Show HOOVER BETRAYER BETRAYED f AR t J ER PEEK VERS BES Gives Proof That Candidate Was Vm Res responsible for Low LoVi Price t 1 f f. f C of Wheat BAH EITHER El lER IGNORANT t fJ i t OR Dati GUlL GUILTY IY OF Or FRAUD FRI CHICAGO Sanator Torah orah Is either Ignorant of Herbert Hoovers Hoover's record or is willfully guilty of fraud in his campaign speeches to Western farmers farm ers George N. N Peek noted farm leader and former chairman of or the Industrial Conference Board of or the Dep Department of or Commerce Commerce- has charged cd In a telegram to Dr Hubert Work chairman of ot the Republican National Committee Mr Peel Peek who Is active in behalf of ot Governor Smith because of the Governors Governor's stand on the tho farm relief question directly challenged the truth of or Senator Borah's st statements and the tho claims of tho the Republican campaign managers ers lie Ile said I realize that I am insisting upon on a good deal when hen I demand fairness and facts from the tho Republican National Nation Nation- al Committee and amI its spokesman jut judg judging ing from the claims made in Mr l Hoovers Hoo vers ver's behalf Senator Borah Dorah in his address at Minneapolis raised a serious question ques tion of veracity as bet u bet n n n himself and Mr 11 Hoover f Senator Borah asserts that Mr Hoover Or held up the price of wheat v Moreover er a large part paltA of the nep Republican b Bean lican campaign amon among the farmers ia in inbuilt built on an this tiis claim Tl This l Is fraud The records prove that If It wheat had bad not been controlled d' d the price would have risen as did did the prices of or other cel cerea cereal eal crops craps ui that t not nol con controlled It It would havo o 1 advanced dd as corn advanced and antI as oats adv ad advanced ad v need and would l have havo sold i at Jea least leant t 3 l. l S 3 a a bushel hushel I IsaY say that Mr lh t l do rt used e every cry effort In his power rei to to keep down t prices and ana I 1 submit in In proof p of this Hoovers Hoover's O Ow w words asi assertion Mr own Held Pre s. s Dow 9 Down Early In April U. j 1919 ll w- w MY wiver Y i iver wor from from froin Europe Europa addressed ti w cu U fl tram ram to me mo from which I now noru quote II I If I SIf the control of or wheat at Pere re removed removed re reo moved during tho the next two two or three months in tho the face of ol L UJ Lai world situation situation prices In this commodity would advance materially be beyond the We pres present It level I l' l wish to repeat that unless some s superior force intervenes intervenes in we intend to hold hold the tho price of or wheat to the figures it has stood under Congressional Congressional Congressional Con Con- at nt during the entire war gressional guarantee p. p On On Nay May first 1918 1913 DIr Mr Hoover Hoo then Food lood Administrator in a public address cl declared I agree with the contention nt nUon ot of some somo farmers that they would be beget be getting get ting tang 5 5 and aull perhaps 10 1 10 a a bushel for tor their wheat If it had not been for the restraint Imposed by bythe the tho ho government Sen Senator t r Borah I repeat rel eat that either cither and other Republican lea leaders ers arc are wholly ignorant of tho the record which Senator Borah so persistently quotes of or fraud or 01 he be or they are guilty I III insist that you OU nail and other Republican lican leaders Inform Senator Borah and tho the public whether other speakers the tho cable from Mr Hoover In 1919 11 or orthe orthe orthe the claims of at Republican leaders now as presented in the campaign text textbook textbook of at statements the tho public book boot and in republican speakers are a fraud Somebody y la is not telling the truth The public will be interested in knowing knowing know know- ing who it is E |