Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-29
Presidents Virginia Speech
Called Fisherman's Classic

Fishermen and philosophers every
where delight in President Hcover's re-
cent talk with his Virginia neighbors
about fishing. which the Chicago Daily
News thinks would serve as a charm
ing postscript to The Compleat An
gler.'"
Thus" observes the Daily News. "Mr.
Hoover's toilsome Summer, with its
week end interludes. has enriched the
lore Of fishing as we'll as the chronicles
Of statescraft."
Horse racing is the proverbial sport
of kings But flshing-'the silent sport
is coming to be rated as the sport Of
Presidents" says the Pasadena Star
News in its comment on the speech. I'm
sense, after that Virginia speech" the
Omaha World Herald remarks. we feel
that We have gone fishing with Hoover.
We like this glimpse Of the President,
and his talk to the Virginians in camp"
This view Is shared by the New York
Herald Tribune, which adds: THE
President talked about fishing subject
which he knows very thoroughly, and
discussed 1t in manner which must
have been q revelation to those who
know him only as a serious-minded adj
ministrator and engineer" Continuing.
the New York paper points its own
moral, saying: I'VE must not forget our
vigorous origin. In frontier days there
were the risks OF exposure to the ele-
ments. OF famine. of hostile attack. To-
day we are no longer living the pioneer
life. but the dangers Of soft ease. dis
tracing mechanism and overhowing
plenty are perhaps greater than those
which the pioneers faced. Mr.. Hoover
does we'll to remind us that man cannot
be complete if he Loses touch with the
essentials Of living"
The speech was a gracious express
sion of gratefulness for the neighborli-
ness of the Virginians. 1t was pleas
ing tribute to the attractions Of Vir-
ginia as a place for fishing in season.
and for rest in refreshing climate
and among scenic glories." suggests the
Kansas City Journal-Post.
The Charleston, S. c., Evening Post
considers it impossible for an Ameri-
can to know or to understand his
and a deep affection for Virginia. Mr..
Hoover" continues the Evening Post,
"fas shown that he could not resist
the charm of Virginia. by pitching his
camp by one of its swift streams, and
his neighbors have shown how they
can both celebrate his coming among
them and also respect his privacy"
President Hoover's speech to his
Virginia neighbors was in the good
taste Of his transformations purchase
of his Summer camp in the Virginia
mountains for his own use and that of
his SUCCESSORS" the Newark Evening
News declares; while the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette thinks ut gives a further
revelation of the personal side of Mr..
Hoover to the public, furnishing an
insight into the reason for the many
enduring friendships he has made, with
sly numor as well as philosophy work.
ing into his conversation in periods OF
relaxation"
"The catching Of fish is not essential
to the prosecution Of the piscatorial
art" in the opinion of the Spokane
Review. While some men
may 20 fishing primarily to fill their
creels with fish, other, no less genuine
fishermen. go to be periodically reminded
of this fundamental fact-that the
forces of nature discriminate for no
man. And II that does not make bet
ter mon of them. there Is no virtue IN
Forum holds that ito be alone is to be
strong, kind, great. and out Of ones
aloneness comes the equipment for the
morrow's tasks"
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Searching for the effect Of success
full angling on the President. the San
Antonio Express, in imagination, gazes
upon the man who caught the whale
after q long, stiff fight" and asks:
rs there about him anything remotely
suggesting a disposition to admit that
he Is a poor, frail creature. rather than
a lord of the earth and Of the waters
MISUNDERSTANDING and brainy unto
the nth power Of skill and keenness?"
The Express concludes: mo, all men
are not equal before dead fish. How
does the President feel when his catch
surpasses the strings brought In by his
companions at that mountain camp?
Humble ana frail2"
"There are many other forms Of
recreation that compel q change Of