Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 1, 1916, Page 2

. HUGHES OUTLINES . ' flag! We are told that we went there _ parently the admi POLICY FOR PARTY Republican Nominee Clearly States Issues Before People and Takes His Stand. NO DOUBT AS TO POSITION (Continued From Page One.) nation, worthy of the American name. Mexico. “The dealings of the administration with Mexico constitute a confused chapter of blunders. We have not helped Mexico. She lies prostrate, impoverished, famine-stricken, over- whelmed with the woes and outrages of internecine strife, the helpless vic- tim of a condition of anarchy which the course of the administration only served to promote. For oursclves, we have witnessed the murder of our citi- zens and the destruction of their prop- erty. We have made enemies, not friends. Instead of commanding re- spect and deserving good-will by sin- cerity, firmness and consistency, we provoked misapprehension and deep resentment. In the light of the con- duct of the administration no one could understand its professions. De- .crying interference, we interfered most exasperatingly. We have not even kept out of actual confli-t, and the soil of Mexico is stained with the blood of our soldiers. We have re- sorted . to physical invasion, only to retire without gaining the professed object. It is a record which cannot be examined without a profound sense of humiliation. Mistake at the Very Start. “When the. administration came into power Huerta was exercising au- thority as provisional president of Mexico, He was certainly in fact the head of the government of Mexico. Whether or not he should be recog- nized was a question to be determined in the exercise of a sound discretion, but according to correct principles. The president was entitled to be as- sured that there was at least a de facto government; that international obligations would be performed; that the fiivel and property of American citizens would have proper protec- tion. To attempt, however, to con- trol the domestic concerns of Mexico was simply intervention, not less so because disclaimed. The height of folly was to have a vascillating and ineffective intervention which could only evoke bitterness and contempt, which would fail to pacify thec oun- try and to assure peace and prosper- ity under a stable government. erimes were committed, we do not palliate them. We make no defense of Huerta. But the administration had nothing to do with the moral character of Huerta, if, in fact, he repncéuud the government of Mex- . ‘We shall never worthily prose. ute our unselfish aims or: serve humanity by wrong-headedne far as the 'quncter of Huerta is con- cerned; the hollowness of the preten- sions on this score is revealed by the administration’s ubu‘?uem patronage of Villa (whose qualificatio assassin are indisputable); whom ion was ready to recognize he had achieved his end and fulfilled what then seemed to be his hope. John Lind's Record. “The question is not as to the no: recognition of Huerta, The admin tration did not content itself with re- fusing to recognize Huerta, who was recognized by Great Britain, Gers many, France, Ru Spain and Japan. The administration undertook to destruy Huerta, to control the Mexican politics, even to deny Huerta the right to be a candidate for the of- fice of president at the election the administration demanded. With what bewilderment must the Mexicans have regarded our assertion of their right to manage their own affairs. In the summer of 1913 John Lind was dis- patched to the City of Mexico as the president’s ‘personal spokesman and representative’ to the unrecognized Huerta, in order to demand that the latter eliminate himself. It was an unjustifiable mission, most offensive to a sensitive people. John Lind lin- gered irritatingly. The administ tion continued to direct its efforts ac the destrcution of the only govern- ment Mexico had. Vera Crus Only a Pretext. “In the spring of 1914 occurred the capture of Vera Cruz. Men from one of our ships had been arrested at Tampico and had been discharged with an apology. But our admiral de- manded a salute, which was refused. Thereupon the present went to con- ‘gress, asking ‘l\lthol‘i({] to use the armed forces’ of the United States Without waiting for the passage of the resolution Vera Cruz was seized. It appeared th: shipload of ammu- nition for Huerta was about to en- ter the port. :l‘hete was a natural op- position ot ‘this invasion and a battle occurred, in which nineteen Ameri- flll‘e ;n& over 100 Mexicans were _killed, This, of course, was war. Our . dead soldiers were praised for dying . like heroes in a war of service. Later we retired from Vera Cruz, giving up this noble warfare. We had not ob- tained the salute manded. aration for affronts. The ship with ammunition which could not land at Vera Cruz had soon landed at other port and cargo was deliv- ered to Huerta without interference. which was de- ne, € | vailed. We had not obtained rep- F propert; The bitter hatred aroused by the course of the administration multiplied outrages, while our failure to afford protection to our citizens evoked the scorn and contempt of Mexicans. Consider