The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-04
HOOVER SETS
DANGER SIGNALS
ON BLOC PLEAS
Warn Special Interest That
New Chief to Represent
All of People.

R,y Times Special
CHICAGO, Dec. 4. Danger sig
nails set at the dead stop for spe-
cial groups seeking the favor of the
White House at the expense of all
the people will be one feature OF the
presidential policy Of Herbert Hoo
yer.
The safety of the prediction is
borne out in evidence presented by
Robert R. Updegraff in The Maya
zine of Business that President
Hoover will be hard as nails with
bloc interests when they do not coin
eide with the interests of the coun-
try as whole.
Herbert Hoover is going to be
hard President for business to get
along with, a hard President for
agriculture to get along with, hard
President for labor to get along
with, hard President for congress
to get along WITH" Mr.. Updegraff
says, until each Of these groups
learns one simple fact: That in
every decision he makes and in
every action he initiates, Hoover al
ways will be controlled by the well
fare of all the people.
President of ALI of Us
Herbert Hoover will not be
President of the United States of
business. He will not be President
of the United States of agriculture.
nor of the United States Of labor,
nor of transportation, nor yet of the
United States Of politics.
"By temperament, conviction and
instinct, Hoover will be President
of the United States of all Of us.
"And woe to the man, no matter
how powerful the group he repre-
sentS, who enters the new Presi-
dents Office with any proposition,
or even an attitude, that does not
square with that fact. He is going
to get the shock Of his life-and
promptly, for Hoover is both direct
and rough when dealing with what
he regards as selfishneSs or greed"
Champion of Business?
Business may look upon Hoover
as it's champion, and he isl writes
Updegraff. But, let a group rep
resenting some great industry go to
the White House and attempt to
put it's feet upon the presidential
desk, figuratively speaking, and say,
Now that we business men are at
the helm, let's get busy and fix
things up all snug and rosy for big
business-let them do that and you
will very shortly see sadder and
very much wiser group of men come
sinking out of the White House
Office building. The President will
have administered a singing rebuke
that they will not soon forget.
During the period while the
United States is learning how to
work with it's new President" the
writer further says, Hoover may
develop a reputation in certain cir
cles for being rough, ungracious,
domineering-perhaps even brutal.
Boosters May Wonder
sEven some of his most devoted
boosters may begin to wonder If
they did not make mistake in
roofing and voting for Hoover.
"And about then he will bring
something to pass, through this
clear vision, his broad understand
ing of economic forces, and his I'M
erring social instinct, that will sud-
denly emerge as being exceedingly
wise, something that will be Of
benefit to everybody, something that
will justify his course even though
it may have been rough.
THAT is Hoover's way Of working
"He seldom takes bites at things.
Sc starts broad, fundamental move
ments which are so carefully re-
lated to human needs and economic
principles that they work little
hardship while their benefits are
positive and far reaching.
What VIII Hoover Do?
what will Hoover do as Presi~
dent? 1t is pretty certain he will
tackle agricultural relief, and with
a promptness and an aggressiveneOS
and a concreteness that will sur
prise the easy-going promise-any
thing but-never-m ind-a b TT h e.
performance type of politician.
HE will tackle the Mississippi and
the development of inland water
ways in the same fashion.
HE will do his utmost to bring
about further reduction of tax
burden.