Evening star., 1952-07-09
Hoover Tells 6. 0. P.
To Shun NAT0 Army
And Slash Spending
washington, D. G.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1852
BY q stoff Correspondent Of tn. s,ar

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President Hoover last night called
on the Republican Party to sup
port Q program Of reducing for
eien and military spending in
favor of increased naval and air
power.
He warned delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention to
place no trust in the ghost
armies" Of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization. He urged
Text OF Address by Ex-President Herbert
Hoover. Pose AS
reliance on great weapons"
rather than bayonets as the only
deterrent to Russian aggression
and the only practical road to-
cutting taxes.
The 77-year-old former Presi-
dent, delivering what he said
would probably be his final ad-
dress before a. Republican con-
vention, told the party that "th1s
election may well be the last
chance for the survival of freedom
in America"
His entrance to the convention
hall signaled the beginning of a
jumping. shouting demonstration
the first of the convention so
far. Delegates carrying their
State signs and candidate posters
swarmed into the aisles for the
traditional snake-dance around
the auditorium. Flags waved and
torn paper fluttered in the air.
Blasts Military Policies.
Twenty-four years ago, in Kan
sas City, Mr.. Hoover was the OBJ
ject Of another major demon
stration. That time he was nom
mated. Last night the show may
have owed its success partly to the
fact that Mr.. Hoover is one con-
vention speaker who certainly has
no presidential aspirations of his
own.
His attack on foreign military
aid and the emphasis on ground
forces made up a major portion
of his speech. He went much
further in the matter than Gen.
Macarthur in his keynote address,
Monday night. and his remarks
Contradicted more sharply the
military policies advocated by Gen.
Eisenhower. The audience ap-
plauded frequently. But it was
noticeable during these critical
passages, many delegates did not
join.
The convention. Mr.. Hoover said.
should face the reality that I'VE
cannot ever balance the budget
and reduce taxes except by cut
ting into this military and foreignI
snending."
The administration and the
Pentagon," he said, have been
building up four gigantic military
programs.
First. they insist upon huge
ground armies: second, naval
forces: third, air forces, and
fourth, munitions and cash sub
sides to other nations. And now
they propose to add huge numbers
to. these armies by scompulsoryl
universal military service. 4
"Al this step-by-Step building
Of great ground armies is the
road to militarisln. That is at its
base q threat to all freedoms.
That has brought ruin to free
dom ever since Rome. -
Calls for Planes and Ships.
'The effective deterrent (to
Communist aggression) which
American resources can contrib
ute," Mr.. Hoover said, lis not bay
onets against overwhelming land
forces. but the expansion If air
power and navies to make up a
great striking force which could
destroy the Communist military
potential if they started any ag-
gression anywhere"
Such a program, Mr.. Hoover
said. would restore the military
initiative to U.S." It would also:
l. Extend our effectiveness to
all menaced countries.
2. Assure American youth that
their lives will not be widely in
terrupted and that they will not