secure resort to
these tribunals. I want to see con-
ferences of the nations at frequent
intervals, to the end that may
have what may be described as ne
cessary legislative changes, in order
that the conditions of things, as they
are, if wrong, may not unnecessarily
provoke strife because they are not
properly remedied.
st want to see this nation ready
to perform it's service by having it's
state department, it's diplomatic in
tercourse representing the nation
j Through it's very best talent its high
es gifts, is most thoroughly trained
experts. I want to see the great people
of America contribute their full pow
Ter in that practicable way, to main
tain the peace Of the world; but we
cannot serve humanity unless we
maintain our self-respect and hold up
the dignity Of our nation
Instead of aiding business enter
prise, they nave seriously crlppleQ IL
here and abroad" Mr.. Hughes assert
ed. He charged that the Underwood
tariff had caused depression and I'M
nnplovment, which would be found
again at the close of the war. The
promises of the administration to aid
American enterprise abroad, he said,
were belied by it's acts. Referring to
the presidents utterances he said:
what avails such words when we
DO not protect American lives and
American property abroad? The ade-
uuate protection of American citizens
and their interests abroad, according
to their rights under international
law, is the cornerstone Of policy to
promote American enterprise through
4 out the world. This protection has
l been deliberately and deplorably re-
3 fused bv this administrations
He spoke of the proposed six-power
loan to China and said that American
bankers were informed that the ad-
n1inistration did not wish them to par
ticipate.
ENCOURAGEMENT of the develop
naent of American interests abroad was
dubbed dollar diplomacy he said,
something shocking reprehensible. In
consequence may say that, IN respect
to American interests abroad, we have
mad not only diplomacy WlCnouI uol-
lars but diplomacy with out sense.
Replies to DIR. Eliot.
Continuing, Mr.. Hughes replied to
statements by Charles w. Eliot, Pres
ldent Emeritus of Harvard. His speech
In part follows:
During the past three and one-half
years one would suppose that any AM
arican who went to foreign lands to
advance American industry and COM
MERGE was presumably a bad fellow