Evening star., 1934-09-04
HOOVER COMEBACK.
limited IN ATTACK
Next Race Seen Involved as
Former President Hits
New Deal.
Continued From First Page.)
has wondered just what was said at
those meetings.
Hoover returned to California with
out satisfying this curiosity.
CONDEMNS NEW DEAL.
Hoover Fears Loss Of Liberty to
Americans. Et

PHILADELPHIA, September 4 (R.-
Deal today in the name of liberalism.
The former President, writing in the
current issue of the Saturday Evening
Post, describes the foundation of "the
American system" as individual lib
erty, and the base of economic regi-
n1entation" as "the very theory that
man is but the pawn of the State
It is Hoover's first political pro-
nouncement since he stepped out of
the White House and Franklin Delano
Roosevelt walked in.
1T is my hope" Hoover writes, ito
show that to resume the path of lib
erty is not to go backward; it is to
return to the path Of progress from
following the will-o'- -wisps which
lead either to the swamps of primi-
tive greed or to political tyranny"
From the Pilgrims at Plymouth to
the Army in the Argonne, he says,
Americans have died. that the human
spirit might be free"
He continues: -.-s.
From these sacrifices and In the
consummation of these liberties there
grew a great philosophy of society
liberalism.
Liberty Is Endowment.
"The high tenet of this philosophy
Is that liberty is an endowment from
the Creator to every individual man
and woman upon which no power can
encroach, and not even the Govern
Ynent can deny
Under this philosophy and through
this structure we have developed the
principles and forms of our social, eco
nomic and government life-the
American system.
THE rise of our race under it
marks the nigh tide of a thousand
years of human struggle. Under it
our country has grown to greatness
and has led the world in the emanci-
patton of men. When these boun-
daries of liberty are overstepped,
America will cease to be American.
Greed" says the former President,
Is this systems constant foe, coming
from economic agencies" on one side
and bureaucracy" on the other.
Power for Executive.
'aThe origins, character and affin-
ities of the RECOMMENDATION theory of
economics and government, its impact
upon true American liberalism and
Its departures from it." he states,
"can best be determined by an ex-
animation Of the actions taken and
the measures adopted In the United
States during recent months.
1.-THE first step of economic regi-
mentation is vast Capitalization Of
power in the executive. Powers once
delegated are bound to be used, for
one step drives to another.
"The whole thesis behind this pro-
gram is the very theory that man is
but the pawn of the State. 1t is q
.-.urpation of the primary liberties of
man by government.
1T Is a vast shift from the Ameri-
can concept of human rights, which
even q government may not infringe
to those social PHILOSOPHERS where
men are wholly subjective to the state.
1t is vast casualty to liberty II it
shall be continued"
Hoover's article, which is copy
righted, carries the title: THE Chal-
lenge to Liberty"
The Saturday Evening Post released
q part Of the article for publication,
saying in its release:
Although there is no mention of
the White House incumbent b, name,
q digest of the staggering number of
powers delegated to the Chief Ex ecu
tive is made, with the author frankly
in disagreement both with current ad-
ministration policies and with the un-
American attitude of Congress in
yielding virtually dictatorial powers to
the President" atstt ~