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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1940)
A Growing Newspaper The Oregon fit a teaman la a ' steadily growing ; new paper. ' Its readers know the reasons: It'a reliable, com VCS ; 7eafher . Fair today and Wedi lay; lower temperature by Wednesday; tog ' on the roast. Max. temp. Monday 7f mln. 65. River -S-4 fU Northwest wind - plete, lively and always in . A S .1 NINETIETH YEAR Sdlsm Oregon. Wednesday Morning June 28, ISiO Price) 3o Newsstand So No. 73 ew EDe EKDi .hioovei0 A T CvSV ' k-ZO JL N ...:..v'i ii j ;l " ' i n;? ; ' ' -r : -I ... V Patil IlauerB Column Two members of the Centen nial Mounted Poeae were shun ned by their comrades the other ntsht tor -air? good reason . and are still feel-1 In g a little!:; ashamed to ap- pear In public., f . The two, both excellent horse-1. m e n committed t no crime against the strict rules , of horsemanship. ' W h a t happened f was no fanlt of 1 their own, .but I left them In ex- tremelybad Faal Hi. Baer, Jr. odor. - : ' . it was on the. occasion of a posse shindig and - danbe which Lee Eyerly threw for the riders. Oar two raliants tired of danc ing and decided to ride In the moonlight. So to horse and away on a nocturnal prowl. . They were not the only , i prowlers that night. Among other prowlers was a small beast, feared beyond Its size and commonly known as a pole cat. - : -- - It was their misfortune that they and the skunk chose to prowl on the ' same path . and It was their further .misfortune that one of their horses chose to dispute the right of way with, the skunk. The skunk stood on his rights and, made the air and jthe riders eloquent. j It was a case of caralry be ing routed by light field artil lerv and the reason the riders couldn't get back In the dance and whr-two pewectiygooa posse uniforms are InJ the dis card. O To carry the gospel , of the Centennial to the remote regions of the state a handful ofdignl tavies were herded aboard an air plane yesterday and were - tTen a once-OTer euiciur oi ina of Oregon. l Goyernor Sprague was leader of the flock and sent b a e k encouraging bulletins f nrorress. To-Cecil Edwards he sent this telegram: CEN TENNIAL DELEGATION HAVING GREAT TRIP I IN MOD ERN VERSION OF COVERED W A O O N. OORDIALI RECEP TIONS EVERYWHERE. ONLY COMPLAINT SKYWAYS VERY POORLY MAINTAINED, ESPE CIALLY: MOUNTAINS. HAVE AERONAUTICS BOARD USE STIYDOZER TO FILL I UP AIR HOLES. PLENTY OF I MATER 1AL IN SISKIYOU CLOUD BANK. CHARLES A. SPRAGUE. o 1 - Statistics of the N American ; Automobile association ihow. that 1,895,400 motorists ran out of gas on 'the road daring; 1939. The report ays nothing about how many million young men told th girl friend they, were out of gas, but weren't. o ',. I .-. Salem's cannoneers with hairy ears as well as the ones jwho took army regulations literally and shared for the benefit of the As toria girls came home yesterday. They protected the Clatsop sand dunes manfully against the aerial might of the Washington Nation al guard and deserts the plaudits and comforts of the returning ol dier. Some other ; artillerymen passed through yesterday on their way to such communities as Ash land and Klamath Falls and one f them was heard , to remark, "Gee, this rure must be a hick town. Look at all the cowboy.! WATERY WISDOM The commander of the . Wheatland terry says that what's wedded bliss for some, for others la Just wedded blita. , Honolulu Anxious About Fleet Goal HONOLULU. ' J u n e it.