Morning Oregonian., August 10, 1916, Page 3, Image 3

THE" MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916.
HUGHES PROVES
DURAND OUSTED
Deposed Director of Census
Backs Up Statement
of Nominee.
REDFIELD POINT OF ATTACK
Secretary's Telegram Fails to Coin
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Voiced by Speaker and StaU "
isticlan Forced Out. . '
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1 may assume that he retired volun
tarily my point is not so much the re
tirement of the man who went but the
character of the man by whom he
was succeeded.
"I am now told that Mr. Jones, who
succeeded him. was promoted after be
ing" Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries.
But he was appointed to that place,
also involving the need of technical
skill and training, by this Administra
tion. He went there from his stock
farm and took charge of the bureau.
"After he had been there a couple of
years he was put in charge of the
Coast and Geodetic Survey. Now the
Administration says that he is a won
derfully competent man.
Laws Even IMsregrarded.
"In that speech I called attention
to the-manner in. which the principle
ftf mir i v f I sfirvtrA laws hnH hAPn riln
regarded, and after going over a num
ber of matters which I shall not now
undertake to repeat. I referred to the
special exemptions by executive order
on the operation of the Civil Service
rules; that is. appointments taken out
of the Civil Service by executive or
der. I stated that in the year ending
about April, 1916. there had been re
moved from the operation of the Civil
Service rules by special executive ex
emption about 104. That of those 104,
20 were appointed without requesting
the opinion of the Civil Service Com
mission; that in 22 cases the Civil
Service Commission was asked for its
opinion and approved, and that in 62
cases the executive order was made
directly in the teeth of the disap
proval of the Civil Service Commission.
"Unfortunately, in the published re
port of those remarks, by running two
sentences together, that statement was
made to refer to the Coast and Geo
detic Survey. I had just referred to
that bureau In connection with the
appointment previously described. I
had not intended that this mention
should relate to that bureau. And the
department very properly objected to
that construction being pu upon it.
This was wholly unintentional. But I
stand by the statement which I thought
I made, -which I now make, that there
was in that year, 'ended about April,
1916. 104 of those executive exemptions;
that 62 of these were made against the
advice of the Civil Service Commission
and -0 of them without requesting the
judgment of .the Commission. My au
thority for that statement is a very
excellent review of this particular mat
ter by Representative Gillette, of Mas
sachusetts. He reviews, first, the two
years preceding, and it is said that
in the first two years -of
th-5 present Administration there
were 137 personal appointments
authorized by executive order, which
waived the requirements of the Civil
Service. In all except 18 of those 137
the executive requested the judgment of
the Civil Service Commission. Forty-one
were approved by the commission. Seventy-eight
were approved against the
judgment of the Civil Service Commis
sion. Then he goes on to refer to the
ensuing year, where there were 104
appointments. In 20 approval were not
requested; 22 met with the approval of
the Civil Service Commission ana
without.
FlsurM Show Manipulations.
"And i have a summary which gives
the matter to a later date, and they are
three or four out of the way in the
total because of the difference in date,
as I assume, which is furnished by the
National Civil Service Reform League.
And there it states that in the first
three years of this Administration,
March 4. 1913 to March 4, 1916. the
executive issued a total of 239 special
exceptions. It is then added that up to
and including June 24. 1916, there have
been issued a total of 279. It is then
said that out of the 279 the civil service
has concurred in 71; that the commis
sion has not concurred in 143 and the
commission's attitude is not recorded
in a total of 65 cases."
Mr. Hughes went into detail aso the
charge he made in Detroit that the Ad
ministration had made a "raid upon
the civil service of the United States,"
and concluded as follows:
"We must have higher standards
than those of this Administration. This
Administration with loud professions
of devotion to civil service reform has
not been true to the standards of the
Administration which I believe the
American people desire to see en
forced." Immediately after his speech here
Mr. Hughes motored back to St. Paul,
where his programme called for the
delivery of an address later. Mr.
Hughes said, in part:
Hughes Strong Tarty Man.
"I am a strong party man. I be
lieve in party organization aa an essen
tial agency of Republican government.
But I believe in party organization as
the servant of a democratic people, and
I stand as the representative of a
party in order that, through that essen
tial instrumentality. I may serve all
the men and women, of the United
States.
