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(UNITED STATES STEEL
DOUBLES IN TWO MONTHS
With Loan Under Way, Amer
ica Lends $700,000,000
in 90 Days
, New York, Sept. 30. .T. P. Morgan
was booked to sail for England on the
American liner New York at noon to
day to float a new quarter of a bil
lion dollar British war loan, according
to reports m financial circles here. Hen
ry P. Davidson, Morgan's partner, has
been in Knglnnd for several weeks, pre
sumably arranging 'details of the loan
which is to be secured by collateral
consisting mainly of American securi
ties. The new loan, if floated, will come
is a climax to three weeks of bull Ac
tivities on the Mew York stock ex
chnnge, started, according to the ac
cepted belief of Wall street in order
to develop a sentiment of optimism and
prosperity among investors such as
would facilitate placing the new llrit
ish bonds. "
Twenty consecutive million share
days on the stock exchange have sent
prices to new high levels! Bond buy
ing has been so heavy that bond brok
er report a demand for them in excess
of the supply of high grade securities
and the boom in Wall jStreat 1ms ex
tended to the curb where the advances
in Standard Oil subsidiaries have, it is
estimated, made John D. Rockefeller
the world 's first billionaire.
(iainB in Standard Oil stocks yester
day according to estimates made to
day added $32,000,000 to the aggregate
value of the Standard Oil securities.
John D. Rockefeller's share of this in
crease was estimated at $8,02Jl,000.
While brokers on the streets, were
betting todny that the run of million
share days would exceed the straight
victory a'ring of tho New York Ginnts
before the bull movement eomee to a
halt, figures on United States Steel
showed that the common stock of the
big corporation had increased in val
uation ,r,00,000 in a single day. At
the record high of 120 5-8 the five mil
lion shares of United States Steel com
jnon were valued at 41112,000,000 agamst
:;:iO,O00,0ti0 two months ago.
During the past few- months tho
American public has taken ."0.000,000
in Russinn bonds, $100,000,000 French
notes, $.10,000,000 citv of Paris bonds
mid $2.-)0,000,000 British collateral
notes. The loan which Morgan is now
Miid to be negotiating would increase
the total floatation in this countrr in
three months to $700,000,000.
ITS EFFECTS itEACHED FAR
Portland, Or., Kept. 30. Six months
nan in Flanders a German soldier
chucked n hand grenade from his own
iluaout into the British trenches. As
a result the machinery of Oregon's
courts was set in motion today.
The grenade killed Frank Wilder,
owner of property worth $20,000 here.
As Wilder 's widow who lives in Loll
dun was not qualified to act as execu
trix, his brother, Richard Wilder of
Portland, filed n netitimi iu th.i Mult
nomah county court to be appointed
special administrator. The pica will bo
heard shortlv.
When you see three farmers standin'
t'getherther tnlkin' about a ditch. Miss
Tawney Apple, has a new curl fer her
left shoulder, but no offers t' star in
film.
ROCKEFELLER
I
BILLIONAIRE
FIR
WORLD
Hughes i oil Take Rest
z Until October 8
. I 4 'erry Arnold
('tJnited 1 . staff correspondent)
Hornell,1? ., Sept. 30. Republican
Nominee IE today finished his
twentieth t o mil miles as a presi
dential c.o' 5uer here in his home
state of NW-rork. This is said to es
tablish a record for presidential can
didates. It was estimated todny that Hughes
has talked to 1,!00,000 voters since he
started seeking votes August 5.
Afer such a recorfl "jreuking cam
paign, not yet concluded, it was no
wonder today that the republican nomi
nee showed fatigue in every line of his
face. His eyes were ringed with dink
circles and his voice "was almost crack
ed under.the strain.
Winding up with a big meeting at
Buffalo tonight, tho candidate will re
turn to New York tomorrow. From then
until October 8 there will be little but
rest on tho program for the Hughes
family.
For three days the candidate will
remain at the Astor hotel, then he will
go to some secluded spot to rest up for
his next stumping tour.
AT
BATILEjREEK TODAY
8ig Crowds Greet Him He
Announces He Will Make
a Fighting Speech
By J. P. Yoder.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 30. Re
publicanism 'a reserve artillery was op
ened here in behalf of t'harles E.