-(JP)-Perplexity mingled with anxiety on r this mld-pacifle fortress; as word was awaited of the destina tion of major units f the United States fleet which pot to sea nn expectedly under sealed jordera. Families of officers and enlist ed men. alike, left behind after hasty2 farewells, "were iuncertain as to the destination. Uncertain ty also extended to army circles, where there was doubt as to the future of personnel and officers due for transfer. ;4 ' ' ' What Indications there were, with official naral circles here and Waihlni ton xnsint&lning strict secrecy, continued to point to the Panama canal as possibly the next rendezvous for jthe gray "battle wagons." There were some Indications, In that event, that the ships would refuel In south ern California porta;..;'.; Michigan Morals llentor Sip$ Milk Meal at Meet 1 f - . vHr:-K PHILADELPHIA, Jane S3j- ()-GoTernor Lnren Dicklnn of Michigan, 81ycAr-old critic of modern morals and manners, sat la the front row, at the republican convention today sipping: milk from st bottle through a straw, ToMakePlane Flops nes Refusal, of Manufacturer to Provide England Is Reason. "Cooperation . . . Will Be Sought Elsewhere," Knudsen Says WASHINGTON, Jnne lZ,-(flfr. Government negotiations with Henry Ford for the mass produc tion of airplane engines collapsed today. William S. Knudsen of the na tional defense commission an nounced that Ford's refusal to manufacture engines for Great Britain had forced cancellation of plans for early mass production of Rolls Royce motors by the Ford Motor company. "Cooperation in the production of this Important military equip ment will be sought elsewhere by the national defense advisory commission, a statement from commission headquarters said. Congressional sources reported several days ago that the Ford company had agreed to b n 1 1 d 3900 airplane engines for the United States and 6000 for the British. They said this volume would be sufficient to warrant the use of-mass production meth ods, and rushed a $43,000,000 appropriation through congress to finance this government's order. Only Interested In United States t Uncertainty developed when the elderly motor manufacturer declared lha would prodaee- mill ta?rielipment only . for the de fense of the United States. The defense commission an nouncement said that, on Monday, Ford confirmed to Knudsen in Detroit his public declaration that he would not contract1 with the (Turn to page 3, col. 1) Dr. Pound Heads GOP County Body Murphy, Mrs. McCord on V' State Committee as Group , Organizes Dr. B. F.! Pound was elected chairman, Grant Murphy of 'Stay ton reelected state committeeman and Edith McCord. Woodburn, elected state eommltteewoman of the Marion county republican cen tral committee at an organization meeting last night. Other officers elected were Mrs. R. Li Wright, Salem, vice chair man; Herman Lanke. Salem, secretary;- U. G.- Boyer, Salem, treas urer, and E. H. Banks, Silverton, congressional committeeman. ; Elected members of the district nominating committee were Chris Kowitx, Mrs. Nettie Spaulding and Floyd Hastay, .all of Salem, and John Smith' Aumsville. Theodore Nelson was also elected, but de clined, t.- " ri :. ;y.' - y--k : - Del , Neiderhelser, credentials chairman,-, reported that 9 per sons elected as precinct commit teemen or commltteewomen have not yet accepted election." 'Among resolutions was one paying tribute to H. G. Porter, Aumsville, ; Fred Looney, Jeffer son, and Bert Macy, Salem,' long standing republicans ' who died during the past year. 'i Louis Judson, retiring chair man, presided until new officers were seated, i ' . shim Nation Takes on Heavy Tax Load as FDR Signs New Bill WASHINGTON, June 15-(ff-The nation shouldered Its heavi est federal ' tax load since the World war today. " President Roosevelt's signature made law of ; a bill estimated to raise an additional $ 4,692,60 0.0 00 In the next five years by adding 2,200,000 citizens to the list of Income tax payers and by raising the rates on. Income, profits, ex cjse, tilt and Inheritance taxes. The money will be used to help finance the defends program auth orized by congrer. The treasury calculated ?that the law would increase anticipat ed federal revenue in the Is 41 fiscal year, which begins Monday, from 5,652,8Q0.0Q0 (not count ing social security funds,-which are new cuUide the budget) to $6,167,600,000. An extra $5? tr 300,000 was expectd to be raised la eaeh of the: fsllowing' four years. , , . Next year's revenue. If realized, will be the largest since 1920, when peak collections were made on World war taxes, and the 1948 fiscal