Evening star., 1935-06-08
Supreme C. CourtN.R.A. Decision
Hailed by Newspapers as Sound

With few exceptions, the newspapers
of the country hail the Supreme Court
ruling that the National recovery act
Is unconstitutional as the inevitable
check upon violation of the Nation S
fundamental law. Some rejoice over
the tumbling down of the elaborate
machinery built up by the admins
tration to control business and indus
try; others look hopefully to President
Roosevelt, Congress and business it
self to work out solution of the
problem along constitutional lines.
For the Presidents election
chances in 1885," says the Topeka
(Ksns.) Daily Capital, lit is probably
fortunate that the decision on the
codes came so long in advance of the
campaign, for the administration has
ample time to adjust itself and its
New Deal program to the rules laid
down by the court"
The unanimity of the court Is en-
phasized by the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin, with the suggestion that "di-
vision into supposed conservatives and
liberals fades in the evidence Of single
purpose and single view with which
every member vindicated the constitu-
tional separation and limitation Of
powers of the several branches Of
Government, and refused to permit
the plea Of emergency to override plain
violations of constitutional principles" ="
Joining with those who welcome the
courts decision, the Chattanooga
(Tenn.) Times argues: "Is there not.
In the great expense to which many
citizens were put in attempting to
maintain their constitutional rights
under the unconstitutional N. r. A.
and In the mental anxiety, embarrass-
ment and humiliation suffered by
many others as result of trying to
exercise their rights, thought-pro-
voking lesson for Congress?"
"Under the ruling it would appear
that Congress may constitutionally
pass another N. r. A. law, but will
have to restrict 1t to the purely inter-
state commerce industries" says the
Baltimore Sun, while the Lynchburg
(Va) Advance points out that ''the
Constitution still permits the adop-
tion of orderly processes directed to-
ward recovery and the Louisville
Courier-Journal suggests that 'busi-
ness can operate under voluntary codes
or go its separate ways Of unrestricted
competition.
IF the President is candid" the
New York Herald Tribune thinks, 'he
will seek the amendment of the Con-
stitution to alter its basic structure
and permit the socialization and regi-
mentation of industry. Thereby would
be raised an honest and straightfor-
ward issue which could be fought out
on its merits" This view Is urged
also by the Wall Street Journal and
the Boston Transcript. The Rochester
Times Union, however, doubts the
practicability of dealing with the
problem in this way.
"The lesson of the N. r. A." ac-
cording to the Kansas City Star. "is
valuable and 1t should be learned to
the profit Of all. II Is that better
ment Of every kind must come grad
ually and by degrees; that the millen-
Mum cannot be reached In an over
night jump: that any widespread re-
form that is undertaken must be in
accord with the Constitution, the
American system. philosophy, char
acter and theology. and that it is far
preferable to move to the abolition
of such obvious evils as child labor
and sweatshop hours and wages
rather than attempt wholesale re-
forms and by failure endanger genu-
Inc progress"
The idea Of voluntary action by
business and industry to maintain the
N. r. A. codes Is indorsed by the At
lants Journal the ASheyills IN. O.