HOOVER POLICY

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 2796, 13 August 1932, Page 5

HOOVER POLICY

Presidential CampaignATTACK ON DEPRESSION ORGANISED' ECONOMICS DENOUNOES DEMOCR ATS ON PROHIRTION REPEAL VIEWS ON WAI! DEBTS ADAINST CANCELLATION P.UT W OULD CONSIDER READ.) UsYMEXTS By Telegraph—Press Assn —Copyright (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) Washington. August 12. President Hoover, in accepting re. no ill na,t ion lor the Presidency, declared he believed a change in national prohibition i s necessary ,1)1 remedy present, evils that have grown tip under it. A; to the economic situation, lie spoke of new plan* looking la a move merit from defence to a p werful attack upon depression, an aseii'.on which is said in high quartets to embrace (Itei carrying out <*f his recently enunciated nine pomt programme, a well as other propositions not ready for announcement. He lashed out at (ho Democratic platform proposal for an outright repeal of prohibition as meaning a- re--turn to the saloon system with its corruption and moral and social abuse. Under the Eighteenth amendment there had grown up a lafe an increasing illegal traffic in liquor. Itl sonic areas the spread of disrespect not only for this law l>u t for all laws, constitute (be grave danger of practical nullification of the eonst'tivtion. a degeneration in municipal government and a.n increase in subsidised crime and violence. I cannot consent to a continuance of tin’? regime,” he der-lnrrd. He fevTwcd his Cabinet’s record for the alleviation of the eoonomic situation, saving that mea-ures taken bad repelled the, attacks of fear and panic. He pt utilised to, propevp Inc re measures t> speed recovery, ft,- reiterated bis opposition to the cancellation of wav debts, at the same tune expressing an assurance that- the country would consider adjustments ij- for any |-arfiettbir annual payment they were offered some other tangible form of coinpen-ation such a? an extension oi markets for American agtieUltufe and labour.