Show MEXICO AND WILSON HUGHES HUGHES' OPENING THEMES t. t i to G. G 9 Candidate Launches r C Campaign nip ign With Attack on n President ADMINISTRATION i RAPS RAS Scores Raid on Civil Service System Pledges I to to Protect Pro Pro- L teet Americans DETROIT Aug Au 8 Charles s.-Charles Charles E. E Hughes in the first set speech last of his transcontinental trip assailed the administration night vigorously for for its foreign policy and its Mexican Me policy for appointing inexperienced to whom he termed men for what he hecha and diplomatic tlc posts posts' the civil I raid upon cha characterized d as a service of ot the United States I Hughes He kept us out of or war I and a i said referring to the president Yet we wet Democratic campaign slogan Vera Cruz That was war very war And t It was called war ot of those dead soldiers over the bodiEs bodiE's of ot service 1 it t was called caned a war Talk about what Is your policy polley policy does policy does What is the presidents president's the executive ever know Has anyone months month policy for more that six had a Mexican situation I repeat who on n the knows today what the policy of will be three administration I months the hence My friends the trouble administration has written writt n that this is matter what it such a record that no says ays you do not know whether it will stick to it Mexican Record We have had an exhibition during the past three years which I confess fills me with deep sense of shame I militaristic spirit have not a particle of ot in tn In my system but if I am elected president president dent ent I will see to It that American rights I in Mexico are respected Hughes assailed the administrations administration's s course toward upholding American rights tights abroad during the European war war 1 When I say I am fin nn American citIzen cit citizen cit cit- izen the nominee said I ought to say the tho proudest thing that any man can cansay cansay say In this world But you jou cant can't have that hat pride If It American citizenry is a cheap thing if It is not worthy of or protection protection pro pro- this wide world over There is no no man who could successfully present to an American community the platform platform plat plat- form orm that an American citizens citizen's rights stop top at the coast line and that beyond hat that American life me is to lo be the prey olny of ol IU ny marauder that chooses choosE's to take it The nominee ctt d the Republican platform latt rm declaration declaration- that government government gov gov- ov- ov positions had been taken from the operation of the civil service law during the present administration and declared that that sort of thing has got ot ot to stop He told of or an instance where he said an eminent scientist In the he coast and geodetic survey aman a aman a aman man of ot very eminent rank had been displaced to make room for an ex excellent ex- ex ellent stock breeder and veterinary surgeon The federal trade commission commission commission commis commis- sion Hughes charged was fairly emasculated with the law by the men for tor th the most part who were appointee appointed to pla places es upon It it It was inexcusable Hughes asserted assert assert- ed for the administration to take ou out In country after atter country in Latin America Americ where we have hae frequently sai said ald i we desired to cultivate cult the mos most friendly relations men in m the diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic service who had represented the country with credit and had ac acquired ac- ac an admirable and important ex experience ex- ex and put In men utterly Inexperienced Inex Inex- Past administrations the nominee said had sinned in that particular par par- but standards were being made and there were men in our service ice o of long experience and tine lne training Other appointments by the president were assailed e o eIf If we are to have a secretary tary o ot of state Hughes declared we want a aman aman aman I man who will stand before the w I as a man of ot learning of ot skill of ot experience ex ex- ex- ex f ot of power power Industrial Brotherhood I Hughes s also laid stress on what h he termed the need for industrial brotherhood brotherhood brotherhood brother brother- I hood and closer operation co-operation between I employers and There was no capitalistic class no laboring class I in prosperity he said but the prosperity prosperity pros pros- of the country or its lack af affected at- at I all an citizens It behooved the men responsible for foi the policies of the toun- toun ou try ry he sam said to look forward to the day when Europe at peace would wage fierce commercial competition with America and to guard American working work- work Ing ng men against that time After Atter his main address at Arcadia hall Hughes delivered a second address address ad address ad- ad dress at the Light Guard armory in which he reiterated many of the statements statements state state- ments made In tho the first address Hughes spent a strenuous day inthe Inthe in the he stifling heat of ot Detroit He made six speeches between noon and 10 o'clock last night Hughes at the meeting at Arcadia spoke in part as follows You have here the problem of the sudden introduction of a large alien population You did not remain indifferent ferent