Show Round Merry-Go-Round Hoover Reverses Former StandOn Stand StandOn On Orient Policy 0 I i iBy By Br Drew Pearson WASHINGTON H Her c r b h e r t l b R statement that the American i navy M Ill used to be protect far-distant far Formo have brought a wry y smile from h lt secretary of state Henry L Eay r F when Stimson sered in the Hoover Hoo he waged a valiant but losing fight It i that cabinet to take firm it measures h I Japanese aggression when the Jap first landed in Manchuria v wark zt L Stimson wanted to to cooperate m With i League of Nations and t with n th other tries in nipping nipping- what he quite cl de was the beginning inning of future war oar lit But Hoover fussed fumed vac f and finally said no At one time S wanted to send the American fit even as far as Formosa or to Chin e ter but simply on n a cruise in th the Pacific as a gesture of American n t Again Hoover said no n Hoover would not even permit b hf Us of state to keep Am American General Prentiss Gilbert l as an Ob the League uc of Nations In Geneva er S UN O t had instructed Gilbert to sit sa In en Cl league conferences dealing dealIng- with v y aggression but Hoove- Hoove Hoover tto over isolationists in the Republican u. u committee final finally final yanked Gilbert Gilbett out cut out Today however er the tho ex ex ex ft contributed more than any anYone one m- m mu ma Stimsons Stimson's farsighted l war-prevention war p e enow now says the American fleet flee t she y used in Chinese waters when it is ti tm toor Watching Big Business r one ci cf most important probes on Capitol I lift y been the monopoly investigation con can by Chairman Celler of the house jc jud It i committee Handicapped for lack of funds j spite terrific pressure from certain i Celler has shown o among other i how the big bib insurance companies no now nox mate the money market have havo largEly the place of Wall Vall Street in lending to business F D DR R set the up securities and t e commission to protect the public rS ing stock and bond i issues But today y big business firms dont don't have e to a about S SEC E C registration They get money from the insurance companies companies' As a result of his probe will propose legislation at th sion putting teeth in the antitrust act ed Today says Celler General E E Is involved in 16 different ant antitrust trust Why Because the penalties dont don't much No jail sentences are ever posed That's why the antitrust art act ct joke But at this congress congress- we plan U ii jail sentences into the act Truman on Housing Three Three White House visitors found Harry Harryman man the president concerned abort abot nations nation's housing shortage and Harry 1 man the father worried over da I Margarets Margaret's singing Both subjects brought consid feeling into Truman's voice as he c with Senator Burnet Maybank of Carolina Senator John Sparkman o of a bama and Congressman Brent Kentucky the big three on housing T tion Uon Sparkman put in a plug for his t Ii authorize term long-term loans and low oJ rates for middle-income middle housing This is the last bill we ve need to ti toa a well rounded housing program f E Eman man observed The president heartily agreed til that rent control should also be r Truman on Margarets Margaret's Sparkman congratulated him on hister's his histen's L tens ter's singing the president changes changed b role of father Margaret is working very ery hart han hartis hanis is taking two lessons a day u I pJ plied ed He added that some critics critic hid bad harsh on her and his tone o of oce voices voice that this hurt him wor worse e tW the h political attack on himself But the people have been nice to I he added Copyright 1950 Bell S il |