the ignominions incident at Tampico in connection with the capture of Vera Cruz. In the midst of the greatest danger to the hundreds of Americans con- gregated at Tampico, our ships which were in the harbor were withdrawn and our citizens were saved only by the intervention of German officers and were taken away by British and German ships. The official excuse of the secretary of the navy is an extra- ordinary commentary. Our ships, it seems, had been ordered to Vera Cruz; but, as it appeared that they were not needed, the order was re- scinded. Then, we are told, our ad- miral was faced with this remarkable dilemma. If he attempted to go up the river at Tampico and take our citi- zens ahoard, the word of ‘aggressive action, as the secretary called it ‘would have spread to the surround- ing country, and it was ‘almost cer- tain that reprisals on American citi- zens would have followed, and lives would have been lost.” We had so in- censed the Mexicans that we could not rescue our own citizens at Tam pico, save at the risk of the murder of others. We must take Vera Cruz to get Huerta out of office and-trust to other nations to get our own citizens out of peril. What a travesty of in- ternational policy! Debauch of Anarchy Follows. “Destroying the government of Huerta, we fcfl Mexico to the rav- ages of revolution. I shall not at- tempt to narrate the sickening story of the barbarities committed, of the car- nival of murder and lust. We were then told that Mexico was entitled to spill as much blood as she pleased to settle her affairs. The administra- tion vacillated with respect to the embargo on the export of arms and munitions to Mexico. Under the res- olution of 1912, President Taft had laid such an embargo. In August, 1913, President Wilson stated that he deemed it his duty to see that neither side to the struggle in Mexico should receive any assistance from this side of the border, and that the export of all arms and munitions to Mexico would be forbidden. But in February, 1914, the embargo was lifted. In April, 1914, the embargo was restored. In May, 1914, it was explained that the embargo did not apply to Ameri- ments through Mexican ports, and ammunition for Carranza was subsequently landed at Tampico. In September, 1914, the embargo was lifted on exports across the border; thereupon military supplies reached both Villa and Carranza. In October, 1915, an embargo was declared on all exports of arms except to the adher- ents of Carranza, There was an utter absence of consistent policy. Between Villa and Carranza. “For a time we bestowed friendship on Villa, Ultimately we recognized Carranza, not on the ground that he had a constitutional government, but that it was a de facto government. The complete failure to secure /pro- tection to American citizens is shown conclusively in the note of the secre- tary of state of June 20, 1916, in which he thus described the conditions that have obtained during the last three year, For three years the Mexican re- public has been torn with civil strife; the lives of Americans other aliens have been sacrificed; vast prop- erties developed by American capital and enterprise, have been destroyed or rendered non-productive; bandits have been permitted to roam at will throlurh the territory contiguous to the ted States, and to seize with out punishment or without effective attempt at punshment, the propert, of Americans, while the lives of citi- zens of the United States who ven- tured to remain in Mexican territory or to return there to protect their in- terest have been taken in some cases, barbarously taken, and the murderers have neither been appre: hended nor brought to justice . It would be tedious to recount in- stance after instance, outrage after outrage, atrocity after atrocity, to il- lustrate the true nature and extent ot the widespread conditions of lawless- and violence which have pre- Massacres Fresh in Mind. “The Santa Ysabel massacre, the raid at Columbus, the bloodshed at |Carrizal are fresh in your minds, After the Columbus raid we started a 'puni- 'tive expedition.' We sent a thin line of troops hundreds of miles into Mex- ico, between two lines of railway, neither of which we were allowed to use, and which we did not feel at liberty to seize. We were refused g‘ermmion to enter the towns hough thus restricted, the enterprise was still regarded by the Mexicans s a menace. Our troops faced hos- tile forces and it is not remarkable that our men fell at Carrizal. What other result could be expected? We tually ordered to withdraw, and without accomplishing our pur- pose we have been withdrawing and we are now endeavoring to safeguard our own territory. The entire national guard has been ordered out and many thousands of citizens have been tak- en from their peaceful employments and hurried to the Mexican border. The administration was to e and Villa for his outrage on our not punished any one; we went in only to retire, and future movements are apparently to be de- termined by a joint commission, What We Wish for Mexico. Recently the naked truth was admit- | ted by a cabinet officer. We are now informed that “we did not go to Vera Cruz to force Huerta to salute the . 