The Washington times., 1937-06-25


where the rules don't choke Off
Speechmaking.
Yesterday the veteran Carter
Glass of Virginia, his voice Shrill
and angry, shouted to the Senate:
"We've got no Government in
Washington. We've got no Gov
eminent in some of the States,
because Government has sur
rendered to mob violence"
He referred to Ohio and Penn
sylvania, where New Deal Demo
cratic governors declared modified
martial law and sent troopers into
disturbed counties either to pre-
serve the status quo or close down
plants that wished to operate
under conditions conducive to vlo-
lence.
Action Demanded
The Democratic conservatives of
the Glass type, who unsuccesstully
sought to persuade President
Roosevelt to speak out in con-
demnation of the recent sit-down
strikes, are worried and resentful
over the Administrators labor
policy. They are again agitating
for Mr.. Roosevelt to do some
thing" although this agitation has
been somewhat held in check by
his appointment of the Taft media
ton board.
If and when the boards efforts
to make peace in little steer
fails, as seems probable, demands
for action will become louder on
Capitol Hill. Members are being
deluged with kilograms and letters.
Postmaster General Jim Farley
Is again almost daily target for
dissatisfied Democrats.
A scant six months ago, the
cheerful Farley was almost a nero
and called the turn 100 per cent.
Even Glass sent him a telegram
of CONGRATULATIONS and tribute
then. But now with patronage OH.
f1culties, his caustic criticism OF
those Democrats who are reoel1nls
on the court issue, and the rumpus
over mail deliveries to strike-bound
steel plants, the party chairman
Is again on the pan.
Bailey Severest Critic
Farley's severest critic over the
mail incident has been Senator
Bailey CD of North Carolina,
who with the Republican coopera-
ton of Senator Bridges OF New
Hampshire, forced the present IN
yestigation by the Senate Post
Office Committee.
In this quarrelsome Democratic
state of affairs, most of the lead
ers secretly would like to see Con.
gress adjourn and go home. But
Mr.. Roosevelt evidently is not will
ing to see the most overWhelmlng
Democratic. Congress in history
quit with a record of almost no
accomplishment, at least, no &C
complishment on the leglSiatlon
that lies closest to his heart.
From party standpoint 1t VIII
be worse next week, for Senator
Robinson, the haraSsed Senate
leader, proposes to drag out the
Court bill and throw it into the
arena of floor debate. Then the
fur will really begin to fly, and IT
will be Democratic fur.
Off to Island Farley
The seven Democratic recalcl'
trants who signed the adverse Jul
dietary Committee report on the
Court bill, excoriating the plan
and impugning Mr.. Roosevelt's
motives in proposing it, have con-
Stituted themselves a steering
committee in opposition.
In this tangled and potentially
dangerous party situation, Mr..
Roosevelt hied himself away to-
day to Jefferson Island, far out in
Chesapeake Bay, to harmonic"
for three days with the member
ship of both Houses.
Not all of the boys" will be
there to harmonic. however. The
outstanding rebels conveniently
found prior engagements and
pressing business which would pre-
vent them from going.