The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-25
President Signed
 Lower Court BiH
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right tU appoint six new justices.
 "It eeemed," he said, "thAt 6 were itahle conspiracy existed one the part of many of the most gifted members of the legal profession to take advantage of the technicallties of the law and the conservatism of the courts to render measures of social and economic reform stor- ile or abartlve,"
 But he added, the lower court bill moves in the general direction of
 T have therefore given it my ape proval,"
 Why He Objected
 MT. Roosevelt criticized the lower court bill particularly because tt failed to provide for any increase in the number of federal court jus- tloes and "does not touch the proh- lem of aged or inflrm justices who fail to take advantage of the oppor- tunity accorded them to retire or resign on full pay"
 MT, Roosevelts original judiciary reorganization program was based chiefly on Q request for power to appoint to the high tribunal young and liberal justices to supplement those over 70 who failed to resign or retire.
 The presidents action was the final phase of the controversy which split the democratic majority in congress and had representations which extended through the Anal day of the congressional session.
 The bill, which provides merely for procedural reforms in the lower federal courts and makes no mem ton of the supreme court, was criticized by Mir. Roosevelt as being inadequate to satisfy his ideas of Judiciary reorganization needs, al. though he said it constituted "N step in the right direction"
 Objections Cited
 Ills objections to the lower court bill were cited as;
 "On the side Of omission, it leaves entirely untouched and method Of relieving the burden now imposed VII tklu oubkuHiu SbdIbi
 Tt provides no increase Of the personnel of the lower courts-an increase eonfessedly necessary.
 "It provides no effective means of assigning district judges to pres. sure areas.
 Tt sets up no flexible machinery, with methods of administration readily adaptable to needs as they arise.
 Tt leaves untouched tho crowded condition of the doekeb in our lower courts.
 Tt provides for no flow Of new blood to any Of the federal benches"
 Does Not Touch Problem
 Then, in two paragraphs referring back to his original judiciary reor. plan, the president eon- tinued his attack on the lower court bill with the assertion:
 "It docs not touch the problem of aged and infirmed judges who fail to take advantage of the epportu- nity accorded them to retire or TO. sign on full pay.
 "Ail of these are objectives which are of necessity Q part of any eom- plete and rounded plan for the re- form Of judicial proeesseS."
 The prosident, despite his eritl. eistns of omissions" in the measure, said the bill contains several pro. visions which arc definitely Q step in the right direction"
 After pointing out that the bill would expedite supreme court ap- peals and improve intolerable site nations created by tho reckless granting by the lower courts of in. junctions," the president said
 "The bill moves in tho same gen. oral direction Of reform, and l have therefore given it my approval
 The first part Of the presidents was c defense Of his su- preme court program that was do. feated after c party.splitting, six months fight in tho senate.