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THE BIORmG OEEGONIA!T, TTTESDAT, JTXN"E 27, 1916.
FiOOSE REJDICE'AT"
LEADER'S ATTITUDE
Belief Expressed by Local Fol
lowers That All Will Sup
A port Mr. Hughes.
COLONEL STILL BELOVED
Conviction Asserted Again Tbat Mr.
Roosevelt Is Working for Best
Interests of Nation and Has
. Always Been Unselfl&b.
Tt was with complete approval and
with belief that the great majority of
Progressives of the country will follow
Mr. Roosevelt's advice and support
Justice Hughes, that Progressive lead
ers In-Portland received the news yes
terday of their leader's announcement.
It is the unanimous opinion among
leaders that this action proves that
Mr. Roosevelt has the interests of the1
Xatlon at heart and is serving no self
ish interest.
T. B. Neuhausen. chairman of . the
State Central Committee says 90 per
cent of the Progressives will follow
Colonel Roosevelt and give their sup
port to Mr. Hughes. "The splendid
temper of Colonel Roosevelt's letter to
the Progressives." said Mr. Neuhausen,
"the sincerity of conviction expressed
that he is performing a duty to the
country in this crisis In urging his
party to support Mr. Hughes, and thu
spirit of patriotism and service mani
fested throughout, make this perhaps
the most impressive message Mr. Roose
velt has ever penned.
Colonel's Tribute Gratifies.
It would be impossible to pay a
higher tribute to Mr. Hughes' char
acter than is expressed in tha simple
words, 'I regard Mr. Hughes as a man
whose public record Is a guarantee that
he will not merely stand for a pro
gramme of clean-cut, " straight-out
Americanism before election but will
resolutely and In good faith put it
through If elected.' When he said that,
the Colonel said it all.
"It Is perfectly evident that Mr,
Roosevelt bears the Republican Nation
al Convention no ill will for falling to
nominate him, and hie friends are par
ticularly pleased at the following sen
tence: "It Is sufficient to say that the
members of the Republican 'National
Convention were induced to nominate
Mr. Hughes primarily because of the
belief that his Integrity and force of
character and his long record of ad
mirable publio service would make him
peculiarly- acceptable, not only to the
rank and file of the Republican party
but to the people generally.'
"In my opinion, 90 per cent of the
Progressives will follow Colonel Roose
velt and give their 'ungrudging' sup
port to Mr. Hughes. Among the small
minority who will not follow his ex
ample are those Progressives who were
Democrat! prior to Joining the third
party. It is only natural to expect that
the latter will go back to the Demo
cratic party."
A. E. Clark rieztsed.
"While greatly pleased over the posi
tion announced by Mr. Roosevelt, I was
not at all surprised." said A. E Clark
who was a delegate to the Chicago
convention, "as it was well under
stood by those who were In close touch
with the situation when the Progres
sive convention adjourned. Mr. Roose
velt would decline the nomination and
support Mr. Hughes.
"I believe that practicallv all of the
Progressives will glve Air. Hughes
their heartiest support. Logically they
cannot support Mr. Wilson. The views
that Mr. Roosevelt has so frw
so forcibly expressed during the past
ipcci 10 national affairs
and International policies differ so
radically from the views of Mr Wil
son, as translated into his official acts
that it is impossible for me to see how
any person who believes as Mr. Roose
velt does and was ready to give him
support, can. tn reason, vote for Mr.
Wilson, or decline to vote for Mr
Hughes, whose views on the great
ouestions now facing the country are
In entire accord with declarations con
tained in the Progressive platform."
Mayor Loyal to Roosclt.
iiYn"l the last fewr mnths Mayor
o una uuen a. rrogresaive. He reg
istered as a Republican before the pri
mary election. "I have never gone on
IhA til an.ir . 1. t. -r- . .
. , uioi uir. rtoosevelt was
merely for Roosevelt." said the Mayor
yesterday. "I have sincerely believed
IU Va -.wa" for the best interests of
the Nation. He believed the Repub-
wiy neeaea nousecleanlng and.
...... who me reason ror his break with
the party. I think -his stand now for
Mr. Hughes proves that he is not for
..uoeveii. out ior the best interests
cf the country."
