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tney gdUnercQ TOunQ ROOSEVELT III
constant and intimate huddles.
There was a day when the pro-
fessorial hand was seen in every
important move he made.
That day is gone now. Quietly
and without any blare of trumpets
Roosevelt has shifted the pro-
fessors into the background. Many
of them are still functioning-
and effectively. But they have
learned to lie low.
Il
T ET'S call the roll-see what
IL has become of the scholarly
gentlemen who once frequented
the White House.
Professor RexfOrd G. Tugwell
(Columbia), most ornate and pub
licized scholar of them all, now
is in Europe attending the inter-
national agricultural conference.
This conference has been held
many times before, but never be-
fore has it been considered i'm
portant enough for the second
highest man in the department of
agriculture to attend.
Even if it we're, it would not
justify his spending six weeks of
waiting in Europe for the confer
ence to open.
Professor Tugwell, Of course,
was shunted out Of the political
picture because he was not a po-
litical asset. He is not through,
but his political effectiveness is
lessened. And one thing which
leSsened it was his pose as a stall
Wart conservative before Ed
Smiths senate agricultural COM
mittee.
Tugwell will come back, will do
good work in the department of
agriculture. But he will stay in
the background.
Professor A. A. Berle (Colum-
bia), intellectual prodigy who
graduated from Harvard at the
age of II, has faded out of the
picture almost completely. Berle
now IS 100 DuSy Delng city cnam-
berlain for Mayor La Guardia in
New York. He seldom is seen
around the White House.
Professor George F. Warren,
who sold Roosevelt gold devalu-
alton and the rubber dollar, has
gone back to Cornell and the
teaching Of farm management. He
has been slightly critical Of the
administration, is not in high IA
vor at the White House. But not
long ago, after repeated requests
for an interview with the Presi-
dent, he had lunch with him. 1t
was the most expeditions way to
dispose Of DR.. Warren. i
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER

Copyright. 1884. NEA Service. Inc)
NTASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Ma-
w jor sections of the New Deal,
with possibly billions of dollars
involved. will be at issue before
the eight black-robed associate
justices of the United States SUI
preme court and the frosty beard
ed chief justice, sCharleS Evans
Hughes, this winter.
The supreme court session,
which will not end until June, Is
expected to be the most important
since pre-Civil war days.
Events have been shaping to
this end for months.
A federal judge in New York
stamped his unqualified approval
on New Deal measure.
A federal judge in Louisville
pondered a similar measure, shook
his head, and ruled against it.
All across the land debates have
ragged among attorneys as to
whether this recovery act or that
ID COIlSJluLlOIldl.
SO now all these conflicting de-
cisions and heated arguments are
being tossed into the lap of the
highest court of the land.
The recovery program has been
legally attacked on about every
point at which it enters the ma
tons economic life. The supreme
court must decide between now
and June which laws and admin
istrative acts it will consider valid.
The supreme court is super
congress which can make or break
the acts of the national congress
and the state legislatures elected
by the people.
This is the most important ses-
sion since 1856, when Chief JUS
tice Roger Brooke fancy, who had
been a lawyer for slave owners
and slave traders and whose IA
Their owned slaves, handed down
the bred Scott decision-and the
civil war followed.
THE supreme court is on the
Il spot as at no time since. And
it's just as nervous about that as
any of the rest of us.
Today the section of private
business which wants to operate
as it likes still looks to the court
as the last bulwark of conserva-
tism, while a government COM
mitted to planned economy and
supervision of business for what
it believes to be the welfare of all
asks the nine old men to approve
more radical measures than they
ever approved before.
The Constitution-or rather,
that body of law built up by a
century of decisions in which the
court has construed and miscon-
strued it's supposed to provide
a basis for decisions as to opera
tions of NRA, AAA, PWA, IVA
and the rest.
The issue now is whether the
Constitution and previous inter-
pretations of it are to be inter
posed against the New Deal or
whether, as New Dealers hope, it
is to be further adapted and in
interpreted to changing conditions
and to popular wants and needs.
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DROFEssOR JAMES HARVEY


