Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-05-17 | Page 3 | Hoover Okehs Roosevelt Arms Plan but Advises Against Undue Haste

Hoover Ro Roosevelt sevelt Arms Plan But Advises Against Undue Haste WASHINGTON la l May 17 UP Former Governor Alfred M. M Landon of Kansas G. G O. O PP P. P nominee nominee nomi nomi- nee against President Roosevelt Roosevett in 1936 accepted a presidential invitation for a luncheon conference conference conference confer confer- ence here next Wednesday NEW YORK May 17 INS UNS- INS Indorsing President Roosevelt's appeal for national rearmament but but warning against undue haste haste former former President Herbert Herbert Herbert Her Her- bert Hoover Friday urged es establishment establishment establishment es- es of a national di directing directing directing di- di staff of industrial production production production pro pro- leaders to throw the program program program pro pro- gram into high gear In a public statement issued to the press Mr Hoover said the entire expenditure of these vast sums of money which the president president president dent has asked congress to appropriate appropriate appropriate ap ap- ap- ap should be entrusted to the proposed industrial directing staff Mr Hoovers Hoover's statement follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows The president is s right that our defense armament should be revised in the light of experience experience experience ence from this war There can be no partisanship upon the principal principal principal prin prin- cipal of national defense There are some further things that should be consid consid- ered The burden upon our people people people peo peo- will be fearful and no doubt congress will examine every avenue avenue avenue av av- av- av of economy that does not destroy our ability to defend the western hemisphere from at at- tack First It is not yet clear what the experience of this war is in many directions such as the re relation relation relation re- re lation of ship and plane deck armor etc It needs to be further further further fur fur- ther observed We must be thoughtfully and scientifically armed Undue haste would defeat defeat defeat de de- de- de feat its own purpose That does not apply to the creation of fa facilities facilities facilities fa- fa for production which must be first in any event Second The presidents president's proposal proposal proposal pro pro- especially as to planes is in large degree a task of in in- in n creased Industrial production American industry has more capacity capacity capacity ca ca- ca- ca in both skill and equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment to meet the demand than that of any other nation For this job Industry would surely be glad to cooperate patriotically with the government There needs to be coordination between American and foreign orders and between the army and navy Our army and navy officers are distinguished distinguished distinguished dis dis- dis- dis in their professions They know what they want but theirs is not the profession of industrial production Now is the time we need to call industry to furnish that skill The job should be directed by a astaff astaff astaff staff of tried leaders chosen from actual ac ual industrial production That is not the financial leaders of industry but th the men who have come corne to the top through actual production experience ona ona on ona a large scale And we need the greatest among these men I am sure they ey will gladly serve