arear may set a new income County Gains 14587 During Past Decade ; Marlon county's population increased by 14,587 in! the past tea years, so a release of final 1940 census figures by Super visor A. R McCall yesterday reveals. , V: f : The county counted oat a to tal of 75,128 as compared ' to eo,S4t for 1930, McCall re ports. Salem's growth of 3773 la the largest single increase. -. Number of farms in the coun : ty decreased by 460," final fig ures chow. In 1930 there were 5181 farms In operation while the lf40 count Is but 4721. Mrs. Wright New School Chairman Cupper Is Vice-Chairman; Connell Ward Reelected as School Clerk Mrs. David Wright was elected chairman of the Salem school board and Percy A. Cupper vice chairman at the reorganization meeting of the board last night. Both have equal senority rights. - Other reorganization details In cluded the swearing In Of Dr. L. E. Barrick, reelected director at the annual election, and the re election of Connell C Ward as clerk at a salary of $1980. George ' Croisan, representing the Hardware Mutual Insurance company, appeared for the second time before the board asking that a chanfe be made in the policy which provides that school Insur ance be bought through the Salem Insurance association. Croisan, nota member of the association, claims that equal coverage could be obtained through his company at less cost. No action was taken. Salary : of Wanda Freshlich, clerical assistant - in purchasing and supplies, .were raised from $60 to $75 monthly and salary of Mildred Tehle, secretary; at Les lie junior high school were raised from $756 to $800 a year. Calls for bids were authorized for linoleum for halls and library at Parrlsh- and Leslie, office at Grant and basement at Engle wood, for a furnace at Grant and for fuel oil for Bush, Parrlsh and senior high schools. Classroom library books at sen ior high school and elementary li brary books, which have never been catalogued, will be : cata logued this summer. It was decid ed. Books of the elementary schools, district owned, will be catalogued through a WPA proj ect. Total: cost of the work will be $600. ii J tate Asia Monroe Plan TOKYO June 26-(Wednesday) iTO The newspaper Asahl report ed today that Japan shortly would issue a sweeping pronouncement amounting; to an Oriental Monroe doctrine warning all " powers against interference of any kind in all territorfes In east: Asia. ' The newspaper said Japan now Is prepared to establish and guar antee autonomy In east Asia, f The proposed pronouncement. It said, would apply to Italy, Ger many and Great Britain as well as neutrals in the European conflict. ' The newspaper reported the new . policy , would oppose the transfer ef territories ' or I altera tion of the: status quo in east Asia either through cession or actual force. i i record of approximately $7,000, 000,000. ' i !. . Officials estimated .2,200,000 persons would pay federal Income taxes for the first time because of reduction of personal exemptions of heads of families from $2,S00 to $2.00 land for single persons from $1000. to $800. This! lower ing of exemptions also wHl Tesult In increasing .the payments of those now taxed.' -?r: i J- To" facilitate the defense i pro gram, the act authorised .the trea sury - to borrow immediately against the five-year proceeds of the measure. Sale of $ 4,0 00,00 0 000 of "national defense totes" was authorized and . the national debt limit was increased from $45,000,000.000 to $49,000,0 00, 00. While the federal debt now ll $42,918,209,181, regular fed eral expenditures; had beea ex pected to exhaust . the old ' debt limit within the next year, with out provision for 'the extraordin ary defense expenditures.; ' Effective' dates of the tax In creases vary. The" Income tax pro (Turn to page 3, col. J) MayS Isles ikain Churchill Raps French Giving Over of Ships Petain Announces Peace Terms; Same as Were s Told Earlier ( I I Some Units! of France's Fleet Still Harhor i " With British ' ! .'