Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-08-06 | Page 29 | Quiz for Hughes is Framed by Writers

DUll FOR HUGHE IS FRAMED BY WRITERS Demand nd He Give Full Details De De- Details Details De- De tails of His Disagreement Disagree Disagree- ment With Wils Wilson n. n NEW Y YORK Aug 5 Thirty seven well known editors of and writers for American magazines and Sunday newspapers met at the Hotel Biltmore and gave out through George Creel I the following letter To the tho Honorable Charles E. E Hughes The rhe professional writers who sign this letter have small interest Interest Interest Inter Inter- est in parties but a very deep interest interest inter- inter est eat in democracy It is our hope through this voluntary association t to to assist in the promotion of honest educational edu edu- discussion in order that fundamental fundamental fun fun- issues may not be decided in prejudices and ignorance Mr Ir Wilsons Wilson's beliefs have been ex expressed expressed expressed ex- ex 1 pressed in law and In declared poli poll cies He has made an open record by which he may be Judged Wise Vise choice is not possible unless you ou yourself make equally specific statement of purposes and convictions Without Intent to offend we feel justified in charging that in no single public utterance have you filed a bona fide fido bill of particulars nor have you offered a single constructive sugI sug sug- I I Demand Details Personalities are without value Blanket criticism is worthless What Vh t twe we desire to know what It is fair that the electorate should know are the the exact details of your disagreement with President Wilson Vilson What has he done that you would not have haYe done and what has he failed to do that you would haye have done or will do 10 Honesty and patriotism demand that you put yourself upon record in such manner as to permit people to judge you as they are now able to Judge President Wilson For example Would you ou have filed instant protest protest pro pro- test against th tha Invasion of Belgium and backed up that protest with the United States navy It is arrant nonsense to talk about action that would have haYe prevented the Lusitania tragedy The vague advertisement advertisement adver adver- did not appear until shortly before the hour of sailing salling The oc occurrence occurrence occurrence oc- oc currence was one of those things that civilization has made the world regard re regard re- re gard as Incredible The only honest i question to this Would you have made the disaster the subject of diplomatic diplo diplo- 1 matic matte negotiations or would you have broken relations with Germany at I once Would you have urged upon congress congress congress con con- gress an embargo upon the shipment of munitions to the allies Would you urge universal compulsory compulsory compulsory sory military service You are frank In stating that Huertas Huerta's Huertas Huerta's Huerta's Huertas Huer- Huer tas ta's morals were of no concern to America Does this mean that you would have recognized Huerta For or Against Intervention As matters stand today would you be in favor of intervening Intervening- in Mexico n na i a Do Does s 's your our attack upon the Wilson shipping bill mean that you are in favor of ship subsidies Yo roil You speak enthusiastically of the fights of of f th the worker Does this Imply imply imply im Im- ply that you Indorse the Clayton antitrust antItrust antitrust anti anti- trust law and the seamen's bill Or Orwill Orwill Orwill will you OU urge their repeal What are your specific complaints against the federal reserve law As governor of New York you opposed op opposed op- op posed the income tax amendment Does this antagonism persist Do you oi or oY ordo do you not believe in paying for preparedness preparedness pre pre- out of a tax on incomes in inheritances in- in and munitions We Ve agree asree with you OU that it is a critical period by far too critical in indeed indeed Indeed in- in deed for candidates to talk in U-ims U of office seeking rather than in itt the simple earnest language of definite Americanism Respectfully Samuel Hopkins Adams Ray Stannard Stannard Stannard Stan- Stan nard Baker Ellis Parker Butler L. L Ames Brown Dante Barton Irvin S. S Cobb Wadsworth Camp J. J OHara O'Hara Cosgrave Stoughton Cooley William Villiam L. L Chenery George Creel Forbes Frederick C. C II Howe Ilose a ae e Gilson Gardner Frederick Stuart Greene Oliver Herford Prof Lewis Johnson Richard rd Lloyd Jones Peter B. B Kyne Percy Mackaye A. A A J. J McKelway l Bacil Meredith Nicholson Albert Jay Nock Harvey J. J O'Higgins Charles Charls Johnson Poe Eugene Manlove Rhodes William McLeod Raine flame Boardman Robinson John Reed Heed Opie Reed Edgar Edgar Edgar Ed Ed- gar Selwyn William Leavitt Stoddard Stoddard Stoddard dard Lincoln Augustus Thomas Frank Vrooman and George West