'to show that we were in earnest in our demand that Huerta must go That is, we seized Vera Cruz to de- pose Huerta. The guestion of the salute was a mere pretext. . No Protection for Americans. ~ “Meanwhile, the administration ut- terly fail to perform its obvious duty re p. on for the lives and i of our citizens. It is most unworthy to slur those who have in- vestments in Mexico in order to es- a% a tion for, the non- Ofm::: of this d‘n!y. Tli:ere can % no s escape, for we have no ‘alm:hud there can be no debate, : '\:M existence of thihduty on the our ment. Let me quote the words 01 the democratic platform of 1912: “The constitutional rights of \ ci should protect them on our borders, and go with them throughout the worl, Am'rcuhdwn'u g:idiu or t::vin_u property coun! 'fi..‘ to. uI xuu:t“l':e glvm:-y fl:: protection of the United States for himself and his b and prosperity,. We should be ready to aid her in binding up her wounds, in relieving her from starvation and distress, and in giving her in every practicable way the benefits of our distinterested friendship. The conduct of this administration created dif- ficulties. which we shall have to sur- mount. ‘We shall have to overcome the antipathy needlessly created by t conduct and to develop genuine respect and confidence, W'e shall have to adopt a new policy, a polic; of firmness and consistency throuzi which alone we can promote an en- during friendship. ¢ demand from Mexico the protection of the lives and the property of our citizens and the security of our border from depre- dations. Much will be gained if Mexico is convinced that we contem- plate no meddlesome interference with what does not ern us, but that we propose to insist in a firm and candid manner upon the perform- ance of international obligations. To a_stable government, np\)ropvhtely scharging its international duties we should give un‘grud.ing support. A ort period of firm, consistent and THE BEE: friendly dealing will accomplish more than many years of vacillation. Maintenance of American Rights. “In this land of composite popula- tion, drawing its strength from every race, the national security demands that there shall be no paltering with American rights. The greater the danger of divisive influences, the reater is the necessity for the unify- ing force of a just, strong and patrio- tic position. We countenance no co- vert policies, no intrigues, no secret schemes. We are unreservedly, de- votedly, whole-heartedly, for the United States. That is the rallying point for all Americans. That is my position. I stand for the unflinch- ing maintenance of all American rights on land and sea. “We have had a clear and definite mission as a great neutral nation. It was for us to maintain the integrity of international law; to vindicate our rifh!s as neutrals; to protect the lives of our citizens, their property and trade from wrongful acts. Putting aside any question as to the highest possibilities of moral leadership in the maintenance and vindication of the law of nations in connection with the European war, at least entitled to the safeguarding of American rights. But this has not been secured. ¢ have hiad brave words in a series of notes, but despite our protests the lives of Americans have been de- stroyed. What does it avail to use some of the strongest words known to diplomacy if ambassadors can re- ceive the impression that the words are not to be taken seriously? It is not words, but the strength and reso- lution behind the words, that count. The chief function of diplomacy is revention; but in this our diplomacy ailed, doubtless because of its im- paired credit and the manifest lack of disposition to back words with ac- tion. Had this government by the use of both informal and formal dip- lomatic opportunities left no doubt that when we said ‘strict accountability’ we meant grecisely what we said, and that we should unhesitatingly vindi- cate that position, I am confident that there would have been on destruction of American lives by the sinking of the Lusitania. There, we had ample notice; in' fact, published notice. Furthermore, we knew the situation and we did not require specific notice. Instead of whittling away our formal statements by equivocal conversations, we needed the straight, direct and de- cisive representations which every diplomat and foreign office would un- derstand. I believe that in this way we should have been spared the re- eated assaults on American lives. oreover, a firm American policy would have been strongly supported by our people and the opportunities for the development of bitter feeling would have been vastly reduced. Courage An Assurance of Peace. “It is a great mistake to say that resoluteness in protecting American rights would have led to war. Rather, in that course lay the best assurance of peace. Weakness and indecision in the maintenance of known rights are always sources of grave danger; they forfeit respect and invite serious wrongs, which in turn create an un- controllable popular resentment. That is not the path of national security. Not only have we a host of resources short of war by which