The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-02
WILL ACCEP NOMINATION
SAYS HERBERT HOOVER
If Republicans Favor League-Wants
League of Nations That Will Es-
tablish World Peace.

San Francisco, March 3O.-Her-
bert Hoover today telegraphed the
Hoover Republican club OF Callfor-
MIA that he would accept the Repub-
lican nomination for president If 1t,
is felt that the issues necessltate It,
and it is demanded of me-
The telegram, addressed to War
rem Gregory, president Of the HooV-
er Republican club Of California, fol-
lows:
sEI had not wished to enter, nor
could | hitherto see any real pubic
service in entering into partisan po-
liticaI discussion, more especially
pending the clarifcation of the diver
gent views of the different groups IN
the parties in the great new issues.
tsThe recent developments over
the treaty, stagnation in adjustment
of our great economic problems and
particularly the many urgent repre-
sentations that | have received as to
the situation in my own state, con-
vince me that it is my duty to confirm
the action that my Republican friends
there have already taken without
consulting me.
In Favor Of League.
'I understand that there is a great
wish among the Republicans OF Cali
fornia to have opportunity to express
themselves in favor of the league OF
nations with proper reservations safe-
guarding American traditions and IN
terests as opposed to the extreme
view advocated against any league
at all. I differ just as strongly with
this view as / differ with the extreme
position taken by the president on
participation in purely European at
fairs. This issue is whether, with
reservations protecting our position.
we should join the moral forces OF
the world to reduce the dangers again
growing around US, or whether we
will. by pretense Of an insurallty
that we do not possess, sit by IN the
face. of growing armies, navies, ma
t;onal antaeonisms, reaction, or in re-
verse, the spread Of Bolshevlsm
through much of the world. Ihls
would be the defeat Of the hopes tor
which our sons were sacrificed IN TINS
war.
ENTIRELY aside from this moral
ideaIism of the league and the danger
to our own ultimate peace, the solu-
tion of our domestic problems, such
as the size of our armament, reduc-
tion in taxation and the prevention
of AGRICULTURAL and industrial depres-
sion and consequent unemployment,
is dependent upon stability abroad
and upon our. access to the worlds
markets, which today are endangered
by discrimination against US through
our inability to exercise our veto
under the treaty. / believe it is the
transcendent service which the ne
publican party can render to the
nation to settle a league efficiently
designed to give US these natlonai
projections. :,
ssNo one should be able to die
tate the policies of great parties, yet
every man and woman has right to
decide what issues and measures he
will support. If the Republican
party-with the independent element
with which / am naturally affiliated
adopts a forward looking, liberal,
constructive platform on the treaty
and on our economic issues, and II
the party proposes measures m Ior
sound business ADMINISTRATOR VI VA.
country and is neither reactional or
radical in it's approach to our great
domestic questions and is backed by
men who undoubtedly assume the
consummation of these policies and
measures, l will give it my entire
support. While / do not and Will not
myself seek the nomination, If 1t is
felt that the issues necessitate 1t ana
it is demanded of me, can not re-
fuse service. ;,
(Signed) Herbert hoover