Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-13
Hughes Says He Would MOI
Tolerate Friendly Relations
After Disaster
CALLS ATTENTION TO
PROTECTIVE TARIFF
Terms Wilson'S Advocacy Of
New Freedom" in Reality
THE New Slavery"

Louisville, KY, Oct. 12.-Charles f.
Hughes, answering question here TO-
night as to what he would have done
when the Lusitania was sunk, declar.
ed he would have made it known in
terms unequivocal and unmistakable
that we should not tolerate cOntin-
uance of friendly relations" when no.
tice was published with reference to
the threatened action"
Charles E. Hughes went through the
mountains of Kentucky today, new
campaign field for presidential nomi'
nees, outlining his views on the main
tenance of American rights and ended
his days tour of the state with a
meeting here tonight in which he de-
clared that the new freedom" advo
Gated by President Wilson four years
ago had been transmitted in one re-
spect to "the new slavery
The Protective Tariff.
In his speech in Phoenix Hill hall
here tonight, Mr. Hughes devoted
much of his attention to the protect
i've tariff and to what he termed "the
new slavery"
1--WE have heard much of the new
freedom" he said. ut seems to have
a surprising and deplorable range. II
has meant freedom to sacrifice the
principle of the merit system, which
our opponents pledged themselves tq
support. 1t has meant freedom to eM
bark the government in novel enter
prises in competition with private
business, as in the case of the gov
ernment shipping bill.
at has meant freedom to depart
from the principles of international
law to conduct a personal diplomacy
to satisfy personal vindictiveness. 1t
has meant freedom to wage war, not
to protect American rights. but to
dislodge a disliked ruler and to leave
our citizens and their property to an
archy and revolution. 1t has meant
freedom to depart from our timehon'
ored policy of protecting American
citizens who take American enter
prise abroad, and to substitute new
policy, which treats them as adven-
turers, whose flag is no longer a SYM
Dol of protection of their just rights.
at means freedom to subvert the
principles of government by yielding
authority to the demands of force.
In this last phase, instead of the new
freedom, we have the new slavery.
What are the characteristics of this
new slavery? 1t is the use of the
form of free institutions to tyrranize
over the public, to impose demands
without inquiry as to their justice.
Government by Hold.up.
"The new slavery is government by
holdup. 1t is terrorized government,
or the rule of politics assuming ter
ror as an excuse for submission. The
executive is chosen to defend the cit
adel of constitutional government.
Instead, he surrenders it. Where
shall this stop?
Serious Blows to Business.
"These innovations are serious
blows to American business. But it
is said that the administration has
aided business and, strangely enough,
it refers to the anti-trustact.
"Yet, the administration complac-
emily speaks of aiding business by
defining the evils aimed at by the
antitrust act.
"Not only does the federal trade
commission act not define what it
means by unfair competition, but it
leaves the antitrust act in full effect
as before"