Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23
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ga constitutional amendsent should be
initiated, restoring the original intent OF the
constitution that congress should be supe-
rior to the supreme court, not its inferior.
No other nation in the world permits SINAI
legal autocracy to veto at it's will the man
dates of the elected representatives Of the
people"
'From now on it is safe to say, pred1cts
the SALT LAKE HERALD (Rep), that
capital stock increases and stock dlstrlDu-
ions will be highly popular and the revenue
losses to the government must necessarily
Increase relatively and have to be mace up
in some other way" and the GRAND RAP
IDS PRESS Gnd.) adds that the decision
involves losses running into many millions
in prospective collections and requires re-
funds of about $35,0O0,000 in such taxes col
lected since 1915. - The stockholders
will be gladdened in the same measure that
the revenue collector is saddened."
Many regret that the decision should have
been so close. ut is margin Of one man
that determines the sacredness or lack of it
in this law" comments the FRESNO RE-
PUBLICAN (Ind.) and the SYRACUSE HER
AID (Ind.) notes that 1--WE are witnessing
a good many of these close shaves.' 1t cites
examples:
"The decision against n beer under the
wartime prohibition act was rendered by a
majority of one. So was the decision uphold
ing the legality of the U. S. Steel corporation,
though in this instance the vote was four to
three, owing to the abstention Of Justice Nc"
Reynolds, a former attorney general and of
Justice Brandeis who had expressed some
emphatic opinions derogatory to the steel
trust in a congressional investigation before
his elevation to our highest bench"
In such case as the latter, the TOLEDO
NEWS-BEE Und.) thinks proper legisla-
tive steps should Immediately be taken to
make a majority of the supreme court nee
essary for all decisions, "but even this is
| yon+ Yoh in 10 vic Of hn
IH.| JOURNAL Gnd. Dem), which holds
that there should be lat least two-thirds
vote" The HARTFORD COURANT (RepD
thinks, moreover, that minority opinions of
court should not be made public" The
only effect of such publication, it declares,
''is to lessen the dignity of the court"
Get in or Stay Out
| There are two courses to take with respect
| to the Leageu of Nations. We can join 1t
intellectually or else we can back out Of
| it as gracefully as possible.
The third course proposed by Senator
Lodge is that we join the league without as
Stunning any responsibility or offering any
cooperation with the associated nations.
membership in the league under such terms
would be no credit to us and it would be
| a hindrance to the other member nations.
| We should be a drawback and killjoy.
| There may be good reasons why the
| United States should assume an isolated po-
| sition in the world. There is no excuse for
our forming a partnership that would be
meaningless. Our participation in the league
| of nations under the Lodge reservations
| would be a dishonest sham. We should
either honestly adopt the treaty and league
covenant or straightforwardly reject it.
After nearly year Of debating the sena-
| tors ought to know by this time whether
| they are for against the treaty and act
one way or the other. The public is thor
oughly tired of their failure to reach any
sort of a ision.-EVANSVILLE COU-
RIER (Dem.)
The German Counter Revolution
| That reaction should occur in Germany
was inevitable. The task laid on the repub-
| lcan government could not be attempted by
| any administration without creating grave
dissatisfaction. An unreasonable but never
theless profound disappointment possessed
large section Of the German people because
| overthrow of the monarchy did not instanta.
neously cure the country of it's ills. Reac-
| t1onary agitation has been maintained stead
| lily since the emperor abdicated. Some at
east of the junkers have been laboring dill
gently to restore the old order On the
| other hand, many advocates of social up-
heaval were suppressed by Noske's guards
The policy of the ministry has been assailed
from all sides-THE SUN AND NEW YORK
! HERALD (Ind.)
!; Spy Frederic ]. Haskin