Acting

Out to the south lawn behind the White House offices marched President Hoover, Statesman Stimson, Secretary of the Navy Adams, Senator Joseph Robinson. A naval and a military aide stood by as the President and the three members of the U. S. delegation at the London Conference ranged themselves before the Movie tone cameras. As the cranks began to turn, Statesman Stimson passed President Hoover a document, said: "Mr. President, I have the honor to hand you herewith the Treaty concluded at London. . . . I wish to thank you for the honor and privilege of participating in the Treaty." negotiation and conclusion of the Declared President Hoover, as he took the Treaty: "Mr. Secretary, I wish to thank you and your delegation for a task well done" (see p. 14). From that brief scene which had been put through a ten-minute rehearsal in the President's office, newsmen and "still" photographers were barred by Presidential order. From George Akerson, the President's secretary, was received this explanation of the exclusion: "In a case of this kind the President feels he is acting. He does not wish to be distracted and feels that an audience would detract from his best efforts."

P:"While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst and with continued unity of effort we shall rapidly recover. . . . We have for the first time attempted a great economic experiment. . . . We have undertaken to stabilize economic forces. . . . Our joint undertaking has succeeded to a remarkable degree. . . . We have succeeded in maintaining confidence and courage. . . . The acceleration of construction programs have been successful beyond our hopes. . . . The whole range of our experiences from this boom and slump should be placed under accurate examination with a view to broad determination of what can be done to achieve greater stability for the future. If such an exhaustive examination meets with general approval, I shall, when the situation clears a little, move to organize a body -- representative of business, economics, labor and agriculture -- to undertake it. . ."

So (amid applause) spoke President Hoover last week to the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States whose board chairman, Julius Rowland Barnes, headed the President's National Business Survey Conference after the stockcrash (see p. 15).

P:Under a low hanging evergreen on the front White House lawn, an alley cat last week gave birth to five kittens. From the White House a bowl of milk was sent out to the new mother.

P:Appointed by President Hoover to be U. S. Minister to Ecuador: William Dawson of St. Paul, Minn.

P:Last week 1,028 professional economists in a joint appeal asked President Hoover to veto the Hawley-Smoot tariff bill (see p. 17). Among their reasons: 1) Increased domestic prices; 2) Damaged export trade; 3) Foreign reprisals.

P:It gave President Hoover in a brief address "a great deal of pleasure" to welcome the Red Cross to Washington for its annual meeting.

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