Evening star., 1932-05-07
Willingness to Cooperate
Evidenced in Congress
After Appeals.
"SWARM OF LOBBYISTS"
ASSAILED BY PRESIDENT
Pleads for Re-establishment of
Confidence by Ending Delays
in Balancing Budget.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Hoovers militant drive for
an orderly and effective economy pro-
gram in Congress already has achieved
! a measure of success.
Despite sporadic criticism and a de-
gree of political watchfulness among
party leaders, there were manifesto
tions today Of the same cooperative
willingness which crowned with ex-
traordinary success the early part Of
the congressional session.
Most heartening was the reconstruct
ed tax bill, approved by the Senate
Finance Committee, ready for report
to the Senate Tuesday or Wednesday,
and facing prospects of speedy and
favorable disposal.
Lobbyists ASsaiIed.
The President, in clipped phrases,
yesterday issued the first of series
of appeals to the people for understand
ing and support of his economy de-
mands. He did not repeat the LASH
ing given Congress in the message Of
the day before, but struck note pleas
ing to Congressman by dressing down
''the locust swarm of lobbyists who
haunt the halls of Congress seeking
selfish privilege"
The witnesses and buttonholers rep
resenting sectional interests have been
regarded by many members among
chief causes of tangled nerves and
peculiar legislative antics of the session.
While the Senate Finance Committee
was executing its strange quick-change
show on the tax bill, the members were
never free of knowledge that outside
their door stood a veritable swarm of
men in high and low degree, waiting
to cajole, plead or threaten on behalf
Of their particular interest.
Mr.. Hoover said it was an issue now
between the people and these lobbyists
as well as an issue "of the people
against delays and destructive legisla-
ton which impair the credit Of the
United States"
Says Issue Is NOn-Partisan-
He was emphatic in stating the econ
omy question is not a controversy be-
tween the President and Congress. and
that the program is and must be nom
partisan, Just as it was when proposed
by me and particularly accepted by the
leaders Of both political parties last
December"
The Presidents statement follows in
full:
"The issue before the country is the
re-establishment Of confidence ana
speed toward recovery by ending these
DELAYS in balancing the budget through
immediate passage Of revenue measures
and reduction Of governmental expendi-
lures. 1t is not partisan issue. This
was one of the most important steps Oh
the non partisan program for restoring
stability proposed by me and patriot
ically accepted by leaders Of both polltl-
cal parties last December"
Effective programs, projects, esti-
mates and possibilities for both econ
or1y and revenue have been presented
and are known in every detail.
This is not a controversy between
the President and Congress or its mem
bers 1t is an issue of the people against
delays and destructive legislation which
impair the credit Of the United states.
It is also an issue between the people
and the locust swarm of lobbyists who
haunt the halls OF Congress seeking
selfish privilege for special groups and
sections of the country, misleading
members as to the real views OF the
people by showers Of propaganda.
What is urgently required is imme-
date action upon and conclusion OF
these questions. This is a serious hour
which demands that all elements OF the
Government and the people rise with
stern courage above partisanship to
meet the needs Of our national life"
Mr.. Hoover had brief joke with the
correspondents before reading them his
new appeal, during which he became
stern and emphatic
A typewriter sheet lay upon his
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