Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-25
SAYS He HAS NEVER
| VOTED IN AMERICA
Missourian Charges Former Food
Controller Under Tutelage
of Great Britain.
SAYS BOOM SELF-PROMOTED
Declares George Creel Would Be
Proper Running-Mate With
Hoover for President. =.
SAYS BOOM SELF-PROMOTED
LEY As,ociated Press1

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-Charylnr
that Herbert Hoover was zone Of tbe
go-betwecns between Colonel House
and members high in the British gov
eminent during the negotiations pre-
ceding the entry OF the United States
into the war; Senator Reed, Democrat,
Missouri, launched a vigorous attack
today in the Senate against what he
characterized as MIR. IIoover's self
promoted boom for President"
90 Senator Reed said Mr.. Hoover was
so close to the British government
that he constituted a convcnient con-
Meeting link" and challenged any mem
s 6ers OF the Senate who doubted his
investigation
Declaring that Mr.. Hoover Served n
tRu risisEE al of bis adult life" in the
hoover never cast a vote in the
s Hnited ,, STATES, unless he has voted
Thinks He Is "Libernl.r
When he was asked as to what
party he belonged he said he thought
a.! ne was a liberal" said Senator Reed.
Jnea h0 en nasH' TO eee Know in the tss
names of the. political parties in this
country and has to designate himself,
ganization" "a
II think Mr.. Hoovers nomination.
you'd "o.lm PVT TIE finishing touch to the
would surrender the sovereignty Of
s sss W9rl son to the British empire the
own own votes Great Britain would control.
the votes OF Portugal. Greece, France
anu Reaa b Sci +; in the league; Senator
In no ndition 10 resist Great Brit
AIMS impcrious will" and that France,
admitted that She was dependent on.
the British army and navy for protec-
lion against German ott."F At.s,s.z,ss1 q
$50, Why !. NJ
:. e.
controlled league of nations were to,
be established, this country ought to
nave as nearly British inject as
POSSIBLE pSr t,no to represent it. so. why not
=, Rel Referring to reports that. Mr.. Hoover
made made slo.o90,ooo before he. was so
\ get rich Quick" and turning S 'sss
Senator Lodge: the Republican leader,
mated for the presidency the only.
thing that could save the Republican,
party from defeat was for It ito nomi-
nate J. Rufus Wallingford-" Ere
alike he added.
%. Declaring that he understood that
nad bought two newspapers. tho Mis-
souri, Senator said he did not know
Keen kor what ma r purpose unless 1T was to
Hoover" M.
Urges CTecl ns RunninE Mate.
renewing later his discussion OF Mr.
Hoover's candidacy, Senator Reed suc-
eested that George CrceL former
chairman OF the committee on public
information, who he termed as an i'm
teilectuai Red" be nominated as VICE
presidential candidate
III that were done then you'd have
wo masters OF publicity the Senne
FOR cor SAD. Both are progressive and
"AIr. Crcei's opinions" Snn,+or ps
continued have been embalmed In the
congressional Record and show him to
be ..i ahreaSt of the tines" lS,
fhis ticket" the Missouri Senator
ADDED. could be supplemented by the
Sedition law proposed by ATTORNEY
General Palmer while Creel could con-
u .i to arouse this country regarding
nc RcdS, falling TO say he was form
erly one or thcm-that is an inteIlec-s
tuai led but never a physical one.s
senator Reed said in testimony bo-E
iore the Senate Agriculture COMMITTEES
IN i3i1 MI. Hoover declared his "only
res hes'dence was Washington hotel.
put mat since he started running for
PRESIDENT he claims that California
was his residence all the time.- SEa