Evening star., 1933-02-25
Hoover Valedictory Declared
Prophetic of Future Course

While retiring President ordinarily
lacks the authority for charting fu-
ture course, notable attention has been
given by the country to the New York
address of President Hoover, which
Is called his vaiedictory In the White
House. His condemnation OF the pol
Icy of isolationists receives wide ap-
plause
If it were the speech of an incom-
ing President" thinks the New York
Sun, 'its reverberations would continue
for some time to be felt throughout
"it commends itself to the considera-
ton Of thoughtful men at home and
abroad as being the pronouncement OF
dence Of a large number Of the Ameri-
can people" The Dayton Daily News
declares: Mr.. Hoover has done splen-
didly in calling his own followers back
from the disastrous course OF the last
dozen years. The new Pre2ident, it
can hardly be doubted, will with force
and vision strike forth in the new di-
rection which the old President now
takes. The people Of the United States,
We believe, are ready to follow on"
HE has spoken q brave and timely
word" says the Omaha World Herald
with the further comment: Every wise
and good man learns from experience
And what lot Mr.. Hoover appears to
have learned, from frightful exper-
ience. since his signature to the Haw-
ley-Smooth- -Grundy tariff bill precipi-
tated the economic war that is now
raging-that is now consuming, as
surely as armed warfare, the splendid
fruits of centuries Of civilized progress?
It Is most earnestly to be hoped that
Mr.. Hoover's warning and advice will
be needed by those. both Republicans
and Democrats, who now are urging
still higher tariffs and popular boy
colts of international trade as the road
to recovery. That remedy Is the same
as the pouring Of gasoline on . firs To
put it out"
TT Is our belief" states the Chicago
administration will find these parting
with its international policies. At no
history has there been greater need for
give and take to the mutual benefit In
the future of ALL" The Milwaukee
Journal adds its approval, with the
statement: I'VE hnd> Mr.. Hoover. at
the end of IL years of his party in the
national administration. defying the
fears of international action 30 carefully
nurtured through IL years by his party
urging that the United States take
the lead in such action, take 1t boldly,
take it now to avoid disaster"
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"No return to full prosperity IS pos
sible, the President pointed out" says
the San Jose Mercury Herald, until
international exchange Is rescued from
chaos. And this can be done only
through international cooperation to re-
store the gold standard and stabilize
all currencies based on 1t. There Is an
analogy between the Presidents Ad-
dress and Lincoln's second inaugural
Lincoln appealed to the people to unite
In reconstructing what the Civil Way
had torn down. Hoover appealed t.
them to unite with other nations In
reconstructing what the World WaI
had torn down. In both addresses Il
the conception that In cooperation lies
the only hope of stable social order. VI
The Oakland Tribune agrees that his
address lis a call to q broad study OF
world conditions as they affect our
selves and other lands, and for Q
vision broad enough to meet the issues
direct"
THE things pointed out" In the
opinion Of the Fort Worth Star-Tele-
gram, ARE largely correct and have
been correct for II years." That paper
also comments: The speech wa,
extraordinary in several respects, but
one distinguishes 1t. It made mention
of divers sins Of omission due directly
to Republican defeat of the Woodrow
Wilson policies. II the Hoover speech
were distilled It would be one Of the
best arguments available for Repub-
lican support of . Democratic admin.
istration in 1919-20." The Richmond
Times Dispatch holds that, removed
from the imperative promptings a