!' - " By The Associated Press German bombers . slashed at Britain anew and with greater vigor early today In . widespread raids; over the English midlands and Scotland. . At least three of the nazls were sent crashing to! earth by a spec tacular swarm of British fighter, planes aided by hot anti-aircraft fire, i ! Many Incendiary and ' high-ex plosive bombs were dropped and fires were started, the British acknowledged, though they did not disclose the full extent of damage. f The raids, which are getting to be a regular midnight-to-dawn diet for the British, followed con firmation that the French navy and air force are to pass into German and Italian control under the French armistice terms. The all-important question of what I Is to become of the French fleet, second largest in Europe, was answered jby the official armistice stipulation, made public simultaneously, and by French Premier-Marsha Petain himself. Churchill Flays j -French Action . - Prime Minister Churchill, ac cusing Petain of 'violating t4soJgnm assurances" ln-nanamg over me fleet, earlier in! the day had de clared that Britain's safety "will be powerfully though not decisive ly affected by what happens to the French navy." Be held out a faint hope that England still might sal vage something j of the French fleet through the empire outposts. Just how much of the French (Turn to page 3, col. 5) Fehl Is Remanded Hewitt Dismisses Habeas Corpus Proceedings After Hearing Earl Fehl, former county judge of Jacksoa county, was remanded to the Oregon 'State hospital yes terday afternoon! by Circuit Judge Louis! P. Hewitt of Multnomah county who dismissed habeas corpus proceedings heard In the circuit court here. ' Judge Hewitt decreed that the petition was not sufficient to authorize the Issuance of a writ' of habeas corpus: because the only ground on which! to bkse such au thoritythat the plaintiff had re covered his sanity since, the date of. hlsj commitment was not set forth In the petition. ; At the hearing yesterday morn ing Roy Hewitt, counsel, for FehV waived all matter regarding al- leged jdefects In: the procedure whlchJplaced Fehl In the BUte hos pital and said he would' rely sole-' ly on the; question of the peti tioner's present i sanity. v - ' Fehjl's attorneys : after the de cision to the indicated they would appeal state supreme court. 1st Cracker Burn e 10 days remained until the Fdurth of July, Salem had Its first firecracker! accident of '1940 yesterday.' Richard Douglas Pee dee, 5 years old, suffered burns on two fingers and the thumb of his right hand J . He was treated by the first aid; crew. Richard Is the son of Robert D. Peedee, S Duncan avenue.; - . Bruce Hall; Si, son of Mrs. Ar line Hall, 1048 Highland avenue, was treated for -cuts on the back on his head, suffered when he fell. ; I I . . Cairo has Air Alarm ? 1 t I . CAIRO, June U.-iy-An air raid alarm was sounded In Cairo at 3:45 a, m. today and lasted for 4 5j minutes, Ko airplanes were sighted. . - .- " :::: -.: . . Our Sen aiors - To State Hospital Of Year Reported Whil THEY TOLD 'i $ First to welcome the Salem Centennial "good will ambassadors onO their air tonr of Oregon yesterday was Mayor Ellsha Large of En gene, shown at right shaking hands with Governor Charles A Sprague at the Eugene airport. ' Between them is Irl 8. BlcSherry, Centennial general manager. Other "ambassadors" pictured are, left to right. Dr. Brace R. Baxter, Secretary of State Earl SneU, Mayor W. W. Chad wick and Jerry Owen, Centennial publicity di rectorsPhoto courtesy Eugene RegisteTCiaard. - Centennial Envoys Sail 850 Miles in Air Jaunt Little of Oregon Fails to Hear of Century Fete as Party Met by Cheers From Eugene to I Pendleton on Good Will Hop . By STEPHEN C. MERGLER ' There was little of Oregon that did not, hear of Salem's Centennial 'celbefation yesterday as seven Centennial am bRssadorstjf crood "will imd two rif wapermen made an 850 xnile circuit tf thestate'as the gixest of united Air Lines. . Mayors, chamber of commerce presidents and just plain citizens heard the ambassadors' story -of the Centennial at Eugene, Medford, Klamath