The daily independent., 1937-07-21

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GlOrifies Constitution; Federal
Administrative Orders Issued
Since 1887 To Be Codified.
Washington-There has been no
exaggeration about reports that
the President is worried over the
Japanese Chinese conflict. In
private talk with his State De-
partment advisers he has ndicat-
ed that he is more worried about
this than about any other prob
lens facing him-including the
Supreme Court fight.
The two chief factors which
cause worry are:
l. Fear that war between Japan
and China will spread to the rest
of the world. Should Russia come
into the fray against her tradi-
tional enemy, Japan, then Japan'S
ally Germany would Immediately
follow, and the fat would be in
| the fire.
2. More immediate is necessity
of the United States declaring an
arms embargo against both Japan
and China under the Neutrality
Act. This would mean a tremen-
douS handicap to China and none
at all to Japan, for Japan has am
pie armament and war supplies
while China has almost none.
Among the Presidents advisers
it is felt that this advantage
should not be thrown to Japan if
there is any way to get around
it. They consider China a tradi
tional friend of the United States,
while Japan's imperialistic ambi-
tionS and her plans for the diviS-
ion of Climate put it mildly
are not ideals which the United
States wants to further.
That is why every telegram
from American ENJOYS in the
Orient is sent to the White House
Immediately, and why Roosevelt
gets a personal report from State
Department experts at least twice
day.
Soils Constitution
Tammany Congressman Sol
Bloom, jocular, diamond-sporting
eX-theatrical magnate, has been
known in the past as the Man
Who Made George Washington
Famous. But now it looks as if he
would become the Man Who pre-
served the Constitution.
Sol is a ShreWd operator. A few
years ago he grabbed several
several hundred juicy plumS
through the George Washington
Bicenbennia{ Commission. There
were other members on the Com
mission, but Sol ran the show
and diShed out the jobs. The
Commission lasted several years
and cost taxpayers more than
S5O0000, including the cost Of
5000 plaster casts of the Father
of His Country at $3.50 each,
which Sol distributed.
Sol never forgot those lush days
and last year revived them with
a new idea, the U. S. Constitution
SeSquicentennial Commission.
AS Chairman of the Commits
sion, Sol lobbied through Congress
100000 grant to finance pre-
parationS for celebrating in Sep
tember, 1887, the $50 anniversary
of the signing Of the Constitution.
With this cozy neSt-egg he swung
into action and in short time had
rented ten offices, assembled
staff of As employees, all selected
by himself He even published UNI
der his personal copyright 25O,-
600 copies of a booklet entitled
THE Story of the Constitution.
To critics, Sol replied that the
reason the pamphlet bore his
name was to distinguish it from
other books dealing with the
Constitution and to prevent busi-
ness firms from using it for ad-
vertiSing purposes.
Two hundred thousand dollars
is a lot of money, but when Sol
comes to the aid Of the Constitu-
tion he spares no expense.
More Constitutional Money
Recently he informed Congress
that the 1886 appropriation was
about exhausted and that an
other $150,000 would be necessary
to complete arrangements for the
celebration. Far from being
daunted by this request, the
House went him one better.
On motion by Representative
Charles Kramer, ardent Los An
geles patrioteer, it added S125 900
to the $15O,GO0 in order to supply
every Senator and Congressman
with $500 free copies of Soils
pamphlet.
The Senate, embroiled in the
battle over the Supreme Court
bill, hasn't acted on the matter
yet, but Sol has high hopes Of
success.
1T can't refuse to commemo-
rate the signing of our sacred
Constitution" he says, and nm
less we get this additional appro-
prlatlon we cans proceed"
Note:-Sols plans contemplate
TWO years of celebrating the rati- |
hcatlon of the Constitution of+e,.