Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-04

some persons might regard as more i'm
portant, but Hoover always preferred
the Department of Commerce.
Taking his job seriously, he has made
OF that department machine for the
development and assistance of Ameri-
can commerce at home and abroad such
as II has never been before. His work
of enlargement and reorganization in
the department and his 'helpfulneSs-
concrete moneymaking helpfulness-to
American business during his service as
Secretary OF Commerce will long be re-
membered by American business men.
Beginning with the A. B. in engineer
ing, for which he worked so hard as
young man at Leland Stanford Uni
versity, he has received so many college
degrees that they will Ali almost a col
umn in the fine print of Who's Who in
America" The number and variety Is
bewildering. They have been bestowed
by colleges and universities all over the
world. It Is said no other man has re-
ceived so many.
1t seemed inevitable that such man
should be considered as a presidential
possibility. His boom started in q small
way in 1920, and had grown but little
when 1924 rolled around. But in 1928
the Hoover sentiment had become ire
sistible. The rest Is recent history
hard work and almost unvarying sue
cess that foreshadows. If anything can,
what sort Of man he will be in the
White House.
Large Practical Experience.
Most of our Presidents. when it has
come to solving business problem for
the Nation, or a problem involving the
present use and future of our great
natural resources, have had to depend
upon the advice of experts called in to
advise them. Most Of them have been
learned in their own professions, but
they have not had experience in dealing
with such things.
President Hoover Is not the sort of
man who declines advice. but in these
matters he Is able to bring to bear upon
the problems his own thorough, practi-
cal knowledge and actual experience.
In this day, when the future develop
ment, as we'll as the present-day prob
lens of the United States depend to
such a great degree upon right de-
cisionS in matters of this kind. 1t Is re-
garded by many persons as peculiarly
fortunate that the new President is this
sort OF man.
Again, Mr.. Hoover In the past has
shown an almost uncanny ability In
selecting the right men to fill positions
of responsibility. There is no reason to
believe, his friends declare. that he has
suddenly lost the keenness developed
through a lifetime of experience In this
respect. They believe that he can
think out" most of the questions that
will come before him as President all
by himself, but insist that If one con-
fronts him that Is outside his expert
ence he may be depended upon to get
the right man or woman to advise him
and to take the right advice.
Born poor, left an orphan before he
was 10 years old. earning his own
living when he was barely in his teens.
working his way through college and
then fighting his way upward. year by
year. to the very top of his profession
and comfortable fortune of his own
making. Herbert Clark Hoover is
typical American.
In his life every man or woman In
this broad land. who is not born In
the lap of luxury may see something
Of himself and his own life. Hoover
may we'll be hts ideal