The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-25
GREAT EXPECTATIONS FROM HOOVER

II President Hoover to the estimates OF
the men who close to him and IN his confidence
his place in presidential history will be that of admin
sraor of the greatest Of prosressvcncss in Amcri
can history.
This is the prophecy they are making in the East
The pendulum in the opinion OF leaders in the senate
and the house Of congress. is to swing from the mark
Stimc period OF Coolidge with Its retrenchments and
Economics. to period Of great construcvcness in which
the Coolidge economy will function only as value re-
ccvcd for every dollar spent The predicted era is not
TO Be of extravaganza but OF substantial results on
u great scale
Most OF this super -constructveness however is Of
the type which involve expenditure It Is in
The domain Of international relations, and here Pres
Hoover expected by his friends and admirers to
function with impressive results. Our relations with
South America with the former allies OF the World
IN the matter OF their debts with all the world In OBJ
tanning expansion OF markets. with the adjustment
Of the farm problem. with law enforcement and with
the more firm establishment Of peace policies designed
ultimately to eliminate in the settlement of inter-
national disputcs-a considered fields in which
President Hoover will accomplish epochal results
Senator Walter Edge. Of New Jersey. made an Ad-
aress to Republican club in New York last week in
which he expressed some the hopes felt by Hoover
supporters that he will develop into outstanding
president in the ensuing four years.
In It's selection Of executives the United States has
certainly in recent years and in anticipation Of the
future been mighty fortunate" said Senator Edge 1T
wuuld have been impossible to have discovered . man
ttr equipped to meet the policy Of retrenchment and
conomy absolutely essential following the World
han Calvin Coolidge.
Herbert Hoover assumes the presidency at time
when the country looking forward to aggressive
t:ctiye development and Herbert Hoover. II analyze
ais determination correctly will lead In the greatest
y progressiveness history has ever recorded.
Consider the two men. Coolidge the economist and
Mesident during period when economy absolutely
ssentia Hoover the engineer visualizng the possbil
tics Of the country in its world leadership and prepar
ne to perform greater and wonderful things.
j, More and more It is becoming emphasized that the
United States maintain selfish isolated
NATIONAL role It has been traditional policy to
ern ouerslves mostly With ourselves and yet to be
anxious and desirous through 1t a Of doing business
NTH the world. and. possible not being misunderstood
~ the world"
Suggesting that most Of Americas present problems
4ere concerned with foreign markets due to Americas
fast surplus products Senator Edge asserted that the
oluton not to be found In paternalis and that II
he United States to stimulate employment it must
5ovelop foreign markets He further asserted that II the
Omitted States had foreign markets. must purchase
yoeesn goods their equivalent to maintain balance
80 trade. He then said:
] IT prosperity is to continue parallel with increas-
g population and responsibilities must do business
9Th the world and thus justify increased production
1n own country"
N He referred to the possibility Of danger Of reprsals
4om other nations America made 1t difficult for them
- export their goods to the United States.
Paying yet another tribute to the leadership Of Prcs
Nent Hoover Senator Edge had this to say:
Herbert Hoover destined to lead the nation through
period Of unprecedented prosperity. to be made pos
2be By taking proper advantage Of the great op-
HoEtunities before US.
worlds leadership has its SOLDERING responsibilities.
Ut exercised with firmness always associated with
oad unsefsh conception Of duty ut home and abroad
u produce clear understandings reactng to the last
~ benefit Of al mankind"