Show Hoover Assertion Scored As f Gross Misstatement T WASHINGTON March 13 AP The AP-The The high command of the New Deal was locked in a verbal struggle with with Herbert Hoover today oday on government financial policies Senator Robinson of Arkansas majority leader in a broadcast broadcast broadcast broad broad- cast defense of administration expenditures declared the former president sought to destroy confidence e. e Hoover In N New w York at the same am time reiterated his insistence on a f stable currency and a stable credit system Iltem In a aa speech last night Robinson said laid Hoover took every opportunity to question the financial policies of at the federal government and to raise aise doubts In th the minds of ot people who wh have haves a little money l invested f Pious OU Hope Mr H Hoover ovel claims now now that he turned the depression In June of 1932 whereas in August of that year ear he was was accepting tion ion with the pious hope that he might be bo able to turn the tide if it given another chance Robinson declared the smoke smokestacks stacks tacks arc belching forth smoke In n the industrial regions because he the administration put money In Inthe Inthe the pockets of ot farmers He seemed accused Mr Hoover of ot gross t in quoting a newspaper newspaper news news- paper as 3 sa saying the he rural reset resettlement resettlement resettle resettle- lement le- le ment administration spent in overhead for every very 60 of relief Robinson declared d the paper later had published a correction but that Hoover r never never corrected o d' d his hia Bt state te in ment s ti V 1 VIn er erIn In his broadcast before the Life Lite Underwriters association l Uon of NewYork Now New York City Mr Ho Hoover vcr d declared life Ute insurance Iho should d be bOe lr efrom taxa taxa- tion The tax col collector ector has found that it Is a fertile field for tor easy taxes he said And such uch taxes come out of ot the poor Activity on the primary front in included included included in- in a statement by Colonel Frank Knox at Dallas Texas Texal that at present the contest lies between Governor Alf AU M. M Landon of Kansas and me me t for r the tho Republican nomination nomination nomi nomi- nation Knox nox did not menU mention on Senator Borah of ot Idaho who will oppose him soon in the primaries of Illi 1111 nois Wo We are very much alike In viewpoInt viewpoint viewpoint view view- point upon issues Knox s. s said ld of ot Landon and agreed that no factional factional fac fac- fac- fac quarrels quarrel shall shake party harmony this year We shall endeavor endeavor endeavor en en- deavor to keep it together and support support support sup sup- port whoever receives receive the nomina nomina- tion Lion |