Evening star., 1931-12-17

! Need Of action which will produce
! cef1rite results In the direction of i'm
proved conditions is voiced in comments
! on President Ho0vers message to Con-
! gress. His analysis is productive of vary
! ing estimates Of his policies, but it is
generally agreed that courageous meas
ures will be required. Special attention
Is given to suggested credit and tax
| policies.
The Presidents faith in the Ameri-
, can economic system" is lauded by the
/ Cleveland News Republican,. which
( sees "a mastery defense of the prin-
days of the Republic, one calling for
renewed application Of the ideals OF
.individual initiative and equal oppor-
tunity' in connection with the stabiliz-
| ing influences demanded by the times. "
| The News feels that Congress has a
| cefinite program ahead of it." and that
"it is one that should encounter little
partisan opposition, for it deals with
fundamental, not controversial, nat
ters."
Quoting a statement from the New
York Times independently that the
message is "in general correct but cold, Z"
the Harrisburg Telegraph (Republican)
draws the conclusion: Figures are
cold and they cannot be discussed with
pre-heated enthusiasm. Mr.. Hoover in
a problem and offers a solution. He
puts his proposals into simply stated,
easily Understood English" The Tele-
Graph holds that Congress should put
its official o. X on the Hoover bills
and adjourn"
"Mr. Hoover lays stress on various
means of eXten ing credit" remarks the
Roanoke World-News Democratic),
With the con ment: He does not 20
to the root of the matter. Public works
may be beneficial and are to be pre-
ferred to public dole. Public credit
may be necessary in emergency. But
what the average citizen wants Is not
credit but chance to make a living.
And what the average citizen wants Is
what the average corporation wants"
The World-News observes that this
year Mr.. Hoover does not stress the
idea OF Government financed public
works"
The message cannot fail to make a
orable impression on the country"
thinks the Sioux City Journal (inde-
pendent Republican,, because OF its
extreme candor" That paper finds
merit in the fact that the President
sets forth in plain words his own un-
derstanding Of the situation affecting
the people, makes various suggestions
as to what might be attempted in the
country's behalf, and leaves the matter
to the legislators with his recommended
tions but without attempting to COM
mand them in any way"
With the conclusion that "a current
of optimism runs through the message"
no
sums up the main points Of the address:
The President proposes that credit
paralysis be further relieved, that the
vast financial resources Of the Nation
be released for constructive enterprise,
and that the railroad problem be treated
adequately in order to enable the car
riers to function smoothly and effec-
lively and to conserve their resources
and strengthen their credit" The
Leader refers to the plan that "a new
system of taxation should be predicated
upon the determination to make in
creases temporary, and any bill passed
should be automatically repealed in
1884, when the depression will almost
certainly have passed"
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"In dealing with the depression" ac-
cording to the Atlanta journal Demo
cratic), "Mr. Hoover appears to ignore
or to mistake fundamental truths, as
when, for instance. he argues that this
Nation is economically self-contained,
or would be self-contained we're 1t not
for the impact OF outside conditions;
and yet assumes that our attitude to-
ward those conditions has been we'll
advised. On the vital question of ex-
ports as affected by the tariff he is
silent, notwithstanding that the welfare
pend upon their being able to sell
abroad the surr,rs for which no mar
kets can be foIl1 at home. He pleads
for international good will and for a
constructive foreign policy, but passes
over the fact that the Smoot- Hawley