"I believe that there is no reason
able man in the Progressive party and
"J devout and strong organization man
in the Republican party who holds to
the great ideals of the honor and
prosperity and efficiency of this Nation
who cannot, with a good conscience,
support my candidacy. .
"We have come from many lands.
Here in the Northwest we know that
Americanism is a thing of the spirit
and not of the flesh. Wherever a man
is born, if he is a naturalized American
citizen of the United States, he is
heartily an American citizen, with
American ideals, with American hopes,
ready to live and die for She United'
States.
Unity la Upperateat.
"I desire to see a reinforcement of
the American sentiment in that con
sciousness of unity which displaces all
possibility of division. Te must have
intense loyalty. What is there to di
vide us? We are a united people, and
only through that dominant sense of
unity and of loyalty can we find the
force and motive power which will
make us an efficient Nation ready to
cope with, the problems of the 20th
century.
"There was no excuse for permitting
our regular Army to remain at so low
a point tnat it could not perform mili
tary duty without summoning men un
prepared for service from length and
breadth of the land. This is not a spec
tacle of a prepared Nation. That is a
condition for which -I hold the Admin
istration responsible.
'"Consider for a moment the facts.
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It was only about a year and a half ago
that certain patriotic citizens were
directing attention to the need of
preparedness, to the need of en
largement of our regular Army, and
the President of the United States for
mally expressed his opinion that such
persons were nervous, excited, that
there was no real occasion for alarm,
that there were no conditions which
made it a matter to be considered as
a real exigency.
Torch of Another Comes.
"Then there came the torch of an
other leader. What a change in senti
ment was wrough overnight in the
councils of the Administration; there
was a feeling that an exigency did ex
ist and that something should be done;
that it was. no longer nervousness but
prudence, caution and foresight which
required immediate action.
l mere was an Kute ocviciaiy ui tra
Pand he devoted himself with astuteness
to the problem and he worked out a
plan. He thought he had pinned the
Administration so that it would stay
put. I don't believe you could pin the
Administration to any policy that would
stay put. Well, the matter got so bad
that it was presented to Congress. Only
a few months ago it was formally
stated that our present demand called
for this, for raising the regular Army
from , its total on paper although it
was in fact somewhat less of about
195.0OO to 141.0(H) and a citizen reserve
of 400,000. trained by Federal authority,
in the annual installments of 133,000
each.
That was to be regarded as essen
tial. Now, how long did that stay put?
Why, within a short time the plan
was abandoned and the Secretary of
War resigned, and in his correpond
ence with the President he practically
pointed out what he regarded as the in
excusable abandonment (I don't know
his exact words, but this was the sub
stance of it) of a programme deemed
to be necessary.
Why Was Plan Abandoned t
"Now, why was it abandoned? We
have had a great deal of talk about
executive leadership, not conspicuous
then, when American preparedness was
iiT issue. Why was it necessary to go
through the land dealing with the sub
ject -when Congress had its mind open
to know the executive's will?
"On the contrary, there was what I
regard as a backdown, a change of
front under a conception of partisan
ship and expediency. We had, as, a
result, something which is fraught with
much mystery.
"In the first place, under the Army
reorganization bill we have a paper
army of 178,000. but an actual Army
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917,
of about 110,000, and about 15,000 more
in the fiscal year ending June 30. 1918.
We have, then, to rely upon the Na
tional Guard. v
Boys at Front Landed.
"For the boys who have gone forward
uncomplainingly to the duty to .which
they were called, and have been sworn
into the regular Army overnight for a
service that they had not contemplated
and which I do not think the National
Guard should be called upon to render
for those boys . I have unstinted
praise. But I condemn the system
which brought matters to that pass.
"Then what a spectacle was present
ed. They were not properly equipped
when they started: supplies were not
ready for them, and some of them-suffered
in the mode in which they were
transported to discharge their new
duties. Why. it was a spectacle show
ing inefficiency of the first magnitude.
"The rights about which there has
been so much discussion are in the
main plain rights.- generally recog
nized. But we live in a world of arms.
It will be the rankest folly for us to
invite insult, for us to invite the dis
regard of our word by having an ob
vious condition of unpreparedness.
Preparedness Urged for Peace.
"Preparedness that is reasonable and
adequate is not militarism. There is
no militarism in this country. But
adequate and reasonable preparedness
is an assurance of our peace. It is
the very buttress of our self-respect.
