Evening star., 1930-05-05
ARIZONAN CHARGES
VOTES FOR PARKER
ARE BEING "BOUGHT'
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IN a file Of letters on the Parker nomi-
nation sent to the Senate by the Justice
Department.
Much discussion has revolved about
the Dixon letter during the Parker
debate.
Senator Stephens, who Is supporting
the nominee, produced the Mitchell
letter as the Senate opened its second
week Of debate with the result on
Parker still in doubt.
Senator Caraway, Democrat, Ar
kansas, asked what explanation was
offered as to why the Dixon commune
cation had not been read by the Presi-
dent. Senator Stephens said he could
not 20 beyond Mr.. Mitchell's statement.
"It is o curious thing" remarked
Caraway, "that the President is not al
lowed to see the recomme on
Judges whom he expects to appoint"
In his letter the Attorney General
assumed responsibility for the recon-
mendation of Judge Parker as SUI
preme Court nominee. He said he had
given "painstaking" study to the 125
decisions written by Parker as a nnern-
ber of the Circuit Court Of Appeals.
He asserted that this study reveals
him as one Of the outstanding circuit
judges"
Administrative spokesmen took the
offensive today in the Senate'S dispute
over the confirmation Of Judge Parker
as an associate justice Of the Supreme
Court.
Several Republican regulars were
ready with addresses supporting the
Presidents nominee and striking back
at the complaints Of labor and Negro
organizations, which alleged that the
jurist had revealed a prejudice against
the working man and the Negro race.
The speakers included Senator Jones
OF washington, Allen Of Kansas and
Waterman Of Colorado.
Uncertainty Persists.
Meanwhile, with a vote tomorrow I'M
pending, uncertainty persisted as to the
outcome Of the contest. The opposi-
ton, led by Senator Borah, was conf
dent Of enough ballots to reject the
nomination, but Parkers friends were
unwilling to concede defeat. Is
All agreed, however, that q close vote
was In prospect and one member Of
the Senate even suggested the pos
sibility Of tie, In which case he fore
saw Vice President Curtis casting his
ballot in favor OF Judge Parker.
The controversy, which today entered
its second week, Is centered largely
upon the contention of the opposition
that to confirm the nomination would
serve to increase the dominant ma
jority Of conservative opinion on the
Supreme Bench. The Labor and Negro
protests are both bound up In this
general argument.
The former protested against the
nomination on the ground that O
decision by Judge Parker upholding the
so-called '"yellow-dog" contract had
shown him to be biased against labor.
Employees signing this form of obligation
agree not to become affiliated with the
unions.
Upheld Mine Owners.
Parker's decision, renabred as q
member Of the Circuit Court Of Appeals,
upheld an injunction restraining the
United Mine Workers from soliciting
for members among the employees Of the
Red Jacket Coal q Coke Co. Of West
Virginia, who had signed the yellow
dog" contracts.
The Negro organization asserted that
Judge Parker showed himself prejudiced
against the race in O. campaign speech
delivered in 1920 when the jurist was
the Republican nominee of North Caro-
lima.
Parker contends that he had no
freedom Of action In rendering the Red
Jacket decision, but was bound to follow
the ruling Of the Supreme Court in the
Hitchman case, which declared the
yellow dog" contract valid. This
claim has been questioned in debate and
the opinion asserted that Judge Parker
might as easily have ruled otherwise, by
following the Supreme Courts decision
in the Tri-City case, upholding the
legality OF labor organizations.