Hughes by Theodore Roosevelt this aft
ernoon, It wjs the ex-president 's chief po
litical address of the campaign. In it
he excoriated President Wilson's Eu
ropean and Mexican policies as avoid
ing public duty "by adroit elocution
and by the simple policy of drugging
our sonts with tho narcotic of meaniuir-
1 less phrase mongering, "in which"
tries fi u e wonts have had the meaning
taken, - '
Mexican Situation.
Roosevelt devoted more than a third
of his speech to decrying the stand tak
en by the president in the German con
troversy and in the Mexican situation.
He 'followed with denunciation of the
administration's attitude on prepared
ness. During the Inst half he went
deeply into detail in criticising the
manner in which President YVilssu
averted the nation-wide railroad strike.
"At the outset," suid Roosevelt"I
wish to say a word as to protests made
by so many people that we must not
criticise the president. I did 'stand by
the president' for a year nd a half.
It was with deep reluctance, however,
that I was forced to the conclusion that
to do so longer was incompatible with
standing by the interests of mankind
and the honor of this nation.
"I am convinced the conscience of
this people has been seared and its
moral -sense dulled by the leadership
of the administration and congress dur
ing the last three years.
Opposes Peace at Any Price.
"Mr. Wilson's supporters say we
should vote for him tor keeping us out
of war. It is worth while to remember
this could not have been said in behalf
of George Washington or Abiiihum Lin
coln. These men spurned the tories and
copH-Thcads with contemptuous indigna
tion as feeble and cowardly folk for
urging penceui-anyprice. "
Roosevelt recited in detail the various
unwarned sinkings by submarines of
liners with Americans abunrd. ' 11c re
fers to the l.usituiiin attack as the
"most colossal single instance oT the
minder of uon-.combntnuts, including
men, women mid children that has been
perpetrated by any power cnlling itself
civilized for over a century."
He declared the president "had full
notice as lo what was to be done" and
that he erred in not taking action that
would have stopped it.
"And after it," said Roosevelt, his
teeth flashing in the old wny, niul bis
voice raised to high falsetto, "he ouly
spoke. Ho said something about being
too proud to fight. Imagine George
Washington saying that after the bat
tle of Lexington or Lincoln mnking such
n statement after Sumtr vns fired
on."
Wilson is Vacillating.
Roosevelt declured the president was
vacillating and reversed himself "even
when he did finally act." "He said the
administration refused to recognize Hu
erta because "his title was based on
intrigue and assassination," but that
Colonel Benavides , was recognized as
president of Peru, "although Benuvides
imprisoned the president aud assassinat
ed the minister of war and various oth
ers..' '
The former president said recognition
of Carranza "was the acid test in view
of the indictment of Cnrranza by the
president's own secretary of state, Mr.
LauBing. "He called the present Mexican-American
negotiations "humiliat
ing and disgraceful." He said America
has "earned the derision of mankiud
by our policy of mixed bluster, hypoc
risy and unpreparedness. "
Lusitania Murder.
"Mr. Wilson speaks loftily on be
half of oppressed men and pitiful wo
men," went on Roosevelt, "but. he ap
pears to have forgotten the 103 murd
ered babies under two years of age, thut
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WHAT ALLIES HAVE
ACCOMPLISHED IN
THIRTEEN WEEKS
Have Gained More Ground
Than Was Taken by Ger
mans at Verdun
45 VILLAGES TAKEN AND
62,000 MEN PRISONERS
Berlin Announces Defeat of
Rumanians Who Flee to
Mountains
By Henry Wood.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
Grand Headquarters of the Frem
Armies, Sept. 30. In the lirst 13 weeks
of the Somme offensive the French mid
British have captured more ground than
has been taken by tho Germans in more
than six mouths of battling at Ver
dun. - A survey of the results of the great
allied drive, halted temporarily yester
day, by a terrific downpour of rain,
shows that the allies have neconquered
285 square kilometers of French terri
tory (ubout 89 square miles) exceeding
by 15 kilometers the territory gained
by the Germans at Yorduu.
Forty-five villuges, each one organ
ized into a veritable fortress by the
Teutons, have fallen before the batter
ing of French and British artillery. In
every instance the German position was
so strong that it.had to be broken down
by shell fire before infantry could storm
it.
A total of 02,000 prisoners, 283 can
non, half of which arc heavy artillery
pieces and more than 1,000 machine
guns have been taken,-
..Everywhere from the Ancrc to a point
near Chaulnes, the German first, second
and third lines are completely in the
hnuds of the allies, who this week were
rushing through hastily constructed Ger
man trenches for great gains when bad
weather halted operations.
