The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-26
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
WILL SOUTH AWAKEN BEFORE 1T is
TOO LATE?

1t is their belief in fact, that under these recent
opinions there no longer remain any constitutional
barriers to federal regulation of the most sweep
ing and comprehensive character. That this is the
construction of the administration is attested by
its avowed purpose to present immediately new
national wage and hour regulatory bills drawn
along old NRA lines The purpose is to give these
bills right of way putting them ahead of the pres
dents court packing and governmental reorga MIA
ton plans. In addition to White House support
they will be backed by the union labor leaders of
both the Lewis and Green factions. Thus, a stua-
ton confrontS administration supporters, such, for
example, as Senator Robinson of Arkansas and
Senator Harrison of Mississippi, which can hardly
help but be painful. If they support the president
and his labor-eader allies in their determination
to regulate us by national act, they will commit
themselves to policy of national regulation from
which, once established, it is almost impossible TO
retreat and which easily can be expanded into
other fields than those which concern wages and
hours of labor.
For example, once congress- under sanction OF
the supreme court, has started down that road, 1t
would seem a natural step to extend federal super
vision over the states in the matter of elections
and in the matter of public education on the the
DRY that in the South racial determinations on
both exists ana rs therefore,, Il inaIIeI Vi HaI'oHe'
concern Those who think this idea far-fetched or
improbable might reflect proftably upon few of
the things this administration has done in the last
four years, which seemed most fantastic and i'm
probable before they were proposed.
For one thing, they might reflect upon the presl-
dents court-packing plan and how farfetched that
would have seemed few months ago If 1t had
been suggested he would ask for six additional APP
pointments to the supreme bench. They might re-
fleet also upon the fact that in the last three years
this administration through Chairman Farley, the
distribution of federal jobs and its relief eXpendl-
lures, has made so great an appeal to the negro
vote in the North that it IS of the biggest
Of the administrations political assets and there IS
already pressure from negro leaders on admins
ration politicians to end Suffrage abuses in the
SOUTH
And they might reflect further upon the recent
speech of Senator Carter Glass in which he re-
ferred to one member of the Roosevelt cabinet
(Mr Ickes) who in addresses to negro audiences
had favored mixed schools, urged the repeal OF all
segregation ordinances and, according to Senator
Glass. practically committed the administration to
a new force bill for the South, declaring that not
since Lncons day has it been better realized than
now the necessity of laws to strictly enforce the
three post-Civil War amendments which kept the
South in agony for years and retarded its progress
for half Il century,.
II would seem that these things might cause
even such loyal men as Senators Robinson ana
Harrison to pause and think before blindly follow
ing the president down the national regulation
road They still have the choice-Frank K. Kent