The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-03

Washington, June 3-One, of he most consistent, though pri- vate champions of the New Deal in the past has been the sage of the supreme court, Louis D. Brandeis.
 It was pretty well know n months in advance, however, that he would side with the conservative justices of the su- preme court in cOndemning the MIRA.
 In letting this be known, the justice violated no proprieties of the court. He has great love of youth, is constantly surrounded by young men and women, talks frankly with them regarding their ideals, their struggles and the problems of the nation.
 Long ago they knew that the famous liberal justice felt that the MIRA had gone much too far in attempting to force codes on every form of industry.
 At one time his youthful friends thought they had per- suaded him that basic industries, such as coal, steel, lumber, tex tiles, should have codes imposed upon them. But in the end the justice always came back to his original thesis.
 This thesis was once expressed to General Johnson.
 Warned Gen. Johnson
 The general, then just starting to sell the Blue Eagle to the American public, came to see Brandeis. The justice did not know he was coming. But when Johnson turned up at Brandeis' apartment, brought by mutual friend, the justice not only re- ceived him courteously but re- piled frankly to Johnson's ques- tions regarding the MIRA.
 It was Brandeis's advice, ex- pressed very gently, that John son was going too far.
 ''All industry codes," Brandeis told Johnson in brief, lis the abolition of child labor, Iini- mum wage and a limitation on working hours. Given these three basic remedies, the other ills of industry will take care of them- Selvcs."
 Johnson might have saved in- dustry and himself nearly two years of experimentation had he taken he advice.
 Senate Superstition
 Republican senators seems to be superstitious about occupying the senate desk left vacant by Senator Bronson Cutting, who was killed in an airplane acci- dent.
 Since Cuttings place is filled by a democrat = Chavez - it is necessary to shift one republican desk to the democratic side. Leslie IL. Biffie, secretary to the majority, wants to take a desk from the outskirts of the repub- lican side instead of Cuttings desk, which Is in the center. Its removal would leave hole.
 But although he has canvassed most of Senator Cuttings repub- lican colleagues, none of them so far is willing to m owe into his seat.
 Rural Rehabilitation
 A significant difference of opinion has developed between the president and his chief sur viving brain truster, Rex Tug well.
 TugweIl, who has been given the extremely important job of directing rural rehabilitation, wants to spread the work over Q period of years. He points out that the task of transpIanting farm communities from drought ridden and unproductive areas is tremendous, that 1t requires mis- siOnary work and cxperlmenta- ton, cannot possibly get well started within a year or so.
 Roosevelt, on the other hand, maintains that congress vo e q the money with the intention that 1t be spent within a brief interval and that Tugwell's 00,000,000 for rural rehabili- tation must be speeded.
 Old Wound
 Most people who read Sena- tor Norris caustIc rebuke to Comptroller General McCarl for his hostile attitude toward the