Evening star., 1929-12-10
Hoover's Message Declared
Constructive, Sound, Unexciting

A statement by the New York Sun
that President Hoover's first constitu-
tional message to Congress Is not ex-
citing" is reflected in many Of the COM
mentS on, the document throughout the
country. Its constructive character Is
recognized, and the serious purpose Of
the Executive in approaching problems
is observed, but there are. OF course,
criticisms as well. But, in the opinion
of the Chicago Daily News and similarly
reflected by other papers, 1T Is appar-
ent that Mr.. Hoover regards the mes
sage as preliminary to number OF Spe-
cial communications to Congress on
concrete problems of importance, such
as adherence to the World Court, inter
nal waterway development, prohibition
and reorganization of the mechanism OF
Federal administration"
while the seriousness Of the prob
lens discussed Is not n1inim1zed, the
message throughout is toned with op-
timiSm," says the Pittsburgh POST
Gazette, while the Akron Beacon Jour-
nal calling it sound and sensible" ex-
presses the view that "at no stage of
the game will Hoover ever tell Congress
what it should do" and the Des MoineS
Tribune Capital offers the comment,
program without saying anything need
lessly to arouse hostility" The Tribune
Capital advises further: LAS our ma
tional interests grow, and everything be-
comes more complicated, We cannot per-
nit Congress to ignore or Haunt the
President. It will be fortunate If Con-
gress, without any more dilly-dallying,
takes the Presidents program as 1t Is
outlined and works out the details with
promptress."
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clarity" the Syracuse Herald adds that
"he is characteristically cautious and re-
served in his treatment of political sub
jects Of q controversial nature" Per-
haps 1t is this characteristic which
causes the st. Paul Pioneer Press, al
though admitting the scope and detail
with which he dealt with the admin
istrative phases Of Government" to de-
clare that "the technique OF political
leadership is presidential art by Itself.
and an art which President Hoover has
not yet summoned to the assistance OF
his administrative abilities"
Taking up the Presidents statement
that there is no fundamental conflict
between the interests Of the farmer and
the worker" the Omaha World-Herald
replies: IF there were fair and square
deal between the East on the one hand
and the West and South on the other
stable and honest national prosperity,
that no Wall Street breeze could shake,
would be permanently assured. And
until this is done, not all the pleas OF
President Hoover. or of all Of his partys
leaders combined, will suffice to put
down the unfortunate and highly dam
aging section conflict that menaces, not
alone the solidarity of the party, but the
solidarity and progress Of the Republic"
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"The great opportunity was missed"
according to the St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch, by Mr.. Hoover's failure to point
the way toward sane tariff legislation
and wiring the hypocrisy and Fabian
sophistry out of the impossible prohi-
bition adventure" Following this
thought. the Little Rock Arkansas DEM
ocrat criticiZeS "denouncing men as
enemies Of society,"" in this connection,
but admits that "he does arouse our
interest when he talks Of great build
ing program In which all forces will
It Is In that part OF the
message that we see the real man,
Hoover, and for him and his efforts we
have nothing but the highest praise"
The Kansas City Times describes the |
message as worthy Of study by the