The Washington times., 1937-09-18
PRESIDENT MAPS.
STRATEGY FOR.
FIGHT TO FINISH
mo Retreat" Is Stand
Before Western Swing
By GEORGE DURNO


UN.S0. Flying the banner Of
mo Retreat" President Roosevelt
set himself today to go before the
voters from coast to coast and
renew his declaration Of war
against those "who would Shrivel
the Constitution into q lawyers
contract"
Next Wednesday he will embark
on . swing to the Pacific Coast,
personally to carry the Vord that
there is nothing in the founding
document which gives the Su-
preme Court "any power to de-
clare legislation unconstitutional,
nor any mention Of the number OF
justices who should sit on the high
tribunal.
$4,000 HEAR KEYNOTE"
Before $1,000 people damned
around the base of the washing
ton Monument, the President key
noted his forthcoming tour of the
country in a Enthusiastically
bold Constitution Day speech rem
iniscent of his most vigorous utter
ances during last years Preslden-
tial campaign.
Directly to Mr.. RooseVelt's le1t
as the Executive spoke sat Gov.
Bibb Graves, of Alabama, whose
name has been linked with that
of Supreme Court Justice Black
in the furore over Blacks reputed
membership in the Ku Klux Khan.
Graves paid close attention to
Mr., Roosevelt and applauded Wig
orously on numerous occasions,
as did his wife, Senator Dixie Bloo
Graves, who sat beside her huS-
band. Graves appointed Mrs.
Graves to the Senate seat left va
cant by Blacks appointment to
the high court.
Mr.. Roosevelt avoided all refer
ence to the current uproar being
raised over charges that his first
Supreme Court appointee, Ala
bama's Hugo Black, was a Klans-
man.
He is committed to mo further
comment" until Justice Black re-
turns from Europe and has an OPP
portunity to present his side OF
the case. He did state, perhaps
significantly, that "the SureSt pro
lection of the individual and OF
minorities is that fundamental
tolerance and feeling for fair play
which the bill Of rights assumes.
Tonight President Roosevelt is
again heading back to his Hyde
Park home for few days resi-
BOUND FOR SEATTLE
From the Hudson River estate,
he and Mrs. Roosevelt will entra1n
for Seattle to visit their daughter,
Mrs, Anna Boettiger, and the
grandchildren. En- route, the Presl-
dent will spend a night in Yellow
stone National Park and inspect
Fort Pack, Bonneville and Grand
Coulee dams.
The trip West will be made on
a special train completely equipped
for sound. Loud speakers Will
adorn the rear platform. The
President plans rear-platform ap-
pearances such as those of the
1896 campaign.
The ~oute to the coast will take
Mr., Roosevelt through the States
of such outstanding senatorial
opponents OF his defeated Supreme
Court reorganization plan as Bur-
ton K. Wheeler of Montana:
Burke of Nebraska; O'Mahoney OF
Wyoming, and McCarran of Ne
vada. What the Executive intends
to do in those States on his lin
take" trip remained to be seen.
He insists it is to be non-politi-
cal swing.
It was understood unofficially,
that Mr.. Roosevelt will return to
washington by a more southerly
route and take in many hundred
miles of new territory.
Sc" FOR BATTLE
There could be no question last
nlR0G as II1G EICS1UCA1U bdAhCA1 4AOU
only to his immediate large audi
ence. but to q worldwide radio
hook-up, that he was set for a
finish fight on the Supreme Court
Constitution issue.
Enumerating the New Deal OBJ
jectives of hour-wage legislation,
crop control and elimination of
"disruptive trade practices" the
Executive asserted.
"And I am determined that
under the Constitution these
things shall be DONE"
He pugnaciously declared "the
Constitution guarantees liberty,
not license masquerading as
liberty"
He insisted this fundamental
paper was written by the founding
fathers as "a layman's document,
not a lawyers contract-that pur-
posely it contained Statement
of more detectives" concerning
fundamental powers of govern
ment which flexible craftsmanship
of the future, within the Constitu-
ton, could adapt to time and cir
cumstances."
IOhn Anne Serve