l. ROGERS, twin monetary adj
wiser with Warren, has gone back
to Yale. He did not even get a
chance to see the President.
The manner Of Rogers passing
is significant and not generally
known. Until he went to China to
study silver, Rogers refused to ac-
cept government salary, felt he
could be more effective if he re-
manned independent. In China,
Of course, he got salary and ex-
penses, but when he returned he
asked to be taken of the govern
ment pay roll.
So one day Rogers got a letter
from his monetary boss, young
Henry Morgenthau. In sub
stance it read:
Il regret so much that you can
not join the staff of the treas
ury department. VIII you be good
enough to finish your report Con
China within a month and
please regard all the information
contained therein as confidential"
Enclosed with this letter was
another, also on treasury depart
ment stationery and signed by
Morgenthau. 1t read:
Dear Rogers: In view of the
fact that you have decided not to
join the treasury staff, I am
forced to withdraw my invitation
to participate in the White House
conference tomorrow night"
So Professor Rogers went back
to Yale.
DUT the man who has really
II learned the knack of coming
back is none other than our old
friend Professor Ray Moley.
Moley is in the good graces Of
the White House, stronger than
ever these days. He is the one ex-
ception to the exile Of professors,
which proves the rule.
Without a government Office,
without the obligation which a
salary from Uncle Sam entails,
Moley can come and go as he
likes. He is a constant visitor at
the White House, has regained
much Of the perspective he lost,
and has become far more effective
as an independent adviser than
he ever was when assistant Sec
rotary Of state.
: Diplomacy was no career for
Ray Moley.
Copyright. 1884, BY United Featurl
Syndicate. Incl
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two successive confirmation fights.
1t realizes that if its decisions
caused sufficient economic dis
turbance or popular resentment,
Roosevelt might appoint addition
al justices who would outvote an
anti-New Deal majority.
History has demonstrated that
the Constitution not only is f1eX-
ible, but stretchable in accordance
with the social-enonomic view
points of the court. Lawyers have
amaSSed fortunes in arguing what
the Founding Fathers really
meant and one Interpretation can
usually be argued as well as the
next.
Five-to-four decisions-in which
momentouS issues hung on the
prejudices and longevity of one
old man-frequently have defeat
ed progressive legislation. The
chances are that vital points in
the New Deal also will stand or
tau IN nVe-tO-tOur decisions.
=
A S a general thing, the court
L Ahears arguments, then goes
into a huddle-some of them are
pretty holland decides what it
wants to do.
Then the majority rationalizes
its decision on the basis of prece-
dent and philosophy and hands
down its opinion, while the minor
ity does likewise in a dissenting
opinion.
Lawyers say nearly all cases
which reach the highest bench
have good legal arguments on
both sides-because that's about
the only kind the court will con-
sent to review.
The weight of the body of
precedent which New Deal law
yers must try to upset is more
easily understood if you recall
that supreme courts of the past
have usually represented, rather
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teacher, a realtOr, dry and an
imported Iowan.
If you were to meet Mr.. Merri-
am head-on, you would have a
haunting idea that you had known
him well somewhere before. This
notion would bother you, family
but perSistently, like a prickle in
a wool underShirt. until suddenly
you would eXclaim to yourself,
oh. hell, I remember now" For it
would be a discovery hardly worth
the bother. For it would presently
dawn on you that. Mr.. Merriam
is the grand, final composite and
Summingup of all the standard
cartoon demonstrations of the nnli-
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Roosevelt was mucn talked OF as
a candidate for the presidency. To
put it bluntly, I think that Eleanor
Roosevelt is handicapped on the
whole by being the wife of Presi-
dent.
On her own she might well be a
successful candidate for congress
or the senate. The fact that she
could DO no more than make a
speech for a friend is testimony to
the fact that certain limitations
have been imposed upon her.
And 1 see no reason why Mrs.
Roosevelt should not have taken
the stump for Caroline ODay.
Me- nna,, &c distinctly a candidate
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With the L. 5. supreme court facing
its most momentous session In nearly a
century. Rodney butcher has written a
series Of four stories, OF which this is
the first, telling of the New Deal
problems of tremendous import to the
nation which will be brought before the
country'S highest tribunal.
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EIZnough
BY
WESTBROOK PEGLER

