The New York herald., 1920-01-25
ASSAILS HOOVER
AS BRITISH TOOL
Senator Reed Bitterly De
nounces the Gentleman from
London'S' Candidacy.
FIT TO GO WITH LEAGUE
Should Have George Creel as Run
ming Mate to Tell People
What to Think.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Saturday.
Drawing upon his ample fund of sarcasm
and irony, Senator James A. Reed, Demo-
crat, of Missouri, launched an attack to-
day on the candidacy of Herbert c.
Hoover for the Presidential nomination
with such vehemence that, If there were
any friends of Mr.. Hoover present they
decided discretion was the better part of
vaIor and remained silent
Beginning with the statement that the
gentleman from London" would he fit
candidate for both parties IL the United
States should enter the League of Ma
tons and thereby surrender its sovereignty
Ito an organization which will be donii-
mated by the British Empire" the fiery
Missourian reviewed Mr.. Hoover's record
public and private, and wound up by sug-
gesting that his running mate on the
Presidential ticket be George Creel. who
could teach the American people what tol
think and how to conduct themselves"
81 think il we nominate Mr.. Hoover we
should put the fitting touch to the League
of Nations" said Senator Reed. Il think
il we adopt the League of Nations he Isl
a legitimate and logical candidate for
both parties to indorse. | will tell you
why. The League of Nations surrendersI
the sovereignty OF the world to an organ
ization which will be dominated by the
British Empire, as has been proven here
on this floor time and time again. So, If
we are going to have British League OF
Nations dominated by British votes, why
not nominate Mr.. Hoover. who served
tutelage of all the years of his adult lie
nf FL
aim who never yet cast vote in the
United States unless he has done 1t since
the war began. probably for the purpose
of qualifying in the way of citizenship?
Why not have him?
"Gucssed He Was n Liberal"
Besides all that, when Mr.. Hoover
came over to this country he was written
up by a eulogst, who undoubtedly spoke
by the card and who probably spoke Ior
the coin. That eulogist declared after he
had described Mr. Hoover's beautiful
home in London, that. being asked as to
his politics, Mr. Hoover declared that he
guessed he was Liberal or course, the
Liberal party is a British party. Mr.
Hoover evidently has not been frequently
enough in the United States to know the
names Of political parties over here.
Being asked as to his business. 1t Is
stated by this euloeist that his answer
was that he was a promoter. | think that
this is true. Just now he is promoting a
boom for Presdent-his own boom.
"If we are going to have a British
League of Nations, by all means let US
have man who has been trained to
English life and politics and social and
business conditions, who has plenty OF
investments in British companies, so that
when he acts in conjunction with Great
Britain we will know at least that
British money and British capital are
being well cared for, because If the world
is bankrupt at least out Of the wreck we
are going to have British League of Ma
tons"
Senator Reed charged that Mr.. Hoover
was one OF the "go-betweens between
Colonel House and members high in
the British government during the
negotiations that preceded this war.
He said he was so close to the British |
government then as to constitute "a
convenient connecting link"
No American Politics.
"There is another thing about AIr I
Hoover that commends him." continued
Senator Reed. lie has absolutely no \
American politics. which qualities him /
at once TO do whatever Great Britain
desires TO have him do without running
conveniently on some political platform
OF either the Republican or Democratic
party which might. even in these days.
by some peradventure announce a real
American principle. and yet might get
some of the old doctrines OF the fathers .
IN II. and Of course Il would be incor-
venient TO have an American President
nominated and elected on an American
platform do business in this League of
Nations where all nationalities are to
be desired.
at is said that Mr. Hoover made
10000. .O00---I saw the statement in a
paper: / do not know whether II is true
or not--before he was thirty years old
and that now is the reason why a man
in these modern days is to be elected .
President of the United states. A get \
rich-quick promoter is the kind of man
we ought to have for President. The
qualification is that he made money II
and he made IL quick. not to inquire II
how. but that he made IL quick II that
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