Evening star., 1937-09-17
Klux Klan which breaches hatred and
intolerance among our people.
(Signed) ROBERT F. WAGNER"

klux Khan which preacheS hatred and
intolerance among our people.
(Signed) ROBERT F. WAGNER"
Support Alabsman.
Meanwhile, along with the voices
raised in censure of Black for conceal
ing his Klan affiliation or failing to
repudiate the charges, support of the
Alabaman came from three sources
Citing Blacks senatorial record on
behalf of labor. Edward L. Keating,
former member OF Congress and now
editor of Labor, weekly newspaper of
2l railroad labor unions, declared in
an address in Kansas City that he
would not be stampeded by publishers
Block and Hearst into turning against
a friend.
AS trade unionist and a Roman
Catholic, 1 do not propose to permit
these journalistic and financial buc-
cancers to inflame my passions to the
point where 1 will cruelty the man
who fought my battle and your battle
when we couldn't fight that battle
ourselves Keating said.
AT the end of his address 600 dele
gates to the convention of the Inter-
national Brotherhood of Boilermakers.
Shipbuilders, Workers and Helpers of
America unanimously adopted reso-
luton in support of the Black appoint
ment.
Reynolds Charges "Spite."
Senator Reynolds, Democrat, of
North Carolina also stepped forward
as champion of the Alabaman in
terming the agitation against Black
"a lot of spite and political propa-
ganda."
Hugo Black, in my opinion, is a
gentleman of the highest character. .
Reynolds said. II voted for his con-
firmation, and would do it all over
again because 1 know he is honest
and able"
The Justices third defender was
Representative Wood, Democrat, of
Missouri, elected with the support of
organized labor.
Senator Wheeler issued the call for
an investigation from Fargo, N. Oak,
citing the controversy as good il
lustration Of what happens when an
administration acts hastily and what
happens when Senators vote blindly
for every suggestion that is made by
the White House. If the charges are
true, the President should ask for
Blacks resignation"
The President should appoint an
impartial board" to examine the
charges, Wheeler said, and il he fails
to do so it should be named by the
Senate.
Legal Action Pressed.
Two legal actions directed at keep
ing the new justice from his seat on
the bench will be pressed by their
instigators unless the Alabaman re-
signs, it was said by P. H. Kelly, Bos-
ton attorney. and Albert Levitt, for
mer Federal judge in the Virgin
Islands.
Both are challenging the constitu-
tionality Of the appointment; Kelly on
the grounds that no vacancy actually
exists on the court, and Levitt on the
grounds that Black disqualified him.
self by voting on the Supreme Court
retirement bill. Levitt began his
action on August 18 and said yester-
day he will continue to press 1t.
In Chicago the whole controversy
was tied into charges by Gen. Hugh
johnson that President Roosevelt Is
seeking to establish rigid Dictator
| ship in the United States.
The President, Johnson said, seeks
the power to influence the decisions
of the Supreme Court by appointing
to 1t a majority of puppets Of his own
choosing-hillbilly Ku Klux wool hats
from the forks In the creek like Sen
ator Black"
Possibility Of impeachment pro-