. "i. aDL8tul of thr same opinion that
"uu' .nuoeevejE is the biggest slngl
1 r . L"H" ,Q l world." said
Arthni" T Mn it- ' t .
. - -. -uj judgment has
been that, at all times, he has had the
interests of the Nation at heart and
has taken the course he deemed best
lor the interests of the Nation. 1 be
lieve now all Progressives should vote
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CmCAGO. June 26. Following Is
the complete text of the letter by
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, which
was read to the Progressiva K&tion&l
committee In session here today. In
which Colonel Roosevelt finally de
clined the Progressive nomination, in
dorsed Charles E. Hughes for the
Presidency and strongly urged the
Progressives to support the Repub
lican nominee, giving his reasons for
his position:
To the Progreaslve National Committee:
Gentlemen In accordance with the mes
sage I aent to the Progressive National Con
vention as soon as Z bad received the notifi
cation that It had. nominated me for Presi
dent, I nfw communicate to you my reasons
for declining the honor which I bo deep'.y
appreciate. Since the adjournment of the
oon vent Ion I have received between 20O0
and 8000 letters and teleg-rams from men
who had supported me for the semination,
the majority expressing- the desire that I
would refuse to run, while a minority urged
that I should accept the nomination. As It
fs a physical impossibility to answer these
letters and telegrams individually, I beg of
the courtesy of the senders that they will
accept this public statement In Ilea of each
answers.
Progressive Party Lauded.
Before sDeaklnsr of any thins: else I wlsti
to exoresi m v heartiest and most unstinted
admiration for the character and services of
the men and women who made ut the Pro
gressive Natlona'i Convention In 1918. I can
give them no higher praise than to say that
in all resnects tney stood level witn me
men and women who In 1912 joined at Chi
cago to found the Progressive party. These
two conventions. In character. In disinterest
edness, in vision, in Insight, In high purpose
and in desire tc render political service to
the people, typified exactly what sucn nocuea
ought to be in a great self-governing democ
racy. They represented the spirit which
moved Abraham Lincoln and his political
associates during the decade preceding the
close r tne jivii war.
The platform put forth In 1912 was much
the most Important public document pro
mulgated in this country since the- death or
Abraham Lincoln. It represented the first
effort on a large scafe to translate abstract
formulas of economic and social justice into
concrete American Nationalism; the effort
to apply the principles of 'Washington and
Lincoln to the need of the United States in
the 20th century. No finer effort was ever
made to serve the American people. In a
spirit of high loyalty to all that is loftiest
in the American tradition.
Events have shown that the Progressive
party in 1912 offered the only alternative
to the triumph of the Democratic party.
Moreover, these events have shown that the
pplicatlon of the principles which we then
advocated Is even more necessary to this
Nation than we at the time supposed.
Need of Preparedness Emphasized.
The results of the terrible world war of
the past two years have now made It evi
dent to all who are willing to see, that in
this country there must be spiritual and
Industrial preparedness, along the lines of
efficiency, of loyal service to the Nation,
and of practical application of the precept
that each man must be his brother s keeper.
Furthermore, it ls'no less evident that tills
preparedness for the tasks of peace forms
the only sound basis for that Indispensable
military preparedness which rests on univer
sal military training and which finds ex
pression in universal obligatory service In
time of war. Such universal obligatory
training and service are the necessary com
plements of universal suffrage and repre
sent the realization of the true American,
the Democratic, Ideal tn both peace and
war.
Sooner or later the National principles
championed by the Progressives of 1912 must
In their general effect be embodied In the
structure of our National existence. With
all my heart I shall continue to work for
these great Ideals, shoulder to shoulder witn
the -men and women who In 1912 cham
pioned them; and I am sure that these men
and women will show a like loyalty to the
other, fundamental. Ideals which the events
of the past two years nave proven to be
vital to the permanency of our National ex
istence. The method by which we are to
show our loyalty to these. Ideals must be
determined in each case by the actual event.
Our loyalty Is to the fact, to the principle,
to the ideal, and not merely to the name,
and, least of all, to the party name.
The Progressive movement has been
given an incalculable impetus by what the
Progressive party .has done. Our strongest
party antagonists have 'accepted and en
acted Into law, or embodied in their party
platform very many of our most Important
principles. Much has been accomplished in
awakening 'the public to a better under
standing of the problems of social and In
dustrial welfare.
