The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-07
NATIONS PRESS
SPLIT ON MERIT
OF AAA DEFEAT
New York News Bitter;
Blow to New Dealers,
Most Agree.
nv United Press

Newspapers commented upon the
Supreme Court invalidation of the
AAA as follows:
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS-It
remains to be seen whether the
American people will consent to be
governed by body of nine old men,
all Of whom we're appointed for life
by Presidents now dead or repudi-
ated
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER -
The planners, the professors, the
brain twisters and the President
have suffered Setbacks before in
their career of making America
over. But never have they been
faced with such a gigantic, over
whelming failure, such stupendous
blunder as their fantastic AAA.
WASHINGTON POST-ProposalS
to curb the powers of the Supreme
Court are certain to be revived.
Now it is up to the people to decide
whether the advantages resulting
from a rigid centralized control of
agriculture justify an amendment
to the basic law under which future
farm policies could be imposed upon
the entire country from Washington.
NEW YORK JOURNAL OF CON-
MERCE-The President and MS ad-
ViserS are shown once again, and in
a glaring light, the need for more
responsible attitude in the forma-
ton of major national policies.
MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APP
PEAL-The way will be found TO
continue this aid either through a
direct appropriation or diversion
of the revenues from excuses and
tariffs. President Roosevelt has
thus been given another powerful
appeal in his race for election.
CHARLESTON NEWS AND
COURIER-The courts decision
lands on the jaw of the Republican
theory OF protection. If the saying
1.-The tax can only be sustained by
ignoring the avowed purpose AND
operation of the act and holding it
a measure merely laying AN excise
tax on professors to raise revenue
for the support of the government
is sound cas- think it Isl how can
import duties, tariff taxes, be law
fully laid for any other purpose than
raising revenues for the support OF
the government"
DETROIT FREE PRESS-The
knockout handed the AAA by the
Supreme Court is the most severe
and significant blow the fabric of
New Deal legisla ton has suffered up
to the present moment. The agri-
culturist finds he has been
led out on limb and left there.
NEW ORLEANS TIMES Plea
YUNE-America' S people IN great
their highest court Loyalty. Those
of us who feel that the agricultural
agency now outlawed rendered in
valuable service during a national
emergency will be comforted by the
dissenting opinions rendered by jus
tees Brandeis. Cardozo and Stone.
KANSAS CITY STAR (1ndD-
Irrespective of the effect of the
Supreme Court decision upon the
final farm policy of the government,
the courts action has preclpltated
an immediate crisis in the payment
on farm contracts alreday entered
into or complied with by farmers.
Some way must be found, even if on
relief basis. for compensating
farmers who have reduced their
production in compliance with gov
eminent contracts.
ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS
There will be impatient. rash per-
sons who will tell the farmers that
the decision condemns them to
subordination to industry. The
farmers will not give heed to such
counsels against the Federal organ
ization of this country.
LOS ANGELES TIMES - The
whole legislative structure which
the President and Congress have
erected during nearly three years
comes tumbling down. The blame
however. rests not upon the court,
but upon an Administration which
in spite of all warnings per-
sisted in an attempt to enlarge its
authority.
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
No leg is left for the AAA to
stand on. If other New Deal acts
go out, as the present ruling indi-
Gates they will, and if they are re-
vived under the general taxing pow
er, everybody will be taxed to make
everybody rich. 1t is the final
absurdity of the New Deal.
PORTLAND, ORE. OREGONIAN
The courts decision. by analogy
carries down with AA so much other
legislation as to point the complete
and final wreck of the New Deal.
KNICKERBOCKER PRESS. AL.
BANY. N. Y. Many of us have
not realized how far afield the
Roosevelt Administration has
strayed. II Is therefore salutary for
the Supreme Court to remind Amer
lea again that an Administration
born of hysterical voting has no
right to violate ten sacred principles
Of our Constitution.