The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-08
Presidential Boomers
Tell Of Ancient Tele-
gram to MIR. Wilson.
DENIES RECENT
COMMUNICATE
Food Administrator Says
Views On Reservations
Are Those Of League to
Enforce Peace.
BY JAY JEROME. WILLIAMS

Washington, Feb Herbert
Hoover. former food administrator
wishes the treaty ratified with reser-
vations and has urged President Will
son IN accept compromise.
+, Mr.. Hoover sent a long personal
telegram to the president some time
ago on the subject of the treaty, but
his action was secret until today.
Whether or not Mr.. Hoover takes a
view similar to that OF yiscount Grey.
the British ambassador. who has APP
proved the suggested reservations to
the treaty is not known as the text
of his telegram could not be obtained
at his Office here or at the White
House
Mr.. Hoover is understood to have
urged compromise ons the ground
that even technical peace" partici-
pated in by the United States would
accomplish much in restoring order
in the world at large and would pre-
vent economic disaster.
At the White House today It was
said there was no objection to max
ing public the contents of the Hoover
message. but il was not made public.
II was Impossible to see Mr.. Hoover
this afternoon. His secretary said he
was in conference and suggested
y
The telegram was at the white House
1t was iptimated at Mr.. Hooyer's of
fice that some confusion may exist
concerning the true purport of the
meeting because Mr.. Hoover at one
srimc affixed his signature To tele-
gram sent To the presid enter the SUBJ
jers Of the treaty BY the league to en-
force peace
PERSONAL TELEGRAM
There is hardly~Any doubt tnos.Shs
'Shaf EN- frsE 49, r. reGeivcd at the
White House ~As i personal telegram
from Mr. Hoover. ana II Is believed
that political exigencies may eventu-
ally result In full disclosure of its
contents.
The tact that Mr.. wflson received
It prior to the ! jackson das banquet
and did NOT heed it, shows that he
and Mt. Hoover are not of one mind
so far as the treaty is concerned.
Mr. Hoover believes. 1t Is under
stood. that the league OF nations is ss-
sential to the salvation OF Europe,
especially 10 those countries where the
problems Of reconstruction are of par
amount Importance. 1t la this point he
is believed to have emphasized in
pleading with the president to accept
compromise.
the telegram did not come from the
White House. nor from MIR. Hoover
offices here. but from friends Of the
food administrator who are furthering
his presidential boom, and who desire
that his position on the treaty and the
league covenant be known to his sup
portcrs.
The divergence In the views of the
president and the former food admin
istrator on the treaty will pat an effec-
tive auietus itsis believed here on the
entirely unauthorized statement that
NJ Hoover was the presidents choice
for president. This statement which
has been given wide circulation in jour
mails fathering and favoring the can
dsdacy OF the food administrator. is
taken as case of the wish is the
father of The thought"
The president has made no state
nent, either private or public. concern
ing his plans in the campaign. and has
signihcd none of the present candi-