Peo pie Not Ready f or New Farty.
Yet it has become entirely evident that
the people under existing conditions are
not prepared to accept . a new party.
It Is Impossible for. us Progressives to
abandon , our convictions. But we are faced
with the fact that as things actually are,
the Progressive National organization no
longer offers the means whereby we can
make these convictions effective in our Na
tional life L'nder such circumstances our
duty Is to do the best we can, and not
sulk becauee our leadership is rejected.
That we ourselves continue to believe tnat
the course we advocated was in the highest
interest of the American people fs aside
from the question. It is unpatriotic to
refuse to do the beet possible merely be
cause the people have not put us In posi
tion to do what we regard as the very best.
It remains for us, good humoredly and with
common sense, to face the situation and
endeavor to get out of It the best that it
can be made to yield from the standpoint
of the Interests of the Nation as a whole.
This was the situation at the opening of
the present year. It was evident that unless
a cataclysm occurred tne residential elec
tlon would result In the choice of either
the Republican or the Democratic nominee.
The present Administration, during Hs
three years of life, had been guilty of short
comings more signal than those of any Ad
ministration since the days of Buchanan.
From the standpoint of National honor and
Interest It stood on an even lower level
than the Administration of Buchanan. No j
Administration in our history bad done j
more to relax the spring of the National
will and to deaden the National con
science. Within the Republican party
conflicting forces were at work. There
were men among the organization leaders
who advocated a course of action such as
offered no improvement upon the Demo
cratic position, and advocated the nom
ination of candidates whose election would
have represented no Improvement upon the
continuance In office of Mr. Wilson.
If such a course were followed It would
obviously become our duty to run a third
ticket. But It was plainly our duty to do
everything honorable In order to prevent
such a necessity; to do everything short of
sacrificing our most sacred convictions In
order to secure the alignment under one
leadership of the forces opposed to the
continuance In power of Mr. Wilson and the
Democratic party.
ITnlty of Parties Wanted.
Under these circumstances the Progres
sive National Committee at Chicago, in
January, outlined our duty to seek com
mon action with the Republican party.
using tne following words: "Our people are
seeking leadership leadership of the high
est order and most courageous character;
leadership that will draft to Itself for the
country's benefit the unselfish and patri
otic services of Its ablest citizens. The
surest way to secure for our country the
required leadership will be by having, if
possible, both the Progressive and Repub
lican parties choose the same standard
bearer and the same principle."
Six weeks later, on March 9. In my Trin
idad statement. I asked for a similar com
bination against the Democratic party on a
platform of "clean-cut. straight-out Na
tional Americanism." and for a candidate
"who will not merely stand for such a pro
gramme before election, but will resolutely
and in good raun put it tn rough ir elected.
This was, in effect, the same statement
that I made In my telegram to ex-Senator
Jackson, pending the convention, which ran
in part as follows: "Can we not, forgetting
past differences, now Join for the safety
and honor of our country, to enforce the
policies of genuine Americanism and ren
uine preparedness? Surely we can afford to
act in accora an ce witn tne words or Abra
ham Lincoln when he said, 'May not all
having a common Interest reunite In a
common effort to save our common coun
try ? May we ask those who have not
differed with us to join In this same spirit
toward those who have?' As far as my own
soul Is known to me it is In this same
spirit that at his time I make my appeal
to the Republicans and Progressives as
sembled In Chicago."
In addition to these public statements I
had also stated my attitude verbally and tn
letters curing tne weens immediately preced
in the convention to scores of leadinr Pro
gressives from all parts of the country. In
cluding many oi tne leaders at the conven
tion. To these men I expressed my earnest
hope that tbe Republicans would so act as to
make it possible for the Progressives to join
with them. I stated to them, however, that
in view or tne attituae or some of the Re
publican leaders, it was at least conceivable
HIGH LIGHTS FROM COLONEL ROOSEVELT'S LETTER TO
PROGRESSIVE COM3UTTEE.
The results of "the terrible world war of the past two years have
now made) tt evident to all who are willing to see, that In. this coun
try there must be spiritual and industrial preparedness.
The Progressive movement has been given incalculable impetus
by what the Progressive- party has done.
