The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-16

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 Barrage on Supreme Court,
 but They 'Dasn't" Make
 she Plunge Yet "Edu.
 <ntiOn" of Public Planned
 60 Break Down Awe of
 High Tribunal .. Richberg
 Co Aim ElOquenee at ''Mists
 and Temple Incense"
 Washington. Jan. 16 There is 1meihing almost pathetic about .Ne Administration crowds yearning to chnilenge the Q. 6. Supreme Court and make the tribunals de- elHiona Q campaign issue. The New Xjea1aTs are meaning and groaning N86ausa they just don't dare-yet.
 President Roosevelt decided to 'ek Che issue ride for awhile. He
 E believed Co have assumed that fhs wide sweep of the AAA deci.
 6s6m read by Justice Roberts meant the annihiiatlOn Of the
 ftufgey coal act, IVA, Wagner la- ha< act, Social Security, and ev- Srything else on tho Ned Deal
 After awhile his constituency inInht get fed up with the supreme court and summon itself to loud nnszAwk. Meanwhile, he has made Ik evident that he wouldn't burn his fingers again as he did in the 1Sinous morse and buggy" State- tIjSht.
 The presidents attitude ls re-
 Efscted among practically all she
 nrn- Roosevelt Democrats and Pr0-
 Rfsssives here. Most of them
 evlnce yen to SO charging into
 lAs arena to advance the Deiief
 that the conservative majority on
 tha supreme court has asserted
 - unprecedented usurpation of Nswer and an unwarranted polIti. fal prejudice againgt all New Deal measures.
 sxet in practically every case =. n&flators. representatives, official fbliticos, and brain trusters - the f1ct is admitted or deplored that fhe voters aren't educated" up to the New Dealers point or view. Nhe New Dealers contend tne ctsrt votes it's economic ana DO. likical prejudices, yet they admit that the people ct large stand m hsre and reverence of supreme nourt majority as something sanc' tigied and deified. wait for Turn of Tide .ao there the administration slsnds. tense and alert, await lnw for indication that pubic. nnlnion has reached the point r'InXYe Congress can be persuaded IA sass a law that will curb the cSsirt or . point where Roose- vest can safely suggest that ne c&sirt is allied with the "iorces oA esafrenchcd wealth" -
 Indirect efforts. care iuny 6anred to what seems to be the
 trend of opinion, viii be made 70 9aAucatev the public. The admin
 iesration will seek t0 convey tne
 9sea that it is operating strictly
 Esthin supreme court construc.
 {snns If the COnstituti0n-but at the same time do ali It can 70 tuLn 1plnlon against the attitude or 'ne
 easlrt as now constituted
 STs vou know your opinions you u,lIi enjoy the public utterances Al administration spokesmen, TOT @hsir act will be much Ike tnat M ,s, the nerformance of walking on gs s''' rrhe New Dealers don't dest break the eggs-but they oo hope the eggs will ha'ch'
 Isichberg Turns "Educator" . sWhether or not you've noticed khst Donald R. Richberg haS ,~sNe n couple of "educational sbesches warning that the supreme rk,,rt has upset the balance or leB, Native, executive, ana Juo'c.@, fnnctions, please don't miha my feliing you that Ricnperg ID so i'm to make a series of speecheS .on p the dangers of judicial oic'a'
 Ee ia embarked on an effort to a..Trnv what he privately de- 2. re-Il,es as "the mists and temple s,se~nsev surrounding the supreme emurt majority interpretations oi lhe Consultation. r,,,.o,o After his speech 10 tne o'"s university alumni. Richnerg sftIied in Boston Feb. G. m New work on March T, and over na- .fionai radio hookup Marcn S4 And then some more.
 First Shot in Campaign
 Richberg's campaign is only the beginning of program oi ..Seducation", not officially spon- .sbred by the White House.
 Richberg is one of the most .triiIiant lawyers in the country .Not long ago he was known as the ..assistant president" and was sclosest of ali to Roosevelt in the llktter'S councils.
 ! I3e was shtinted to the sidelines when. his mission - that oi con fclliating Big Business" - proved Impossible. Yet he remains in Washington, in, intimate contact with administrationists.
 He sOlemnIy denies to me that he has discussed his speaking seampaign with Roosevelt, and various White House intimates nffer similar assurance. Yet Rich berg's sales talk-that the nation
 must be saved within the limits of 4he Constitution if possible, but shat the ultimate decision depends nn whether . given thing Is right and ought to be done--exactly ex- nresses the present White House .attitude. Richberg and others feel that tIne s'horse and buggy" statement should have been made for Roose- xelt, rather than by Roosevelt. Roosevelt is said to feel likewise
 So you can expect to hear the trial baIloonists sound off, while fhe White House and all the rest
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