Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-04
HOOVER CREDITED
WITH MANY LAWS
Established Record for Work.
ina Hours in 3-Year Battle
With Depression.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Herbert Clark Hoover, son of black
smith, has spent more than three of his
four White House years pounding out
upon the anvil of Federal power, battle
implements against the depression.
Fated to serve in time of adversely,
Mr.. Hoover turned from the White
House today tired from an administra-
ton of almost constant activity. A high
spot accounting of his stewardship
shows a long list of legislative accom-
plishments despite numerous differences
between the White House and Capitol
Hill; a new record for long working
hours in the executive offices, with
minimum of vacations; and a larger
creation of relief and business aid
agencies than ever before in history.
Vetoed Total of 20 Bills.
The Presidents troubles with Con-
gress began soon after he settled IN the
White House and continued off and on
throughout his administration.
In all, he exercised his veto power IN
% instances Promptly overridden were
his vetos on the ST 10000 spanish war va,
pension act, the so per cent bonus Dill
and the Philippine independence bill:
AS he turned away from the presi-
dency Mr.. Hoover left scores OF his
nominations gathering dust in Senate
pigeon holes, with combinations ban
ned by Democratic agreement.
He was unsuccessful early in his ad-
ministration in naming John j. Parker
of North Carolina to the Supreme
Court, but was upheld by the Senate
after a fight in his nomination OF
Charles Evans Hughes to be Chief JUS
tice.
With the loss of the Republican ma
jority in the House in the 1880 cleo
lions the President was successful in
operating for while under plea for
non-partisan action. and gained such
support in his moratorium move. Dur
ing much of the last two years, how
ever, he was at odds with House and
Senate Democrats and Progressives.
Economic Skies Clear.
When Mr.. Hoover rode up Pennsyl-
vania avenue to his own inauguration
on March 4, 1929, he moved through
drifting rain, but the economic skies
were clear At that time, he said, the
Nation had reached higher degree
of comfort and security than ever ex-
listed before" Unforeseen forces, how
ever, brought the stock market crash
eight months later.
among the llSC OF rellel agencies pro-
posed by him stand the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, the home loan
bank system, the $125,000, 900 capitalize
ton increase of the Federal land banks,
the Farm Board, the broadened Federal
Reserve Board and a newly created
bankruptcy system.
In the international field, in addition
to the moratorium, Mr.. Hoover will be
recorded in connection with the London
naval conference; his move for one
third reduction in world ornaments,
and his conferences with Ramsay Mac
Donald, Pierre Laval and Dino Grand1.
History also will mark his Shattering
of precedent in inviting Franklin d.
Roosevelt to the White House to discuss
national and international matters on
three occasions before his assumption
of power today.
In the Nations political annals, Mr..
Hoover'S energetic but unsuccessful
campaign will be recorded as carried
into the very morning of election day,
and as bitterly attacking Democratic
proposals. Mr.. Hoover planned to make
only three major speeches, but sensing
the political trend, he increased this
to nine and Travelled more than $4,000
miles.
Mr.. Hoover probably was as sparing
Of vacations as any modern Presldent;
In four years, aside from week end
trips to his Rapidan camp, he took four
vacation journeys. The longest was OF
II days, and one was three-day nsn-
ing cruise down Chesapeake Bay.