Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
Attended to Negotiations Be.
tween Wilson's Adviser and
Britain Prior to American En-
try Into War, Senator Says.
"SEMI. PROMOTED BOOM
FOR PRESIDENT" FLAYED
Hoover ''Never Cast a Vote in
United States Unless He Had
Voted Since This War to
Qualify" Missouriar asserts.

Washington. Jan. 2A.--Chargine
that Herber. Hoover WIS zone of thu
go-betwcens betweea Colonel House
and members high in the British
government during the negotiations
preceding the entry of the United
States into the war;" Senator Reed,
democrat, Missouri. launched a Wig
orous attack today In the sena.c
against what he characterizedAs Mr..
Hoover's "semi-promotsd boom for
president.
Senator Reed said Mr.. Hoover
was so close to the British govern
ment that che constituted convent
ent connecting link" and challenged
any member of the senate who
doubted his statement to introduce
resolution OF investigation.
Served a Tutelage.
Declaring that Mr.. Hoover served
tutelage all of his adult life" in tha
British service, Senator Reed said
Hoover never cast a vote N thu
United States, unless he had voted
since this war to qualify himself"
when he was asked as to wha.
party he belonged. he said ha
thought he was. LIBERAL" said
Senator Reed. Apparently ha
hasn't been in the United States, long
enough to know the names of the
political parties in this country and
has to designate himself as liberal,
a British political organization"
II think Mr.. Hoover's nomination
would put the finishing touch to the
league of nations and that the league
would surrender the sovereignty Of
the world 10 the British empire" the
senator continued.
"In addition to its own votes,
Great Britain would control the
votes of Portugal, Greece, France
and Belgium in the league" Senate.
Reed said, adding that Belgium
was in no condition to resist Grea,
Britain's irhperious will" and tha'
France, according to high French
officials, had admitted that it wa:
dependent on the British army ant
navy for protection against German
attack.
why ANOI NAAs A1OOVCA9
Senator Reed said that if British
controlled league of nations were to
be established, this. country ought
to have as nearly British subject
as possible to represent it so why
not Mr.. Hoover!"
Referring to reports that Mr..
Hoover made $l0000,000 before he
was SO years old. Senator Reed said
he was a "get-rich quick" and turn
ing to Senator Lodge, the republican
| leader, declared that if Mr.. Hoover
were nominated for the presidency
the only thing that could save the
republican party from defeat was
Tor it TO nominate ]. Rufus Wall
ingtord."
Then wc'il have two horses bred
alike he added.
Declaring that he understood that
the gentleman from London" re-
Gently had bought two newspapers.
the Missouri senator said he did not
know TOR what purpose unless. 1T
was to keep the people from nomi-
mating Mr.. Hoover"
Creel tor Vice President.
Renewing later his discussion of
Mr.. Hoover's candidacy, Senator
Reed suggested that George Creel.
former chairman of the committee
Oh public Information, who he
termed an intellectual red be
nominated as the vi presidential
candidate.
If that was done you'd have two
masters OF publicity" the senator
said. Both are progressive and
torward-looking gentlemen"
MIR. Creeps opinions" Senator
Reed continued, have been en-
baln,ed in the Congressional Record
and show him to be abreast of the
times" /.
4 This ticket, the Missouri senator
added. could be supplemented by
the sedition law proposed by ,Attor-
ney General Palmer, while Creel
could continue to arouse his country
regarding the reds failing to. say
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