THE NEW PRESIDENT

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1929, Page 6

THE NEW PRESIDENT

AMERICAN PREPARATIONS. THE CHANGE OVER. (United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) NEW YORK, March 3. Outwardly Washington is in the thrills of anticipation of a picturesque event. Senator Curtis will swear the oath on a German bihle 350 years old. The city itself is a mass of hunting with miles of reviewing stands. It was mooted that Air Hoover deprecated an ostentatious display. There will, therefore, during the celebrations be only a touch of military, accompanied by airplane stunting. Alt- Dawes to-dav received silver from Senate associates properly inscribed. It is reported that lie was so affected by the speeches of eulogy that ho was compelled to leave the reading of the reply to the Senate clerk.

Air C'oolidge has packed belongings that filled several railway cars and early on Alonday lie returns to bis mother’s house in Northampton, Alassaclmsetts.

Airs C’oolidge was the recipient of a magnificent diamond brooch from a group of lady admirers. A large supplementary force of prohibition agents have been added to the regular corps to keep the city dry. Tickets “to a charity ball on inaugural eve are now impossible to obtain. The city is jammed with visitors, particularly a large foreign complement who have come to see the sights. Australia will be well represented by the young Australians who have been given a prominent place in the reiewing stands and Dow (Ofticitl Secretary) who is the Commonwealth’s official representative. NEW YORK, March 3.

What is a political reality behind the picture of outward semi-carnival, the old Congress lias been wrangling, fili blistering over little scandals involving wholesale frauds in administration, and national bankruptcy law and Air C’oolidge has been signing last minute resolutions for inquiries into activities.

Alany well known Federal judges and hundreds of measures have been jammed through in the last hours ol tlio legislature and the mill continues to grind. Congress will sit on Sunday and early ”011 Alonday to pass hundreds more and similar laws that will never receive too much publicity there. Aloreover the great croud in the city are not merely visitors. There are hordes of- office seekers who are waiting impatiently for A larch 4th, to descend upon'White House, and demand a share in the spoils of victory. It is all a spectacle of uneven .but arresting character, and in the words of one observer: 11 “It’s a strange hippodrome of legislation and politics ol tinsel and traders.”

WASHINGTON, march 3

That the curious aftermath of the national political campaign namely the Presidential inauguration will occur here on Monday,-the outward vagaries of the intentional ceremonial itself are one thing, the inner political manoeuvres and learnings are another, and in the case of Air Hoover’s induction into office, these latter are bv far the most important and, doubtlessly the most -interesting. 1 It cannot he. forgotten'- that- 'he'-is not a professional politician and his choice of Cabinet was more than faintly disconcerting to stalwart politicians, who inevitably are the backbone of the Republican Party. His choice of an avowed Democratic foi Attorney-General,, his far searchings for figures-often little - known, although perhaps technically competent, is causing a ferment that bubbles deep within the inauguration event,.

INAUGURAL SPEECH. WASHINGTON. Ainrch 4. In his address on the occasion ol his inauguration. President Hoover said :—“J f. we survey the situation of our u-lion. both home and abroad, we find many satisfactions. We find some causes for concern. Tbe most malign of ail dangers is a disregard and disobedience of the law. Crime- is increasing. Confidence in rigid, speedy justice is decreasing. lam not prepared to believe that it indicates the impotence of the Federal Government to enforce its laws. Jt is only in part due to the traditional burdens imposed upon our judicial system by the Eighteenth Amendment. Tlie problem is much wider than thal. Alany influences had increasingly complicated and weakened our law enforcement organisation long before the adoption ol the Eighteenth Amendment. Justice must not fail because the agencies ol its enforcement are either delinquent or inefficiently organised. To consider these evils, to find their remedy, is the most sore necessity of our times.”

Referring to Prohibition, President Hoover said:—“Our whole system ol self-government will crumble, either ii the officials elect what laws they will enforce, or the citizens elect what laws they will support. The worst evil ol a disregard for some law is that it destroys respect for all law. For our citizens to patronise the violation of a particular law on the ground that they are opposed to it. is destructive of the very basis of all that protection of life, homes and property which they rightly claim under other laws. If citizens do not like any law, their duty, as honest men and women,-is to discourage its violation. Their right is openly to work for its repeal. f intend to appoint a National Commission for a Searching investigation of the whole structure of the Federal system of jurisprudence, to include the method of enforcing the Eighteenth

Amendment, and the causes of abuse under it.”

