[ Autograph ] Herbert Hoover Fine content T.L.S. on his letterhead, lp. 4to., New York, May 22, 1940 As the "phoney" war rages in Europe, Hoover comment on the situation. In part: '...I do not take so pessimistic a view of the situation in Europe as your correspondent Wars do not end in so sudden a fashion as this. There is nothing to be very cheerful about in the present situation, but there is going to be no complete end of this war by virtue of tanks and airplanes..." One very light toned spot, otherwise fine.