GAN FRANCISCO, Oct 29.-As an alternative TO
- Mahatma Upton Sinclair and his brainstorm
trust, the citizens of California have opportunity
to elect to the office of Governor in time of crisis
an nveerate public servant of the sterling states
man type.
He is Frank Finley Merriam. He is 60 a horse
shoe pitcher, Hoover Republican a Sunday school
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der present laws, only $4,000
probably can be drawn on to pay
damages to the heirs of the 1874
persons lost on the Moro Castle,
although owners of the vessel ex-
pect to collect $4,20O,00O insur-
ance.
DR. EDMUND A. WALSH of
II Georgetown university, in
ships and National Safety" pub
IShed today, asks that study be
given to means for more efficient
lowering Of lifeboats. He points
out that the manner of carry
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DAILY WASHINGTON
MERRY-GO-ROUND
By Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen

w has been silent the tomb recently They have not
headlines
within a stones throw of
legitimate question: become of the pro-
fessors?
There day when the White Hou constantly
of the
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ucian. He is almost bald, his face is round and
plump and full of expression, like hoop, and his
figure is the stocky. somewhat rumped conventional
chassis of the habitual officehoder. You have the
likes of Mr. Merriam depicted in the political car
toons thousand times sometimes with an arm
around the shoulder of fat man in a plug hat
labeled the interests" or the trusts"
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II Seems hM
BY
Haywood BROUN

THE First Lady took the honors in the debate at
- Buffalo At least that's my opinion. William
B. Groat. Republican candidates for representative
at large has declared 1T is my humble belief that
the First Lady of the land should mind her bust
ness and stay out Of partisan politics"
Most Of this criticism directed against Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt is based on a Misrepresentation.
The feeling seems to be that here is woman using
her husbands high political position to further her
own activity as a speaker and public person. But
this just doesn't happen to be true. Mrs Roosevelt
was active in many causes long before Franklin D.
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He'll Be Very Convincing

N his utterances you would recognize Mr. Merriam
l. as Warren G. Harding to the life. He is states
man who can be relied on to condemn the househv
and the common cold in no uncertain terms and
you never will find him straddling the proposition
mat right is right and wrong is wrong In the wav
OF state papers, the citizens of California if thev
elect him in preference to Mahatma Sinclair NAV
look forward to some uncompromiSing Endorsements
or thanksgiving mothers day, national cheese week
and the Red Cross drive
Naturally, if Mr. Merriam is elected his official
cabinet will be composed of statesmen of similar
character and ideals just as Mahatma Sinclair must
be expected to surround himself with staff of DO
AtlcaI and social hypochondriacs like myself
1t comes down to pretty desperate choice for the
cltzens OF California in pretty desperate time In
TACT both candidates being what they are it comes
down to a decision whether they want to risk
sudden change in the form of government
One virtue which is urged on Mahatma Snclair'S
behalf is that he forever is eating his heart out in
great, humane pity for the who has to work
with his muscles that he may more food to keep
him endleSSly at work until death relieves him. This
Is true but Mr.. Sinclair's acquaintance with hard
work is strictly matter of hearsay He is is one of
those frail sincere men, unfamiliar with hard
work that the very sight of man lifting a sedge
gives him pains in the back.
There is no such sentimental foolShness in Mr.
MeTiam's makeup. He is big and hearty even at 60
and he could if necessary, do a little blowing for
the campaign movies or drive spike or carry a
bod. This is not to describe him a worker.
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THE NATIONAL ROUNDUP
By Ruth Finney

WASHINGTON 29LegiSaton protect
w list of business with which the will deal
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and would add prestige to the house of representa-
tves Nor was there any disposition at the Buffalo
meeting to tread softly and handle the visitor from
Washington with kid gloves.
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DeUOid of Kid GLOUes