Germans Beat Rumanian.
Berlin, Sept. 30 Teutonic forces have
inflicted a severe defeat on the Ruman
ian troops that occupied Hermanastndt,
former capital of Transylvania, it' was
officially announced this afternoon.
By an encircling attack, the Teu
tons drove the Rumanians southwnrd.
Part of the first Rumanian army was
annihilated, the remnants fleeing in dis
order. Before the battle began German .de
tachments seized the famous Red Tower
pans, through which the Rumanians had
entered Trnnsvlvnnia to attack Her
munnstndt. With this avenue of es
cape cut off the defeated Rumanians
fled in disorder to the mountainous
country on both sides of the pass.
In the Goerzoiiy mountains the enemv
was repulsed southward. South of
llennilorf, n German attack was suc
cessful. On the western front the Germans
yesterday repulsed strong F.nglish at
tacks between the Ancre brooK nnd
Courcelettc.
British Strengthen Position.
London, Kept. 30. British troons im-
, proved their positions at Stuff redoubt,
j north of Thiepvul and bent off German
; counter attacks at the Hessian trench
j lust night, General Haig reported this
: morning.
I The fighting at the latter place was
very severe, despite a heavy downpour
j of ruin that converted the shcll-wreck-,ed
trenches into great pooU of mud and
j w ater iu which Germans aud British
'fought.
I The Germans shelled British positions
south of the Ancre from the Destrcmont
'farm to a point southwest of LaSars
village, toward which Huig's men are
approaching. JJespite this artillery at-
I tack, the British continued to improve
; their positions on the whole Thiepval
J sector.
I The French, today's official Paris re
port showed, made further progress
north of Rnncourt lust night, but else
where were held up by weather condi
tions.
South of Neuville St. Vaast. the Bri
tish made a successful raid last night.
Conference Postponed.
Rome. .Sent. 20. The tntci-ttnrlinmnn.
tnrv conference nf the nllina whli.l,
to have been held in Rome iu October,
hns been postjnjned and will be held iu
London next spring. It is understood
that the allies will discuss plans for
more stringent measures to cut the cen
ter powers off from communication with
ine ouisiue worm anu already are seek
ing the acquiescence of neutrals in new
plans under discussion.
French Made Slight Gains.
Paris. ISept, 30. The French gained
some ground north of Rnncourt Inst
night but rainstorms continued to hin
der operations on the rest of tne Homme
front, it was officially announced 'to
day. Oreek Fleet Joins Allies.
Athens, Sept. .'(0. The entire Greek
flying corps hns joined the allied fleet.
BREMEN WAS CAPTURED
. .
- Washington, Sept. 30. The
German submarine cargo boat
Bremen has been captured by
the British and is now at the
new- British naval station,
Rosyth, at tho mouth of the riv-
er Ferth on the const of Scot-
land, aooerding to apparently.
reliable reports reaching Wash-
iugton today.
.Although now the Bremen was
. captured is not told, it . is
thought probable she was caught
' in one of the steel nets which
. the British admiralty has been
using for a long time around the
British Isles.
The- source of the informa-
tion was withheld from the pub-
lie but officials are Inclined to
give it credence.
Says: "Such Rhetorical Minis
terial Excursions May
Cost Many Lives"
Loudon, Kept. 3o. The Manchester
Guardian, strong liberal organ, -today
reproved Wur Secretary Lloyd-George
for his statements to the Vnited Press
and took occasion in its editorial crit
cisra to urge a more detailed and con
crete authorized exposition of allied
aims.
The Guardian is the first influential
paper in England to withhold approval
of Lloyd-George's declaration that the
war inusUbe carried to s "knockout"
and that neutrals must not intervene at
this time.
"To reject all conversation with neu
trals is a sign of violence and weak
ness," said the Guardian. "Such rhe
torical ministerial excursions limy cost
many lives. Lloyd-George 's language
apepara hut of passion, rather than in
ducing clearness. We can't agree with
him that time doesn't count in this
wtr, when ther Ua daily roll of from
2.000 to 3,000 dead or wounded." y
The Guardian declared Lloyd-George
should concern himself with only mili
tary affairs, letting the premier and
foreign secretnory conduct the foreign
affuirs of the nation. The newspaper
announced that it 'was not necessary for
Lloyd-George to repudiate offers o'f in
tervention and snub a proposal before it
was made, declaring that there is no
reason why Britain should not be. will
ing at the proper time to listen to sug
gestions and give friendly consideration
to advice from Washington.
