"Coereed Economy"
Spokane, Nov. 5.
Mr. Herbert Hoover, former President of the United States, in bistering characterization of N Deal policies as "totalitarian ar Fascist," today replied to charges gf. Fascism hurled at him recently By New Deal adherents from P
Roosevelt downwards.
Mr. Hoover appealed to the n to elect Republicans to Congress replace New Deal "yes-man," then launched one of his bitter attacks against President Roose He charged the President "leading America astray and attern ing to mix European coercive system with free enterprise. You will find every one of these powers, every on of these economic ideas somewhei along the Rome-Berlin-Moscow axis, the former President shouted during his address.
He harangued the National Relations Board as an "Un-An combination of powers, me those of the legislator, prosecute judge, jury and executioner. this may be merely a exercise in Fascism," he declared.
Mr. Hoover estimated that the ernment is' supporting 30,0000 citizens and that the New Deal breading poverty. "A New Dei slogan might be two families in every garage,' " he declared.
Mr. Hoover closed his tirade a bitter denunciation of plann economy, whose true name, he shaula be "coerced economy."—United ves. plebiscite For or against the New Deal. At present, it appears that local rather than general policy considerations will play the decisive role in the polling.
Great interest is attached to the results of the battle for a few special posts, such as the Governorships of five or six determined States. Gov. ernors are in reality masters of the political machines in their States and they can influence the 1940 elec tions, observers point out.
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