The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-28

Since Hearst helped to groom Hooy
er for the presidency in 1928 and ha
been his constant political companion
ever since, who should know bette
than Hearst what the "Great Engin
: eer" was up to?
Hoover has not always been able
to keep in the background, however
When ALI Landon beat the gun with
his public endorsement of Dewey and
coupled the endorsement with an at
tack on the United Nations Declare
ton at Moscow, Hoover had to come
out in the open to correct Landon's
blunder.
Summoned to New York, Landon
was closeted with Hoover in a 40
minute conference on December s,
1943. After this powwow, Landon's
views" had completely changed. Lam
don seemed quite reluctant to stay
around and try to explain" this sud
den change. He left this task to
Hoover who denied that Landon was
organizing for or against any candi-
date" and handed the newspapermen
written statement reading:
"The Governor Uandon) did not
take a position in opposition to the
Moscow Pact, either in his public
statements or to me personally. |,
naturally approve it, inasmuch as it
adopts the transition period and
other principles which | have adj
vocated for the past eighteen
months
But Hoover's transition period
("cooling off period" is his name for
it,, as set forth in his book Problems
of Lasting Peace" written in collabor-
alton with Hugh Gibson and published
in 1912, is obviously designed to per-
petuate reactionary forces in power
rather than to encourage democratic
growth. Far from advocating post
war collaboration along the lines of
Moscow and Teheran, Hoover states
definitely that his purpose is not to
advocate any particular postwar plan.
The book, while paying lip-service to
victory, is actually a long paean of
defeatism. And despite attempts to
conceal its anti-Soviet venom, the book |
contains plenty of indications that |
Hoover has not abandoned his desire |
for a world war against the USSR.
"Father of Moscow and Teheran"
Hoover's belated attempt to pose as
the father of both the Moscow and
Teheran declarations was piece of
bare-faced chicanery which even he
could not quite carry off without re-
Vealing something of his true feelings.
He could not resist few audible
doubts about the Moscow Pact, criti-
Ching it for not being in "black and
white" thus abetting the Hearst-Pat-
press cry about
secret agreements"
Governor Dewey has followed in
1oover's footsteps, even to the extent
If himself claiming paternity for the
Moscow and Teheran Declarations.
70 prove his claim, Dewey points to
lis statement last year before the G.
}. p. conclave at Mackinac Island
where he urged an Anglo-American
coalition. In this proposal Dewey had
omitted the Soviet Union
md therefore his proposal was, in eff
ect, call for an anti-Soviet coalition.
No policy founded on hatred for the
Soviet Union can help us to achieve
'ictory and lasting peace. Any anti
soviet policy is of necessity anti-Am-
rican, jeopardizing our opportunity
o achieve collective security and full
and expanded world trade
n the postwar period. In view of
lowers long and consistent record on
he side of scarcity, and black reac-
ion here and abroad, no amount of
ouble-talk is likely to convince the
.merican people that he, or his chosen
is now on the side of abun-
ance and progress, earnestly trying
} strengthen the coalition of the
United Nations
Further evidence of Hoover's anti
Tnited Nations activities is the fact
nat Hoover has been heading up the
rive to send food to the Hitler oc-
Ipied areas of Europe, even though
ritish and American officials have Z
eclared that such a policy would aid
lie enemy and cost the lives of our 8
)ldiers. On the other hand Hoover,
no claims to be so interested in ere 8
eff" has not lifted his voice to urge
lat Congress end its delay and vote s
4 appropriation for the United Ma 2
ons Relief and Rehabilitation Ad
inistration so that it can help the 2
eople of liberated areas.
Hoover is also honorary chairman :
committee which distinguished n
self by taking out full-page adver-
sements in newspapers attacking the
nited Nations Declaration at Mos
wv This is the Emergency Com
ittee, formed by Peter Bergson and
Merlin, representative of Irgun-
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