The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-05

On the administrative Slde, lC was said authoritatively that several cabinet officers would soon speak publicly in support of the Judiciary plan, MT. Roosevelt indicated last night that he intended to keep con- gress in session until every resource to achieve his objective had been exhausted.
 Speech Is Praised Administration leaders in congress hailed his speech as one of the most effective of his career. Senate Ma jority Leader Joseph T. Robinson said 1t would lend support to the judiciary program campaign botli in congress and in the nation.
 Opponents of the bill contended that the president failed to meet their arguments that he was pack ing" the supreme court and said 1t would not influence the senate op- position.
 The presidents address was the opening salvo of administration heavy artillery. He stood in a glare of hot flood lights beating down on cabinet Gf1lcers, congressional lead- CTS and distinguished guests at the el0O-a-platc democratic victory" dinner which set the pace for 1,253 such celebrations throughout the nation.
 The dinners raised around $400,- 900 to help clear up the party defi- cit of slightly more than that amount
 Must Justify Faith
 MT. Roosevelt declaring definitely that ambition" Is to retire in 194l with the foundations of greater na- tional progress started, told the party that 1t would remain the ma Jority party 50 long as 1t continues to justify the faith of millions who had almost lost faith-so loIig and no longer"
 He declared that If I have aught' to say" the party would continue oil its course and "solye those prob- lems" perplexing this generation. And he pointed to "this new roar" which had greeted his supreme court proposals as "the best evidence in the world" that the administra- tion had begun to keep its promises. The president recalled that 40 years of controversy preceded the emancipation of slaves in the United States, put he asserted that "econ- omic freedom for the wage earncr and the farmer and the small bus mess man will not wait for 40 years. It will not wait at all" Reaction Mixed
 Washington, March 5--(UP)-Rc- action to President Roosevelt's vic tory dinner address was mixed today. President Roosevelt himself said that seven out of every eight telc- grams received at the White House supported his views.
 Representative congressional com ment follows:
 Sen. Alben Barkley, (d), Ky: Tt will put fight into the supporters of the judiciary plan both in con- gress and in the country"
 Sen. Edward 10. Burke, (d), Neb. "I commend the president for his eloquent statement of the splendid objective he has in mind. I utterly condemn the method by which he proposes to reach that goal. Unless 1t is checked by an araused public, his program will result in serious setback to the march Of democracy"
 Sen. George Radcliffe, (O, Md. "It was marvellous speech, but l would hesitate to say what the effect would be on the Judiciary program"
 Sen. Joseps c. Mahoney, do, Wyo.: Maybe he has just begun to fight"
 Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, (d), Mont: "I feel that the presidents speech was full of errors and that he laid up to the supreme court such events as dust storms and foods"
 Rep. Sam Rayburn, (d) Texas: "It was an appeal to which millions who listened will doubtless respond.
 VIII Not Wait
 Washington, March 5--(UP)- Speaker William B. Bankhead said today that congress would go ahead with It's legislative programs for ag- riculture and industry without wait- ing for supreme court decisions.
 We are anxious of course fOf careful consideration of all bills" Bankhead said. but don't think there is any hesitency about going ahead with the agriculture and Guffey coal programs for example regardless of what the supreme court may do."
 Bankhead said he was not scer- tain whether the administration would urge wage and hour Iegisla- ton this session.
 There might not be or there might be wage-hour bills" he said.
 Asked If he thought recent moves
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