Evening star., 1932-12-23
Rarely has a group Of legislators been

Rarely has q group OF legislators been
50 severely condemned as have the
seven members Of Congress who voted
with Representative Louis T. McFadden
Of Pennsylvania in presenting an i'm
parchment resolution against President
Hoover, based particularly on his treat
ment Of European war debts. The au-
thor Of the resolution is recognized as
q foe Of the President, but the others
are more severely arraigned for their
actions.
"Mr. McFadden's action, in the opin-
ion of the country" says the Scranton
Times, was display Of spleen" and
he added nothing to his reputation by
the impeachment resolution" The
Times sees whole approval OF
the promptness with which the pro-
posal was tabled" The Lincoln State
Journal holds that cit Is reflection on
the House that McFadden could muster
eight votes In support OF a move for
administration punishment brought on
Francisco Chronicle asserts that ''the
House became entirely non-partisan
and almost unanimously American IN
shouting down the resolution"
1.-THE Representative from Pennsyl-
vania," according to the Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal. "is obviously q man with
an obSession, Hoover phobia that has
been growing for years and which now
Is quite out Of rational bounds. The
Democrats who voted for the impeach-
ment resolution have no such excuse.
Their conduct lays them open to the
charge Of blind partisanship, and par
ticularly after the result of the Novem-
ber election such q vent Of personal
f>f
beyond foolishness and into the ex-
tremes Of bad taste and bad sportsman
ship. The seven men suffer
nothing more than the huniiiation Of
finding themselves in such . small and
contemplate minority. Their constitu-
ents should make them feel much
smaller still when they next come up
for reelection"
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1T is shocking to members Of all
political faiths" AYERS the Boise Idaho
Statesman, with the belief that Repre-
sentative McFadden Should be read
out OF the party" and the conclusion:
President Hoover needs no defense on
the silly allegation: for Representative
McFaddens insolence there Is no de-
fense." The Port Huron Times Herald
asks: "What shall we say Of the other
Seven?" That paper adds: We'll,
when we read their names and recall
their legislative records we can say only
that they also ran true to form" The
Charleston (S. c. Evening Post de-
clares that "the seven who backed him
did not do credit to their party"
"Patman and Blanton lined up TO-
gether," remarks the Texarkana Ga
zette with the comment: These two
were numbered among the few Demo-
Gratis who failed to support Speaker
Garner In the latter's attempt to keep
faith with America on the matter Of
repeal Of the eighteenth amendment,
even though Texas Democrats In State
convention and by referendum at the
July primary voted overwhelmingly for
resuhmission Of the prohibition ques-
ton to the States and the national plat
form demanded repeal"
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TT was Q Pennsylvania Republican"
states the Charlotte Observer, "who
proved 20 unspeakably un-American a.
TO have introduced q resolution In the
House to 1mpeach' President Hoover
on the fantastic charge that he had
betrayed his Nation In the matter Of
war debts. We feel like raising halle
lujah that we can acclaim HE action
Of q North Carolina Representative
Mr.. Pou-in playing instant hand In
yebuke." The Miami Daily News con-
cludes: Tho showing u . great vindi-
cation for ths National House. Take
eny house On earth and II the propor-