The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-30
NO DEMOCRATIC
HOOVER CONSPIRACY
New York World An
nounce1nent Made With IA B
out Regard 70 Party
HOOVER STRONG ON q
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Tells New York Tribune That Ameri-
cans Have Not Lost Their National
Aspirations-W to Prevent Wave.
of MilitaTism.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.


WASHINGTON, April 30.-Herbert |
Hoover has just taken step that has |
satisfied the Providence Journal that he |
was not party to any plan or conspr |
was planning to perpetuate its policies.
And the Providence Journal has pub
lished an editorial declaring that after
examinging proof submitted by Mr..
Hoover, it is glad to tell its readers
that there is no truth in any sugges-
ton of collision (between the White
House and Mr.. Hooyer) and that there
Is an entire lack of sympathy on Mr.
| Hoover S part of the political, economic,
industrial and interna tional policies of
the President
This makes it possible to disclose for
| the first time some of the circumstances
about which the story was constructed
of collision between Mr.. Hoover and
| the White House. Indeed largely be-
cause the New York World which had
been staunch supporter of President
| Wilson, came out for Mr. Hoover for
| President on either the Republican or
Democratic tickets and largely because
members of the Wilson administration
did not conceal their enthusiasm for
| Mr.. Hoover. the conclusion was immedi-
ately drawn of Democratic plot to
divide the Republican party
But the truth is Herbert Hoover tried
to prevent the New York World from
coming out in his behalf. And he did
| !
officials or politicians The writer has
been told both by Frank l. Cobb, edi.
tor of the New York World. and Her
bert Hoover himself the facts of a
conversation that preceded the editor
ial announcement by the World which
caused such a sensation in American
politics. ''t8
Mr.. Hoover learned of the intention
of the New York World a flew DAYS be-
fore its announcement was made and
promptly telephoned to Mr.. Cobb whom
he had known intimately for many
years, suggesting that it would be UNI
wise for the World to come out for him
on the Democratic ticket. Whereupon
Mr.. Cobb replied that it WASH t the
World 5 intention to support him ON
, the Democratic ticket alone but that
it was for him on either ticket.
But, = protested Mr. Hoover, ''vou
don t know my views-you don t know
when | might give my opinion of the
administration politics and you might
be embarrassed
,, Mr.. Cobb good naturally told the
former food administrator not to worry
about that. He reminded him that the
! New York World was an independent
newspaper and tied to no party and that
when lie read the New York World !
j editorial announcement he would sec the
point.
4 just about the same time officials al
q Washington began talking enthusiastic
! ally about Mr.. Hoover and story was
8 printed by the New York American t.
q the effect that the former food admins
! traitor was the choice of Colonel House
J who was supposed to have doomed hin
4 at a luncheon attended by Lord Grey
The fact was Mr.. Hoover didn't attend
J the luncheon and American polite,
wasn't discussed This chain of Incl
q dents, however. together with the FIRE
= quent praise of Mr.. Hoover coming from
s Democratic officials put him in an awk
ward position lie could not indulg,
: in blanket reputation of these ex
y pressons of friendship because in
measure he stood for some of the poll
a cies of President Wilson in Europe
; Indeed, even the Providence Journal Z
. statement of 'an entire lack of sym
pathy' with the Wilson adminstra
a ton ism t exactly correct in every sens
y for in today's New York Tribune Nh
s. Hoover expresses himself in a specia
a article outlining his attitude on foreign
q policy-and much of what he saws i
8 in accord with the views of the nil,
n reservationists IN the senate as well a
d President Wilson.
- For instance. Mr.. Hoover saws in an
8 swer to the Tribune s request for hi
q positions
a q No greater mistake can be mad
= than the assumption that our peopl
s have lost their national aspirations an
q idealism because they have gone bacl
d to business In defining these grea
y standards, the Republican party mus
4 reach into the aspirations of our peopl
a and into the social philosophy upo
= which our national life is founded. Gu
81 people have an ideal of world servic,
a 1t was not q passing favor in whic
u we made the sacrifices of the past tire
81 years for the great ideal of the proven
II tion of war and the freedom of the OF
"a pressed 1t is now a dozen years sine
q the Republican leaders includin
IS Roosevelt-frst proposed league o
"a nations This ideal cannot be ignore
~ by the party. Its living force viii il
s. sist upon our joining in the organiza
81 ton of the moral forces of the worl
N to reduce armament, check militarisi
g and relieve oppression. Our people d
N not desire to see us pledged to use fore
"a IN these purposes. furthermore the
- have no more sympathy with the growt
81 of militarism ut home than abroad