The Washington times., 1920-09-18
SEES MISCHIEF
IN ARTICLE X
G. o. p. Administration Will
Make League Safe, Says For
mer Justice Hughes.

TRENTON, N. j., Sept 1S.-"l be-
lieve that there is no disposition on
the part of foreign powers to oppose
the qualifications or amendments
we desire, said former Supreme
Court Judge Charles Il. Hughes,
speaking at the Republican State
convention here today, and refer
ring to the League OF Nations.
SEES SOLUTION IN q. q. Il.
"And under a Republican admins
tration. we shall be able TO retain all
that is good in the proposed covenant
while we shall adequately protect our
selves from what is ill-adyised or
dangerous, and in a sensible manner
we shall do our full share in securing,
so far as may be possible, inter-
national justice and abiding peace"
While most of Hughes speech was
devoted to a discussion of the League
OF Nations as an issue In the Presi-
Dental campaign, he also criticised
the present Administration, especially
In connection with the war.
Despite the portent of the hour,
he said, the Hemocratic party met
the demand for the maintenance or
American rights with seductive and
delusive assurances, and the cry he
kept us out of war won success for
the Administration and paradoxically
secured its opportunity to conduct
our part in the greatest war in his
tory.
THE election was followed by
solemn declaration of policy which
fitted the exigencies of the campaign.
There must be peace without VIC
tory an announce ment ms iII-advised
ns has been the recent conduct OF our
foreign affairs, which has left us VIC
stOry without peace"
REVIEWS EXTRAVAGANCEs.
After a review of the alleged ex-
travagances of the administration
and an arraignment of its "hagrant
disregard of the fundamental prin-
ciples of liberty" Hughes attacked
the retention of war powers.
when shall we escape the direct
influence of the war?' he asked.
Probably not for a generation. If
executive autocracy is to be corre-
spondingly continued, we may as well
bid good-by to the republic. The war
powers were for the conduct of the
war, not for peace. 1t was the plain
duty of the executive when actual
peace was restored to relinquish the
exercises of war power.
"If we are to respect our funda-
mental law. and check tendencies
which constitute n grave menace to
our liberties, we must end war pow
ers without delay. Executive autoc-
racy creates pernicious influence
. which permeatcs administration,
breeding a disposition to petty tyran-
ny wherever official authority is OK
ercised. Subtle and dangerous are
these encroachments upon liberty, and
should be the express
sion at the coming election of de-
termination to reinstate the constitu-
tional government of peace"
The discussion of the League of
Nations followed a general discussion
of our foreign relations, in which
Hughes accused the President of as
suminS a treaty-making power he
did not possess
Article 10 is n mischief maker"
Hughes declared. ."It belongs 10 the
cntagOry OF alliances 10 make vnr.
and Is opposed 10 American ideals. II
will serve to create disputes and not
TO heal them. For ourselves, We
must clearly reserve the right TO de-
eide in tho light OF the fncts as they
arise in the future. md unembar-
rassed by my pre-existiDg cOntrac-
turaI obligation, whether we shall de-
fend the territorial integrity OF one
nation against aEE ErcsAiOn by another
and whether or not we shall resort
to arms"