to enforce our just demands, but we shall never pro- mote our peace by being stronger in words than in deeds. We should not have found it difficult to maintain peace, but we should have maintained peace with honor. During this criti- eriod, the only danger of war n in the weak course of the ad- ministration, < “I do not put life and property on the same footing, but the administra- tion has 'not on{y been remiss with respect to the protection of American Y | lives; it has been remiss with respect to the protection of American prop- erty anx American commerce. It has been too much disposed to be con- tent with leisurely discussion. I can- not now understake to review the course of events, but it is entirely clear that we failed to use the re- sources at our command to prevent injurious action, and that we suffered in consequence. We have no ulterior purposes and the administration should have known how to secure the entire protection of every legitimate American must unreservedly condemn recognition of our just demands as a neutral nation, “We denounca all plots and conspir- acies in the interest of any foreign nation. Utterly intolerable 1s the use of our soil for alien intrigues. Every American must unserervedly condemn them, and support every effort for their suppression. But here, also, prompt, vigorous and adequate meas- ures on the part of the administration were needed. There should have been no hesitation; no notion that it was wise and politic to delay Such an abuse of our territory demanded im- mediate and thorough-going action. As soon as the administration had no- tice of plots and conspiracies, it was its duty to stop them. It was not lacking in resources. Its responsibility for their continuance cannot be escaped by the condemnation of others. Preparedness. “We are a peace-loving people, but we live in a world of arms. We have no thought of aggression, and we de- re to preserve our democratic ideals without the wastes of strife. So de- voted are we to these ideals, so in- tent upon our normal development, that I do not believe that there is the slightest danger of militarism in this country. Adequate preparedness is not militarism. It is the essential as- surance of security; it is a necessary afeguard of peace. It is apparent that we are shock- ); ingly unprepared. There is no room INCREASES SELF-RESPECT. No one ever received a life insur- ance policy from an agent or his company Wwithout being conscious that the load of responsibility on his shoulders had been lightened. He lso experienced at the time an in- creased feeling of self-respect be- cause he had done what it was his duty to do, in that he had-provided for the future welfare of those who were dependent on him. It is a curious fact, but one which is undoubtedly true, that a person who has once carried life insurance seldom drops it permanently. He may allow one policy to lapse, he may sometimes change to another compu:y which is generally a mis- take; he may become hard up and cash it in, but sooner of later he takes another policy, THE MIDWEST LIFE ! Sreedeit. z. GE ER, Gen €ty National Bank Bullding, Orehe. UMAHA, for controversy on this point since the object lesson on the Mexican bor- der. All our available regular troops (less, I believe, than 40,000), are there or in Mexico, and as these have been deemed insufficient the entire National Guard has been ordered out; that is, we are summoning practically all our movable military forces in order to prevent bandit ‘incursions. In view of the warnings of the last three years, it is inexcusable that we should find ourselves in this plight. For our faithful guardsmen, who with a fine patriotism responded to this call and are bearing this burden, I have noth- ing but praise. But I think it little short of absurd that -ve should be compelled to call men from their shops, their factories, their offices and their professions for such a pur- pose. This, however, is not all. The units of the National Guard were at peace strength, which was only about one-half the required strength. It was necessary to bring in recruits, for the most part raw and untrained. Only a small percentage of the regiments recruited up to war strength will have had even a year's training in the Na- tional Guard, which at the maximum means 100 hours of military drill, and, on the average, means much less. Actual Strength of Army. “Take the eastern department as an illustration, The states in this depart- ment contain about 72 per cent of the entire organized militia of the coun- try. I am informed, by competent authority, that the quota of militia from this department, recently sum- moned with the units raised to war strength, as required would amount to about 131,000 men; that in response to this call there are now en route to or on the border, about 54,000 men, and in camp in their respective states, about 28,000; and thus, after what has already been accomplished, there still remain to be supplied in recruits about 48,000 men. Men fresh from their peaceful employments and physically unprepared have been hurried to the border for actual service. They were without proper equipment; without necessary