Evening star., 1937-02-12

dent Roosevelt would let fundamental
labor and farm policies simmer until
the court reorganization problem is
settled.
Mr.. Roosevelt's series Of conferences
with Democratic Congressmen, they
said, apparently indicated he was
pressing for adoption OF his judicial
proposals as a prelude to any other
recommendations during this session
Of Congress.
Justice Department officials re-
vealed Attorney General Cummings
would explain the Presidents ju-
dietary reform program Sunday night
He will speak at 7 o'clock.
Some of Roosevelt's supporters gave
notice OF no compromise with oppon-
ents Of the most controversial of his
Observation-Disclosures of the Su-
preme Court If justices over 70 do not
retire.
Their declaration was made in the
face of statement by Senator Norris,
Independent, Of Nebraska, whom Mr..
Roosevelt supported for reelection
last year, that the proposal entailed
danger" because it would permit a
President to create a new court over
night, the Associated Press said.
Favored Only as Last Resort.
Administration forces had hoped
the veteran Nebraskan would line up
in favor Of the reorganization pro-
gram. Instead. he said after talking
with the President late yesterday he
would support Supreme Court enlarge
ment only as last resort.
Some other Congress may come
along after I'm dead and increase 1t
again." he said, until it may get as
large as Congress itself. Then we
would have to build another palace to
house them.
THE new court may be as bad as
this one"
Norris proposed legislation to re-
quire that more than a majority vote
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hold laws unconstitutional. Nebraska.
he pointed out, requires 5-to-2 vote
to hold State act invalid.
Although expressing the belief .
constitutional amendment would take
too long to meet the present situation,
he urged as a longtime remedy an
amendment limiting the terms Of ST.
preme Court justices.
"The present situation is intolerable
and something must be done to pre-
vent the courts from legislating in
stead of Congress" Norris said.
I've never known President that
seemed less like a dictator. or less in
clined to be one" he added.
Conference to Debate Plan.
Norris is head of the Conference on
Constitutional Amendment, which will
meet here next month. Members of
the group said it would discuss Mr..
Roosevelt's proposals along with others
for limiting the courts powers, either
by statute or amendment.
Senator McCarran. Democrat, of
Nevada, was drafting resolution ask
ing all Government agencies to report
to Congress the court injunctions by
which congressional enactments have
been restrained in the last four years.
He said this would be only factual
report.
Opponents of the Presidents pro-
gram were endeavoring to form q
united front in both House and Sem
ate. Republicans said the minority
party's members were cooperating in
formally with Democratic dissenters to
frame opposition tactics.
The Republican titular leader, ALI
M. Landon, will express his views to-
night In q Lincoln day speech in New
York.
Gov. George H. Earle, Pennsylvania
Democrat, said at Springfield. ILL.,, that
if Lincoln were President now, he
would do the same as Mr.. Roosevelt
is doing"
'"The court has been on q sit-down
strike for many years." Earle declared.
At a Lincoln day dinner in Cleve-
land, on the other hand, Representa-
tive Fish, Republican, of New York,
said Mr.. Roosevelt was trying to
stack the Supreme Court, circum-
vent the Oonstatution, and u1A)Le him