It has become entirely evident that the people under existing con
ditions are not prepared to accept a new party.
It remains for us, good humoredly and with, common sense, to
face the situation and endeavor to get out of It the best that it can
be made to yield from the standpoint of the interests of the Nation
as a whole.
The present Administration, during Its three years of life, has been
guilty of shortcomings more signal than those of any administration
since the days of Buchanan. From the standpoint of National honor
and Interest It stood on an even lower level than the administration
of Buchanan.
In my judgment, the nomination of Mr. Hughes meets the condi
tions set forth in the statement of the Progressive National commit
tee Issued last January, and in my own statements.
Under existing conditions, the nomination of a third ticket would,
in my Judgment, be merely a move in the Interest of the election of
Mr. "Wilson.
I regard Mr. Hughes as a man whose publio record Is a guaran
tee that "he will not merely stand for a programme of clean-cut,
straight-out Americanism before election, but will resolutely and in
good faith put it through if elected.
He (Mr. Hughes) Is beyond all comparison better fitted to be Pres
ident than Sir, Wilson. It would be a grave detriment to the country
: to re-elect Mr. "YVilBon. I shall, therefore, strongly support
Mr. Hughes,
I o not believe that there should, be a third" ticket.
It is my deep conviction at this moment we can serve It (the
country) only by supporting Mr. Hughes.
Mr. Hughes' character and his whole course of conduct In public
affairs justify us in the assured conviction that the fact that these
men the "hyphenated" Americans) have for their own purposes
supported him will in no shape or way affect his public actions be
fore or after election. His entire public life is a guarantee of this.
In Mr. Wilson's case we do not have to consider his words, but
his deeds. His deeds absolutely contradict his words; and. for the
matter of that, his words absolutely contradict one another.
The continued existence of the German-American menace at home
is directly due to Mr. Wilson's course of action during the past two
years.
Members of the Republican National Convention were induced to
nominate Mr. Hughes primarily because of the belief that bis integ
rity and force of character and his long record of admirable public
service would make him peculiarly acceptable, not only to the rank
and file of Ahe Republican party, but to the people generally.
Mr. Wilson has been tried and found wanting.
Mr. Wilson and his party have in actual practice lamentably
failed to safeguard the interest and honor of the United States. They
have brought us to Impotence abroad and to division and weakness
at home.
They have (the Democrats) taught us to put "safety first. safety
before duty and honor.
Mr. Hughes has shown In his career the Instinct of efficiency which
will guarantee that under him the Government will once more work
with vigor and force.
We have the alternative of continuing In office an administration
which has proved a lamentable failure or of putting Into office an
administration which we have every reason to believe will function
with efficiency for the Interest and honor of all our people.
that we should be put In a position where
our highest duty, our fealty to the country,
our sense of what patriotism demanded In a
great crisis would -make it Imperative upon
us to run a separate ticket; and that wheth
er Jn such event It would be necessary for me
to head that ticket could not be determined
In advance. I stated In these Interviews and
in these letters with the utmost emphasis,
that the decision of this point, like the whole
matter of running a separate ticket, would
have to be determined by what the Interests
of the counry demanded in view of the action
finally taken by the conventions at Chicago.
Mr. Hughes Meets Conditions.
At the time many of the Republican lead
ers asserted that my statements were not
made In good faith; that I really Intended
to Insist upon my own nomination by the
Republican convention; and that If I was not
so nominated I Intended to accept the Pro
gressive nomination and run on a third
ticket. Of course nay fellow Progressives
were under no such error. They knew that
I spoke in aood faith and meant what I said.
They knew that my utterances were to be
accepted at their exact face value as mean
ing that If the Republicans nominated a
man whom we could conscientiously support
we would support him. The Progressive con
vention came together, knowing my public
statements, and therefore knowing exactly
what my attitude was. ,
In my judgment, the nomination of Mr.
Hughes meets the conditions set forth in
the statement of the Progressive National
Committee Issued last January, and in my I
own statements. Under existing conditions,
the nomination of a third ticket would, n j
my Judgment, be merely a move In the In-
terest of the election of Mr. "Wilson. I
regard Mr. Hughes as a man whose public
record Is a guarantee that "he will not
merely stand for a programme of clean-cut.
straight-out Americanism before election, but
will resolutely and In good faith put it
through if elected." He. Is beyond all com
parison better fitted to be President than
Mr. Wilson. It would be a grave detriment
to tbe country to re-elect Mr. Wilson. I
shall, therefore, strongly support Mr. Hughes.
