U.S. PRESIDENCY

Hokitika Guardian, 25 October 1932, Page 5

U.S. PRESIDENCY

HOOVER HECKLED DETROIT INCIDENT. (United Press Association —By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright.) NEW YORK, October 22. Ait Detroit, President Hoover carried his plea for re-election'Hito the centre of the h'elavily depressed automobile industry to-night in his third speech of the campaign, in which he listed “ten sure signs of economic recovery.” These included 1 mcreasie'cT gold holdings, currency circulation, freight-car loadings, and other busihe s activity. In perhaps the most pointed words yet uttered, he assailed Mr Franklin D- Roosevelt’s “destructive Democratic programme,” ' arid specifically charged him with misrepresentation of Republican fiscal legislation and offering by inference Federal employment to 10,000,000- unemployed. /' President Hoover’s arrival in the city was marred by the ’first hostile demonstration of the campaign thus far. A large'., group of Communist sympathisers - gathered at the station, hurled jeers at him, arid carried banners denouncing him; for example: “He engineered 15,000,000 men out of work,” and “Hoover murdered the honui marchers. Down with Hoover 1“ The Presidential party kept to their railway carriages for 25 minutes while the police cleared an aroa v . Sporadic heckling continued until Mr ftoover’s arrival in the Olvrtpla. : ar4A, ' vvliere' he was given a loud ovation.” Ar the special train crossed Ohio today, President Hoover delivered brief addresses from the rear platform of his carriage at numerous halts. He reiterated his Party’s faith in high tariffs, and promised to retain them and effect increases when necessary.