The Washington herald., 1920-02-24
HOOVER BARS.
PACT AS ISSUE
Former Food Administra-
tor Against Injecting
z Treaty Into Campaign.
OPPOSES MORE LOANS
Assistance to Europe Lies in
z Promoting Processes Of
Private Commerce.
OPPOSES MORE LOANS

= Baltimore. Feb. 23.-Opposition to
the injection of the treaty tight as
an issue In the next Presidential
campaign was voiced by Herbert c.
Hoover, former Food Administrator.
An an address at Johns Hopkins Upi-
xersity today.
Important domestic problems
would be obscured. said Hoover, by
controversy over the numerous pre-
posed reservations should the treaty
ratification question be permitted to
occupy the spotlight as q campaign
issue. The country has already
made up its mind on this question.
said the former food controller, "and
u Is my impression that there is no
party credit In this position"
Heal Earope's wounds-
Hoover declared himself opposed
TO further foreign loans except for
the purpose OF relieving Immediate
distress Our best assistance In
healing Europe's wounds lies in the
promotion of the great processes of
private commerce." he said. mot in
loans from our government.
Europe's present danger. Hoover
said. Is not so much a catastrophe
revolution of the Russian order as a
steady degeneration Of the standard
of living and the slow decay Of the
forces Of stability Not until produc-
non was restored. he declared, would
there be a real peace. Some Of US
have no liking for mandates Of any
European state" he said. land most
of US have no ambitions to moral or
other Nominations"
Treaty ratification hopes rested.
HAA1AH zaaA paA hxy the
rlesser reservationists" of the pro-
,posals Of the mild reservationists." "
II the treaty is put into being" he
continued. "and prove its living value
tn the world. no one can doubt that
any necessary changes will be grant
ed to IL by common consent as the
years go by"
The honorary degree of LID. was
conferred on the former controller Of
the Food Administration by DR.. Frank
Johnson Goodnow, president Of Johns
Hopkins.
Mr. Hoover said:
In accepting your kind invitation to
discuss some public matters before
you. I have decided to confine myself
ito the two questions suggested by
your members. In these times, when
we are confronted with so many is
sues, of so great and complex an or
der. Il seems to me the duty Of every
American to express his views upon
them fully and frankly. It is only by
such discussion that we can arrive at
that compromise of common view from
which common action can develop.
, I sometimes feel that public prob
lems can be divided into two classes.
I The first is that class Of problems
in which sufficient facts. figures, or
concrete experience can be amassed
to give certain indication Of the course
OF constructive action.
Pure Judgment Solution.
The second type of problems are
those arising out of sheer completes
Of political. economic and social cur
rents. in which solution at best is
more largely pure Judgment guided
by the adherence to national ideals.
The common judgment must again
arise out of common discussion, the
development of a common mind
nowing from the common sense of
our people. This latter type of
problem seems to especially lend it.
self to destructive criticism. The
greatness of this country, however.
has not grown from the police court
mind.
II Il 10 the first class that my
initial theme belongs. It Is a prob
lem that Is too well known to the