Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1929, Page 37

Hoover Puzzles Politicians ‘e (Continued from First Page) ( ®ope. Others, who retain a certain amount of political plasticity, are trying | gra to evolve a new technique to govern relations with the White House. At the moment, with the older methods suffer- ing obsolescence and suspended anima- tion and the new technique not effec tively developed, the President is en- Joying himeelf working at his job, and jtics of the kind which usually ob- ins sustenance at the White House is | going hungry. | The writer is not attempting to glority Hoover. A dozen years of close observa- tion and some personal assoclation makes that sort of thing not only dis- tasteful but seem unnecessary. More- over, the President is just now emerg- ing somewhat abashed from that period of White House incumbency during which the public demands that he be treated as a bridegroom. However, al- ready things have happened which afford some indication of the character of imprint President Hoover is likely to make on American public life—if the gods of fortune are reasonably kind to him—and it appears worth while to pre- sent some hitherto unpublished observa- tions about the manner in which he works, with, perhaps, a hint regarding Hoover was deficlent in this particular and ought to be instructed. So h wrote & small volume comprising epi- ms bearing upon Washington, poli- ticlans and the presidency, which was intended to school Mr. Hoover de- fensively against the formidable array of skilled politicians who were even advancement. ‘What Country May Expect. Excerpts from this brochure, Presi- dent Hoover'’s comment on it and the subsequent conduct of the Hoover cam- paign and of the administration to date explain much of the present disconcer- tion of some politicians and throws light at least on what the country may expect in the way of politics from the President. “Among politicians jungle rules gov- ern in most instances,” this political primer counseled. “If you decide to Jick a man, lick him plenty. Even then his wife may now take you on. “There's an_important time element then bent upon blocking his political | THE “Some of our purest democracy comes to us from autocratic personages tem- porarily in the hands of a good press ent. ""An’ one who wants his fame with his morning coffee ought to forego poli- tics in favor of pugilism. “Many good plumbers. have been ruined by too literal maternal interpre- tation of the constitutional fiction that all men are created free and equal “It is well for embryo statesmen to | realize that notwithstanding the iapid spread of geography since the war, it will still be many years pefore & ma- | fority of the voters can spell Czecho- slovakia. “Many a seemingly aggressive inde- | pendence in Congress is nothing more than the skillful rotation of the will of | clashing minorities in a heterogeneous electorate back home. Gets Every Kick and Growl. “The philosophic public official will appreciate that Washington is the focal point upon which eventually converges every kick and growl uttered in the | provinces, | ‘“Those who cite Congress in_e.idence | of government by default should realize | that the legislative body is, nevertheless, | our best cross-section of national civic | intelligence. UNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. D. JUNE 16, Hoover in comment on the foregoing three years ago. Indeed, Washington represents an aggregate of people most of whom are playing competently or incompetently with these cards. And it justifies much cynicism as to men and_purposes. “Did I hold that public service.is to play this game of politics; I would get out of it today. Life offers far more satisfaction than success in such an art. If America is to advance morally, spir- itually and materially, a much larger purpose must be brought into the field. Single individuals can perhaps con- tribute but little to it, but if I quit tomorrow I am satisfied that I have shown that for at least a transitory ' moment it can be done—and other and Just think of getting ¢ increasing numbers of men will at- tempt it.” ‘The Hoover campaign and the Hoover | administration to date certainly have not been inconsistent with this state- | ment of principle. And there is no | evidence yet that the President intends to fraternize with the hand-shaking, back-rubbing and vote-swapping gentry —if after three months there are any gentlemen present who will admit they | still belong. et b B In line with the understanding, made Inst year, that if the Chinese Eastern Railway be permitted to retaln the gold Chinese rallways, nearly $6,750,000 was paid the other lines last yea 1929 —PART FAIRBANKS’ FORMER WIFE; PLANS TO WED AGAIN Wedding to Jack Whiting of “Hold | R. I, was well known in Eastern society " Everything” Is Set for By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Examiner says today that Mrs. Beth | | Sully Fairbanks, former wife of Douglas | Fairbanks, sr., husband of Mary Pick- ruble as a basis of currency 4t would | ford, is planning to be married to give one-half of its profits to other | Jack Whiting within the next wee | Whiting, who is 26 years old. is play Early Date. June 15.—The | ing in New York with the “Hold Every in politics. Don't go into intensive | .yt s harder for a politician to avold training when limbering-up exercises | pyooorict “than for the proverbial Tich will do just as well | man to outdo the camel. "The sound motorist never permits | -uThere are still enough red corpuscles himself to be maneuvered into & Posi- |n national circulation to commend at tion where the other fellow can Dlay | jeast grandstand interest in some recog- a Piano foronly . . . his views toward politics. One of our leading educators once wrote that work without interest and unaccompanied by pleasurable reactions is drudgery. Such work is non-educa- tive, he added, and it is deadening. The converse, work in which there is an in- terest and which induces agreeable re- actions, he stated, is really play. Works Hard, Plays Diligently. If this philosophical thesis is tenable, ¥hen President Hoover works harder and plays more diligently than any man in the country. Judged by the customary standards, with divisions of time for work, recreation and recuperation, Hoover is a