erent You set an example in Americanism Americanism Ameri Amen to all America and we point to Detroit as the one place in this land where there has been shown a quickening quickening quickening quick quick- ening of ot interest in the development and training and Americanizing of ot alien men and women who have come como cometo comoto to 0 this lad Wake ake America Supreme e. e I 1 It is perfectly idle ille to expect a sound sentiment of ot American unity if it those who come among us as strangers come merely to be exploited When we admit ad admit admit ad- ad mit to this country men and women we assume obligations with respect to their training as well as grant to them the privilege and we have got in this country to be awake to those obligations obligations obligations obliga obliga- and to realize that in every community community com corn there must be a well organized effort to make America supreme In the thought of ot everyone everone who comes into the community have the language understood and spoken to have American American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean sentiment nt replace foreign sentiment sentiment sentiment senti senti- ment to have American Ideals replace foreign ideals to have a realization that this is a country not simply giving givIng giving ing an opportunity to work for dollars but a country that is devoted to the betterment of ot human life lire to the en enlightenment enlightenment enlightenment en- en to the standards of ot human thought to the liberalization of all those things connected with human understanding and purpose we want America first in the mind and heart of everyone in this land But America is not simply a land for the man of or special talent or of ot distinguished distinguished distinguished dis dis- dis- dis aptitude This is the home of the average man the ordinary man who is doing his best whatever by talent or aptitude and in our large Industrial in industrial In- In occupations where thousands are gathered together in one service service we want a recognition of ot human brotherhood brotherhood brotherhood broth broth- in providing for the welfare of those who make the wealth of this great country Safeguard Workingman We Ve want workingmen to be be safeguarded safeguarded safe safe- guarded from every injury that can be prevented We Ve want the health of ot the workingman an looked after every means provided which conduces to the proper standpoint of living every means provided provided provided pro pro- vided for proper recreation appropriate ate means for education for vocational vocation vocation- al training In short the workingman who is in his Job and expects to continue continue continue con con- is doing something worth while for a community that appreciates It and gives him a fair chance to lead a happy and a decent life We Ve have got along in this country altogether too easily with our wealth of natural resources Men have been content living apart in their separate lives to try to make something for their individual selves but now we have reached a point where It is necessary necessary necessary sary as it has been necessary abroad I. I I to try to reduce all waste to try to prevent all unnecessary outlay and to try to make business successful ac according according according ac- ac cording to the of ot a well organized organized organized organ organ- economically conducted I want efficiency In the government of the United States If a manager was wa's to bo be appointed In an automobile factory would you appoint a n. man that never had seen au automobile It If you yon want to run successfully a large business business business busi busi- ness enterprise e In production would you appoint a man that never had seen the works and did not know anything anything- about It simply because he voted the I ticket that you vote My friends the world that we are about to live In in inthe inthe inthe I the next twenty-five twenty years is going going- to tobo I Ibo bo 10 a very different world from what It has been Now Nosy if it you have a n. great reat administrator administrator administrator adminis adminis- appointed to a position of ot ex extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary ex- ex power how will you Judge his efficiency In the conduct of ot the enormous business interests with which he is entrusted Judge him by his words I Judge him by his appoint appoint- ments Criticizes Appointments I want to state a few tew things that are not very pleasant things s to state to an American audience but this is a time when we are facing facts We have said frequently that we desired to cultivate the most friendly relations with Latin America What have we done In country after country we o ha taken out men who have given long periods Successfully to the study of ot diplomacy and have represented the country with credit and had acquired an admirable and important experience We Ve have taken them out and put in men utterly inexperienced I say It Is Inexcusable Let me tell you this country will never be worth worthily ly represented represented or take its place properly among the nations if it men are appointed merely to satisfy partisan obligations and there is no ideal of ot continuity of service in our diplomatic intercourse Past administrations I grant you had sinned in that