Referring to world peace, Air tioovei said:—“The United States freely accepts the profound truth that its own progress, prosperity and peace are interlocked with the progress, prosperity and peace of all humanity, the whole world is at pence. The dangers to a continuation of this peace to-day are largely the fear and suspicion which still haunt the world. No suspicion or fear can rightly be directed toward our country. Those who have a true understanding of America know we have no desire for territorial expansion, or for the economic or other domination of other peoples. Such purposes are repugnant to our ideals of human freedom. Our form of government is ill adapted to the responsibilities which inevitably follow the permanent limitation of tbe independence of other peoples. Superficial observers seem to find no destiny four our abounding increase in population, wealth and poue> except that of imperialism. They 'fail to see that the American people are engrossed in the building for themselves of a new economic system; a nev social system, a new political system, all of which are clmracteried by the aspirations of freedom of opportunity, and thereby are the negation of imperialism.” President Hoover referred to the Kellogg Treaty thusly“ The •■event treaty for the renunciation or war as an instrument of national policy sets an advanced standard in our conception of tlie relations of nations. Its acceptance should pave the way to a greater limitation of armament. Referring to the World Court, President Hoover said:— “American statesmen were, among tlie first to propose, and have constantly urged upon the world, the establishment of a tribunal for the settlement iff' controversies of a justifiable character. The Permanent Court of International Justice, in' its major purpose, is thus peculiarly identified with American ideals and American statesmanship. more potent instrumentality for this purpose has ever been conceived, and no other is practicable of establishment. The reservations placed upon our adherence should not he misinterpreted. The United States seeks by these reservations no special privilege or advantage, but only to clarify our relations to advisory opinions and others matters which are subsidiary to the major purpose ot the Court. A should, and I believe will, he found bv which we may take our proper place in a movement so fundamental to the progress of peace.” AIR HOOVER’S ACCESSION. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, March 4. Arrangements have been made by tlie British Broadcasting Co-operation to relay to British listeners a portion of the ceremony at Washington tomorrow., when Mr Herbert Hoover will be inaugurated a. President ol the United States in succession to -Hi Calvin C’oolidge. MR HOOVER SWORN IN’. (Received this day at 9. a.m.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. Facing thousands of his fellow citizens who, came to do him honour, Herbert Hoover was sworn in as President „f tlie United States by Chief Justice Taft. wlio. until that moment, was tij e only living ex-President. Hoover swore to uphold the Constitution M « standing under the shadow of the Capitol dome and although rain commenced falling about an hour before lie took the oath, the ovation be received from thousands of massed citizens more than compensated lor nature’s sullen welcome. The city presented a giant national carnival such as the capital lias pio’bably never before seen. There were cowboys, Indians, Confederate veterans hobbling along on canes, a large number of business men. delegations of women’s clubs, college bands, farmers and State Governors, with gay escorts to a number estimated beyond 200.000. Thousands thronged the route iroin White House to the Capitol and vociferously cheered Ooolidge, Hoover and Aiesdame.s Ooolidge and Hoover. The assemblage in the inaugural stands included the retiring President and his Cabinet. Nearly all members of the new Hoover Cabinet, the old Congress, which appeared at noon, and the lie Congress, soon to he called, members of diplomatic corps and others. The gathering marched to a special stand from the Senate Chainlie, s at which Air Curtis had previously received the vice-presidential oath of office. 1 The Australian party of boys, carrying British, Australian and American fiags. and eight presentation flags from American States they have already visited, were given a vantage imint on n.n improvised platform on parapets of the Capitol building, within a few feet of the presidential dais. WASHINGTON, Alarch 4. 51 r Hoover in his inauguration speech, declared further agricultural relief and “limited changes” in tariff •‘cannot in justice to farmers, labour and manufacturers be postponed,” adding that he would request a specinl session c'f Congress to consider these questions.