Such being the case, it Is unnecessary to say
that I cannot accept the nomination on a
third ticket.- I do not believe that there
should be a third ticket. I believe that
when my fellow Progressives coolly consider
the question they will for the most part take
this position. They and I have but one pur
pose the purpose to serve our common
country. It is my deep conviction at this
moment we can serve It only by supporting
Mr. Hughes.
Hyphen Alliance Assailed.
It is urged against Mr. Hughes that he
was supported by the various so-called German-American
alliances. I believe that the
attitude of these professional German
Americans was due, not m the least to any
liking for Mr. Hughes, but solely to their
antagonism to me. They were bound to
defeat me for the nomination. The only
way by which they could achieve this object
was by supporting Mr. Hughes, and they
supported him accordingly, without any re
gard to other considerations. I need hardly
repeat what I have already said In stern
reprobation of this professional German
American elmnt the element typified by
the German-American alliances and the sim
ilar bodies, which have tn the pre-nomlna-tlon
campaign, played not merely an un
American, but a thoroughly antl-Amerlcan
part. These men have nothing In common
with the great body of Americans who are
In whole or In part of German blood ; and
who are precisely mm good Americans as
those of any other ancestry. There are not,
and never have been. In all our land, better
citizens than the great mass of the men and
women of German birth or descent who have
been or are being completely merged tn our
common American nationality; a nationality
distinct from any In Europe, for Americans
who are good Americans are no more German-Americans
than they are English
Americans or Irish -Americans or Scandinavian-Americana
They are Americans and
nothing else. No good American, no mat
ter what his ancestry, or creed, can have
any feeling except scorn and detestation for
those professional German-Americans who
seek to make the American President In ef
fect a Viceroy of the German Emperor. The
professional German-Americans of this type
are acting purely In the sinister Interest of
Germany. They have shown their eager
readiness to sacrifice the Interest of the
United States whenever Its interest con-
xnctea witn tnat or uermany. They repre
sent that adherence to the nolltico.moin
hyphen which is the badge and sign of
moral treason to the republic. I have sin
gled these men out for speclfla denuncia
tion and assuredly If I support a candidate
It may be accepted as proof that I am cer
tain that the candidate Is incapable of being
Hiuucnteu uj uie evii intrigues or these hy
phenated Americana
Mr. ughes character and his whole
course of conduct in public affairs justify
us in the Insured conviction that the fact
that these men have for their own purposes
supported him will, in no shan or wv
affect bis public actions before or after
election. .uis enure pumic life Is a guarantee
ol mil.
Wilson's Deeds Contradict Words.
The events of the last three and a half
years have shown that as much cannot be
said for Mr. Wilson. In Mr. Wilson's case
we .do not have to consider his -words, but
his deeds. His deeds absolutely contradict
nis words; ana for the matter of tbat, his
words absolutely contradict one another. It
is folly to pay heed to any of the promises
in the platform on which he stands in view
of the fact that almost every promise con
tained In the platform on which "he stood
tour year ago nas si nee been broken
owe all of our present trouble with the pro
fessional German-American element In the
united States to Mr. Tvllaon s timid and
vacillating course during the last two years.
The defenders of Mr. Wilson have alleged
In excuse for him that he confronted a dif
ficult situation. As regards Mexico, the sit
uation w hlch Mr. Wilson confronted was
nothing like as difficult as that which Pres
ident McKInley confronted in connection
with Cuba and the Philippines at the time
of the Spanish war. under the actual cir
cumstances we could with only a minimum
; of ' risk have protested on behalf of Bel
gium, a sr-ni wfOl-behaved nation, when
3 STRIKERS SHOT "
111 TACDhlA RIOT
Sperry Flour Mill and Steamer
Santa Cruz Rushed and
Strikebreakers Beaten.
1 MAN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
she was exposed to the last extremity of out
rage by the brutal violation of her neutral
rights; this violation being ItserT a violation
of Tbe Hague conventions te which we are
a signatory power.
