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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 30,' 1916. ' DIMS ARE TRYING ; TO "PASSIHE BOCK" Hughes Says They Seek to Put ' Responsibility for the Adam lon Law on Him. OPPOSED TO PIUBUSTBEINO Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Sept. 29. . Charles E. Hughes last night told the republican unofficial state convention here why he had not urged republican senators to filibuster "to the last ditch" ..gainst the passage of the Adamson eight-hour law, passed to avoid the threatened railroad strike. The nominee declared he did not be lieve in filibustering, for one thing, and thai' if the majority in congress . had determined to pans the bill there was no reason whatever why its passage should have been delayed by filibustering tactics. "It (the administration) acted with swiftness," Mr, Hughes said, "and it cannot now cry that a republican can ' didate a thousand miles away should ; have saved it from carrying out its fixed determination." , , Reads Correspondence. , The nominee read to the convention " eon spondence between Chairman " Newlands of the senate interstate commerce committee; Harry A. Wheeler, chairman of the committee on railroad situation ot tne inamoer of Commerce of the United States, and President Wilson none of the letters was from the president, but he was addressed in the correspond ence to uphold his contention that 3,000 firms and corporations in the country had asked the president to take action before the threatened strike situation became acute. ' Mr. Hughes also quoted an .extract from the nresident's address to congress on the subject, to support his claim that the bil' should not have been passed. A- question asked by Richard Olney, secretary jof state u.ider President Cleveland, as 10 wny ir. nujim nu not urged republican senators to fili buster against the bill, was made the occasion for Mr. Hughes' declaration. Statement of Hughes, w. "A distinguished democrat, a for- - , -i v. xner secretary w imisi t- whom I have always admired and re spected and whose record presents a singular contrast to that of the pres ent administration, springs to its de fense in its hour of trial. With his ahilitv. I assume he did the best ! that ran be done. ' i "He says, referring to the recent railroad situation, that I object not to the verted strike, but to the mode of its accomplishment,. towit., uy itt,. threat of a strike within a time I too short for due consideration of 1 necessary legislation. I am not pre ' pared to admit the necessity of wage increase- by law, but ! do object in ; vr fibr f mv being to legislation I under duress. I object to the tur ! render of the executive to force. That is the rh of disaster. It tne dis tinguished ex-secretary of state de sires to taite me nation irons ui path I will not accompany him. "He . asks, why I did not atft ,.iv.ioh t rrnuhlicnn senators to iilifanter to the last ditch.' Well, I do not believ in filibusterinar, for one, thinff It rntiffresa. through Its ma- jjority, was determined to pics th bill, i there was no reason whatever why its v action should be merely delayed by i filibustering. Arguments along this line really come to this that in some way the administration should have v, been saved' from itself. ?) "The truth is that the executive de-J stroyed the moral strength of the situ-1 1 ation when he threw up his hands, yielded the principle of arbitration and went to congress demanding the i railway wage bill as the price of peace. . t. Congress Ratifiea Surrender. ''Congress, So far m-the ' moral of - the situation was concerned, ratified a surrender already made, the au t ; ministration chose Its ground; it ! selected its ground carefully and with manifest view to partisan expediency, J In the closing days it acted with t . swiftness and it cannot now cry that I a republican -candidate a thousand miles away should have saved it from i carrym- out umu utiniM....... Mr. Hughes' citation from President Wilson's address to congress was a I brief one. The part quoted followed i the president's declaration that "I yield to no man in firm adherence I alike of conviction arid Of purpose to i . 