Evening star., 1934-09-14


+ FORMER President Hoover,s maeAzine
article cfiticizdng the policies i1aYolved
In the New Deal has aroused the in-
terest Of the entire country. Com
mentAtors differ as to the merits Of
President Roosevelt's exercise Of power,
and some express definite views Is to
Mr.. Hoover's place in the controversy.
Americans may listen to this au-
thoritative opinion" observes the Port
land Oregonian, with assurance that
whether they believe it In error or
otherwise, It Is distinctly not propa-
ganda, but the honest belief Of one
who once led America"
The youngstown vindicator sees
evidence that 'the United States,
sooner or later, win have . general
election fought out mainly over the
divergent concepts Of the social system
typifled by Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Hoose-
velt." The Kansas City Times hopes
that Mr.. Hoover twill help to create
an informed public opinion on all the
matters with which he deals"
! President Roosevelt" says the st.
Paul Pioneer Press, els trying 10 ind
q middle ground that keeps to q mini
mum the evils of both absolute regi-
mentation and unregulated individu-
alism. II is the most dificult Of the
three possible courses and the one
that win produce the soundest, most
enduring results. There have been
mistakes and there are elements in
his ofacial circle that would ike to
push him into the dangerous ground
about which MIR. Hoover warns. A
vigorous opposition, such as that ex-
pressed by the former President, Is
altogether healthy"
ION the general thesis Of the former
President that It Is not o part Of the
American system to have the Federal
Government, through numerous agen-
cies, interfere In the daily life Of the
citizen" declares the Roanoke World
News, I'VE are disposed to agree. It
will be . happy day when many of the
acknowledgements shall have folded
their tents and dismissed their enor-
nous political patronage, when the
cost Of Government is reduced In keep
ing with the pledges made In the last
campaign, and when the era Of cur
rency tinkering Ii brought to . close.
But one can well question the time
hness Of the Hoover articles. Is he
breaking his silence because he thinks
the time has come TO give up those
emergency measures to which the
country resorted because Of conditions
that obtained at the close of the
Hoover administration? Or Is he
speaking now because the mid-term
congressional elections are not far
away, and he himself has his eye on
the campaign to be waged between
now and 1882"
That the emergency measures Of
the administration may not become
permanent" states the Los Angeles
Times, "a rededication Of the whole
people to the principles Of the Con-
stitution is absolutely essential" The
Columbus Evening Dispatch holds
that "there must soon be return to
sound and sensible government, based
on the democratic principles Of the
founders Of our country, II the Nation
Is to be saved from the vagaries and
tragedies that have befallen most Of
the people Of Europe"
Agreement with Mr.. Hoover that too
great power Is placed In the hands Of
the Executive II voiced by the Boston
Transcript, the Providence journal,
the Baltimore sun, the Indianapolis
star, the Charleston CIV. Va.) Daily
Mall, the Cleveland News and the
Akron Beacon Journal The Muncie
Evening Press lauds ''the effort to
stem the socialistic tide" while the
Indianapolis News feels that the article
nay persuade some In high places
- take stock Of their experiments"
Criticizing the spirit Of the article,
the Birmingham News holds that "the
majority Of Americans know what Mr..
Hoover does not seem TO know, and
that y Franklin D. Roosevelt 4. no