It, is' for us to say what we mean and
have our word regarded. It means that
when such a situation arises as there
;s on the border of Mexico. we
are ready to discharge our duty with
out calling men from their peaceful oc
cupations. 'from the shops and the fac
tories and the offices all over this
land.
"Reasonable, adequate preparedness
is & primary National duty, and if I
am elected. I propose to see. so far as
in me lies the power, that that duty is
discharged to the credit of the Ameri
can people. And I am not talking
simply or even primarily of numbers.
Efficiency is only a matter of numbers
to a certain extent Thoroughness, the
absei.ee of waste, up-to-date methods,
and the determination to go forward
sensibly, expertly, with the very best
advice, cutting out dry - rot. insisting
upon men equal to their jobs. -
"This s the kind of preparedness I
believe in. which will make our ap
propriations for military -purposes
properly spent so that the public will
get the benefit of the dollars it gives."
Mr. Hughes then reviewed the Ad
ministration's Mexican policy from the
days of Huerta, and continued:
"We had a wonderful sDeech. the
other day in the Senate from a spokes
man oi the Administration. He did
not like what I said in mv answer to
the notification. It distressed him. i
am glad of it. That was the intention.
But there was not a word iu It that
he or anybody else could answer. He
said I am not attempting . to quote
atm, Dut i am sure i am doing; him no
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violence that we ought to have sup-!
ported the executive in establishing
Villa on a throne, a government
founded on principles of American lib
erty and justice. Think of that! Then
the learned Senator condemned the Re
publicans because they had not rushed
to the support of the Administration
in making a liberator out of this depre
dator Villa.
"I want to refer for a moment to
the embargo on arms. I do not know
that it is a rash statement. think
it ia well warranted by the facts to
say that any American soldier killed
in Mexico is killed by American bullets
that we have let pass over the border."
Mr. Hughes and party left for Grand
Forks. N. D., shortly after he concluded
his address.
Tomorrow forenoon he tepeaks in
Grand Forks, and in the evening at
Fargo, N. D., where he will spend the
night. Friday morning he leaves for
Helena, Mont.
Sacramento Invites Sir. Hughes.
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Aug. 9. The
state fair committee of the Sacramento
Chamber of Commerce tonight decided
to offer to run a special train from
Reno to this city and return September
3. if Charles Evans Hughes. Republican
Presidenial candidate, would speak at
the state fair on that date. Mr. Hughes
will deliver an address in Reno, Sep
tember 2, and the following day is an
open date.
i Kansas City Date Advanced.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 9. Kansas
City's place in the coming speechmak
ing tour of Charles E. Hughes has been
advanced one day from September 2 to
September 1, according to information
given out here today by Walter S.
Dickey. Republican Senatorial candi
date for Missouri. The advance was
made, according to Dr. Dickey, to allow
the candidate to make a Labor day
address in Missouri.
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PRESIDING OFFICER AT HUGHES
MEETING NOT JOHNSON.
San Francisco Progressives Told That
Nominee's Visit Should Not Be
Ised to Boowt Candidate. '
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9. Although
Francis V. Keesling. chairman of the
Republican state central committee,
asserted tonight that the question of
the selection of a chairman for the
Hughes meeting here next week had
beep settled, the controversy stirred up
by Chester H. Rowell, Progressive
leader, continued. Keesling.' in his
statement, did not disclose the nature
of the settlement.
Rowell, who. as a member of the
National Republican campaign com
mittee, made official complaint last
night to Chairman William R. Willcox,
of New York, chairman of the commit
tee, that the Republican state commit
tee, in refusing to permit participation
of., Progressives in the Hughes meet
ing, nvas disloyal to the Republican
Presidential candidate, made public
Willcox' answer. Willcox agreed with
Keesling that the National committee
had nothing to do with arrangements
for the meeting, but made a plea for
co-operation between Progressives and
Republicans.
Regarding a suggestion that had
been made by Rowell to the state com
mittee . to have Governor Hiram W.
Johnson preside at the meeting and
introduce Hughes, Willcox expressed
the opinion that no effort should be
made to use Hughes' visit to further
the candidacy of "any man for United
States Senator or any other office."
Replying to Willcox tonight. Rowell
disolaimed any intention of using
Hughes' visit to boost Governor John
son's candidacy for the Senate.
British Steamer Is Sunk.
LONDON. Aug. - 9. The British
steamer Newburn. 3554 tons, has been
sunk by a submarine, Lloyd's shipping
agency announced today. The crew
was landed.
