Evening star., 1933-03-21
PARTY D|SAGREES
| ON NEEDFO HASTE
Two Schools of Thought Are
Developing in Ranks of
Roosevelt Following.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,

Inside the Democratic administra-
ton there are developing two schools
Of thought-those who feel changes
should be made cautiously and with
due regard for constitutional rights and
those who think the atmosphere Of
emergency still prevails and will carry
on as revolutionary proposals are SUBJ
mitted in the fields of business and
banking and agriculture and transporta-
ton respectively.
The older heads counsel going slowly
The college professor group are aggres-
sively pushing ahead. President Roose-
welt is accepting ideas from all sides,
but reserving decisions for himself.
What will the President do about the
transportation problem? If he dumps
it all in one bureau or department as
is here and there suggested, he may
encounter some litigation that may tie
up and postpone a solution. If he re-
tains the present arrangement without
change he will find the financing of
the railroads with their top-heavy cap
ital structures something that reaches
into Uncle Sans pocketbook rather
directly.
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There is talk, of course, Of going back
to the idea once expounded at length
by Herbert Hoover that quasi judicial
functions should be separated from ad-
ministrative responsibilities. Any plan
to reorganize/ the Government must
save money and not be merely a re-
distribution Of personnel.
In respect to the TRANSFORMATION
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toward Government ownership or con-
troll and hence would like to see the
Interstate Commerce Commissions
operations headed in that direction or
abolished, while some of the railroad
interests would like to be free from
regulation to a large extent anyway
Both groups seem to have in mind
abohshing bureaus relating to trans
portation.
Somewhat analogous situations pre-
vail In other parts of the Government.
The newcomers in the administration
who have had no political experience.
are ready to see a major operation
performed irrespective of precedent
by Congress as the justification. But
there are interests affected which will
wish to test the new laws in the
courts.
Wants Solution Now.
What the country wants, of course,
Is a solution now as protracted litiga-
ton will not help That is one of the
reasons why the counsel of the con-
servatives may prevail in the end
especially their suggestions that con-
f1icting interests be reconciled as far
as possible thus avoiding the delays of
law suits over constitutional rights.
As one former member of Congress
who is in the confidence of the present
administration expressed it. the pass
age of laws under the exigencies Of
bank holiday is one thing and the set
ting aside of constitutional rights on
fundamental questions in the interest
of economy or anything else can only
cause law suits and delay
Mr.. Roosevelt is being importuned
not to let the "impracticaw groups
among his advisers run away with the
situation and he is being urged to UNI
pire already such conflicts as have
arisen here and there as the depart
ments have begun to feel the impact
of opposition from interests affected
either by laws passed or regulations
contemplated for the future.
fCopyrght. 1933)