The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-20
SUPREME COURT
 TO HEAR MANY
 ECONOMIC CASES
New State Legislation to Swamp the Highest
 Judicial Body
By JOHN A. REICHMANN United Press Stan Correspondent

Washington.--Tho economic tur- moil engulflng the nation has reached the quiet precincts of the supreme court. Economic qucs- tlons which now are worrying con- gressmen promise soon to take up the major portion of the courts deliberations.
 The tidal wave of new lcglsla- ton. state and national. being passed by legislatures was fore seen almost n year ago by Justice Louis D. Brandcis. Ills cxhhus- two and scholarly dissenting opin- lon in the Oklahoma Ice case was Il plea with his associates to face tho coming problem with fortitudc and, above all, "an open mind"
 Already the court has indicated 1t will go part way in meeting the new conditions How much far ther they will go is ono of the questions porplexing lawmakers.
 oil Legislation
 The court already has approved Legislation by California and OK. lnhoma to restrict oil production in n time of over-pr0duction.
 Although it recently condemned the uso of Governor Ross Sterling of Texas of his state troops to en' forco his own ldeas ns to oil pro. duction, the court did not in thai instance rule on tho state oil pro- ration law. The Inv recently has been changed to conform to the Oklahoma statute and in that form is likely to meet the courts ap- provnl.
 others of tho courts decisions affecting the Lone Star State in' voivod questions of growing cco' homie importance. The most re- cent was the ruling upholding thu states right to impose rigid re- strictlOns on private contract truck carriers. The chief purpose of this law was to relieve tho congestion or chief travelled highways Of th' state. The wish to relieve tho rall roads and other common carrleri of serious competition was alst given as a reason for tho lcgisla ton.
 | It is in this lattor aspect that th' ruling may prove important. Foi years there has been agitation tt put carriers competing with thu roads under similar regulation Tho supreme court ruling is a least n straw showing which wa! tho Judicial breath may blow.
 Tho cry from business for lib eration of the GntI-trust laws alat has been heard by the court. St far it has indicated that it VII continue to interpret tho present law literally and that modification if it comes. will not Do throuBf Judicial channels.
 Strict Interpretation
 This was indicated almost two years ago when tho court refused to sanction evon n moderate judi ciaI lotup in q stringent interpro' tatlOn of the law in tho motion pie turc producers c1scs.
 Tho court was equally hdnman' last spring when tho "Big Four packers sought Co obtain n liberal iznti0n of tho consent decree they entered in 1920 which forbadt them to indulge in numerous prac. tlccs which might prove restrain, on competition. The court insisted on a literal compliance with the decree even though it was entered Into voluntarily
 1t win soon be called on again Go nmpllfy its stand when tho or' gnnized coal producers of tho Ap' paIachInn district argue tholr plen to be allowed tO form n selling combine to meet ruln0us c0mpetl' ton in their dlsOrEnnlzed industry A lower court hns ruled thnt al- though the producers intent is q good one their sales organiza ton, Appalachian Goals. Inc. would Dc in a position to influence prices whether it did so or not and must therefore be onJOincd.