Evening star., 1934-08-20

Three major perils now beset the
administrat ton and the new deal;
first, an act of God. the drought
disaster; second, an act of man, the
rising tide of labor troubles, strikes
and riots; third, an act of the law
yers, the multiplication of legal suits
challenging new deal agencies and
DEGREES as violative of our constitu-
tional guarantees. The appeals to the
courts to restrain the new dealers and
their programs were slow in making
their appearance and at first were
only sporadic. Now they are coming
thick and fast. The railroads, in
united action. have seized the bull by
the horns and have taken the new
railroad labor act to court. The
N. r A. is under legal fire in dozen
jurisdictions. raising all sorts Of con-
stitutional questions. The T. v. A. is
on the defensive in the courts of Ala
bama in a suit which seeks TO shat
ter the whole T. v. A. experiment.
The A. A. A. program is facing re-
view in a variety of directions. The
petroleum oil regulations and DEGREES
are running the injunction gauntlet
which daily becomes more hazardous.
The new deal legal stats have been
readying themselves for many months
for these onslaughtS. Their strategy
has been to keep the new deal out
of the Supreme Court just as long
as possible, with the belief that the
longer it went the greater the hesi-
tance of the court to upset it. But
the day Of Judgment is now approach
ing with accelerated speed.
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The President spent the week end
on the smooth waters of the Po-
tomac, clear of the clatter of the
riveters at work on the White House
! annex. Next Friday he departs for
the broad acres of the Roosevelt
country estate at Hyde Park, N. Y.
In the Autumn he plans a sojourn at
Warm Springs. Ga Beyond that
point his travel plans have not yet
matured, though another Midwinter
| cruise in Florida waters aboard the
Astor yacht Is possible prospect.
| Where Mr.. Roosevelt will travel next
Summer is still in the realm of the
nknown-perhaps Alaska The RooSe-
velt love of travel is inborn-a family
trait. No President in our history has
ever Travelled more, either prior or
during his presidency. No President
has ever worked harder, yet borne the
cares of Office more light heartedly.
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/ -Four more = primaries this
month and tive e during the first
| three weeks of -eptember and then
! the stage is finally set for the Novem-
! ber elections, not overlooking, how
ever, the Maine September election,
which gives to the Pine Tree State
the unique and coveted distinction of
registering its political verdict two
months ahead of the rest of the Ma
ton. If Democratic victory in Novem-
Der all along the line is a foregone
! conclusion, 1t is curious and rote-
worthy phenomenon that Republican
nominations for House and Senate
ana for governorships in many dis
+ trictS and States are being earnestly
fought for. The Republicans, quite as
much as the Democrats, are Scrambling
for position. Perhaps it proves moth
ing more than that hope ever springs
eternal and that in the political
arena almost anything may happen.
\
The happily concluded negotiations
for the adjustment of the foreign
dollar bonds of the tiny Dominican
Republic as announced last week is
a new laurel crown for the Honorable
Joseph E. Davies. whose prominent
place in the Washington picture
dates back to the days of the Wilson
, administration, when Joe" Davies
was first chairman Of the Federal