As , regards the foreign situation during
the great war, the fact of the existence
of the war made It far easier for Mr. Wilson
to assert our rights than if he had to deal
with some single strong power which was at
the time unhampered by war. During the
past 20 years questions have arisen with
powers of the first rank, such as England.
Japan and Germany, each of which has
necessitated far greater courage, resolution
and judgment on the part of the President
dealing with tt than President Wilson need
have shown In order to put a complete step
to the continually repeated murder of Amer
ican men, worn n and children on tbe blgh
sess by German submarines the Iusltanla
being merely the worst of many such cases.
The same feebleness that was shown by
President Wilson In dealing with Germany
abroad was also shown by him In dealing
with the organized German outragea within
our own land and, finally. In dealing with
the organized German -American vote. The
continued existence of the German-American
menace at home Is directly due to Mr. Wil
son s course of action during the past two
years.
Mr. Hagbes People's Candidate.
Certain of my friends who feel that the
Progressives should run a third ticket base
their feeling on objection to the character
or actions of tbe Republican National Con
vention. As regards this point, it Is sufficient
to umj that the members of tbe Republican
national convention were induced to nomi
nate Mr. Hughea primarily because of the
belief that his integrity and force of char
acter and his long record of admirable public
service would maKe him peculiarly accept
able, not only to the rank and file of the Re
publican party; but to the people generally.
I do net believe that Mr. Hughes would hava
been nominated if It had not been for the
fight on behalf of publio decency and ef
ficiency which the Progressive party baa
waged during the past four years.
in any event, ana without any regard to
what the personal feelings of any of us
may be as regards the action of the Re
publican Convention. I wish very solemnly
to ask the representatives ot the Progressive
party to consider at this time only the wet
fare of the people of the United States.
We shall prove false to our Ideals and our
professions If. In this grave crisis of the
Nation's life, we permit ourselves to be
swerved from the one prime duty of serving
with cool Judgment and single-minded de
votion the Nation's needs. Our own po- !
tltlcal fortunes. Individually and collective
ly, are of no consequence whatever when
compared with the honor and welfare of the
people of the Ignited btates. Such things
do not count when' weighed In the balance
against our duty to serve well our coun
try. In which, after we are dead, our chil
dren and our children's children are to live
The world Is passing through a great
crisis and no man can tell what trial and
jeopardy will have to be faced by this Na
tion during tbe years Immediately ahead.
There Is now no longer before ua for de
clalon the question as to what particular
man we may severally most desire to see
at the bead of the Government. t We can
decide only whether during these' possibly
vital years this country shall be entrusted
to the leadership of Mr. Hughea or Mr.
Wilson.
Democrats Found Wanting.
Mr. Wilson has been tried and found
wanting. His'party, because of lta devotion
to the outworn theory of at ate rights, and
because of Its reliance upon purely sec
tional support, standa against that spirit of
farslghted Nationalism which la essential If
we are to deal adequately with our gravest
social and Industrial problems. Mr. Wil
son and his party have In actual practice
lamentably failed to safeguard the interest
and honor of the United States. They have
brought us to impotence abroad and to di
vision and weakness at home. They have
accustomed us to see the highest and most
responsible offices of Government filled by
Incompetent men appointed only for reasons
of partisan politics. They have dulled the
moral sense of the people. They have taught
us that peace, the peace of cowardice an
dishonor and Indifference to the welfare ot
others, la to be put above righteousness,
above the stem and unflinching performance
of duty whether the - duty Is pleasant or
unpleasant. let in Mexico they have failed
even to secure the peace which they thus
sought, and they have failed. In aptle of
most ample opportunity and most ample
warning, te prepare in any real fashion to
meet the crisis which their own policy In
vited. They have taught us to put "safety
urst, sarety nerore duty and honor; to put
that materialism which expresses itself In
mere money making, and In the fatted ease
of life, above all things, above the high and
fine Instincts of the soul. They have taujcht
us to accept adroit elocution as a substitute
ror straightforward and efficient action.
They have raised Indecision, hesitancy and
vacillation into a settled governmental
policy.