Falls, Bend, Pendleton" and Portland and didn't neglect to "put in a plug" for home town celebrations . If the reception accorded the Centennial tour party be a true criterion, all Oregon is as inter ested. In its capital city's 100th birthday, to be observed July Si, August, 1, 2, 3 and 4, as Is Salem itself. Teeming towns and cities Inter spersed with gaunt, craggy waste lands and highly developed farms emphasized more than ever the meaning of the Centennial slo gan, "From "Wilderness to Won derland." Leaving Salem at 7:45 in one of United 's . streamlined Boeing twin-engine air liners, 'the Salem party "sat down on tha Eugene airport less than an hour later to be welcomed by a large delegation headed by : Mayor Ellsha . Large. Eugene, which ' postponed its Trall-to-Rail celebration one year to give Salem . the green light, is backing the capital's celebration 100 per cent. Mayor Large told Governor Charles A. i Sprague, head of the good will delegation. Scarcely giving . the pretty Tnited stewardess, Madonna Lew 6, time to serve late . breakfast- ers. the big '1940 "covered . wagon with, wings" coasted Into the.Med ford airport, where city and coun ty, officials reached out friendly hands In greeting. With Klamath Falls as - next ; ntop, the-; party veered southward over" the C.all (Turn,tQJpage S, coL.7) Late Sports PORTLAND,- June 15 (,P)-Ray Harrell, Portland's - hardluck pitcher who recently has lost a string "of well pitched 'games, took no eh an e e s tonight and Hanked - Sacramento - for a 7-0 Pacific Coast league victory..! -Harrell allowed the Solons only four hits and struck out 12. - Sacramento .-. 0 4 ' 1 Portland : : . 7 11 1 Jndd. Piel , (S) and Ogrodow skl; Harrell and SchulU. ' HOLLTWOOD, J une 25-(ff)-Nlght game; - - - Oakland ,,.;; ;"' i;, 0 t 4 Hollywood , ' , , It 1 0 - Plppen, Johnson ( 6 ) - and W. Raimondl; Fleming , and Monso. SEATTLE, June 25-(ffr-NIght game: .' " s San Diego 1 1 Seattle ' .. : . 4 7 1 Newsome, Tobin (8) and Sal keld; Barrett and Campbell. . SAN FRANCISCO, June 25- -Night game; -; .. Los Angelea . ' " , ,. 4 10 1 San t Francisco t 9 1 i Welland, Fallon (7) and Her nandez; Epperly, Ballou (8) and Sprinz. . v, f-..: :. f PORTLAND; Ore June 2 5- -Manager John Frederick of the Portland Pacific coast league club tonight announced - the uncondi tional release of Second Baseman Freddie Mailer 'and Utility i In fielder George Facheco. : Muller, former Seattle star, joined the Portland club this year. He has been . In a hitting slump for some tlme OREGON ABOUT Platform Ready For Meet Today Foreign Policy Plank Is Included' Pledging Anti-War Stand PHILADELPHIA, June 25-0 T h e republican platform for 1940, including a foreign policy plank attacking the Roosevelt ad ministration's defense record, pledging an "anti-war" stand and calling for aid to V oppressed peo ples," was - approved tonight by the party's resolutions commit tee.. - . 1 '!. 4 Chairman Herbert Hyde of the committee, announced that ap proval was unanimous. The planks were turned over to draft ing experts for final polishing and were to be submitted to the. full convention " tomorrow. Full de tails were not available tonight. Alf M Landon, the 1936 standard-bearer and chairman of the subrcommlttee. which drafted the foreign'- policy plank, - said' the . '.; (Turn'.to page , eoL: 2 ). . ; - Report Hostilities ; In France's Cliiria .rvji . -. - v t fr r'.ir..v HONGKONG. June 2-(JP)-The British-owned Hongkong telegraph said todar a "private message' had ' been received in Hongkong this morning stating . hostilities had begun in French Indo-Chlna. It gave no hint of the source of Its information and added the report had no confirmation ' from' other sources. .. . !---. ;V Pa riama Zone on War B as is Ports Mined, Paper States NEW YORK, June 25.