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PARALYSIS CURE DUE
Beneficial Results Are Report
ed by Commission.
SPINAL INJECTIONS TRIED
Xew High Ilecord of 57 Deaths In
Xew York City Results Jn Deci
sion to Postpone Opening of
School Possibly to Nov. 1.
NEW YORK. Aug. 9. Methods of se
rum treatment in. cases of infantile
paralysis based on scientific principles
and from beneficial results having been
obtained, were outlined tonight by Dr.
Haven Emerson, City Health Commis
sioner. One of these methods, the Commis
sioner stated, consisted of using the
fluid withdrawal by spinal puncture and
reinjected subcutaneously or- intra
muscularly into the patient. Another
method is spinal injections of blood
serum derived from persons who have
recovered from the disease.
The first treatment described by the
Commissioner as one of "active 1mm u
nization" is based on the assumption
that the spinal fluid taken from the
patient contains the virus of the disease
which, when Injected subcutaneously
or intra-muscularly, will stimulate the
production of anti-bodies, which will
aid in overcoming the infection.
The blood serum derived from con
valescents, he pointed out. contains
anti-bodies, which also will aid in over
coming infection.
The new high record of 57 deaths to
day resulted in a decision to postpone
the opening of the public schools set
for September 11. Officials of the
Board of Education and the Department
of Health said tonight that it might be
October 1 before schools were opened;
and probably November 1.
The epidemic of infantile paralysis
broke all previous death records here
today. The plague killed G7 during the
24-hour period ending at 10 A. M. One
hundred and eighty-three new cases
were reported to the death department.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. The Federal
Public Health Service today asked
state health authorities throughout the
country to send representatives to a
conference here August 17 to discuss
means for preventing a further spread
of infantile paralysis.
Although officials insist that there
is no occasion for panic over the
paralysis epidemic in New York and
other Eastern states, it is understood
the persistency of the disease in spite
of all efforts of state and Federal offi
cials has aroused the health service to
the necessity of a determined and or
ganizedfight against, it. Plans for
closer co-operation will be worked out
at the conference here and a prominent
place probably will be given to discus
sion of methods of treatment.
It was said the meeting had not been
called because there was any fear of a
country-wide epidemic, but authorities
from all the states had been Invited
because that was customary in the fre
quent conferences called by the service
to discuss such subjects.
In view of the coming conference As
sistant Surgeon-General Rucker has
abandoned his intention of going to
New York this week to oversee the
work being done by Federal authorities
there under Senior Surgeon Charles E.
Banks, and .Surgeon Charles L. Laven
der will come here from New York to
confer with Dr. Rucker Friday.
STATE'S FEAR PLAGUE SPREAD
Maryland and Xcw Jersey Cities
Take Quarantine Action.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 9. Children un
der 12 years of are are to be barred
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from moving picture theaters, and a
quarantine is to be established against
children of New York, Philadelphia and
the Jersey coast by the Commissioner
of Health under authority given by
the Board of Public Safety as a
measure of safety against infantile
paralysis.
TRENTON. N. J.. Aug. 9. The State
Department of Health has voted for a
state-wide quarantine because of the
infantile paralysis epidemic. The de
partment also prohibited children under
12 years old from traveling from one
city to another unless provided with a
proper health certificate.
Two daughters of Joseph P. Tumulty,
secretary to President Wilson, were
held up at the Pennsylvania Railroad
station today for examination on ac
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count of the quarantine. After the
children had been examined they were
allowed to return to the Tumulty home
at Allenhurst.
BILLINGS HAS TWO XEW CASES
Stricter Regulations Are Ordered by
State Authorities.
BILLINGS, Mont. Aug-. 9. Two new
cases of infantile paralysis were' re
ported in Billings today, each in a part
of the city whero the malady has not
appeared before. This makes a total
of six recent cases, one of which has
proved, fatal.
The health authorities announced to
day that the death of two children sev
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eral weeks ago was caused by Infantile
paralysis, though differently diagnosed
at that time. Report of the symptoms
to Dr. L. D. Fricks. Federal expert, re
sulted in a change in the death cer
tificates. Stricter regulations ordered by Dr.
W. F. Cogswell. State Health Officer,
tonight include exclusion of children
under 16 from streetcars and from pub
lic places where drinks and edibles are
sold.
Two Miners Killed.
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