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Show VOICE OF THE PEOPLE y Telegram Reader Hoover Criticism Answered In Item from Admirer Editor, Telegram: It was just the other day that I overheard a conversation In which one of the participanta referred to Herbert Her-bert Hoover aa a seedy old bum. Such utter disrespect for a former for-mer president of the United States startled me to a point to which I had to sit down and write about it Let us examine the dogmatic name-calling word for word. Seedy- I suppose Mr. Hoover, like any other human being, eats watermelon and cantaloupe occasionally. oc-casionally. However, it is reasonable rea-sonable for us to assume that In the process of doing so, he spits the seeds out. Not being well acquainted with this leading lead-ing citizen, I am not too familiar with his eating habits, but for that matter, neither was the name-caller. Old Hoover recently celebrated cele-brated his T9th birthday. He can look back on 78 years of outstanding achievements. Bum Mr. Hoover recently reminded re-minded all of us that he has reached just about every goal to which one could aspire. Certainly Cer-tainly thia labels him quite the opposite of being a bum. Herbert Hoover Is one of our leading citizens. He was unjustly un-justly criticised for the depression depres-sion which occurred under his administration in Washington. Immediately following World War I, it was Herbert Hoover who saved millions of Europeans from starring to death. He has constantly been serving the United Ststes government in one way or another. Why then, do the people of this country look upon him with hatred In their hearts? Hoover, who heads a committee commit-tee consisting of men who make a special study of the nation's financial condition, has rightly warned that this country will reach a disastrous fate unless we do something to halt our deficit financing. Unfortunately the administration seems to be Ignoring him. If Mr. Hoover's view snd constructive con-structive activities are those of a seedy old bum, then I'd aay that It Is a tragedy that there aren't a few more seedy old bum In our government. At least that particular type of bum can count hi change. Weston Vernon, Logan, Utah. |