'the principle of arbitration in indus I trial dlsputes'and was a part of the same sentence, which was as follows: - "But matters have come to a sud i . rla-n crisis' in -this Darttcolar dispute, 1 and the country has been caught unv provided with any practicame means j of enforcing that conviction in prac- '1 I tfce, by whose tauit we win, not now stop to inquire." ! i Extract From Wheeler Letter, i : Documents read bv Mr. Hughes in- i r1nAA an extract from a letter written ! by Mr. Wheeler, July 29 last, to the I presidenCin which Mr. Wheeler ex- ' pressed the hope that the president ; 1 would "see fit to- start an inquirv on ' behalf of the administration as to the 1 i near approach ot an actual crisis, ' - and in the following statement at A Ktributed to Senator Newlands, on i . AMt a? "It wai oeterminea ro na-ra no near- ing upon the subject, but to lay the resolution (senate joint resolution l5 f roviding for an investigation by the nterstate Commerce commission) on the table. The committee deemed it inadvisable while proceedings were pending under the mediation and con ciliation act to take up the subject of pay aud hours of service of the railway employes. It was also deemed inadvisable to add to the present duties of the Interstate Commerct commission, which, as it is well known, is overloaded with work." Telegram of Newlands. Then followed a telegram dated August 4 from Mr. Wheeler to Sen ator Newlands, as follows: "Action of senate committee . at meeting today great disappointment. If resolution tabled because commit tee believed consideration should only follow declaration strike vote and deadlock next week, position might be tenable. "Respectfully called to your atten tion that resolution upon which hear ing was asked was passed by repre sentatives of 3.000 business firms and corporations, who feel they have per fect right to ask for hearing upon a resolution in which they are vitally in terested, and would be glad to be ad vised whether such hearing is posi tively denied or whether we may ex pect to be advised that hearing will be granted after reconvening of New York conference next Tuesday, if ef forts of administration in meantime to bring about adjustment of differ ences fail "As chairman senate committee, can you assure business interests of the country courtesy of hearing in time for action to be taken before congress adjournment." Next Document Read. The next document read by Mr. Hughes was an extract from a letter written August 6 by Mr. Wheeler to Senator Newlands, as follows: "The Interstate Commerce commis sion is the only body that can make such an inquiry with a result accept able to the railroad , employes, the roads themselves and the general pub lic Any special committee might be more or less tinged with politics. The Interstate Commerce commission is sufficiently judicial in its character and independent in its operations to be above any political bias and would do the work in a highly acceptable manner. . "It is true the committee is already overburdened, but there is no other subject now before it which ranks in importance so high as averting a tie up of our freight transportation, and inasmuch a a tie-up is imminent it would seem justifiable to place upon the commission the added burden of gathering the proper statistics for congress and for the public, as one of the most important tasks that could be delegated to it at this time." . . :., Should Heed Request A telegram from Mr. Wheeler to President Wilson, dated August 12, was next read by Mr. Hughes, as fol lows: "Mr. President, I beg you to con sider at this juncture in the railroad situation the desirability of putting the influence of the administration behind senate joint resolution in its present or some modified form. Not withstanding the obdurate attitude of both sides, they cannot, without reap ing the condemnation of the whole ..public, disregard the request of cpnH gress to withhold action until certain tacts can be ascertained which bear directly upon the merits' of the de-1 mands of the men or the contingent proposals of the roads, facts which must in any event be secured before an arbitration award upon any part of the differences could properly be reached. "If the demands of the men are just thev will not suffer from a proper inquiry, nor will they be irreparably injured by continuing upon the pres ent basis while inquiry is being made. If the contingent proposals of the roads are just they will not be de nied consideration. Facts have not en tered into this controversy as bearing noon the merits of the proposals ol cither aide. The hotne has been com pelled to form its opinions upon un supported or admittedly partisan statements, wholly contradictory. "No one denies that the Interstate Commerce commission is overbur dened: neither is there any doubt that the commission is the only existing federal ae-encv hav ne the equipment and experience requisite to the task of possessing the continence ot an parties to the controversy. As be tween taxins the commission a little further and enduring tne sintering and loss 01 a general raiiroau sirmc there ,can be no hesitation. The country will aDolaud the commission for laying aside for a time some of its oresent duties to meet, tne emer Sency, the like of which has never efore confronted the country." After declaring that 'here was American business, a month before the railroad crisis, asking tor an in ouirv." Mr. Hughes continued; .