FRI
Percy Rockefeller Says
World Will Be After Our
Stock of Gold
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 30. " Friend
less" and "panic" were jhe terinB used
by Percy Rockefeller, New York City,
here today for the naiiual meeting nt
the stockholdetrs and board of directors
of the Chicago, .Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad, forecasting conditions in the
Cnited States after the Kiiropeau war.
"The I'nited States will be n friend
less nution and the country will face
the greutest f inancial disturbances of ull
times, following the close of the Kiiro
peau war," said Rockefeller.
"About our only hope is conserva
tion," he said. "We have ainiplv got to
keep our heads. Every nation will be
scrambling for tho gold we have gar
nered from the world. They will all be
trying to get their hands on it nnd it
is going to take some pretty fast think
ing to keep their hands off.
"A lot of men thought this country
had reached the height of its flnnncial
power a year ago, but look nt this year,
it kus exceeded our wildest dreams nnd
now I am prepared to look for just as
iiisuy undreamed things for future
years. ' '
Eleven Fishing Steamers
Sunk by Submarine
Berlin, via Sayville WirclcHB, Sept.
30. Kleven British fishing Btenmers
were sunk in the North sea by a single
submarine in one day this week nnd
another 1.' boat sank four Belgian
lighters in the entrance to the Channel
in a tingle day, the semi-official news
agency reported yesterduy.
A naval airship Wednesday bombard
ed the air station at Lcbnrn and the.
defense batteries of the island of Oesol.
Despite the heaviest shelling the air
ship returned unharmed.
MISTAKE IN ITEMS
In the (rates news items of Septem
ber 22, appeared the statement that
Mrs. Bessie McClary had been married.
We m informed that was n mistake
and have been requested to correct the
error.
GREATEST FAIR III
STATE'S HISTORY
IS THAT OF 1916
Attendance Far In Excess of
All Others and Receipts
the Same
EXHIBITS TO REMAIN
IN PLACE UNTIL MONDAY
Stock Sales Brought Banner
Prices, One Cow Selling
for $975
The lust regular dav of the state fnir
showed an unabated interest in the in
stitution and the crowds promise to hold
up to the average. The tact that the
fair is to be held open tomorrow as
sures the Saturday patrons that the ex
hibits will remain intact until the last
minute of the fair and all of the exhibit
ors have agreed to leave their exhibits
in place for tomorrow's spectators.
J he herds of prize livestock will re
main in their stalls tomorrow nnd none
of the stock will be moved until Mon
day. The sacred concert to be held in
the horse show tent will begin nt 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon nnd will
continue until 4:.10. Dr. Clarence True
Wilson will deliver an address. Mrs.
Hnllie Parrish-Hinges will sing "The
Holy City," "The Star Spangled Ban
ner" and "Somewhere a Voice is Call
ing," and McF.lroy'a baud will render n
concert. Secretary Lea endeavored to se
cure the services of Madam Hchumnn-
Heinke, who was at Mt. Angel yester
day, for the concert, but til j famous
diva begins her concert tour iu the east
October 1 and was unable to remain in
Oregon over Sunday.
uovernor Made xaiK.
. This morning Governor Witbycombe
delivered an address to the Boys' and
Girls' of the Industrial clubs who have
been encamped at the stato fair. The
governor talked on "Patriotism" nnd
urged the youngsters to make patriotism
a part of their life work as well as rais
ing the best corn or cunning the best
peaches. After the talk the governor
shook nanus wit ii the uoy anu gins
who were introduced to him by the
patrons of the camp. The Salem Boy
Scouts were the guests of the boys'
club at breakfast this morning.
The total gate receipts lust night
were 4.'!5,(i73.25 which is about 50 per
cent more than was ever taken iu before
at the state fair. With today's receipts
and the receipt of the Sunday show
Secretary Lea estimates that the totul
will not fall far below M),000 for the
state fair this year. Tho ideal weather
which bus prevailed this week nnd the
new fentureB added this year have
brought out the largest attendance that
has ever marked a state fair in this
state and the board is already planning
great things for next year. Tho univer
sal demnnil for a colliseum for the horse
shdV nnd conceits hns begun to bear
fruit and the board is milking plans
for the erection of a stadium thut will
sent nt least 10,000 people for next
year. New slock bums will also be
built und it is planned to add at leiist
two new entrances for automobiles nt
tho fair grounds.
Cattle Sold Well.
