Evening star., 1932-10-17
president APPEALS
FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR WINTER RELIEF
Declares Community Support
Is Only Effective Way
to Meet Needs.
INVITATION TO SPEAK
IN DETROIT CONSIDERED
Eastern Campaign Trip Ending
With Address in New York
or Jersey Indicated.

After a Nation wide appeal for funds
to provide for community support of
Winter relief needs, President Hoover
today resumed consideration of plans
for continuing his personal campaign
for reelection.
An invitation to deliver his third
trombone campaign address in
Detroit next Saturday night is under
consideration. and it has been indicated
that he might accept.
II he SO decides, he would leave here
Friday and travel over different route
from any followed in his two swings
into the Midwest
The route being discussed was said
in Informed quarters today to allow
him to speak to audiences from the rear
platform of his train in West Virginia
and Ohio Charleston, w Va, was one
of the cities tentatively mentioned.
No Decision Reached.
White House officials. asked concern
ing the Detroit invitation, would say
only that Mr.. Hoover had reached no
final decision.
Associates o. the President believe he
may make as many as six or seven
more campaign addresses.
1t was suggested that. at behest OF
Indiana Republican officials, Mr..
Hoover might arrange his next speaking
trip to include Indianapolis, in case he
decides definitely to speak in Detroit.
Speaking appearances also are being
discussed for Madison Square Garden
in New York. Boston, Chicago Newark
and Palo Alto, Calf
An Atlantic Seaboard trip, ending
with speech in New York or New
Jersey. was indicated by Republican
leaders as a possibility
But before considering this question
and the possibility of travelling to Cali
fornia near election time, MIR. Hoover
paused last night to open the drive for
relief contributions of the Welfare and
Relief Mobilization Committee. headed
by Newton D. Baker. He spoke into
microphone at the White House only a
few hours after returning yesterday
morning from his second Midwestern
campaign swing and speech at Cleve-
land.
We must make our material provi-
sion for the support Of our charitable
and character building institutions"
the Presid Mt said We must provide
to the utmost extent for the local COM
munity support of the increased distress
over the country.
Baker and Clifford Speak.
"I take profound pride in the fact
that my countrymep have accepted the
| Responsibility, each in his own COM
munity, to meet this need. That is the
only way to meet it effectively-in the
neighborhood itself. where the need is
known" Mr.. Baker and Walter S.
Clifford also spoke on the fund appeal
program.
discussed unemployment relief. There
Mr.. Hoover made it the first of ''12
major measures he said composed the
administration record in relation to
wage and salary earners. They we're:
l. Mobilization of national and local
relief agencies, appropriation Of $780,
100000 for loans to States, and dis
tribution of Farm Board wheat and
cotton.
3 Calling of an employer and en-
ploye conference to uphold wages and
buying power.
3. Use of public works to assist in
employment stabilization.
T. Appropriation of $500 000, 900 for
construction loans of the Self-suStain-
ing class.
5. Employment spreading for Gov
ernment workers through shorter hours.
6. Creation of the Home Loan Bank
system.
Z. Advocacy of high wages.
8. Protection of the domestic market
for American labor through a protec-
tive tariff.
9. Prohibition of immigration except
for relatives of citizens.
10. Preservation of the integrity Of
the American dollar.
II. Restoration Of normal jobs
through maintaining credit
r. Efforts to improve American mar
ketS by improving the internal stability
of other nations.
Before outlining these policies to his
Cleveland audience, Mr.. Hoover dis
| cussed causes of world economic strain.
He said our opponents demand to
know" why the Governments leaders
did not foresee "the approach of these
| disintegrating forces"
mo man can foresee the coming fear
Or panic, or the extent of its effect" Mr..
Hoover said. Il did not notice any
Democratic Jerimiahs.
There is a vital determination before
the American people as to whether there
shall be placed in power over the des-
TIMES of 120,0O0,0O0 of people a party
which so lacks a penetration into the
forces active in the world and the dan
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