Mr. Hughes has shown In his career the
Instinct of efficiency which will guarantee
that under him the Government will once
more work with vigor and force. He poa
sesses that habit of straightforward think
ing which means that bis words will be
corelated with his deeds and translated Inte
facts. His past career Is the warrant for
our belief that he will be the unfaltering
opponent of that system of Invisible Gov
ernment which finds expression In the domi
nation of the party boss and the party ma
chine. His past career is a guarantee that
whatever he says before election will be
made good by his acts after election. Mor
ally, his publio record shows him to be a
man of unbending integrity; Intellectually,
It shows him to be a man of original and
trained ability. We have the alternative of
continuing In office an Administration which
has proved a lamentable failure or of put
ting into office an Administration which we
have every reason to believe will function
with efficiency for the interest and honor
of all our people. T earnestly bespeak from
my fellow Progressives their ungrudging
support of Mr. Hughes.
Tours truly,
THEODOKK ROOSEVELT.
Sagamore HU1. June llt.
San Francisco Mediation Conference
Adjourns So Unions Can Pass
on Compromise Offer
Made by Employers.
TACOilA. "Wash.. June 6. (Special.)
-John Mow. 24. a union longshoreman.
was shot In the stomach and seriously
Injured, and two other longshoremen
were reported to have received bullet
wounds, when strikers rushed the
Sperry Flour Mill docks this afternoon.
where W. R, Grace A Co. 'a steamer
Santa Cruz was loading flour for the
west coast of South America.
Captain Bob Hall Puget Sound pilot
for the Graoe company, and John Wood.
17, an office boy in the Grace headquar
ters in Seattle, were badly beaten dur
ing? the melee.
At the headquarters of the Long
shoremen's Union it was said that if
any other striker besides Mow had been
shot it had not been reported there.
Two hundred aud fifty r.nton men
rushed through the sates, which were
gruarded by police, and swarmed over
the docks and through the miil. They
assert that all the shots were fired by
strikebreakers and men about the mill.
Captain Hall was in the hold of the
vessel when attacked. Three watch
men of the Grace liner were arrested
on the charge of carrying1 concealed
weapons.
An incipient riot took place at the
Commercial dock this afternoon, when
strikers attacked non-union men load
ing the steamer Fulton for California.
No one was seriously injured.
Union longshoremen protested this
morning to Commissioner of Public
Safety Pettit against having strike
breakers accompanied to their work
by police. They asserted that It In
terfered with their right to do picket
duty. They requested Mr. Pettit also
to stop the sale of alcohol for every
thing but medicinal purposes to pre
vent any unnecessary trouble.
COMPROMISE IS CONSIDERED
San Francisco Stevedores to Pass on
Employers' Offer.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 26. Confer
ences conducted by Henry M. White, of
Seattle, as Federal mediator, in an ef
fort to settle the general strike of long
shoremen in Pacific Coast ports, were
postponed following a meeting today,
until the governing board of tbe strik
ing stevedores shall pass upon a com
promise offer made by the Waterfront
Employers' Union to concede the closed
shop demand and increased wage scale
of 55 cents an hour.
It was intimated by union represen
tatives, at the conclusion of today's
session, that the compromise offer
would not be acceptable. Inasmuch as
It does not Include an increased wage
scale for warehousemen and lumber
handlers recently affiliated with the
stevedores union.
J. J. Foley, president of the Pacific
Coast organisation of the stevedores,
stated that an acceptance of the offer
would result in 1200 members of the
union In Seattle, and a large number
In San Pedro and San Diego b etna-
thrown out of work.
While the conference was in session
a demand was forwarded by the San
Francisco Labor Council to Governor
Hiram Johnson and the Sheriff of San
Francisco that they disarm the guards
and hundreds of strikebreakers who
have been recruited by the ship own
ers, to prevent a repetition of the acts
of violence that have already resulted
In the death of two strikers.
Simultaneously, the president of the
Merchants' and Manufacturers Aseo
elation announced that Kastern busi
ness interests had offered to send 10,
000 strikebreakers to the Pacific Coast
to aid the ship owners In breaking tbe
strike.
Non-union men were at work tn San
Francisco, Tacoma and elsewhere. Union
men returned to work for the Toyo
Kisen Kaisha. which has three vessels
in port, following the withdrawal of
the company from the Employers
Union.