IRON my point Of view, Miss Natalie Goucn Hldoe
Il a silly speech which bore every evidence OF
having come directly from some campaign hand
book for beginners There has been certain amount
of head-shaking over the fact that Miss Couch was
booed Such conduct was rude but less than tragic
And perhaps it was Just as we'll that women should
show the world willingness to give and take IN the
battles of party politics.
Certainly Mrs. Roosevelt asked for no particular
consideration on her own account She sat by and
heard the old story about Napoleon Bonaparte ana
his striking resemblance to Franklin D. Roosevelt
When Miss Couch asserted, The people OF the
United States realize they no longer have re-
public" Eleanor Roosevelt neither Redeemed with
rage nor showed any sign of emotional distress Like
trained platform speaker she began to take notes
for her own reply. OF course, she was called upon
to answer the familiar Republican argument that
we must have a balanced budget Mrs. RooSeVelts
answer seemed to the logical and effective one
She said How are you going to get 1t? Are you
going to stop feeding the hungry and unempoyed?
Until the opponents of direct relief provide some
adequate answer to these points hardly think that
the argument for economy will carry much convic-
ton.
For instance Miss Couch in stating her program
declared Il favor sound and humane provision for
social welfare and relief" But what does that mean?
How can these things be done without public eX-
penditure Surely there can be small remaining
faith in the theory that private charity is adequate
In dealing with the situation in which she found
herself Mrs. Roosevelt explained L am doing this
as an individual I realize that not diSaSSociate
myself from the fact of my husbands position in
peoples minds but I acting as an individual as
far as it is possible"
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She Is Human

VXTHEN Nora walked out of Mr. Ibsen's Dolls
w House" she told the world in uncertain
terms that she was before all else human being
I think this rule applies to the wife of a President
of the United States. Neither marriage nor the
last national election to oberate the fact
that Eleanor Roosevelt is an individual So why in
Heavens name hasn't she every right to behave as
one?
It is we'll to remember that the First Lady was
born a Roosevelt. For better worse RoOSeveltS
can't be kept out of politics. If the front door is
barred they will come in through the basement. To
the best of my recollection Alice Longworth never
has made political speech in her life. While her
husband was speaker of the house she practically
never quoted any question of public affairs
and yet would be silly to say that she didn't play
politics. Some Washington observers think that she
did to defeat the League of Nations than either
Lodge or Borah 1t was all back stage work
Now it is asking too much from human and
Roosevelt nature to require Mrs. Franklin D. Roose
Welt to do nothing to help close and admired friend
running for congress from her state. 1 suppose
that by certain devious devices Mrs. Roosevelt could
have lent helping hand to Mrs. ODay. Some may
say that in this way she would have preserved her
nified thing the bold and open thing which
Eleanor Roosevelt did.
Mrs. Roosevelt is the wife of the President of the
United States. She is also and a citizen with
lively interest in public affairs Why should there
be any secrecy about that?
Copyright. 1884. Times
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NOW He Prefers Providence