particular but standards were being made and there were men in our our service of ot long ex experience experience ex- ex and ind nd fine training It was just as though you had taken the manager of an automobile factory that had gotten up to that place after many years of application who thoroughly knew his Job and put him out and put in an inexperienced man simply as a. a matter of ot personal favor We have had a very serious disregard disregard gard of ot the spirit and requirements of ot our civil service law In a Democratic Democrat Democrat- ic community the hardest thing in In inthe the world in a sense is to get a general appreciation of ot the Importance of having having haying hav hay ing fit men attend to the business of ot the government They understand ItIn it itin itin in private business But between you and me in public business anything goes The Republican platform says that under the Democratic administration there have been created since March 4 4 1913 over places which have been taken taleen outside in the original ap- ap of operation of ot the civil service laws Read enactment after enactment providing In substance as follows That the agents clerks and other persons to be appointed under the restrictions of ot an act passed so and so at such a time which means the act establishing the classified civil service period Must Meet Demands 1 It has been a raid upon the civil service of the United States and the American people ought to understand it And we have ha had positions expert positions requiring expert knowledge which have been subordinated to the demands of ot what I 1 regard as an ig ignoble ignoble ignoble ig- ig noble partisan expediency Take for example the bureau of ot the census There was Mr Durand an expert statistician a very competent competent competent compe compe- tent man well understood to be such We Ve have him retired and in his place we have a Democratic politician from froma a southern state And he is hardly warm in his place before he is transferred transferred transferred trans trans- to the trade commission The trade commission was fairly emasculated by the men for the most part who were appointed to places I upon It My fr frends that sort of ot thing has got to stop in this country if we are going ahead to meet the demands that are immediately upon us We Ve had In the coast and geodetic survey an eminent scientist a man who had won distinction in connection with his scientific workS work a man of or very eminent rank He was displaced to tomake tomake tomake make room for an excellent stock breeder and veterinarian In the coast and geode geodetic c survey we 0 have had a very extraordinary condition condi condition condi- condi tion with regard to expert places I I 1 mean places laces that were taken out of the civil service ervice laws I shall not go Into the exact figures In the year ending about April 1 I 1916 there were taken out that that is appointments by ex executive executive ex- ex action removed from the operation of ot the civil service laws to the number I 1 believe believeS of ot about I 1 believe that some twenty of ot those were made without seeking the advice of ot the civil service commission I believe that about two twenty-two were made after seeking the advice and with the approval ap approval approval ap- ap of the civil service commission and I believe that two sixty-two were made in opposition to the advice of the civil service commission Rights of Citizens I used to think that if It there was one thing which the American public was less interested in than anything else It was the actual administration or of their government But I 1 am beginning to believe that with the object lessons we ha have vo had abroad and with with with- the very definite appreciation of ot the crisis weare we weare weare are in there is a different notion Inthis in inthis Inthis this country about those things I hold It Is the most unworthy thing an administrator can do to take public business and pay political debts with it We Ve have had an exhibition in the thelast thelast thelast last three years which I 1 confess fills me with a deep sense of ot shame I would not counsel any action that was contrary to the dictates of ot those usages and customs and recognized rights and obligations which we comprise under the name of international law It was business to stand for all the rights our of or American citizens under International international international I law law to to vindicate international law Take v. v for example the case of or Mexico Mex Mex- I ico We had certain things that we had a right to demand of or Mexico ant and there was a proper way of ot demanding them We Ve should have said that we Insisted upon the protection of the lives I and property of Ameri American an citizens of or just lust protection such prote protection as weare we weare weare are entitled to from a government that performs the functions of or government We could have said we would not 1 reco recognize Huerta if his government government could not discharge those functions We Ve had no business to recognize him unless the executive was satisfied he could discharge those functions But It was another thing to take an attitude quite apart from the protection of ot American rights and wage war upon ian an Individual and try to take |