phenomenon. Unless driven to it, the President would indulge in less of those activities we call recrea- tional than he does now, and no one can accuse him of being a pleasure-seeker. Some of his intimates suspect that he would much prefer to wrestle with a problem in economics, administration or statecraft at the end of a busy week than go for a day's fishing. Left to his own devices, he probably would. Ac- cording to the accepted standards, this would be a health-breaking schedule. But not with Hoover. The accepted standards fust don’t work. That which to most people would be drudgery falls within the formula of play for hi And for years he has been so fortuitous: 1y placed that he has been able to dele- gate that modicum of distasteful work to subordinates for preparation, plan er Teport. Hoover, fast accumulating the repu- tation of “the hardest-working Presi- dent,” is therefore an anomaly. On any five or eight hour basis he has no com- petitors for the title. The fallacy lies in the fact that he really enjoys it— which throws his labors largely outside the usual category of work. It is no exaggeration to say that he derived more fun out of estimating how much the wheat carry-over in Minnesota would likely be reduced by the 11;-cent cut in freight rates to the seaboard than most men get out of a month of golf. Rigidly Analyzes Problems. The President’s engineering back- ground and the precise habits of thought which that background has de- veloped causes him to apply automatic- ally the processes of rigid analysis and painstaking synthesis to most problems that come before him. He likes to get at the raw material of fact. Though in his earlier days this may have been 2 laborious process, now it is easy and natural. His broad experience and great fund of correlated information enable him to discover a good many elements which would escape the superficial analyst, and similarly he has usually more blocks with which to build when it comes to reconstruction. This ex- plains why the conclusions he reaches occasionally jar and sometimes shock more casually-minded gentlemen. Has Great Concentration. While dealing with an important problem the President has a habit of concentration that approaches ferocity in its intensity. If the matter in hand is complicated and calls for early ac- tion, it would take something in the nature of a cataclysm to get him off the track. The ordinary run of things and even the preferred run of personal friends just don’t figure for him at such times. One cannot observe the mental wheels go round. There is neither smoke nor that high-pressure commotion so familiar in some busi- ness circles. But try to get him off that particular mental track. Every once in & while an important person- age, ignoring the counsel of the Presi- dent's assistants, tries it. He just doesn't get anywhere and, although there has been no incivility, he suspects that he hasn't gotten anywhere, and 10 seconds after he has departed the Presi- dent is back on that track. There are those who will find fault | with this. Obviously, it has some dis- advantages for & man in public office Who has to deal with many people who have convinced themselves that their personal projects are vital to all prog- | Tess. At the same time, the President’s | habit of concentration and his tenacity | in sticking to a problem until he has | it straightened out in his own mind | | have been important factors in his | success as #n administrator. { Works in Evening. For the most part, however, the | Precident has been compelled by reason of unavoidable claims upon his time to postpone these concentrated attacks on the executive business until the late afternoon or early evening. In ordinary high gear during the mornings, the President’s desire to give considerate attention to the wide variety of minor questions which come to the White House for attention cause him fre- juently to extend many a scheduled gve-mlnuu conference long beyond the allotted period, much to the dismay of his executive assistants and with gen- eral havoc to the carefully arranged sppointment calendar. The most exasperating experience which the President has to endure is the common practice of cautious ap- proach to the business in hand em- ployed by many White House visitors. | The situation in China may be the prologue to an eloquent appeal for an { increase in the tariff on toothbrushes | This Washington convention is not only | time-consuming, but It is particularly grating to one whose habits of thought } and of action are 5o simple and direct. The President has little of that mental | agility so common among men in pub- | lic life. He prefers solidity to cajolery even in dealing with people with whom he knows facts are a nuisance. The quality which he admired most in his predecessor was Mr. Coolidge's almost total lack of the arts of dissimulation. His View Few Years Back. Some idea of what the President hopes to do with his job may be from the following colloquy. three years ago a Hoover admirer made “ sgscreet reference to a future possible incumbent of the White House. “Granting much that may be impos- sible,” the President at that time re- plied, “I do not think that the White House has much attraction for me. The President has become a sort of glorified conciliator and compromiser. There is little opportunity for construc- tive work.” + “But even in our compromises,” re- pued tha friend, “there are opportuni- ties for constructive accomplishment far beyond the seons of mere partisan expediency.” “And to grasp the uppuiiumines & President has to get himself Kkicked around aplenty,” replied Mr, Hoover— or words substantially to that effect. Another one of those who in the notion that Hoover should be President undertopk to tutor the “chief” in the ways of the wily poli- The sound politician protects mechanical values to human services. “It will take you two years to con- vince a farmer, and two more years to persuade him, about something you can sell to a bank president in 15 minutes. But the farmer is likely to stay sold, while the banker d(oes around the cor- her and buys a hedge. Genius Burned at Stake. “Don’t- be & public prodigy. Genlus has been burned at the stake and it is | usually under suspicion. ‘“‘Candidates are re-elected by reason of things accomplished. But