While the sale of race horses appeared
to iniliiute that there was no great de
mand for this grade of stock the auction
snles of the cattle have brought out
record prices mid it seems that there is
n-inueh greater demand for dairy cows
than for racing stock.
Herbert W. Jones, proprietor of the
Hill Crest furm, near Amity iu Polk
county, sold Hi head of registered Hoi
steins which brought a total of 4,itt3.
The highest price paid for nny of the
seven bulls paid for Sir Johniinu Fnyne
Bonheur 178707, grand champion of the
present stutuuir. For the cows the
highest price paid was l7S fur n single
cow, .lohiinna De Kol of Rush Court
who produced 445.5 pounds of milk in
seven days, who was purchased by n
Scuttle buyer. II. H. and J. I. Hnniiu,
of Independence, purchased the next
highest priced cow for $500 and Dr.O.B.
Miles of this city bought a tlireeyenr
old heifer for $410.
Yesterday'! Race Winnera.
Yesterduy 's race meet at the fair
grounds track was devoid of spectacular
features though the fastest time of the
week wns made yesterday in the free
forall pace in which all three heats
were made in 2:07 1-2 by .lim Logan,
who won in three straight.
Summitry:
2:18 trot, ji800; every lieut a rnce:
Mark 11 1 !' 8
Complete 4 1 4
Beauty B 3 3 1
Bouuiola 2 5 3
James Oliver 0 7 7
Snlem Bov 0
Cavalier Gale . . .- 7 4 2
Time. 2:12 1-2, 2:14 12, 2:15 3-4.
Free-for-all pace, 750; every heat a
race:
Hal F.do 5 4 7
O. U. C 7 7 2
Lady Hal 3 3.4
Jim Logan 1 1 1
' (Continued on Tags Eigbt.)
Women Would Place
An Embargo On Wheat
Chicago, Sept. 30. An appeal to the
women of the United States to join in
an effort to force congress to prohibit
the exportation of wheat and flour until
the demands of this country have been
met is being sent out by local club wo
men today. ''
This action was decided on at a meet
ing of the women's association of com
merce yesterday. . Speakers did not
blame the bakers for the increase in
bread prices as much as they blamed
interests controlling grain prices of the
country, who, they said, fixi'd prices
here according to what they, could ex
tract from starving European nations.
The only remedy, they aid was an em
bargo on wheat.
Miss Florence King, president of the
association ' today sent resolutions to
President Wilson urging this action.
. United States District Attorney
Charles dyne is investigating bread
prices charged In Loudon, Trieste, Ly
ons, Havre and other European cities.
BOTH SIDES WHIPPED
IN MEXICAN BATTLE
latest Advices Show Both
Sides Retreated After
' Sharp Skirmish
' By Webb Miller.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
El Paso, Texas, Sept. 30. Paucho
Villa and his forces are encamped at
the properties of the four American
owned mines near Cusihuiriachic, follow
ing Wednesday's battle with de facto
troops, according to the latest reports
received here today.
Carraiuiista authorities claim two vic
tories for de facto troops but details
of Wcdneeduy's fighting received by
United States secret service agents here
indicate that both opposing forces had
retreated and that the battle was with
out result.
Led by Villa himself,, a detachment
o'f BOO Villistas said the report, attack-,
ed "Cuai" Wednesday aud captured
the town with but little bloodshed. Part
of tho garrison revolted and joined the
bandits. ' The others includiufa the of-
' ficers, were given an opportunity to
I join the Villistas and when they refused
were flogged and sent back to tell Gen
ernl Trovino at Chihuahua City that Vil
la had captured the town. The officers
fleeing from "Cusi" carried word to
General Ramos, ouly a few miles dis
tant. He immediately attacked the
town with a force of eight hundred
men. Villa hastily withdrew into the
mouth of a nearby canyon and set a
trnp for tho Carratizistas. As the de
facto forces followed the bandits into
the canyon they were met by a heavy
fire from machine guns and mowed
down. Ramos hurriedly withdrew his
troops from the cnnyon,-rcformed and
marched away to Santa Ysnbel.
Representatives of the American
owned mines hero doubt if Villa will
' molest the properties as from all indi
cations the bandit leader bus apparently
changed his attitude toward Ameri
cans. Villa ig Driven Back.
Washington, Sept. 30. Two hun
dred and fifty Villistas who nttne.ked
the Carranzn garrison of lo0 were driv
en off iu the recent battle at Cusiliuirin
chic, according to state department dis
patches today. One dispatch said Vil
la comniuiided the attackers.
