Evening star., 1936-10-07

Resumption of Supreme Court activi-
ties at this juncture-the eve OF the
presidential election-finds national in
terest in our tribunal of highest resort
keener than ever before. 1t Is the New
Deal and the constitutional fate OF its
innovations that have brought Chief
Justice Hughes and his colleagues into
the limelight, though the court has not
proved to be that paramount campaign
issue which many anticipated. There's
lust been q graphic illustration in WASH
ington of popular concern wAh the court.
The Rev. DR.. Edmund A. Walsh OF
Georgetown University, whose lectures
on Soviet Russia and communism have
attracted such wide notice, decided to
devote himself during the approaching
season to THE Constitution and the
Supreme Court" In the past, DR.. Waisn
has addressed audiences of 1,1OO. the
full capacity of the university hall in
which he speaks. For the court series
he has had applications from 1000 per-
sons and, to accommodate them, he Is
compelled to consider the most COM
modious public meeting facilities avail
able in the Capital. The general expec-
tation is that within the next few
months, though possibly not at the Fal
term. the Supreme Court may invalidate
additional New Deal legislation. in whole
or in part. Labor relations, power ana
social security are fields IN which the
Nations judicial oracle Is expected 70
hand down far reaching DEGREES.
Secretary Hull must have accepted
with militant glee the Democratic high
commands assignment to speak IN MIN
neapolis tonight. 1t was there that Gov.
LanCon recently attacked the New Deals
reciprocal trade program, which is very
much the Secretary Of States own Dapy
and which he omits no opportunity
yaliantly to defend. He is sure to de-
vote himself this evening to sledge-
hammer refutation of the Republican
nominees charge that the tariff agree
ments with IS or 16 different countries
are detrimental to the United states,
especially the farmers. Even some OF
Landon's ardent supporters think ne
barked up the wrong tree In assalilng
the reciprocity arrangements, although
he is bound by the Cleveland platform
to snipe at them. Current tariff reduc-
tions in France, Italy and elsewhere. as
part of the stabilization movement, bull
wark the theory that the reciprocal
idea is in progress and that any recess
sion from it by Uncle Sam at this time
would halt the march toward world
recovery.
Itsis in the cards that Herbert Hoover's
spellbinding role during the wind-up OF
the campaign will be TO rake fore and
aft President Roosevelt's claims in the
fields of budget deficits. Federal expendi-
ture. foreign loans. etc. In various quar-
ters friendly to F. D. r. the accuracy
of certain monetary statements and
figures put forward by him at Pittsburgh
has been seriously challenged. Repub-
licans assert that the Presidents fiscal
arithmetic can be shot to pieces. 1t Is
apparently Hoover's job to train the
guns in that direction. The former Chief
Executive is at his best In economic COM
bat, As his own administration bulks
conspicuously in the comparative pic
lures painted by Mr.. Roosevelt, the
Californian is scheduled to tackle the
issue In two-fisted fashion.
II Lady Astor doesn't watch out, Chair.
man Farley will catch her and draft her
Tor Democratic campaign service. The
vivacious British M. p, now on visit
to native heath In the South, spoke the