- "A sudden crisis, with no oppor- luniiy lur inquiry! 11 iiic auiiuuia- tration had desired to know the facts before action 'it had abundant oppor tunity on the solicitation of the busi ness of the United States." "That is the administration's rec ord." Mr. Hushes said, after declar ing that the administration could not crv out that a republican candidate should have saved it from "carrying out its fixed determination. "And I submit to the American people, that it is a record of humilia tion. - "The distinguished former secretary Getting Desperate of state said, in substance, that I doffed the judicial ermine and ap peared in the motley garb of an or dinary seeker of office. I did doff the judicial ermine and I submit to you that you know and every American knows that it fell from my shoulders unsullied." , The audience arose to its feet and cheered loudly. "No American need apologize for being a candidate fpr office; least of all I?' the nominee continued. "I de sired to remain on the bench. I had no desire to return to-politics, but there came a summons which no hon orable man could refuse. I did as sume the garb, call it motley or what ou wilt, of a seeker of office, and I am now before the American people seeking the highest office in their gift. For what purpose? Not that 1 covet power, but, I do covet the op portunity, if it is afforded, to maintain American rights and American honor. "Our distinguished former secretary of state has made some observations with respect to American rights. He makes a.mistake in. assuming or sug gesting that the criticism ot the ad ministration's, foreign .policy, is as he nuts -It. 'that our oeace is a peace without honor,' and 'if our natienal honor had been consulted the United States would bo fighting. , We have no occasion to get into war with respect-to known rights that any na tion will respect, if we know how to convince that nation that we are firm in maintaining them, i I like Mr. Olney't pen as a secre tary better than his pen as an apolo gist. We gave no convincing sign that we meant-to entorce ngnis. jnat is the difference between reason in fact and reason in theory." -. Mr. Hughes was cheered ten nun- iff-""" 1 ! Ab&sv . stria WV;VA II jj, . ' V- VystMiitlal U smtc. eomtort I vw ' a JU rimmmn tt shsM. Bl . MFS PaUnt M an I iu - . salt an Ona Mtl 0 Ss,ZS Inn "'35i:', Quality and Style this New Model Mtfif&etioa comMata aaalltr mi d this ntw modal pommms that aotaMrattMk t your attention for thoso show, worthy and oarcrallr awdo and rtn pormito thi no ot moUiials and Rsiilan a at u modmto hooa. I xs i i x x .av ntes upon his entrance to the hall. It was the) building in which he was nominated in 1906 and again in 1908 for governor of New York. The convention, in its platform, praised every stand taken by Mr. Hughes, lauded Governor Whitman's administration, declared tor a resuD mission of the woman suffrage amend ment in 1917. and rejected a plank in tended to place the party on record as favoring a return to the system of nominating state officers by conven tions. Presidential electors were chosen. Kearney's Police Chief Takes Poison , By Error and Dies Kearpey, Neb., Sept. 29. (Special Telegram.) Chief of Police Tom Pickrell .of Kearney, donned his coat and hat tonigh; preparatory to leav ing the. off ice, unlocked a cupboard and took a drink from a flask. The liquid in the container was carbolic acidi and was evidently swallowed by mistake. Before he could be given medical attention, he died. Chief Pickrell had been a resident of Kearney for the last thirty years, was 49 years old anu is survived by a wife and four children. His eldest son is a member of Company L of the Fourth Nebraska regiment. His father ' resides on a homestead at Sumner. Persistent Advertising is the Road to Success. jeT" T &t I USX CASH J v rsmwu CLUB BOOSTERS TRAYELIN IOWA Omaha Commercial Men Make 160-Mile Auto Tour to . Atlantic. well Deceived on way Ask to See Our Heater Display and Get Prices Before You Buy A 10-inch Bowl ' OA Oak Heater . .p0.OU A Detroit No. 112 $q M Heater. ........... $OoUU No. 12 Peninsular tfn A Hot Blast,.... py.0U No. 114 Bound No. 116 Bound f 1 Oak .....