supplies; suitable condi- tions of transporation were not pro- vided. Men with dependent families were sent; and conditions which should have been well known were discovered after the event. And yet the exigency, comparatively speaking, was not a very grave one. It involve nothing that could not readily have been foreseen during the last three years of disturbance, and required . JESDAY, AUGUST 1, 4 | measures of security and avoiding the only a modest talent for organization. That this administration while pursu- ing its course in Mexico shoul have permitted such conditions to exist is almost incredible. Wilson a Follower. “In the demand for reasonable pre- aredness the administration has fol- owed not led. Those who demanded more adequate forces were first de- scribed as ‘nervous and excited.’ Only about a year and a half ago we were told that the question of preparedness was not a pressing one; that the coun- try had been misinformed. Later, un- der the pressure of other leadership, this attitude was changed. The ad- ministration, it was said, had ‘learned something,’ ahd it made a belated de- mand for an increased army. Even then the demand was not prosecuted consistently, and the pressure exerted on congress with respect to other ad- ministrative measures was notably absent. The president addressed con- gress but little over six months ago, presenting the plans of the War de- partment, and congress was formally urged to sanction these plans as ‘es- sential first steps.’ They contemplated an increase of the standing force of the regular army from its then strength of 5,023 officers and 102.985 enlisted men, to a strength of 7,136 officers and 134,707 enlisted men, or 141,834 all told. It was said that these conditions were ‘necessary to render the army adequate for its pres- ent duties’ Further it was that the army should be supplemented by a force of 400,000 disciplined citi- zens raised in increments of 133,000 a year, through a period of three years. At least so much ‘by wag' of preparation for defense’ seemed to the president to be ‘absolutely im- erative now.’ He said ‘We cannot do ess’ But within two months this program was abandoned and the able secretary of war, who had devoted himself persistently to this important question felt so keenly the change in olicy that he resigned from the cab inet. Now, the army organization bill provides for an army on paper of 178, 000 men, but in fact it provides for only 105,000 enlisted men for the linc of the regular army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, and I am in- formed that for the next fiscal year there will be an increase of only 15,- 000. The plan for the supplemental federal army completely under federal control was given up. Demands Adequate Defense. “We are told that the defects re- vealed by the present mobilization are due to the ‘system.’ But it was pre- cisely such plain defects that under the constant warnings of recent years, with the whole world intent on mili- tary concerns, should have been stud- ied and rectified. The administration has failed to discharge its responsibil- ities. Apparently, it is now seeking to meet political exigencies by its naval program. But it has imposed upor | the country an incompetent naval ad- ministration. “We demand adequate national de- | fense; adequate protection on both our western and eastern coasts. We demand thoroughness and efficiency | e = Trunks for the School Girl To stimulate August sales we are offering 36-inch fibre cov- ered trunks built with first- looked that there are also legislative needs. We need conferences of nations rroposed = class 3-ply veneer lumber, mas- sive hardware, sturdy locks and hinges, one deep tray divided into convenient compartments, one extra dress tray, all nicely cloth lined. A Thoroughly Reliable Trunk. Price $14 Freling & Steinle “Omaha’s Best Baggage Builders.” 1916. in both arms of the service. It seems1 We need to develop the instrumen- to be plain that our regular army is/ too small. We are too great a coun-| try to require of our citizens who are| are now called. As well be summoned to put out fires and po-| lice the streets, We do not count an adequate police force. With a pop- ulation of nearly 100,000,000 we need ing a regular army which can reason- ably protect our border, and perform | be required, in the absence of a grave emergency. | believe, further, that there shopld be not only a reasonable | increase in the regular army, but that | the first citizen reserve subject to call | should be enlisted as a federal arm;:‘ and trained under federal authority. \ What Is Really Called For. “The country demands that our military and naval programs shall be ! carried out in a business-like manner under the most competent adminis-| trative heads; that we shall have an| up-to-date preparation; that the moneys appropriated shall be prop- erly expended. We should also have careful plans for mobilizing our in- dustrial resources; for promoting re- search and utilizing the investigations of science. And a policy of adequate preparedness must constantly have in view the necessity of conserving our fundamental human interests; of