Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-21
ASPERSION AGAINST HOOVER EMPH4TICALLY
ANSWERED

This endorsement of Mr. Hoover was written bv
Ambassador Page to President Wilson December 80,
1916: Mr. Herbert c. Hoover, chairman of the
Commisso for Relief in Belgium would if opportun-
ly should offer, make useful officer in the State
Department. He is probably the only man living who
has privately o. e. without holding office negotiated
understandings with the British, French German,
Dutch and Belgian governments. He personally knows
and has had direct dealings with these governments
and his transactions with them have involved several
hundred million dollars He is man of very consid-
cradle fortuneless than when the war began for this
relief work has cost him much. He approached
behalf of the British government with the suggestion
that if he would become British subject the govern
ment would be pleased to give him important
tive post and with the hint that if he succeeded title
might await him. His was: I'll do what can
for you with PLEASURE but I'll be damned if I'll give
up my American citizenship-not your life With
In the last six months two large financial organiza-
TONS each independently, have offered him 100000
year to enter their service and industrial company
offered him 100000 to start with He declined them
ALL When the Belgian relief work recently struck
snag, Hoover by telegraph got the promise of loan
in the United States to the British and French govern
ments for Belgian relief of $150,00O,000. l do not
know, but think he would be glad to turn his Euro
pean experience to the patriotic of government
He is fortytwo years DID, graduate of Leland Stan
ford Jr. University.
The foregoing is extract Vol. l. Page 333 The
Life and Letters of Walter H. Page AS every inelli
gent man and woman knows Walter H. Page
American ambassador to Great Britain during the
World War and they know equally we'll that he was a
Democrat, appointed by Democratic president,
Woodrow Wilson, to whom the quoted words
written. Obviously they We're penned without any
thought of their contributing to the literature of
presidential campaign. For these reasons they are
of tremendous significance at this time when great po
litical events taking place; and they to
prove very disconcerting to political opponents after
Mr. Hoover is nominated for President of the United
States.
In general the Page utterance emphasizes the
traordinary capacity of Mr. Hoover, of his remarkable
efficiency in the doing of big things But the present
purpose is to call attention to the in which
this Democratic ambassador effectually stops the
mouths of the blatant defamers who charging Mr.
Hoover with being un-American, alien. Within the
week it done the floor of Congress by pewee
Democratic politician who sees Democratic hopes fad
ing the Hoover boom sweeps and on.
Page reveals the great temptation that came to
this great Californian; probable title and vast sal
arv if he would become British subject. How every
real American citizen must be thrilled by the laconic
of Hoover-"I'll be damned if I'll give up my
American citizenship, not on your life
Could there be complete refutatlon and
confusion of Mr. Hoovers raducers than is thus fur
nished by Walter Hines Page high Democratic author
ity?