, 1935-03-24
WASHINGTON
~ GEORGE III

Heritage - It would be rank
heresy not TO mention possible con-
tempt Of court to even suggest that
the rulings OF federal turists are In
fluenced In any way by political
considerations.
since they've been buffeted around
In the federal courts recently. how
ever. there are any number Of New
Dealers who feel that the RooseSeff
administration is suffering from q
republican judicial heritage.
They point out the coincidence
that all the recent important re-
versals Of Roosevelt policy were
handled down by judges appointed
either by Taft, Coolidge or Hoover.
Background - Here's the box
score:
Judge John r. Nields of Delaware.
who gave the government a jolt in
the wierton steel case challenging
Section Ia, was appointed TO the fed
eral bench in 1890 by former Pres
ident Hoover. His first political ap-
pointment was as Assistant u. 8. At
torney under Theodore Roosevelt -
q Job In which Mr.. Taft continued
him He Is an ardent prohibition
list and acted as personal counsel for
Pierre DUPONT in handling chart
table matters.
Judge William I. Grub Of Ala
bama. who ruled Twas power ex-
pertinent at Muscle Shoals to be be-
yond the constitutions pale, Is q
real old-timer. He assembled the
bench In 1909 by appointment Of
william Howard Taft.
Judge Charles ]. Dawson Of West
ern Kentucky handed the New Deal
two setbacks. In the Hart coal case
he held coal mining TO be an intra-
state function over which the gov
eminent had no control, while IN
the matter OF Louisville Stun clear
ance he ruled the government had
no right OF eminent domain. Daw-
son, a former state attorney general
for Kentucky and unsuccessful re-
publican candidate for governor.
was appointed in 1925 by Mr.. COOL
idge.
Consistent - Judge Wayne 3
Borah Of Louisiana, a brother OF
Senator William Z. Borah. turned
NRA around In an important lum-
Der case. He started his political ca
reer as assistant u. s. attorney FOR
New Orleans. afterward becoming
U. >. attorney. In 1872 8Mr. Cool
idee put him on the federal bench
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat, of
the District OF Columbia supreme
court, reversed the government on
the railroad retirement case Just ar
gued in the u. s. supreme court.
Wheat was q special assistant to the
attorney general during the Cool
idge administration and Mr.. Hoov-
er appointed him Judge two months
after Inauguration.
Judge Guy l. Fake Of New Jersey.
recently granted q corporation A
most important injunction forbid
ding the u. s. Attorney from suing
in an NRA case. Fake was n Of
Mr.. Coolidge's last appointees. In
1904 ne served as a republican mem
Der Of the New Jersey legislature.
In 1906 he was appointed county
Judge BY the governor. In 1918 he
ran Tor congress but lost.
Axe - Washington hears that
Senator Huey Long has two agents
on the west coast sounding out the
situation TO e how q speaking tour
by the Ringfish would 20.
washington also again hears
as this column has reported 50 Of
ten - that indictment of Long on
income tax charges Is q matter or
days or hours.
A member Of an interested Senate
committee Is quoted by colleagues
as saying he saw an inspectors re-
port which indicated clearly Uncle
Sam had finally decided to crack
down on Huey - after ver two
years Of investigation.
Variety - Field agents OF the Ma
tional Emergency Council that
body presided over BY Chief Coor-
dinator Donald Richberg = send In
confidential reports tending further
TO confirm the view that NRA isn't
working so well.
Administration differences are
hampering NRA in Ohio. South Da-
kota. Alabama, Maryland. Texas
and Nevada. Enforcement obstacles
are increasing IN New Jersey, Ken
lucky wyoming, Louisiana and
Connecticut.
Just to get the slant OF a silver
lining. NEG agents say compliance