Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-27

Now it can be told, without the cen
sor's red pencil. Our Quaker President,
MIR. Hoover, is a militarist. 1t was not
good politics to betray that fact during
the campaign, but now it is open, for
his language, as used publicly only two
years ago, has appeared in type and
cannot be contradicted. These are his
undiSputed words:
Il am for force, more force"
That does not spell compromise; 1t
does not limit our new cruisers, nor even
confirm half of Ambassador Gibson's
speech at Geneva, in which he pre-
tended TO offer disarmament.
IT am for force, more force" said
Mr.. Hoover, and he said it sincerely. At
that time he was only Secretary of Com
merce-and commerce thrives best in
peace, yet he demanded force, more
force" in spite of his sworn duty to
stimulate our commerce, for everybody
knows what Shylocks the Americans are.
It's setting gives that warlike speech
profound significance.
Mr.. Hoover was addressing the Izaak
Walton League of America, In session in
Chicago-that lawless city where daily
battles with machine guns NOW down
the citizens-and he said:
BASED upon the number OF fishing
licenses issued in licensing States, the
Bureau of Fisheries estimates that TO-
100000 people went game-ishing in the
year 1926"
Chats five times as many as were
in the A. E. F., but that was different
kind of game that they were batting.
ANY calculation of 20 years ago, "
continued this militarist, will show
that not 100000 people went fishing
during those years. But have no SYM
pathy with attempts at disarmament
of the gigantic arrny'-note his mill
taristic disarmament of the
gigantic army, which every year
marches against the fish; nor any limi-
tations CT its equipment OF automobiles
(tanks?) tackle (grenades) or mean
tations. I am for force, more force
and more fish"
Let the poor fish" beware, whether
are immune-pacifists and information
alists.
Then President Hoover resorted 70
impressive statistics. A single statistic
which he quoted ran into as many mil
lions as the farm relief calls for dol
lars-only he was talking fish, not dol
lars, or Mr.. McCarl would have thrown
up the red signal. He said:
1.-THE State of New Jersey secures an
accounting from its licensees of the
number of game fish they catch. 1t
works out at about AS fish per fisher
man, per annum. Now / want
to propose to you an idea. I submit to
you that each fisherman ought to catch
at least so during the season.
At once come to powerful statistic
that is, so fish times 100000 men and
boys-the purpose of which will estab-
fish presently. This minimum ideal of
a national catch of 500,000,000 game
fish is of the most fundamental impor-
lance, If we as Nation are to approach
that beatific state for even two weeks
in the year.
And as we are thinking nationally,
5O0,000,000 fish divided amongst 120,-
100000 people is not so much as you
might think at first, for it is only Al fish
per person, and it includes the little
ones as well, and each of us eat 1905
times year, less whatever meals We
miss while fishing"
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It must have been a provision of Mr..
Hoover's coming election, and his re-
cent speech on the need of suppressing
crime, that inspired him to add, two
years ago. to those sober fishermen:
Eat this point some one will deny that
we have ever taken any 500 900, 900 fish
In year. 1 agree with him that we have
not attained any such ideal per fisher
man in long years. If it had been true,
the moral state of the Nation would
have been better maintained during the
last calendar year. There were lots of
people who committed crimes during the
year who would not have done SO If
they had been fishing. and I assure you
that the increase in crime is due to a
lack of those qualities of mind and
character, which impregnate the soul
of every fisherman except those who
get no bites Unless we can promise at
least so fish per annum, including
that occasional big one for recounting
and memory purposes. We may despair
Of keeping the population from further
moral turpitude"
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News comes that the secret fishing
camp of President Hoover somewhere
in Virginia" has just been set up. That
urge to commit crime was not supposed
to penetrate the White House, but
safety first" Hope he will catch a
whale-no as whales like the average
in New Jersey where sometimes the IS
fish" proves to be just mosquito.
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The purpose of Mr.. Hoover's speech
to the Isaak Waltons was to demon
strate that the Government was doing
much in Matching out its millions OF