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Show HOOVER'S POSI- TION OPPOSES f WILSONSPOLICY Washington, May 3. Herbert Hoover has just taken a step that has satisfied the Providence Journal that he was not a party Jo any plan or conspiracy by which the Wilson administration was. planning to perpetuate per-petuate its policies. And thj l'rovl-denco l'rovl-denco Journal published editorial declaring de-claring that after examining proof submitted by Mr. Hoover, It Is glnd Sto tell Its readers ''that thoio is no truth In any suggestion of collusion (between the White House and Mr. Hoover) and that there Is an entire lack of sympapthy on Mr. lloovoi'r B part of the polltlcal'econonUc Indus- trial and International polices ot U.e i "" president." WLf Thls makes It possible to dlscloso W for the first time some of the ijr- Jjf cumstances about which the story was constructed of collusion httwusi Mr. Hoover and the White House. Indeed In-deed largely because the Neiv Turk World, which has been a n'auuc'i Bupporter. of President Wilson, 'camo out for Mr. Hoover for PresMuit on either the Republican or Duthocrailc tickets and largely because numbers ot the Wilson, administration 0H)mt conceal their enthusiasm Jor Mr. Hoover, the conclusion was immedl-ately. immedl-ately. drawn ef-a Democratic plot 'I u divide the Republican party. But the- truth i's, Herbert 'Hoover tried to prevent the New York World from coming out in his behalf. Anl be did not court the support ot Democratic Dem-ocratic officials pr politicians. Tha .. ,, writer has been told both by. Frank I. Cobb, editor' ot the New' York World, and Herbert Hoover himself the facts ot a conversation that pre ceded the editorial announcement by the Ner York World which cauwd such a sensation In American politics. Mr. Hoover learned ot tho Intention Inten-tion of the New York World a few days before its announcement was made and promptly telephoned to Mr Cobb, whom ho had known Intimate- ly for many years, suggesting that It would be unwlso for tho WorM to 9 come out for him on the Democra'lc M ticket. Whereby Mr. Cobb replied jfl that It wasn't the World's IntcA'Inn a to support him on Democratic ticket, n "lono but was for him on either ticket Y "But," protested Mr. Hoover, "you fa don't know my views you don't know when I might give my opiulon of the administration policies and Jou may bo embarrassed." Mr. Cobb good naturedly told th former food administrator not to Vorry about that. Ho romlnded hlin that the New York World was an In-ependent In-ependent newspaper and tied to no party and that when ho-read the Hew York World'! editorial announcement an-nouncement he would soo tho poln. Just about the same time .officials it Washington began talking enthusiastically enthu-siastically about Mr. Hoover and a story was printed by tho Now York American to tho effect that the former for-mer food administrator was' the choice ot Colonel House who was supposed to have boomed him at a. luncheon attended by Lord Orey. The fact was, Mr. Hoover didn't attend he luncheon and American politics cere not discussed. This chain of incidents, in-cidents, however, together with tho frequent praise of Mr. Hoover com-Jug com-Jug from Democratic officials, pat him In an awkward position. Ho can sot Indulge in a blanket repudlatk-.i cf these expressions ot friendship, becauso In a measure ho stood for some of tho policies ot President HVllson In Europe. Indeed, even tLe Providence Journal's statement of nn entire lack of sympathy with tho Vllson administration Is not. exactly correct In every Benso for In yesterday's yester-day's New York Tribune Mr. Hoofer Hoof-er expresses himself In a special article ar-ticle outlining his attitude on tho v. foreign policy and much of what he ays is In accord with the views of , .. A the mild reservatlonlsts in the Senate Sen-ate as well as with President Wilson. Tor Instance Mr. Hoover say In answer to' the Tribune's request fjr bis position; "No greater mistake caf boaaaiie toatf thai i-stf that ttufpcopte lav lost their national aspiration! an'd Idealism because they have 'gone back to business. In defining thorn great standards, the Republican party par-ty must reach Into the aspirations o' cur people and into the social philosophy philo-sophy upon which our national lite 1) founded. Our people have an Ideal ot world service. Lt was not a pass-iig pass-iig favor In which wo made tho sacrifices sac-rifices of the past three years for the great Ideal ot the prevention of war and tho freedom of tho oppressed. It Is now a dozen years slnco the Republican Re-publican leaders including Roosevelt Roose-velt first proposed a league of nations. na-tions. This ideal cannot be Ignored by the party. Its living force will ; Insist upon our Joining In tho organ-itatlon organ-itatlon of the moral forces of the world to reduce armament, check militarism and relieve oppression. 0ur people do not destro to see us pledged to use forco In these purposes; purpos-es; furthermore they have no moro sympathy with tho growth of militarism militar-ism at homo than abroad. They will bo faced with this growth and cost If we insist upon Isolation that we cannot can-not maintain. Failure to support the leaguo ot nations with proper Reservations would bo shock to splr-i splr-i ual aspiration ot American people. Tho foregoing is plainly a challenge chal-lenge to Hiram Johnson who Is contending con-tending for Isolation and tho nonen-try nonen-try of tho United States into the eague of nations with or without eservatlons, It means that Herbert Hoover's hesitancy to pledge himself to support tho next Republican nom-nce nom-nce depends upon what the platform nd tho candidate says. Clearly, dr. Hoover will not support Hiram Johnson. Nor is lt logical to suppose ho would support General Wood, Gov rnor Lowden or Sonator Harding, unless they took a dlaniotrlcally op-loslto op-loslto point of view from tho California Cali-fornia senator on this Issue at least. Mr, Hoover Is still not commuted to either party. Ho is merely trying to have the Rppubllcan party affiliation, which lio personally prefers, adopt n constructive platform in foYfW pUhe peace, treat yr'lth.; rif ryajlojis, f . ,. , |