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Show THE 8 KIWEI& TAKES (Continued from Page 3) lines, are often astonished to find that Mr. Hoover can match his knowledge with theirs in their own special fields. Respect for facts involves a willingness to give up a belief if the facts interfere with holding it. Therefore Mr. Hoover bears no label, such as conservative or radical, Such liberal or reactionary. labels involve preconceptions which facts often cannot overcome; and they are often greatly misapplied. The explanation of Mr. Hoovers mastery of facts is found in his unusual power of concentration. He works long hours, but what is he does not waste his time. Few of us utilize very much of the time we are supposed to employ in serious work. Most of us would be surprised if we could be confronted with the record of our wasted moments. Mr. Hoovers callers do not have their time or his wasted by the usual small talk about nothing in particular. While listening, Mr. Hoover often occupies himself with drawing geometrical designs on a piece of paper. . His mind, however, is not on that job, but in digesting what is said to him, without diversion through gazing out of the window or watching the gestures or facial expressions of the speaker. Mr. Hoover has a lively sense of humor, but he spends no time in persiflage. He spends as little time as possible on the meaningless formaliThe only amuseties of society. ment he cares much for is occasional outdoor activity, especially fishing. Mr. Hoover has little audacity; some of his friends think too little. Audacity, however, does not go with engineering. He does not underestimate difficulties; in his campaign and even in the general campaign he was about the least hopeful of Hoover men. Rut in polimore-importan- pre-conventi- on tics, as in war, it is better to estimate than strength of the enemy; it costs under-estima- te over- the noth- ing but mental wear and tear and ensures ample preparation for any contingency. President Hoover will care as little about the pomp and circum- stance of his great office as any man who ever lived in the White House. Power for powers sake has no appeal to him. In Europe for a time after the armistice he wielded great 0 er TKIE than any crowned head; no new kick in that for power there him. It t, CITIZEN is will become evident that in the organization of his administration, while he will have due regard for the obligations of party affiliation and support, President Hoover will have only the highest possible efficiency in mind. He realizes that if his administration is a success public sentiment will support him; any yielding to pressure or expediency which may impair the efficiency of his administration will weaken public confidence and make his task more difficult. There will be no petty intriguing, no playing to the galleries, no compromising of principles, with a view to the effect on another national election. It is probable, indeed, that the small variety of politics which is so much on view in Washington, will cease, in the light of President Hoovers example, to be as popular as it has been in the past. Perhaps the leadership of President Hoover will serve to impregnate many others with the thought that the national government is too important an institution to be made the football of personal and partisan ambitions. What of the Hoover era in national affairs? Will it realize the expectations of those who hope for so much from a new type of leadership which is a symbol of the great change that has made the functions of our national government primarily economic rather than political? That is not all up to Mr. Hoover. Much will depend on the support given him by those who elected him, and by those millions who opposed him for election to the Presidency but who as loval Americans have ac- cepted the result and have the same interest as their erstwhile adversaries in advancing the welfare of the American people. Much will depend on the attitude of legislative leaders of both the Republican Party and of the opposition party as well. There is reason to believe that we are only on the threshold of national progress ; at the beginning of an era of invention, organization and cooperation which will bring about that abolition of poverty which Mr. Hoover has declared to be a realizable dream. The American system of social and economic service, as Mr. Hoover pointed out in more than one of his KEMS Knowledge notable campaign addresses, means the widest possible diffusion of prosperity and opportunity. It means the unloosing, rather than the chaining, of the spirit of individualism which has been responsible for our almost miraculous national progress. Americas service to the world depends upon the maintenance of our own national heritage and ideals, not in accepting the outworn European conceptions of the master state and the subject citizen, whether monarchical or socialistic. It depends upon the maintenance of our own national economic as well as political independence. It depends upon the maintenance of both moral and mili- from the Am Observant motorists are learning things from the activities of those who fly! They know that air line erators are very op- care- ful to use only the best oil that money can buy. And they figure, rightly, that the same oil will give their cars more dependable lubrication. tary defense against the elements, from within and without, which cannot comprehend the unique value of our national heritage and would de- & Vico is used exclus- ively by four great air lines. Follow their example, and use Vico in your car. stroy it. It depends upon the greater earning and wider diffusion of wealth, the broader opening of opportunity for the millions ; upon better and happier homes, whose hearthstones shall become alters of American patriotism. And thus may we assume leadership in the world: by the power of example and the achieveinfluence of our worth-whiments. We may well hope to see our country travel far on the way toward this goal under President Hoover. le INAUGURATION OF HOOVER TO HAVE HOME TOWN TOUCH There will be a real home town touch to the Hoover inaugural ceremonies in the nations capital on March 4. And whats more, cheers from California at large will be heard above all when the first President from the West takes office. These features will be furnished by a large delegation of Palo Altans and other Californians who will travel to Washington on the Palo Alto Inaugural Special train, departing from San Francisco on February 26. Determined to have a speaking part as well as an appearance at the inauguration, this group of Californians will take a prominent place in the ranks of those assembled to witness the great national event. Among those who have made reservations on the special Southern Pacific train are many of the leaders of the forces which conducted Hoovers campaign in this state. They are making the trip especially to carry the California spirit of elation and pride into the ceremonial on inauguration day. Hoover has crossed the Equator fifteen times, but he is better known as the man who crossed the Mason-Dixo- n line. New York Post . 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