-ff)-The Dally News, in a copyrighted ar ticle tonight said that the United States had mined both entrances to the Panama Canal, had rushed heaviest railroad artillery to the Atlantic side of the sone and had placed the zone's defenses forces on virtually a war footing. . The article, written by Lowell Limpus nnder a Panama dateline, said that with 20,000 men under arms, military authorities called the- maneuvers an. "emergency rehearsaL - - - - . "But with intense activity , still continuing," . the article said, "qualified observers believed the army was getting ready for real trouble on short notice, . f "The mine laying fleet moved out on both sides of the Isthmus yesterday Immediately after the big Italian liner, Conte Blanca mano, was shifted from a position from which - Its passengers and crew could have watched the pro ceedings," the article continued. The army's new mine planter, Nlies, accompanied by a number of tugs and smaller craft which hare been transformed Into tem CENTENNIAL Sprague Wire Is Bombshell "WlUkle -Recommendation , Complete Shock to . Delegation By FRANK G. GORRIE PHILADELPHIA, June 24-(JP) Governor Charles Sprkgue's tel egram to the Oregon delegation, urging support of Wendell Wlll kie for the presidential nomina tion as second choice to. Senator Charles. HcNary, dropped like a bombshell today In the -northwest camp, at the republican national convention. . - - .. The McNary-pledged delegation received c the Oregon governor's wire with amazement. The Ore gonlana were unwilling to com ment except to say they were on the ground and "in a position to understand derelopments." Earlier In the . day, both the Oregon and I d a h o delegation members expressed hostility -to the WiUkle-for-president boo m. while the Washington delegates remained, cool to it. Governor ' Sprague re-emphasized his endorsement of McNary who he said deserved the Oregon delegation's loyal support, but asserted that convention -developments made indication of a sec ond choice desirable. That;wouId be Wendell Will kie," Sprague wired. "Prime issues now are neither control of utilities, reciprocal tar riffs nor past party labels, but developing sound foreign policy, organizing America for defense and restoring financial and in dustrial security internally. J approve in general the Willkle attitude on these Issues.' Governor Sprague explained his support of Willkle was "a re versal ot my former attitude to ward him" but it ' was based on (Turn to page i 3, col. 3) . French Reported Moving to Inland SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain. .Jane lf-(Wednesday)-iP)-ReporU re ceived, at the Spanish border to- rnlght" Said - the French"' govern ment is planning to move to Clermont-Ferrand, 170 "miles north to the Mediterranean In south' cent ral France. ' - The' Spanish embassy in France announced it.- was transferring to a locality near there." - Official circles said German of ficials wonld" arrive at : Hendaye on the" Spanish border Thursday to establish contact with the Span Ish military commander in Iran. porary mine layers,. went Into ac tion on the Pacific side before the Blancamano.had entered the ca nal proper, while the minelayer Graham and . accompanying craft finished most of the Job on the Atlantic side before : the liner made its appearance and an chored there this afternoon. ' "Meanwhile; guard ships took stations outside the mine fields evidently to warn approaching vessels. Rigid restrictions were suddenly clamped down - on the movements of smaller craft. "There was still no knowledge here of reports that the fleet had been ordered from its Hawaii sta tion to the canaL . - - The two batteries of huge 14 inch railway guns shifted from the . Pacific side will ,be able to back up the great coastal defense rifles In the forts defending the Atlantis entrance to tha canal, adding Immeasurably to the strength of that side of the Isth mus.". WASHINGTON. June 2 5. War department officials said to (Turn to page 3, col. 8) Speech Brings Noisy Acclaim From Conclave Ex - President . Declare New Deal Has Walked "Suicide Road" , Condemns "Flahhiness" : Urges Regeneration of Confidence - By RICHARD L. TURNER , CONVENTION HALL, Philadel phia, June 25 (-Herbert Hoover demanded the abolishment of the new deal and a scrupulous avoidance; of war tonight