LIE is nothing of the kind Early in life he
learned the sedentary of public office and
like Mr.. Harding, his model, there has veen very
little time in full career when he not living
at the taxpayers expense. He held office in Des
Moines and went to Oklahoma to hold office there.
He then turned to southern California because son
of his sick and needed the sun and became the
perfect specimen Of the psalm-snging fellow-wor-
Shipping ea-brothering Los Angeles realtor
Il Think Mr.. Merriam said to your correspond
ent in ore of his bold political announcements that
Franklin D. Roosevelt sent by Providence to
govern our country in this trying time"
BY Providence, of course, Mr.. Merriam means God.
He did not offer any excuse however for attempting
to obstruct Gods work in the last presidential election
when he supported Herbert Hoover and prohibition.
That is something which is between him and his
conscience. At any rate, he had seen the Of
his way and now willing to let Mr.. Roosevelt and
the national government assume the task of fixing
everything up dandy. OF course, he willing to
help in his capacity of Governor of California the
efforts of Gods to set things to rights. But,
the whole, it was job for the national adminstra-
ton.
1t is too bad for California that the choice is
down to Sinclair and Merriam, but it can't be helped
now 1t is an awful thing to have to vote for Mer-
RAM as the only Of standing off the Mahatma
and his brainstorm trust composed of soap BOXERS
incompetentS and constitutional belly-achers who
want to set the whole population to trading under
shirts for parsley and old jokes for laid eggs.
But it seems to be the only way to prevent the
sudden overthrow Of government in California.
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fCopyrlght. 1884, by United Feature
Syndicate. Incl
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only this morning Two chaps at the
next table were discussing the we'd
ding-feeling sorry for the Carmodys.
They mentioned this actress That
angered me- of course. You see," he
shrugged dapper shoulders. 'Rylie and
Doris have been almost brother and
sister to me. We have grown up to-
gether. felt the same interest in
this wedding as though 1t had been my
own sister. That's why made in
quiries Every one seemed to know
that Choo Chno Train was Franklin's
mistress. It was the most natural
thing in the world for me to inform
Ryiie.''
"And you wanted to be sure. didn't
you? That's why you called up his ia.
ther. too. wasn't it?' KiIday de
manded.
Il don't know what you mean" De-
fensively
"Oh, yes, you do" the sergeant per
sisted. "You telephoned Ambrose
Carmody and gave him the same infor
nation. just this afternoon"
did he say that?' The young mans
voice was incredulous. Peter found
himself wondering whether or not the
tone was assumed.
The detective studied the glowing
ash of his cigar. You didn't give
him your name," he continued. But
you must realize that you've talked to
Mr.. Carmody often enough that he
could recognize your voice" Kilday
was trying shot in the dark. What
was the idea Of that anonymous call.
Spears? Still just brotherly inter
est in Doris Carmody?"
ST didn't admit made that call"
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"I'm Giving You 4 Chance to Ad.
nit 1t Now. Did You7r

'Pm giving you chance to admit
II now. Did your
Spears looked at the sergeant stead.
fly. Don't be absurd. II had been
telephoning, there was no reason why
shouldn't give my NAME"
Kilday apparently dismissed the
question with q shrug. "You used to
be In love with Doris Carmody, didn't
you" he began again.
"When we were very young" Web
ster Spears admitted. "A sort Of boy
and-girl affair"
@You aren't exactly an old man
now" retorted the detective bluntly.
Il suppose you feel only q brotherly
interest In her now. eh?''
VI suppose you would call 1t that"
Doesn't 1t strike you as odd that
Miss Carmody's brothers didn't even
care to stay for the weddingl You
for example. You didn't stay, and you
felt a very brotherly interest In her.
you tell me. And her own brother,
Rylie, wasn't there either. Funny
business. wasn't IT."
81 was there declared the young
man, flushing.
Eyes, but you walked out. And
when you did. you told Miss Carmody
that there wouldn't be any wedding, II
Rylie were only there"
Spears frowned. II couldn't have
said that" he declared.
"Then what did you say?"
The young man rumpled his hair
uneasily. IT don't remember. exactly"
he began slowly. Il may have said
that there shouldn't be any wedding
until Rylie got there. remember
noticing that he hadn't arrived yet.
Yes, must have made some such 70
mark, which was misuuoted when you
heard II.
Then you never said anything %
Miss Carmody about Rylie stopping
the weddingr
"Of course not
sAnd you never telephoned Ambrose
Carmody shout Choo Choo Trainr'
Kiiday. elbows On knees. eyed the
young man soberly. his glance never
wavering from the young mans faee.
"We've already been over that"
But you did tell Rylie about Choo
Choo Trainf
Eyes
The sergeant gruntsd noncommittal-
y and glanced toward Peter Car.
digan.
The next question came from the
latter. sWhat did you expect would
happen after you Informed Rylie Car
nody about this actress?" he inquired.
Spears appeared to ponder the ques-
don. II don't know that I expected
anything to happen" he answered
slowly. ut was so late The wedding
was only few hours of. OF course, I
am sure. II there had been time. the
Carmodys would have called II or"
He smiled briefly. Il shouldn't have
been sorry to see that happen. but I
can't say that expected IT.
sThen just what was the reason you
left the churchr Peter hoped this
question would sound casual.
sWhy. III had noticed that Rylie
wasn't there. That was why made
that remark to Doris only meant