New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
Reed Hurls Bricks >
At Hoouer Boon,
alleged Pr0-British Ideas
Satirised; Creel Sug-
gested to Fill Ticket
NeW York Tribune
WASHINGTON Purrou

Wdshin0'on Bureau
WASHINGTON. Jan. Senator
Reed, of Missouri, a bitter opponent
OF the league of nations and through
out the war violent critic of the Food
Administration, spent several hours in
the Senate to-day 'ridlculing the candi-
dacy Of Herbert Hoover for the Presi
| dency.
Senator Reed declared it would be
entirely fitting, since the world is to
have "British league of nations,' to
have Mr.. Hoover, who passed many
years of his adult life" as denzen
OF Great Britain, as President of the
would be able to gain the ear of the
influential politicians of Great Britain
TOR the benefit OF this country. As a
VicePresi sidental candidate on the tick
ct with Mr.. Hoover Senator Reed sug-
gested George Creel
The Senator's speech. which was
made in sectors throughout the ar
ternoon. caused much amusement,
which was confined to neither side of
the chamber and which at times caused
so much laughter on the floor and in
the galleries that the presiding officer
had to rap for order The Missouri
Senator painted a vivid picture for the
cdiication of Southern Democrats of a
future convention OF the league of ma
tons, with Senator Ovcrman, of North
Carolina, a delegate. walking arm in
arm with the delegate from Liberia
and the delegate from lIayti, the two
negro nations.
Multi Millionairc at Thirty
Mr. Reed said the principal qualiti-
cation of Mr.. Hoover, aside from his
friendincss with Great Britain, WAS
the fact that he was reported to have
made S10,000000 before he was thirty
years old.
81 think il we nominate Mr. Hoover
we should put the finishing touch to
the league of nations" said Senator
Reed. 81 think if we adopt the league
of nations he is legitimate and log
I ical candidate for both parties to in
dorsc. | will tell you why The league
of nations surronders sovereignty Of
the world to an organization which will
be dominated by the British Empire, as
has been proved here on this floor time
and time again. So if we are going to
have Il British league of nations doml-
mated by British, why not nominate Mr..
Hoover. who served a tuteagc of all
the years of his adult life as a denizen
and resident Of Great Brtain; who
never yet cast a vote in the United
States unless he has done it since the
war began, probably for the purpose Of
qualifying in the way of citizenship?
Why not have him?
"Besldes ali that, whom Mr.. Hoover
came over to this country he was writ
ten up by a culogist who undoubtedly
spoke by the card, and who probably
olared, 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 OF 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,
it is stated by this eulogist that his
answer was that he was a promoter.
think that this is true. Just now he is
promoting a boom for csident-his
own boom.
British Money Safcguarded
$50. Mr. President. if we arc going
to nave a British league of nations by
all means let us have a man who has
been trained 20 English lltc and
roli;ics. social conditions, business con-
ditions, who has plenty Of inves stmcnts
in British companies, so that VIXEN he
acts in conjunction with Great Britain
we will know at least that British
ncney and British capital is being we'll
cared for, because if tho world is bank
rupt at least out of the wreck we are
going to have a British league OF na-
tlons.
"Why Mr.. President | charge that
Mr. Hoover was one OF the go-betwcens
between Mr.. House and high members
of the British government during the
negotiations that preceded this war.
He was so close to the British govern
ment then as to constitute a convcn-
lent connecting link.
"Thcre is another thing about Mr..
Hoover that commends him. He has
absolutely no American politics. which
qualities him at once to do whatever
Great Britain desires to have him do
without running on some political
platform Of either the Republican or
democratic party. which might even
in these DAYS b. some peradvcnture an
nouncc u real American principle. O1
course il would be inconVenient 70
have an American President, nomi-
mated and elected on an American
!! x,x.~x TO MORROW Il