before an excited , republican national convention which shouted back Its approval and burst finally into the noisiest demonstration of this two-day old party meeting. -. Outbursts of applause, brief and occasional, yet of a roaring lusti ness, punctuated every section of the address. But the last sen tence, which was also a question, brought the climax. Referring to the party battle that lies ahead. Mr. Hoover, his voice rising, demanded:- "Republicans are you prepared -to go into this fight?" "Yes," came the answer, "Yes . . . . Yes . . - . Yes . . . until ea re plitting bedlam drowned, out the- responses. A . demonstration was in the making. Shouts, cries, whistler, and applause, all rein forced by the scarcely distinguish- able blaring of the band. , Californians hustled into the aisles with a big banner and crashed through the crowded cen ter aisle. Minnesota, WeBt Vir ginia, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Ten nessee, Texas, Arkansas and South Carolina banners were in action. -- After six and one-half minutes. Chairman. Joseph Martin of Mas sachusetts attempted to still the tumult with heavy gavel banging, but It vu two more minutes . be fore he succeeded, j . , Whether f the procession of standards meant that a few indi vidual members of : delegations had seized the state insignia with- -ont the .approval of - their col leagues covrld not be determined. But the demonstration obviously was a hearty tribute to the former president. - ' Throughout he stood smiling beside Martin. Peace and no . New Deal : V - .-V. . Hoover emphatically impressed upon the convention two primary obpectives to oust the new deal and keep America at peace, "un less the western hemisphere is at tacked.?.. --- ' I . . At the same , time, the former president said that for America there was no such thing as "iso lation," that a realistic view ofk foreign problems dictated that all lawful -assistance be extended to the allies, i' . And, he cautioned against ex aggeration of ."our Immediate dangers." The ocean Is broad. Hoover said. -and an invader "must first pass our navy, a navy - which Is "strong enough to stop anything , in sight now." 4 At . the very least. Hoover said, "this ocean and our magnificent navy give time for sober prepar ation." j; . Relentlessly, Hoover castiga ted '; the new deal for "following the suicide road tor liberty that led to disaster in Europe. He said the , republican party "must at onee undertake seven stern tasks: ."We must restore and revital ize liberty In America. ; "We must restore . and rebuild morals In government. "Wo must restore - decent life and ' living to - on e-thlrd of ou z farmers and workers, who hava been . chronically . submerged by the new. deal. , "We must restore competence to government. "We must prepare this nation to defend the western hemisphere. "We must develop and maintain foreign policies that keep.na oat -of these wars unless we are. at-tacked.- We should facilitate all nations fighting for their free dom in procuring materials and munitions, but subject to definite limitations which keep us out of war. . . ... "Regenerate Hope. . . In America t . "We must recall our peopla from the flabbiness of the new desJ. We must reestablish stam ina, character and Ideals. - Wa must -regenerate hope and confi dence lh America," ; " On the domestic front. Hoover declared "We have to fight- Cit ing "warnings" which he said could be found in "the fate of de mocracy cf Europe," he asserted that totalitarian government arose there after the structure cf liberty was weakened by "starry eyed men who believed they could plan and farce the economic life of the people. Discarding isolation as Impos sible, whether it be economic, moral or emotional, Hoover said that" "there are EtifUug dangers in which the cation she-aid have common counsel that we may have national unity." Then, for himself, be left crcn the door for cooperation tetwi ea the Roosevelt administration r i Its republican opposition ty ssy Ing that when the party ti.s ,(Turn to pare 3, col. 6) -