IN EFFECHOMORROW
California Milk Men Must
Have Cows Tested or Milk
Pasteurized
Sacramento, Oil., Sept. 30. What lr.
Charles Keane, state veterniirian, calls
the "greatest law in California ' be
comes effective tomorrow. It if the
pure milk law, and when it gets work
ing properly will insure the public p.n
absolutely safe inily supply, thus giv
ing protection nguiiist much needless
disease, including occasional disastrous
epidemics.
California is the first state of't'ie
union to enact legislation of this kind.
A number of cities hiive pure m Ik
laws but the Golden stute takes the
lead in putting it on a broad and
sweeping scsle.
"1 predict," said Or. Keane today,
"that when other stntes observe the
good effects of this law they will rapid
ly fall in line with similar legislation.''
The law requires the pasteurization
of all ir.:)!c sold at rernll tor human
consumption, except when the milk Is
from cows free from tuberculosis.
If n dairyman doesn't choose to
have his cows tested, he will be requlr
eu to have the milk pasteurised. How
ever, the great number of applications
show that a big majority of the dairy
men will choose the test. This indi
cates, according to Keane that there
will not be an advance in the price of
milk. Pasteurized milk brings a high
er price but comparatively few dairy
men will choose, pasteurization.
RESULT OF POLICY
HAS BEEN PEACE
T
If This Is Wrong, As Republi
cans Claim, Then They
Want War
IF IN POWER WOULD THEY
REPEAL 8-HOUR LAW?
Tells Critic He "Would Be
Mortified To Be Voted for
By the Disloyal"
Shadow Lawn, K. J.f Sept.- 30.'
Warning that a return to republican
ism means tho country will be drawn
In one form or another to the brink of
war, President Wilson this afternoon
urged all young domocrats and truo
progressives to unite in . maintaining
democratic control.. '
"I can draw no other conclusion,"
he said. ''Our opponents ha)e fouud
fault with our foreign policy. They
have said it is all wrong. It has re-,
suited in peace. Thorefore it appears
they want war. Some members of that
party havo even declared in favor of
war." .
At the same time, ho warned that
"officials of foroign governments will
watch this election carefully."
President Outlines Position.
The Uuited Press is able to outline
authoritatively and in detail on what
basis the president belioves he should
be returned to office.
He holds that-since -the administra
tion of Abraham Lincoln the republican
party has been provincial. It has,
figuratively speaking believed in clos
ing up America anil having a good
tiiue instead. - . . .
Ci the other hand,-, the" dotnoeratie..
party, the president will attempt to
show, has looked outside the bouse in
njiich the United States Is enclosed
has seen there the tremendous world
trade awaiting at our doors and haa
acted to properly meet that market. By
implication, if not by direct interroga
tion, the president may be expected in
his addresses of the next few week's to
ask the republican candidate what he
would do in caso of his election, to
change the foundations already laid
for this trade.
. What Would Hughes Do? ..
The president believes he has estab
lished a policy of International inter
course, any change in which might
prove of vital consequence to the fu
turo peace of the nation. By implica
tion, if not directly, he may be ex
pected soon to question the republican
nominee ns to what changes his party
would ftiuko in the foreign policy.
In the president's opinion, his ad
ministration is an "open book" re
quiring no explanation because it
speaks for itself. He believes, how
ever, that tho people, if they aro asked
to denounce his policies, are entitled to
specific i ii for in ii t i n from Hughes as to
what the republican party would do
should it be placed in power what
would be its definite changes in tha
tariff; what would be its policy toward
Mexico; how would it act in the Mex
ican embrogilo, and what would it dO'
with the Adiim:on eight-hour law.
Can Conditions Be Bettered.
Not what would the republican party
havo done, but what would it, suggest
doing now, is what tho president will
nsk. Until these answers are given
the president may bo expected merely
to explain what he hopes his adminis
trntion may accomplish through its
acts not to dwell at length on the
nchieveinents themselves.
The attitude of the administration
toward business has been one of the
assistance and tho result unprecedent
ed prosperity, the president means to
show.
No war, bigger pay, and increased
opportunities are the facts before tho
country now, he belioves ana ne win
put it up to his political opopnents to
show how they would change this sit
uation. As for the results of the coming elee
tion the president at this time make
no prediction. ' He believes there nre
ninny elements going to make the out-
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