they are | first elected through public belief that | they will be able to accomplish things yet undone. “Many of our leading citizens mani- fest the same detached interest in poli- ties that they do in their wife's milli- nery. Thlgl:nvut in one political party and pay surance premiums to the ?:l't'f‘lh ‘This enables them to play golf “A large proportion of the population | of Washington are Thespians. Most of the rest are stage hands. “Any man who has to underwriie more than a pro rata share of his cam- paign expenses, whatever his resources, | ought to stay out of politics. Place Bets on Favorite. | “The man bearing the legend of suc- cess does not lack cam funds. | Most party philanthropists place their | bets on a favorite. | “Don’t slam doors behind you in pol- itics. It is sometimes awkward to re- | n them, and fire escapes afford un- dignified exits. “Avold explanations. The best de- fense is a counter-attack. | “While men under emotional stress | will fight and die for ideals, in normal times the preponderant majority expect their ideals translated into terms of | work, bread, business and opportunity. that pen cannot describe. It must iived, to fully appreciate its inherent quiet’ rest awalit you as does Wildwood. V' of majestic grandeur greets th eye of sports. hospitality. offered at moderate ( The hot ‘This gentleman had a Iabor costs and wages. Never assign| conscience on election day. “It stirs the Soul 1t stirs the soul of man. There {s a charm and beauty about Wildwood other resort enjoys such a magnificent sweep of d from its famous boardwalk—a picture Fishing, sailing, tennis and the 18-hole golf course, all contribute in making Cottages, For list of hotels and boarding houses see the Resort Page of this paper I Booklet and further information from ( Rurean af Publicity, Chamber of Comiaerce, Wildwood. the fool. | with an et IS rroan b frisats e his | LIS epDXE Ny ATiCILs Swith enemies. “When politicians need a candidate, they usually look outside the trade for their man. “In’ politics performance will outdis- tance the best press agent. “Make the other fellow come to you— and make it just a little hard for him to get In. Always Make Friends. “Never miss a chance to make a friend. Be gracious without effusiveness. When you decide to be ungracious, be unmis- kably ungracious. ‘Don’t carry the ball for the other fellow unless you know you can score on the play. The other fellow will sometimes ungenerously swipe the vall on the 1-yard line and score himself. “Don’t surround yourself with adula- tion. Have some skeptical fellow around. He is a good insurance against complacency and a safeguard against the ‘yes man.’ “Remember that public estimates are not all- derived from panegyrics of praise. Choose your enemies and con- ire to have them annihilate you pub- ly on invulnerable points; then ignore em. “Don’t be a crusader. They never have a chance to enjoy their monu- ments. “Choose your political allies to repre- sent a true cross-sectional influence in any electorate you desire to impress. There are few real bosses left in Amer- ican politics. ‘Women in Politics. “Don’t depend too much on the as- surances of women in politics. Ther mean well, but they are still for the most part politically inexperienced and therefore impractical. And they love intrigue. However, don't fail to admire them en masse. “Avold association with controversies that contain elements of racial or reli- glous prejudice, save only where con- sideration' of national patriotism out- balances them unmistakably. Support every proposition that has a moral issue or avoid all comment about it. Remem- ber that most humans are cowards when it comes to morals. “Don’t identify yourself with any in- tellectual caste, Always have an ex- hibit of muddy boots around. “Always differentiate clearly between vest. sense of humor is the best against hysteria or stampede | overstuffed | A | safeguard | in_politics. | ““The correction of economic injustice | embraces most of the successful issues | ever raised by either statesmen or poli- | ticians. “The one unpardonable sin in politics is ingratitude, and it requires imagina- tion to conceive the range of things for which the successful politician is ex- pected to be grateful. “Self-determination is one of the most annoying things ever rediscovered in politics. No one has ever established just which exception proves the rule. American Individualism. “American individualism divides its time between making heroes and de- stroying them—between clapping hands and tugging at ascending coattails. “There are too many variables and alibis in politics to make it a satisfac- tory avocation for most engineers. “The line between caution and cow- ardice is nowhere more vague and in- determinate than in politics. “It took more genius and moral fiber to recover from the war than it did to win it. And neither professional diplo- mats nor professional soldiers helped much in the recovery. “Public officials are responsible for much of the speculative inaccuracies in the press through indulgence in mis- leading technical truths. If you ean- not be clear, it is better to be silent “Newspaper men who survive cyn- icism, keep out of politics and achieve mental repose are wise counselors and good friends. Inflation—Deflation. “A new Congressman during his first two weeks at the Capitol is the best ex- ample of human inflation in America. Two months later he is usually an equally good example of total deflation. Two years later, if he survives, he be- gins to assume his normal proportions. “In public affairs the disposition to complain is always stronger than that to commend. The absence of protest is usually an adequate measure of public approval. “A politiclan in the White House never really tests the power of the office. The country . earns for a leader. On occasion it would accept temporarily & benevolent dictator. It usually gets {a man who spends half his time ef- fecting compromises and the rest count- ing noses.” ““The political remarks herein repre- sent a very acute analysis of the rules of _the litical Stop Hurting n3 Seconds how sore your corn, this new way dead- ens pain in 3 seconds. A | touch of amazing scientific liquid and corn shrivels up. You pick it off | easily. 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