The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-12
Lone Fight
Hoover Is indignant Over
Party Chiefs Failing
to Defend Him.

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that have been showered on a Presi-
dent in years.
Republican leaders on the other
hand complain that Mr.. Hoover has
declined to take them into his con-
fidence; that without warming he
gave to the press the statement &C
cusing senator's and congressman of
playing politics at the expense OF
human misery"
They feel that Mr.. Hoover has
made it difficult for them to launch
any effective defense.
Some close friends of the Presi-
dent today said he might issue an
other attack on congress this after
noon. The advisabihty of doing
this was under consideration at the
White House.
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THIS situation has boiled up as
i a result Of the change of tao
tics on the part of Mr.. Hoover. AS
forecast recently by the United
Press, the President has accepted
the advice of friends that he strike
out in a more Rooseveltian fashion
against congress.
But this course, instead of rally
ig his forces in congress, has left
his leaders Indifferent in face OF
aggressive Democratic fire.
The Presidents action in going
contrary to the advice of his party
leaders in submitting the world
court to the senate has contributed
10 the tense situation.
James E. Watson. Republican
senate leader, has openly taken is
sue with the President on this
question. The result Us the Presi-
dent is left without leader.
Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio,
q strong friend of the court, OPP
posed the Presidents tactics and
has said he can not undertake the
leadership of the court fight. 1t
may fall to a Democrat, Senator
Claude Swanson of Virginia.
ID uPUBLICAN senate leaders
II have served on President
Hoover a friendly ultimatum in re-
play to his sharp complaint against
relief proposals that We're not in
keeping with his own suggestions.
News of the leaders action
Thursday leaked at the Capitol and
Majority Leader Watson confirmed
that a meeting had taken place. II
involved telephone call to Mr.
Hoover at the White House.
I'VE talked very frankly and
fully" Watson said. 1--WE we're in
good hulnor and the President was
in good lnumor. There were no
sparks flying"
Nevertheless, it was learned the
Republicans decided in their infor-
NAL strategy meeting to survey the
relief situation carefully to deter
mine whether the $6O,000,000 appro-
priated for drought relief and the
s110,000,0O0 or S115,O0O,OO0 for I'M
employment would provide Suffi-
Gent relief
Mr.. Hoover already has con-
denlned the drought appropriation as
too large and accused its sponsors
Of playing politics with human
misery
The conferees decided that If
these sums appeared to be sufficient
they would stand with Mr.. Hoover
on his recommendations. but if ad-
ditional funds appear to be needed,
senate Republicans apparently will
be in favor Of voting them despite
the Presidents warning.
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THE conference conceded with a
4 savagely humorous speech by
Senator Harrison dem, Miss0. il
which he ridiculed a project to ad-
vertise in the daily press a letter
addressed to Mr.. Hoover. in which
contributors and signers would Eek
press our deep gratitude for what
YOU have accomplished during the
last year"
The magazine Worlds Work
sponsored the project. according to
the sample copy. brandished glee-
fully by Harrison in the senate
chamber.
Russell Doubleday, editor, signed
the letter asking authority to use
signatures and advising that all
signers would be asked to contribute
proportionately. not to exceed 500
10 the cost of the venture.
The angular MiSsissippian Choir
tied. gulped and almost gasped with
laughter as he spoke.
ATEAR Harrison was Senator
~ Caraway CDem.. Ark, whose
tongue has a penetrating lash.
When he thought Harrison was
missing a point, the Arkansas would
interject it. Harrison always &C
oepted these friendly amendments.
Telephone wires soon carried the
story of Harrison'S battering banter
to the White House and there it
quickly was asserted President
Hoover was in no way responsible
for the advertisement which appar-
emily was scheduled to run Jan. 2,
1881.
"Oh, Mr.. Hoover is a leader -
Harrison said. He is a great engi-
neer. Yes, he is an engineer SO
great that I have heard it said he
ditched the United States in eight
cen months and drained the world.
He is. more sensitive than any
man who ever was in the White
House. He winces at criticism"
Caraway broke in to say, He gets
more of it than the others"
After Harrison sat down the SEN
ate went on with the emergency I'M
employment measure, which was
passed after the appropriation had
been increased from Sll0,000,0 900 to
Sis, 100000 The bill today went
to a joint senate and house confer
ence for consideration of senate
amendments.
TONIGHT'S THE