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Show HOOVER TAKES : UP ISSUES IN ACCEPTANCE By PAUL R. MALLON STANFORD STADIUM, PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 11 ' (UP) A bone dry declar- , ation for prohibition arid a definite farm relief program were laid down by Herbert Hoover, the Republican presidential presi-dential nominee, in his acceptance accept-ance speech delivered today in the vast football stadium of his Alma mater. TaklnR direct issue with Oov. Alfred Alf-red E. Smith, his Democratic opponent op-ponent Hoover declared strongly iKainst any modification of enforcement enforce-ment laws and promised if elected ' president to institute a searching Investigation to determine methods for correcting abuses now existing. Holds Ardent Dry View The nominee took the position that those opposed to prohibition jnust first change the eighteenth V A WJ ameiiuniiMiL in . const i t u t i o n a 1 way before they can tamper with the Volstead act. It is the position held by the most ardent drys like Senator Borah '.of Idaho and Is directly opposed to Smith's contenj-tion contenj-tion that the Vol stead act can bti H.rl-rt Hoover modined to permit per-mit of light wines and beers. Hoover went even further than the platform of the party in accepting accept-ing prohibition as the gage of battle bat-tle for the presidential election. He was more definite regarding farm relief too. Ho did not mention the mooted equalization fee theory of the vetoed McNary-Haugen bill, but he announced himself in favor of for meeting this issue which he considered of primary importance. He proposed first, revision of existing exist-ing tariff rates to afford the farm-i farm-i er adequate protection; secondly, i development of cheaper transportation transporta-tion facilities by modernizing -land waterways particularly the Mississippi system, the Great Lakes routes and opening of a shipway i from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Atlan-tic ocean; and, thirdly, reorganiza-i1 reorganiza-i1 tion of the marketing system upon sounder and more economical lines. 4' Agriculture Is Stressed "The working out of agricultural relief constitutes the most import-i import-i ant obligation of the next admin- istration," he said. "I stand pledged 1 to these proposals." ij Aside from these two major is- ji cues, Hoover made his position i clear regarding other governmental problems in a crisp epigrammatic style. His entire speech was written around the text of continued pros-; pros-; perity, development of the nation's resources and the conduct of national na-tional affairs in a manner designed solely to make this country a more comfortable place to live in. Hoover announced he favored an expenditure of a billion dollars in the next four years for cheapened transportation, irrigation, reclamation, reclama-tion, domestic water supply, hydroelectric hydro-electric power, public roads and public buildings. He definitely opposed the national origin clause of the immigration act and declared himself in favor j of the present immigration quota system. Pie scoffed at suggestions that the tariff should be lowered. He promised to conduct an honest .campaign in which every penny would be accounted for. He pledged himself to the protection of trade unions, endorsing the principle of collective bargaining and promising to work for the curtailment of the use of injunctions in labor disputes. He promised business the development develop-ment of helpful relations with the government. He denounced corruption corrup-tion in government and accused members of both political parties of having been responsible for recent re-cent scandals in federal, state and municipal affairs. He urged that1 the government take a deeper interest in-terest in child health. Would Promote Peace Foreign relations should be conducted con-ducted he said, to assure adequate preparedness for defense and to promote good will and peace among nations. The nominee pledged himself him-self to seek further limitation of armaments whenever possible and agreed that this nation had refused finally to enter the League of Nations. Na-tions. Hoover too made clear that he would not permit religion to enter the campaign. He denounced by implication the anti-Catholic charges which have been leveled at the opponet. The candidate did not discuss the so-called public utilities and the so-called so-called "power trust" issues,, except In general terms. He said he hoped to have something later to say about them, as well as about development devel-opment of waterways highways, aviation, irrigable lands, foreign trade, merchant marine, promotion of education, more effective ad-ministeration ad-ministeration of criminal laws, the primary necessity of conservation for further economy in government of natural resources and measures and reduction of taxes. |
