The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-24
REED CALLS
HOOVER TOOL
OF BRITISH
AssaiIs Self Promoted
Boom of Former Food
Director for President

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2t.-charsine
Herbert Hoover was 'one OF the go-
betweens between Colonel House and
members high In the British eovsrn-
ment during the negotiations preeed-
inE the entry Of the United States
into the war" Senator Reed. demo-
crat of Missouri. launched q vigorous
attack today inthe senate against
" hat he characterised az Mr. Hoover's
self promoted boom Tor president"
Senator Reed said Mr. Hoover was
80 close TO the British government
that he constituted a cohvenlsnt
connecting link" and challenged any
member OF the senate tho doubted
his statement to introduce a resolu-
tlon OF investigation.
QUESTIONS Hts Voting.
Declaring Mr. Hoover served a
''tntelage all OF his adult life" In the
British service. Senator Reed said
Hoover never cast a. vote In the
United States. unless he had voted
since this war to qualify himself"
When he was asked to what party
he belonged he said h,@ thought he
was a liberal said senator Reed.
Apparently ne has not been IN tho
United states enough 70 know the
names of the political parties In this
country and has 10 designate himself
as q liberal, a Britiah political organ
izatlon.
u think Hoovers nomination would
put TIE finishing touch 10 the league
Of nations and that the league would
surrender the sovereignty o. tho
world 20 the British empire" the
senator continued
In addition to her own votes. Great
Britain would control the votes OF
Portugal. Greece. France and Bell
GUM In the league, Senator Reed
said, adding that Belgium was In no
conditions to resist Great Britsin's i'm
perior will and that France, accord
Ing to high French officials had ad-
mitted that she was dependent on the
British army and navy for protection
against German attack.
Why Not foovfr7
Senator Reed said that N a British
controlled league OF nations were TO
be established thlh country ought TO
have a. nearly British subject A.
possible 10 represent IL. so why not
tcfcsring 10 reports thai Hoover
made sio.oO0.Oo0 before he was 80
ycnr~ old. senator Hcctl sald he was =
''get rich quick" ana turning 90 sem
ator Lodge, the republican leader, de-
ciared that u Mr. Hoover were nom-
innted FOR the prcs.idency. the only
thing that could save the republican
party FROM defeat was for u ITO nofp-
inatc =. Rufus Wall ngforsi."
Then We VII have two horses bred
alike" he added
Declaring that he understood that
the gentleman from London" recent
~ had bought two newspapers. the
Misa url senator said he did not
know for what purpose unless 1T was
TO keep the people from nominating
Mr. Reed spoke for half an hour
and no reply was made 10 his ad-
dress.
Creei for Vice Pr-adem.
Renewing later his discussion OF
I Mr.. B9over's candidacy. Senator Reed
suggested that George Creel. former
chairman OF the committee on public
/ information, whom he termed an
] intellectual red" be nominated as
the vice presidential candidate.
III that were done then you'd have
two masters Of publicity" the sena-
tor said. Both are progressive and
forward looking gentlemen"
"Mr Creel'a opinions." Senator
/ Reed continued. "have been embaim-
ed Ina the Congressional Record and
show him to be abreast OF the times"
This ticket. the Missouri senator
added, could be supplemented by the
sedition law proposed 5y Attorney
General Palmer. while Creel could
continue to arouse this country re-
garding the reds by falling TO say
he was formerly one OF them-that
is an Intellectual red. but never a
physical one"
senator Reed said that In testimony
before the senate agricultural cons
mittce In 1911 Mr. Hoover declared
his "only residence" WAS Washing
ton hotel, but that ''slnco he started
running for president he claims that
California was his residence all tna
time"