promoting thc physical well-being of our population, as well as education and training; of developing to the utmost our economic strength and in- dependence. It must be based upon a profound sense of our unity, and democratic obligation. It must not | mean the abandonment of other es- | sential government work, but that we shall have, in both, efficiency, and in neither, waste or extravagance. We vision and conference, to remove so far as possible the causes of irritation which may in any degree threaten friendly relations. In our proposals there is, I repeat, no militarism. There is simple insistence upon com- mon sense in providing reasonable perils of neglect. We must have the strength of self-respect; a strength which contains no threat, but assures our defense, safeguards our rights and conserves our peace. Organization of Peace. “We are deeply interested in what I.may term the organization of peace. We cherish no illusions. We know that the recurrence of war is not to be prevented by pious wishes. If the conflict of rational interests is not | to be brought to the final test of force, there must be the development of international organization in order to provide international justice and to safeguard so far as practicable the peace of the world. “Arbitration treaties are useful within their proper sphere, but it is worse than folly to ignore the lim- itations of this remedy or to regard such treaties as an cdequate means of preventing war. There should be an international tribunal to decide controversies susceptible of judicial determination, thus affording the ad- vantage of judicial standards in the settlement of particular disputes and of the gradualp growth of a body of judicial precedents. In emphasizing the desirability of such a tribunal for the disposiiion of controversies of a justiciable sort, it must not be over- to formulate international rules, to establish principles, to modify and extend international law so as to adapt it to new conditions, to remove causes of international differences. war, talities of conciliation. Must Be Ready for War, ; A “And behind this international or- engaged in peaceful vocations the sort ganization, if it is to be effective, of military service to which they| gt be the co-operation of the na- i : 4 insist tions to prevent resort to hostilities that our ctitizens in this metropolis pefore the appropriate agencies of eaceful settlement have been util- i B : e If the peace of the world is it inconsistent with our liberties, or |, he maintained, it must be through with our democratic ideals, to have| o preventive p’ower R AR | purpose. Without this, it will still re- ractica- to be surer of ourselves than to be-| pie to disregard international obliga- come alarmed at the prospect of h“'f tions, to override the rights of states, ignore o ‘. | principles, to violate rules. And it] such other military service as may | i only through international co-op- | eration giving a reasonable assurance of peace that we may hope for the It is to be expected that nations will continue to arm in defense of their respective | interests, as they are conceived, and nothing will avail to diminish this burden save some practical guarantee We, in this country, can, and should, maitain our entangle- interests and policies But there is no national isolation in the world If at the close of the present war the nations are ready to undertake practlcab}e measures in the common interest in order to secure international justice, we cannot fail to recognize our in- ternational duty. The peace of the world is our interest, as well as the interest of others, and in developing the necessary agents for the preven- tion of war we shall be glad to have And our pre- paredness will have proper relation to this end as well as to our own imme- ized. main not only possible, but particularly of small states, to limitation of armaments. of international order. fortunate freedom from ments with which do not concern us. of the twentieth century. an appropriate share. diate security. Industry and Trade—A Fool's Para- 4 “When we contemplate industr and commercial our opponents point has been creat ial conditions, we see e € | that we are living in a fool's paradise. should also be solicitous, by wise pre-| The temporary prosperity to which ed by the abnormal conditions incident to the war. With the end of the war there will be the new conditions de- termined by a new Europe. Millio ns | of men in the trenches will then re- turn to work. The energies of each of the now belligerent nations, highly trained, will then be turned tn.g tion. These are days of terrible d cipline for the nations at war, but must not be forgotten that each developing a national solidarity, knowledge of method, a realization capacity hitherto unapproached. roduc- is- it is a of In each, the lessons of co-operation now being learned will never be forgotten. to a minimum; labor and capital ha | Friction and waste have been reduced ve a better understanding, business or- ganization is more highly develo ed and more intelligently directed than ever before. We see in each of the nations a marvellous national ef ciency. Let it