STRIKE CONFERENCE WATCHED
Longshoremen Are Working All Off
shore Ships on River.
Interest In the waterfront strike
situation yesterday was largely cen
tered In the conference at San Fran
cisco between employers and the Call
fornia members of the executive com
mittee of the longshoremen, especially
as it was reported that the employers
were considering a compromise offer of
65 cents an hour straight time and SZH
cents overtime, while the demands have
been for 65 cents and $1.
The talk is that the proposed com
promise might be considered with ref
erence to vessels plying in the Canal
trade between the two Coasts, but that
65 cents and $1 would not be accept
able for handling cargo on the off
shore fleet. The Impression prevails
that the two sides are not far apart
on the matter of a scale.
Work of loading the schooner
Alumna, at Knappton, and a lumber
barge at Inman-Poulsen's, the latter to
go to Alaska, was resumed yesterday
so all offshore vessels are being
handled on the Willamette and Co
lumbla River.
CRUELTY TO HORSE SCORED
Ower of Neglected Animal Sen
tenced to Jail.
John Kerbauclc arrested by Humane
Officer Louis Pitt, on a "cruelty to ani
mals' charge, was bitterly upbraided
by Municipal Judge Langguth at yes
terdays session or court, and lined 110.
In default of payment he vu ordered
to serve time in jail.
An outworn horse haI no partlcu
Iar value in Kerbaucic's eyes, and
when the rising water compelled him
to abandon his small plot of land on the
Columbia Slouerh he left the horse In
the flood. Officer Pitta rescued the
animal after It had been tn the chill,
water tor ionr cays witnoui xooa.
New Instructor at Ashjand.
ASHLAND. Or, June 26. (Special.)
HeinrichHeidenreich, of Eugne, has
been elected instructor" in the me
chanical drawing and manual training
departments of the city schools, to sue
ceed Robert Hutchison, resigned. He is
a graduate of the University of Ore
gon and has attended the Oregon Agri
cultural College at Corvallis. Mrs.
Myrtle Johnson has resigned as teacher
of East School, second grade, having
accepted a position In the Portland
s.-hools.
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A 22S6
BELL MAKES PLEA
Military Training for Business
Men Strongly Urged.
WARNING NOTE .SOUNDED
Army Officer Telia Chamber Mem
bers That Training Camp Is
Only Means to Provide OT
- fleers in Case of War.
Tbe business men's training camp
was pointed out as the principal means
by which the United States oan hope
to provide officers to head Its armies
tn case of war by General J. F. Bell,
who was the speaker yesterday at tbe
luncheon of the members' council of
the Chamber of Commerce.
It was further pointed out as the
means by which a man may put him
self in line for a commission as an
officer, instead of being obliged to go
Into the ranks as a private. In case of
war.
And General Bell did not minimize
the possibilities of the United States
being drawn, sometime. Into a great
war with a first-class power.
All wars, be said, are at base
founded on economic causes. 'People
may declare that kings and rulers make
war, but If they do It Is because of the
economic pressure which forces their
subjects to demand war.
Defense for Future Needed. -"Do
you think that we will be able
to hold our trade with the Orient or
with South America In the face of the
competition of ether nations unless we
are able to use force to maintain our
selves? "Sooner or later the United States
will be called upon to combat some
other first-class power, and then tt Is
that you men will be called to service.
It won't be a matter of whether you
want to serve or not; you will be con
fronted by a condition and not a theory.
"The training that is available at the
business men's camps which the Gov
ernment is establishing will mean to
the business men who go to them the
difference In time of war between tot
ing a rifle in the ranks and carrying a
sword."
General Bell said that the 20 000
available officers from the regular
Army, militia and schools which give
military training at the present time,
would be less than half enough to offi
cer an army of 1.000,000 men.
HmtbIUds to Bes;la Soom.
"Where are the other 10.000 officers
going to come from?" he said. "Fron.
these training camps that are being
held this Summer and in succeeding
Summers; from the business men who
have given time and effort to the task
of grounding themselves in the military
knowledge which will make them avail
able as effective officers in the Army
in esse of war.
A resolution was offered by Judge
C. U. Gaatenbeln and unanimously
adopted commending the officers of the
National Guard for their effective work
in carrying out the mobilization of the
troops of the state of Oregon.
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