Evening star., 1937-06-16

OF Virginia might eventually be asked
to lead the House bloc that disapproves
the bill. Several weeks ago he broad
cast stirring radio address against it.
AS he is chairman of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee,
which will be charged with the duty of
re-electing a Democratic House next
year, it's figured that Drewry would be
a powerful factor in mobilizing opposi-
ton to the unpopular court measure.
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Persistence and extension of labor un-
rest in the steel and coal fields intensi-
fes the demand in and out of Congress
Tor some sort of expression from Presi-
dent Roosevelt that would influence lead
ers of industry and workers alike. There's
a general feeling that, without taking
sides, the White House has it in its
power to pour oil on the troubled waters
by merely making some ringing utter
ance on behalf of law and order and
: proclaiming that the public interest is
paramount. Members of Congress, in
cluding some stanch administration sup
porters, are understood to be bringing
urgent pressure to bear on the Presi-
dent to do or say something without
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otherwise the impression will take root
that he condones action which can lead
to disorder on far wider scale than
anything so far witnessed, besides strik-
ing fatal blow at recovery, especially
Unemployment
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Senator Herring, Democrat, of Iowa
IS convinced that hot weather is the
adjournment of Congress if the session
threatens to project itself far into the
Summer. When I was Governor of
Iowa." the HaWkeye statesman says, IT
was accustomed to look out of my win
dow at the Capitol in Des Moines every
morning and study the condition of the
lawn. AS soon as I noticed that the
grass was beginning to scar and yellow,
I knew I wouldn't have the Legislature
on my hands very long,"
Three generations bearing the name
of Charles Evans Hughes are fore
gathered at Brown University this week
for commencement exercises of the
Chief Justices alma mater Himself of
the class of 81, he will be joined by his
son, Charles Evans Hughes. ir class
of '09, and by his grandson, Charles
Evans Hughes, Sd, who will be graduated
with the class of 81 All three Hugheses
have brilliant Brown records to their
credit. The Chief Justice on his gradua-
tion day 56 years ago delivered classical
grafton entitled THE First Appearance
of Sophocles." His son prepared COM
mencement address on "The Changing
and the Permanent in the Moral Order"
The youngest Hughes, in strictly mod
ern vein, will hold forth next Saturday
on the subject Of 1--WE, the Specialists
All three Hughes Brownmen were famed
in college days for debating talents,
along with other intellectual attain
ments.
William E. Dodd. American Ambassa-
dor to Germany. hasn't put in all his
time at Berlin practicing Yankee shirt
sleeve diplomacy on those recurring oc-
casions when it was necessary for Uncle
Sam to talk turkey to the Nazis There
will shortly be published under DR..
Dodd's authorship. the first volume of
a series of books entitled struggles for
Democracy: The Old South The Am
bassador himself North Carolinian,
has written copiously on Dixie subjects,
including THE Life of Jefferson Davis"
Statesmen of the Old South" The
Cotton Kingdom" and Lincoln or Lee?"
(Copyright. 1879