The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
Hughes Thus Characterizes
Wilson's Work in
Mexico
HE DEMANDS
FIRMNESS
Not a Decent Effort to Pro-
tect Our Citizens
There

Spokane, Aug. l5.-Charle- +. Hughes
carried his indictment Of the national
administration TO the Pacific northwest
yesterday, delivering addresses in this
city and in Occur D'Alene, which crit.
icized Pres Wilson As severely n did any
that 80 stirred his audiences in the Mid
die West last week The balance OF the
week which will find the nominee stump.
ing the Pacific coast from Portland, Orc,
TO san Francisco, probably Will be marked
by specific charges instead OF the more
general attacks that have been made
since leaving New York
MIR Hughes began the second week Of
i his campaign tour as vigorously as he
/ did the first. After an early breakfast,
the nominee conferred with Republican
leaders Of Washington and Idaho. At 81
O'Clock he stepped into an auto al the
head OF a parade that passed through the
business section. All street ear and auto
traffic was suspended during the half
hour that the crowds lining the streets
were applauding their distinguished Wis
itor
With the parade over Mr. Hughes mo
tored 80 miles to CDur D'Alene. across
the border in Idaho, where he addressed
"a large MONDAY crowd and held a reccp |
ton. lie then hurried back TO Spokane
TO speak TO 500 women assembled in the |
auditorium theatre, the first audience /
made up entirely OF women since the
tour started. The nominee spoke at the
Spokane stadium last night. following I
which he left for Tacoma
In his first speech of the dav Mr.
Hughes maintained that the Mexican de
velopments have marked "a painful chap.
ter in our history" There has not been
a decent effort made to protect American
lives" he said. while the admnistra.
ton was pursuing an indefensible policy
il was calling Americans out oil Mexico
because it could not protect them. In
one case we even left TO British and Ger
man ships the duty OF saving Americans
that our admiral did not dare to save.
This is all due to a wrong conception OF
American policy Let us be correct let |
us be firm; let us be consistent let the I
world know we know how TO conduct in :
affairs. That is the way to $
protect our peace" a
Reterating his declaration for an ade- I
luate tariff, Mr. Hughes said. Il do not I
trust my opponents to perform that duty
They do not like the job They are
against it, If they turn a little way
rom their historic doctrine, il is because ;
hey have political scare. They do not
mean it. Their strength lies the other
way, in a great section of the country
which has always been opposed to it. n
They are determined, if they can, to +
lold the country to tariff for revenue u
,nly, and they will go little WAYS in y
departure from that standard only be- Il
ause Of fear of losing the election" a
In discussing the foreign situation, Mr.. RI
hughes said that if the country knew its u
lights and enforced them, it would have r,
he basis for international friendship. 1T Z
5 when there is feeling that perhaps A
ou are not quite willing or able to back a
p your words, that you take great cr
abstraction in mere verbal eXpositions, h,
hat there is danger of serious misun 9.
erstanding' said Mr.. Hughes. MY idea
that when we have serious right
'hich justities us in maintaining it that
re should firmly, quietly and deter
linedly allow it to be known. both form /
lily and informally in our diplomatic in
ercourse, so there is no misunderstood
lg about it Every nation which desires II
lr friendship viii recognize il. =
Mr.. Hughes delivered his first impor :
INT speech of the week at the stadium :,
st night, following which he left for =
acoma. Chairman Harrison Of the Re a
nblican state central committee who q,
him, said that elaborate 5.
ans have been made for the reception of -
r. Hughes in Tacoma and Seattle, State =,
nd city leaders met Mr.. Hughes when 20
: arrived in Tacoma at 10 O'Clock this =
orning and escorted him to the Tacoma IL
)tel, where he spoke to a group of Re -.
Iblican editors. The nominee made an
ltomobile tour of the city and spoke
the stadium at 3 o'clock. He leaves
r Seattle late this afternoon and will
'eak in the arena this evening From no
,attle Mr.. Hughes will 90 to Portland, of
-e. No
Mr.. Hughes spent Sunday in Spokane, 90,
sting from the activities of the last sew nj,
days and preparing for the second wi
eek of his campaign. Mr.. Hughes and q,
s wife attended the First Baptist ,,a
urch. They went pr a long motor ride
the afternoon.
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