The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-06
President, Prophet
On Fight Just Begun,
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committed, would be one Of -four
speakers against the plan at q New
York city mass meeting next Friday
The others will be Sen. Walter r
George, D., Ca, representing the
South; Sen. Royal 8. Copeland, D..
N. Y, from the East; and Burke.
representing the Midwest.
Friends Pleased With Speed
Administration supporters hailed
the presidents first judiciary speech
as squirting their battle to press the
court legislation through Congress
They renewed their campaign To
rally public and congressional sup
port. Both factions Of organized
labor, 1t was learned, were prepar-
ing to join the administration
campaign. The committee for in
dustrial organization Is expected To
pledge Its support at meeting here
next Tuesday a statement was re-
ported being prepared by William
Green, president Of the American
Federation Of Labor, in support Of
the program.
No Compromise Says Burke
Burke forecast far-reaching poll
teal effects If the presidents plan
should be enacted--a development
which he said he considered impos-
sible. 1T the president puts his
plan across, there would result a
series of farm and labor legislative
measures Of o type this country has
never dreamed and the eventual
outcome would be a realignment OF
parties In the United States" he
said. Burke and Wheeler agreed
that, as a result Of the presidents
appeal to the farmers, the laborers
the small businessman and the
poverty-stricken, opponents Of the
plan would flight fire with fire.
There can be no compromise,
Burke said.
Opposition Mobilizing
Closer organization Of the opposi-
ton also was speeded by Sen. Will
liam II. King, D., Utah. He said
that valuable time was being lost
by earlier failure Of the opponents
to map a definite program and that
action should be taken at once. The
insistence on organization led tc
half q dozen conferences In which
democratic foes Of the plan took q
leading part. They were assured
solid republican aid. Prospects Of q
filibuster by opponents of the court
bill were sharply discounted by @
legislator high In the opposition
ranks. Both sides agreed that the
controversy was SO closely fought
that the outcome was uncertain.
Roosevelt Backers Active
The administration appeared to
be taking no chances on letting ur
on its campaign to convince both
Congress and the nation Of what
President Roosevelt termed the
necessity Of supreme court enlarge
ment to permit enactment Of ad-
ministration social and economic
legislation. On Monday labor's nom
partisan league will hold o confer
ence here to spur It's nationwide
campaign to enlist wage earners IN
support of the court program. On
Tuesday, the president will make
the second Of a series Of radio ad-
dresses on the judiciary issue. He
was expected TO deal directly with
his proposal for enlargement of the
court in a sequel to his Thursday
night speech.
IckeS In Boston
Secretary of Interior Harold L.
Ickes, credited with effective cam
paigning last summer, will discuss
the court proposal at Boston on st.
Patrick's Day. Later he may make
other speeches In New England and
the middle West. Whether Secre-
tary of Agriculture Henry A. Wal
lace and WPA Administrator Harry
L. Hopkins would join in the
"stumping" appeared uncertain. The
radio debate over the plan con-
tinued last night with Rep. u. Q
Guyer, r., Kan. speaking against
the program and Sen. William
Gibbs McAdoo, D., Cal, for 1t.
Guyer drew on q baseball analo-
gy to illustrate his view.
I'VE are asked by legislative ma
neuvers and by strategem to fix the
UMPIRE" he said. Someone at.
tempted to steal o base and the OLD
umpire called him out. Now al thai