Evening star., 1930-12-13

in exploiting the obvious. Its one posi-
tive note relates to railroad merners-
q peak on plain. The message "a de-
VOID OF that element of force and con-
structive suggestion we have GOOD riaht
70 expect In an executive address u
the Congress on the state Of the
The Louisville Courier-Journal calls
II more or less perfunctory," while the
Des Moines Tribune Capital voices tlne
Juo8ment Packed as 1t was with sound
recommendation for acknowledgements
ana drought relief and other NEEDED
leelsiaton, neverthelesc it was silent
or other important measures bound "a
crop up IN THIS session Of Congress-
| The Presidents stand and the deora.
OF optimism which Is read into his
statement by the Little Rock Arkansas
Iemocrat causes that paper to charge
Lnat ~ Will only serve to increase the
pe0Snisn s ,nII among the millions employed
as wen as unemployed" and III COM
tlnues: Mr.. Hoover minimizes unena-
ployment IN one breath and in another
declares $l50,000,0O0 should be anrro-
pr1ated to aid the jobless. He taiks a.
prosperity being just around the corner
YET says we must wait until the rest al
tne world recovers, though only a few
weeks ago he declared we could return
70 good times without the worlds help.
n ne says business Is only slightly below
csnnot Gamma y ye. I,na warns that income taxes
In its attempt to mention hrieay 4
| vast variety Of subjects" asseffE1fIla
Roanoke World-News Of the erstomEFV
present-day message, 1T tends to
sketcnlness' However painstalsihgly it
n1Sy cnxs, nave been PREPARED, any attempt 70
cover 90 much ground In SO short 8
space must give an impression of suner-
tciality. The reader turns from Mr.
Hoover's annual message with feeiina
that the President has conscienttoaislv
performed his duty, but that neither the
constitution nor tradition requires the
average busy man to wade through IA
Inls attitude Is encouraged by the feel
ing that as to certain of the more acute
problems there will later be special mes
sag Sages more nor TO the point than an annual
Opinions on the message" according
70 the Schenectady Gazette, twill vary
according TO the viewpoint Of theFindi-
vidual In each case. There will be n
great many who will commend It for
It's avoinance Of all controversial mat
ters at this time, for its pointing to the
unquestioned fact that economic de-
pressions cannot be cured BY leaislative
nat and for its failure to seek Ia exert
any leadership over Congress Com
trariWise, there will be many who, while
inaoFsing the svoidanee OF controversial
discussion, believe the Chief Executive
should endeaver to WELD q greater in
nuenee IN the framing and adeptien Of
legislation. They will feel that q lead
eriess Gnngress In the past has aim
lessly wandered through the wilderness.
frequently acting counter TO the best
interests Of the Nation"
The Admission Star charges one Inn
portant omission, and voices the con-
clusion; while legislative action or
Executive pronouncement may not be
altogether sufiicient to relieve thes kAp-
nomic distress of the country, President
Hoover and the members Of Congress
have 1t within their power to increase
business activity and stimulate trade by
removing one Of the greatest obstacles
to the return Of prosperity. They can
do this by taking down the tartd wall
that the Republican administration has
placed around Us and opening the way
tor tina return TO normally