New Britain herald., 1925-02-13
TAKES NO
 INTEREST HUGHES
Reads, But Forsets, He Says on
 Elihu Roots Birthday

New York, Feb. 13.--Secretary of State Charles b. Hughes. who retires from office on March 1, remained in New York today to deliver an ad- dress at Union League club dinner tonight celebrating the S0th birth. day of Elihu Root, former head of the state department.
 The dinner, 1t is announced, will be in tribute to Mr Roots. services to his country, to the cause of in- ternational justice. to the republican party and to the Union League club, of which he has twice been presi- dent"
 In addition to Secretary Hughes, Solicitor General James NJ. Beck, United States Senator Wadsworth and former New York State Cover nors Benjamin E. Odell, Nathan l.. Miller and Charles $. Whitman will make addresses, which are to be broadcast by radio.
 MT. Hughes remarked last night at the Lincoln day dinner of the Ma tional Republican club, held in the Waldorf Astoria, that New York had been the scene of his advent into politics and that 1t apparently was to see his political demise. His ad- dress on "Our Country" was a plea for "the reasonableness of Abraham Lincoln" in which quality he said lay the test of our safety. the measure of our capacity for prog ress."
 Asserting that the country could not ignore the organized efforts of those who would destroy our form of government" the secretary said that the security, liberty, justice and opportunity sought by the discon- tented were all to be found here.
 We are not unmindful," he said "of the informlties of administration but we propose to preserve our house while we better its furnish ings. We do not propose to permit it to be torn down by those who ob- ject to houses"
 MT. Hughes deplored the lack ol attention paid to public affairs, cit ing as an example the naval pro posas at the Washington conference He recalled the publicity given tc these discussions, and>added:
 And yet we have been treated fol months to articles, speeches and edi. toriaIs which ignored the facts dis closed and proceeded only npon the assumption that the people had for gotten them.'
 "The problem" said the secretary "is not so much to inform the pub lie as to make the information stick This is out greatest difficulty in ar age of fceting observations"
 Emphasizing the need for reason ableness in international relations Secretary Hughes said the United States desired to avoid entangle ments and commitments "so tha whatever contingencies may aris' we may be free, not to exercise al arbitrary choice, but to follow tn dictates of reason and conscience, t take the action approved by an en frightened people,"
 "This freedom and our detach ment from age-long racial and na tional conflicts" he continued makes our influence greater. Bu we can never be just to ourselves an' refuse the cooperation in the inter est of peace and mutual helpfulnes which is made possible by our in dependence and which does not for felt it."
 Senator Simeon D. Tess of Ohio who paid tribute to Lincoln as al orator, characterized Secretar, Hughes as the most brilliant secre tary of state in the history 0 American diplomacy"
 Senator Hiram Bingham of Con nectlcut declared that the congres