Evening star., 1928-10-26
HOOVER CLOSEUP
GIVEN OVER RADIO
James Francis Burke Pic
lures Him as Strong, Quiet,
Modest Individual.

A closeup, personal view OF Herpcrt
Hoover was given radio listeners-in last
night by James Francis Burke. general
counsel of the Republican national
committee, whose desk is just outside
the nominees work room" at &c. H.
O." on Massachusetts avenue.
Hoover was pictured as a strong,
quiet modest individual" whose chief
characteristic is "the possession of those
major virtues of mind and heart that
have translated themselves into great
accomplishments for the benefit of
mankind. with continued sacrifice of
opportunities for his own enrichment" :"
There is a charm in his modesty
that holds his friends with hooks of
Steel" Burke asserted, "there is faith
that imparts militant confidence to
his followers. There is a capacity for
quick decision that begets self reliance
in those about him. There is will
ingness to take advice that proves his
tolerance of others views.
Has Comforted Millions.
"His mind and manner have COM
forted millions in distress, have clarified
the doubts Of cabinets, have pointed out
the paths for Presidents to pursue and
thinking in the midst of turmoil and
confusion.
"He humanizes everything he touches
and clarifies every problem that con-
fronts him. He is never excited and
never demonstrative. He is a stranger
to ecstacy, but constant companion of
good cheer. If he had his wav he
would Danish gloom, drive every shadow
OF sorrow from the world and fill its
place with sunshine and happy human
beings. He thinks faster than he can
write, and when he is at loss for a
word he Just invents one, and it is I'M
usually expressive. The first copy of
every speech is twice as long IS the
last. He blue pencils until all the
choicest of his thoughts are left.
Now. fer his confidence and cour-
age: When all the allied powers of
Europe were against him in his de-
termination to break down the block
ade and feed the starving people of
Germany. he battled, Single-handed and
alone, until he compelled them to yield.
When he declared-'There is no iuSti-
fication in the laws of God or man to
deprive starving neutrals Of food he
declared to carry that declaration into
effect in spite of all of the opposition
on earth-and he did
dDDTe-
ciates a worthwhile compliment, but
he is quick to detect empty flattery. He
has contempt for counterfeits and
for carping critics who block the wheels
of progress and contribute nothing
constructive to the world He has a
loathing for the talebearer, the char
acter assassin and the peddler of per-
f1dy.
Sacrifices No Principles
''He believes every mans politics Is
his own affair. He believes every
mans religion is a sacred relationship
between himself and his God, with
which no other man has the right to
interfere, and that every mans obli-
cation to his country is the same. re-
gardless Of learning, wealth or social
status.
Whenever intimations have come tn
him that the sacrifice of any one of
these principles might insure his elec-
ton, his answer has been: Don't want
the presidency at that price
in other words, he regards no office
in the American Republic worth the
sacrifice OF a single American principle |
There is no method of world di- |
plomacv with which he has not long
been familiar. There is no world |
market, the source of its supply or the |
volume of its demand, whose details
he does not know. There is no section
of our Republic and no problem of our
people of which he has not been
student and master
"He sits before map, and every
corner of the Nation and every indus
try, product and habit of our people
are as clearly within his grasp as the
paths, the flowers and the trees and
children at play on our front lawn.
He has mastered the story of America
and her neighbors His broad knowl-
edge Of people, places and products has
no equal anywhere on this continent"