The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-11-06

the anatomy of a hated enemy. In a
voice almost vibrant with suppressed
anger, but in a manner as direct and
simple as a child's, Hoover told us
what the trouble was. 1t seemed al
most impossible that anyone should
still talk like that. After nine Solo
months of diplomatic e~Quivocations,
evasions and sophisms this seemed al
most a strange language.
81 came into this war;" he said,
forcing the words between his clenched
teeth, land | think about 100, OOO, OOO
other Americans came into it, because
| wanted to put an end to this thing
monarchy Tor all time. And l shall
consider if the Archduke Joseph or
any other Hapsburg or any Hohenzoi'
lern is allowed to remain in power.
this war will have been fought in
vain There is nothing startling in
those words. They might have been
said by any man on the corner Maybe
they still do talk like that in America.
They do out here. That it should be
said by a man who has been in the
thick of things, who has seen every
day for five years how much more
petty mans actions are than their
words, and that it should have been
said with as much ardor as if Louvain
had pust been sacked or the Lusltania
had Just been sunk, seemed incredible.
r0lok ,nx fha bind nf 1~inl0na nV
we had been hearing-far from It.
'If we tell that fellow to get out now.
he will do it. But if he is left there
a week or two weeks longer it will
take blood to get him out" No, this
is not the kind of diplomacy that he
had been hearing; but it was the kind
that the man at home, the man in the
elevated and the subway would under
standard the Kind he had been look
ing for the nine weary months in vain.
For our government to sit supinely
down and see that kind of thing put
over is beyond the endurance of any
r%ed-blooded Yankee" he continued,
narrowing his eyes and twisting his
foot steadily under the table. Some
body laughed and asked: HAS the
conference been acquainted with your
sentiments, Mr.. Hoover?" He smiled
a reminiscent smile before he an
swered: We'll, l don't want to tell
the peace conferences business-bu
you Just ask them what I've been ak
ing about these last three hours"
Would you send a note to the Arch
duke?" mo. These people have been
fighting so long hat they have lost all
sense of the value of human life, Oh
notes. of suggestions or any other kind
of hints. The only thing they can un-
derstand now is a club" IF that
man is allowed to stay there, it will
not be a week before there will be a
monarchist conspiracy in Vienna, and
another in Greece" 1t was here that
he made the blunt statement OF why
he had come into the war, and that
it would be a vain sacrifice for every
one if the Hapsburgs were not driven
out TO stay. Well, the conference did
what Hoover told them to do. 1t was
bitter medicine. But they had to swal'
low it. Now, Hoover is coming home.
"All the force of Roosevelt and a
better Judgment" is the characterize
ton n man gave to him. 1t remain
to be seen of the rest of the country
will agree. One thing is certain:
Hoover will sometimes surely lose his
temper, just as he did in this case,
if he is elected president. And when
he does, something will happen.