not be supposed th: se fi- at this efficiency will not count when Europe once more at peace push es its productive powers to the utmost limit. “On the other hand, in this country, with the stoppage of the manufacture { of munitions, a host of men will be turned out of employment. Wg must meet the most severe competition in industry. fective in organization, loosely kn industrially unprepared. What the Democrats Really Did. “Our opoonents promised to redu We are undisciplined, de- it, ce the cost of living. This they have failed to do; but they did reduce the opportunities of making a living. Let us not forget the conditions that e: X- isted in this country under the new tariff prior to the outbreak of the ness was languishing; new prises were not undertaken,instead Production had decreased, busi- enter- of expansion there was curtailment, and our streets were filled with the un- empolyed. It was estimated that in the city of New York over 3000 were out of work. Throughout the country the jobless demanded relief The labor commissioners of many states and our municipal adminis- trations devoted themselves to the problem of unemployment, while the resources of our voluntary charitable organizations were most severely taxed. What ground is there for ex- pecting better conditions when the unhealthy stimulus of the war has spent its force and our industries and workingmen are exposed to the com petition of an energized Europe? Must Have Protective Policies. | “It is plain that we must have pro- | tective, upbuilding policies. It is idle to look for relief to the democratic arty which as late as 1912 declared in its platform that it was a funda mental principle of the democratic party that the federal government under the constitution, had no right or power to impose or collect tarifi duties except for the purpose of rev- enue We are told in its present platform that there have been ‘mo menous changes’ in the last two years. and hence, repudiating its former atti- tude, the democratic party now de- clares for a ‘non-partisian tariff com- mission.” But have the momentous changes’ incident to the European war changed the constitution of the United States? Is it proposed to use a tariff commision to frame a tariff for revenue only? Is the opposing party ready to confess that for gen- erations it has misread the constitu- tion? Is that party now prepared to accept the protective principle? Rath- er, so far as the tariff is concerned, it would appear to be without princi- ple. Witness its action in connection with the sugar duties, its reaffirma tion of the doctrine of a revenuc tariff, its dyestuffs proposal, and its formulation in lieu of protective duties of an ‘anti-dumping’ provision, the terms of which are sufficient to show its ineffective character! “The republican party stands for the principle of protection. We must |apply that principle fairly, without abuses in as scientific a manner as possible; and congress should be aid- ied by the investigations of an expert body. We stand for the safeguarding of our economic independence, for the development of American in- dustry, for the maintenance of Ameri- can standards of living. We propose that in the competitive struggle that is about to come the American work- ingman shall not suffer. Not a Party of Sections. “The republican party is not a sec- tional party. It thinks and plans na tionally. Tts policies are for the pro- motion of the prosperity of every part of the-country, south, east, north and west, It is not simply a question of a wise adjustment of the tariff in ac- | cordance with sound principle, but there is also the need in other re- spects for stable conditions for com- mercial and industrial progress. 1f we are to meet effectively the condi- tion which will arise af{er the war - is over, we must put our house in order. Let it be understood that the public right is to be maintained with- out fear or favor. But let us show that we can do this without impairing the essential agencies of progress. There is no forward movement, no endeavor to promote social justice, which in the last analysis does not rest upon the condition that there shall be a stable basis for honest en- terprise. This subject has several im- forzant phases to which at this time can allude only briefly. Treatment of Transporation. “We should place our transporation system on a sure footing. We should be able wisely to adjust our regulative powers SO tgat the fundamental ob- (Continued on Page Three, Column One.) Saturdays— During August 6 p. m. \ will be the closing hour This is & step which we be- leve will be appreciated by our friends both within and without the store. The extrs hours thus gained will be benefit to all T, B. & CO. Our Annual August Linen Sale Which Commences Tuesday Will Be Better Than Ever Before These reductions are made on first quality Linens of our own im- portation. The oppor- tunity presented is rare and will be appre- ciated by hundreds of Omaha women. Turkish Towels Table Cloths (Bleached) Cluny Lace Doilies On Sale 190 Doilies, 12V4¢. 95¢ Doilies, 19¢. 75¢ Doilies, 50¢. Huck Towels 85¢ H. 8. Huck Ta;.%ll. Too H. 8. Huck Towels, Tuesday each