Evening star., 1936-06-25
Robinson
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How does this decision strengthen
freedom or glorify justice?
Oh, blind and impartial justice
what blunders are committed in thy
name! Liberty, art thou both deaf
and dumb! Canst thou not behold the
sweating brows. the trembling hands
of millions of women and children
workers who by the decision are left
at the mercy of those who have neither
pity nor charity for the oppressed
and the poor.
The decision In Morehead VS..
Tipaldo should be reversed under that
due process Of law clause which has
been unjustly invoked as its justifica-
ton.
That decision itself has answered
the charge of pompous plutocrats that
Roosevelt and his administration seek
to undermine and destroy the Su-
preme Court. The Republicans, in
their platform attack the decision and
half-heartedly advocate the passage Of
State laws which by the precedent OF
Morehead VS.. Tipaldo would be OF
doubtful constitutionality.
The weight of the argument in the
opinion of lawyers and laymen, it is
believed. sustains the minority, rather
than the majority opinion.
Certainly when such judges as Chief
Justice Hughes. Justices Stone, Bran
deis and Cardozo declare a statute
consistent with the fundamental law,
and criticize the views to the contrary
of the judges constituting a majority
as unsound and subversive, it cannot
be disloyal or revolutionary for citi-
zens who believe that the consequences
inevitably will be to deprive woman
and children labcrers of valid legal
protection to express their opinion on
the subject with firmness and en-
phasis. Every one, including those
sagacious politicians who until re-
Gently sought partisan advantage by
praising our highest judicial tribunal
for upsetting various features of the
national recovery program, nov seeks
concurrence in plan to overcome a
decision which, they say. If permitted
to stand will prove oppressive.
The Cleveland platform denounces
the Democratic party for the policies
and measures which have been
adopted during the Roosevelt admin
istration for the promotion Of national
recovery. Many Republican members
in both branches of the Congress sug-
gesting no substitute, voted for the
passage of the legislation because
they, as did Democratic members. of
the Congress. recognized the extreme
and unusual conditions which made
extraordinary action imperative. This
Is true Of the most important laws
held unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court, including the national recov-
cry act. the agricultural adjustment
law and the Guffey coal measure. It
would be interesting and perhaps sur
prising to those who have been i'm
pressed with the denunciation of the
measures and policies of the Roose-
welt administration by the Republican
convention to hear the names Of the
prominent Republican leaders In the
Senate and in the House of Repre-
sentatives who supported the measures
referred to and who now find them
selves denounced by their own con-
vention as ir1timidators, usurpers and
advocates Of tyrannical policies.
G., O, p. Defense Plank
Termed Indefinite.
National defense Is a subject Of in
terest to every citizen loyal to our
flag and to the institutions which It
symbolizes. The Republican platform
on this subject is indefinite. II favors
an Army and Navy, including Air
Corps, adequate for defense. No
standard Is raised as to what con.
stitutes adequacy. The platform de-
clares for cooperation with other
nations in the control Of armaments
and the traffic of arms. It Is a trite
definition without definite meaning.
Every administration since the World
War, and some of them before that,
has offered cooperation with rival
powers for the limitation Of military
and naval arms.
Just now, when international an
tagonisms are being stimulated. when
continents tremble beneath the tread
of maddened armies and when age
long hatreds are prompting nations
to strife, 1t is impossible to accomplish
substantial reduction in military force
without sacrifice Of national security.
The Roosevelt administration Is build
ing the Navy to full strength con-
templated by. the Washington and
London treaties. It is maintaining q
well-trained and efiicient Army. Our
platform on national defense Is writ
ten In the record Of achievements.
Another feature of the Cleveland
platform which discloses how hard its
sponsors were driven to find popular
issue relates to the collection of war
debts. The country will not be per-
mitted to forget that it was he
Hoover administration which granted
that moratorium, and that the mora
torium was construed by the debtor
nations as an encouragement to their
reputation of their obligations to
our Government. The blame for this
blunder in the conduct OF interna.
tional affairs must rest chiefly where
1t belongs, namely, on the Sage Of
ralo Alto.
As SOD to the Senator from
idaho. the Cleyeland cooyeotdeo d.