$U.d (This a large and hand some Heater.) . A four-hole Cook Stove soft coal or wood A m p burner ij) 1 1 I u A six-hole Peninsular Range, $23.75 high closet, at This Aluminum Tea Kettle Ebonoid mountings and east nickeled as s( pout Ipl.OU Our No. S3 Solar Base Burn er, 14-inch bowl; this Heater stands 65 in. in tMQ 7C height ; price. . . . yU7 1 0 This 6-quart Preserving Ket tle,14guage, xi-,, aluminum Ut7v The trade extension committee of the Commercial club of Omaha con ducted its fourth one-day automobile trip yesterday. The following west: ern Iowa towns were visited: Weston, Underwood. Neola. Minden. Avoca, Walnut, Marne, Atlantic, Lewis, Gris- woid, Carson and Oakland. ' The eastward trio to Atlantic was made over the "River-to-River" road and the return trip over the White Pole" route, the autoists found both of these roads in the very best con dition and western Iowa came in' for a great deal of commendation for the splendid progress made in building such fine highways. - The visitors were well received in every city and at Avoca the local commercial club threw the town wide open. A light luncheon was served by the club and its president, tne city officials and leading citizens in short speeches assured the Omaha men ot the good feeling that existed in west ern Iowa for "Omaha, the Market Town." Although the tourists had to buck a strong northwest wind alt day, the schedule was well maintained and without any accidents for the j 150 mile trip. Dan Desdunes' band ac companied the party and furnished entertainment at each stop. Those making the trip were: C. J. Clawaon and Reed Peters of the Peters TrueL company. O. T. y.tmmerman. Flrat National bank. J. II. Hardlna, Wrliht 4 Wllhelm com pany. H. X. Rurket, Frank Burket W. D. Eck, Lee-Cott-Andreeacn company. Lyman Peck, Omaha Live Stock Commts alon company. A. E. Swaneon and T. A. Coleman. Mid land Glase and Paint company. F. J. Moore. Tetter-Moore company. R. L. Wilder. Looee-WUea company. A. P.. McAdama. Nebraeka Telephone com pany. F. C. Patton, Ittchardaon Drur company. E. F. Laary, and N. C. Leary. N. C. Leery company. T. F. Naughiln of T. F. Kaushtln com pany. C. H. Dewal. Omaha Newa company. W. L. Barry and H. Smith. Linlnser Im plement company. F. A. Welah. BherwIn.WUllame company. A. M. Plnto. Defiance Starch company. F. K. Brown. B. A. Knapp company. T. J. McShane and W. R. Butler, M. ft. Smith company. John Lavelle, Byrne-Hammer Dry Oooda company A. W. Relmer Ferry Screen company. C M. Rice, Nebraeka Hay company. M. J. Hyland, Omaha Hay company. Don T. Lec, Beebe-Runyon company. Chartee Trimble Trimble Brothers. E. P. Hennery, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway, Victor Paul and W. A. Ellis, assistant eommlsBlonera, Commercial club. New Machine Records All Motions of Heart Chicago, Sept. 29. A machine which records every motion of the heart was exhibited today before the convention ' of the American X-ray society. It is called an electrocardio graph and by its use, it was explained, physicians may obtain records which are exact, and which may be compar ed later with other records in prepar ing diagnosis 01 certain neau aiseases. Persistent Advertising is the Road to Success. JAPAN DISCLAIMS RECENTSTATEMENT Announcement Wjll Renew De mands on U. S. After War Not Authorized. EMBASSY KNOWS NOTHING Washington, Sept. 29. Responsf. bility for any statement that after the European war Japan would renew negotiations with the United States over emigration and alien land legis lation was disclaimed by the Japanese embassy today in a statement issued by the charge, Tokichi Tanaka. It was explained that an official of the embassy who expressed views on this subject yesterday spoke personally and without any authorization. Furthermore Mr. Tanaka declared that Baron Sakatani, the former finance minister, who has suggested in speeches at New York that Japan would take up the alien land issue again as soon as the war wai over, was in no way authorized to ( speak for the foreign office and was discussing the question solely as an influential statesman, representing a large body of Japanese public opinion. Nenralala and Shooting- Pains. ' Sloan's Liniment la a wonderful tnedt cine for neuralgia and sharp, shooting pains; applied to painful apot It stopa the ache. Only 25c. All drusglsu. Advertisement Persistent Advertising is the Roack to Success. v-u-wir-wi-Benson & Thorne Co.-rT-wwww 3 a - 1 Purchase in the V , e A Boys' Dept. we VW ' prTwill give a. Top. fc . 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