Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-11
WATSON PRAISES
|. HOOVER'S RECORD
Republican Leader Broad.
casts Legislative Review
in Forum.

Reviewing accomplishments of the
present Government, Senator James E.
Watson. Republican of Indiana, Re-
publican leader, last night praised
President Hoover for carrying through
"a great program of legislation and
administration, whose beneficial effect
upon the public welfare, he predicted,
would manifest itself in "the immediate
future"
Forum, arranged by The Washington
Star and broadcast over the coaSt-to-
coast network of the Columbia Broad
casting system Senator Watson said
this program had not yet had time to
make itself felt, but he was confident
the results would follow las day follows
night"
president Hoover" Senator Watson
said, lis perhaps the hardest worked
man in the country. Coming to the
greatest post in ChriStendom with a
Worldwide reputation for wisdom, eff
cheney, humanitarianiSm and q genuine
desire TO serve his fellowman, his adj
ministration is disappointing only to
those who have prepared to be and
who want to be disappointed. He is
near midstream in his administration.
He has faced grave problems he did
not create. He has met innumerable
difficulties for which he is in no wise
responsible"
Calls for Patience.
Pointing out that the program had
been carried through under handicap
of constant opposition in a Congress
which, in one branch, has been out of
sympathy with him politically" the
speaker declared that up to the present
time the President has been in the
midst of the work Of putting his pro-
gram into effect.
Now all that is required" he said,
sis for the people 10 be. patient until
they have had an opportunity to DEM
onstrate their effectiveness. To this
end he deserves the confidence and
the support of the American people and
Undoubtedly will have it,
The collapse in Wall Street, Senator
Watson characterized as ''unprec-
edented," but he contended that it
'cannot by any stretch of the magma
ton fairly be attributed to any fault
Of the Hoover administration
Z But for the prompt and statesman
like course of President Hoover this
panic would have produced conse-
quences far more disastrous than have
been experienced said the speaker
i The new tariff act, he said, will in
due time vindicate ITSELF" adding that
fthe turn now is upward, and the politi-
AGA Cdldtllty lIOMlCLS, VIII lIlGu
hopes to the continuance of national
adversely, are destined to have their
fond expectations blasted"
s Oncoming results of the whole Hoover
program, Senator watson declared, will
Justify this record and silence all those
carping critics and false prophets, the
volume of whose clamor is in inverse
ratio to the wisdom and fairness of
their utteranceS."
Praises Naval Treaty.
T The London naval treaty which is
now before the Senate for consideration
IN special session was highly praised by
the speaker, who replied to criticism of
the pact.
policy, the economic depression, tax re-
cuction. the merchant marine, the
Hoover policy of fact finding by COM
missions, and a volumes of new legiSla- |
ton enacted by the present session of
Congress were discussed by the Re-
publican leader in his radio accounting
TO the American people.
Text of Address.
1 He spoke as follows:
< Thomas Jefferson said that submits
sion to the will of the najority is the |
vital principle of republics. This is a |
true rule and always should be observed |
In our governmental affairs; but it has |
net been during the present adminiStra-
zion. In November, 1928, the American /
people, by an unprecedented ma jority, |
elected Herbert Hoover President Of /
the United States. They thus expressed !
their confidence in his leadership and |
put their stamp of approval upon the |
principles enInciated in the Kansas |
City platform and the program of ma
!ional development proposed by Her
bert Hoover in his campaign speeches |
The people of the United States had
reason TO expect that in his endeavors
to fulfill the pledges upon which he
was elected. President Hoover would
have the full cooperation of his partys
Representatives in Congress and the aid