Evening star., 1931-12-09
Press Views ON Message
Presidents Adyice Would Bring Improvement if
Followed by Congress, Says One Group.
Falls Short" Declares Another.

Kansas City Star-It was business
like message to meet business sitla-
ton Those who expected Mr.. Hoover
to produce a rabbit out OF a hat were
inevitably disappointed AS whole the
message was one of hope, confidence
and common sense.
New York Evening Post-His message,
in so far as 1t can bring immediate hope
or relief to the present economic situa-
tion, must be recorded as amongst his
former we'll meaning but unsuccessful
attempts.
Memphis Commercial Appeal--Presi-
dent Hoo. er's message is we'll founded
upon its major assumption that some
thing ought to be done about 1t all.
With Mr.. Hoover's frank citation of the
present and future deficits, 1t was ma
turally to be expected that he would
recommend increased taxation and that
he would urge extraordinary economy
Mr.. Hoover Is quite right In his sug
gestion that plan be drawn for
slow liquidation which may be speeded
up by the Nations return to normal
economic conditions.
Commended on Plan.
EmpOria tKans) Gazette-It Is a
complete and final answer to the de-
mand Of large majority of the people
that the Government do something to
help end the depression. Granted that
the Government should come to the aid
OF business, President Hoover has chosen
the most logical, the most effective and
least expensive way.
Dallas Times Herald-The heavy EN-
phasis the President laid upon banking
reform and credit liberalization indi-
Gated that he is convinced that finan-
cial legislation along this line Is the
greatest need Of the Nation at this time.
In this he is probably correct
Fort Myers (Fla.) News Press-Presi-
dent Hoover stakes his political future
on the bet that prosperity is Just around
the corner. = but II he is mistaken
ii the world is permanently on
plane from which there Is no returning
to the wage and price levels of 1928
that Mr.. Hoover has condemned HIM
self and his party to defeat and is
frittering away valuable time which
should be devoted to reckoning for the
new era.
New York Sun-The most disappoint-
ed omission in the message is the plain
language which the President should
have used on economy. this Con-
gress, filled with politicians who have
thousand pals on their arms, needs
blunt advice on retrenchment and par
t1cularly the immediate reduction of
bureaucracy. This Mr.. Hoover has not
given.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle-In tone and
manner the message Is admirable. 1t
is In keeping with the gravity of the
issues presented. II the President
mas not shown that degree of leadership
Whlcn the country would welcome, he
has at least dutifully informed Con-
gress OF the state of the Nation. con-
scientiously indicated It's pressing needs
and exemplified the spirit in which
tnese problems should be dealt with,
Some Constructive Parts."
Houston Chronicle-The Presidents
message to Congress has its construc-
tive parts, its pass-the-buck parts, its
stand-pat parts and on some subjects
Is significantly silent or leaves them to
future discussion II recent de-
leats OF his Republican congressional
supporters have carried to him any
message, he has not allowed 1t to affect
his policies.
Butte tMont.) Daily Post-There ts
no cropping In the dark; there are no
cemagoglcal declarations; like a
worthy commander in a serious crisis.
Mr.. Hoover analyses conditions, ex-
plains their causes, both domestic and
International, and points out remedies.
Inc Denver POst-President Hoover's
message Is disappointing. He Is still Of
ferng the old remedies which have been
tried repeatedly and have failed every
time. 1t should be clear to his logical
mind that there is but one way-not
Two ways--of getting this Nation out
OF oeDt. That way Is by saving and
ny reducing expenditures and eliminat-
ing governmental waste. We can't bor-
row our way out of debt
Los Angeles Express-Like military
commander bringing up his forces and
placing them to surround ana crush the
enemy, President Hoover calls into play
enc after another OF the phases of his
well measured plan to overcome the
economic depression ana restore busi-
ness to normal health.
Substantial and Constructive.
Chicago Daily News-The message
VIII not meet with universal approval.
Many deem recommendation insufficient
but Mr.. Hoover. at least offers a SUBJ
Stantial and constructive program for
consideration. It's opponents will have
difhculty In presenting a satisfactory
alternative.
Des Moines ReEister-In general 1t
Is businesslike and practical message.
And even renewed emphasis on those
principles which we have found to be
the basis Of the growth of the Nation"
as touchstone of policy Is not out of
place and not Ill expressed.
Baltimore Sun-It remains to be said
that, even If the most generous ap-
praisal be placed upon the Presidents
program, he does not touch what he
himself comedies to be the greatest
cause of our difaculties-.the continued
disloca tions, shocks and setbacks from
abroad" Though Mr.. Hoover
was named by a Nation confident that
he was an expert in foreign trade, he