Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-06-14
WHAT JUNKING THE MIRA DID

WHAT JUNKING THE MIRA DID
long rumored that lawyers close to the
me sJ t Se NA was partly
It was likewise believed that NRA Supreme Court test
wSud u ad so 9 esar
liberal Cadoza Brandes and
the Butler and suh
land would vote against it. Their principal worry was wha Sue
AS result the upreme Court by unanimous decision
threw out the MIRA entirety staggered
the air NRA friends said that the Supreme Courts act meant
shop child labor industrial peonage NRA
ahead full blast Democratic leaders Congress spoke vaguely
nd @ laws wad resen oos ii ae
ling interview ntimaed that he might seek
amendment giving Congress the powers the Supreme Court mas
said it does not now possess.
Now that sufficient passed review events calmly
Administration lawyers have admitted that
further efforts along that that the most
IRENE NRA friends and enemies Employers are
cutting and increasing hours and the fact that the
longer exists has not given rise to major boom in business
overnight
far the public concerned, the NRA did three
and increased prices Industry IN general was ana sun Is
of fair hours and Since the decision the heads OF
will not change existing wake working conditions and only
handful relatively unmportant have concerns gone back
pre-NRA standards
another matter Once the codes thrown out
industry at liberty to operate on competitive PASS rSt
Of ID cents dropped at once to 10 and II cents Ana
that they would be able to buy the products for much
less money
Responsible ndusriasts largely opposed to NA price
xngbut they also the disastrous possibilities of
roed prcecutting AS result various which
that they to voluntarily continue
hem though it is longer legally obligatory This is
pleasing the Administration which still believes that stabilized
price levels are essential to the recovery program.
Thus upshot the Supreme Courts decision is likely
the phases of the NRA idea being continued
voluntariywe phases compuson, price boosting
overriding of constitutional rights, will be dropped 1t is
obvious essenng of bureaucratic control business
which NRA mmeasuraby increased will stimulate private mia
tive equally that the psychological effect of the
decision-whch said by nmation Estates rights still exist
power does include dictatorship private
within interstate commercewl be spur to in
dstra expansion those who gavy feared that the de-
immediate drop in the workers income
wrong.
handed down opinion which, while not well pubicized
is of equal Importance.
The FrazerLe farm mortgage law provided that when
with foreclosure he could apply to Fed
for aid The court empowered to issue stay
against and have the property revaed by local
appraisers Thereafter the law provided the farmer could
the property for five for small annual rental
any during that period he could again regain title to the
property the appraised vauewhic as the appraisal
the of depression values bound to be much
less than the original mortgage
The Supreme Court in unanimous decision iead by famed
liberal Justice Brandes declared this law unconstitutional
deprived mortgage holder of property without just compens
ton as provided for in the Constitution.