Evening star., 1937-02-14
C.P. TAFT ASSA|LS
PRESIDENTS 'SPLAN
Warns G. O. p. Against Re-
dictionary Attitude in 0p-
position to Roosevelt.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
JACKSON, Mich, February l3.-
Charles p. Taft. Cincinnati attorney.
and son of the late former President
William Howard Taft, told Repub-
Ncans at q Lincoln Club banquet to-
night that If President Roosevelt Is
not satisfied with the United States
Supreme Court. he has the same
remedy that you and have, a con-
stitutional amendment"
Warning the Republican party
against q reactionary attitude, Taft
said that calamity howlers didn't
register in the last election and they
won't on this (court) issue"
He defined the party's problem as
ITO fnd q way to unity its efforts"
and Ito make itself q conservative
party In the best sense, party which
seeks to conserve our resources-our
resources of forests and Of water and
of soil. our human resources of energy
and Of pioneer spirit and of moral
values"
OF the Presidents proposals for
+
ure and the retirement of judges, Taft
said, The President says there are
not enough judges, and yet there are
eight vacancies on the Federal bench
which he has neglected to fill, some
of them for more than year. He
now wants quick constitutional deci-
sions, something which is very de-
sirsble, but for three years the New
Deal, I suppose under his direction.
tried to prevent any constitutional
decision at all"
Lauds Court Attitude.
rerming the Supreme bench the
promptest, most efficient and most
conscientious court Of last resort in
the world" the Ohioan said that
this court he condemns has
expressed unanimously far more lib
eral view on strikes and picketing than
your own Supreme Court of Michigan,
and has almost alone among Amer
lean courts sustained the majority rule
as the basis of union recognition"
''The problem" he said, lis the
problem Of decisions of the court with
which the President does not agree.
One can understand how he
feels. have been annoyed every now
and then by the Supreme Court Of
Ohio. sss
Nevertheless I certainly do not IA
vor q proposal, the actual effect Of
which is to give the President power
to threaten any judge who disagrees
with him with public charge Of old
age and incompetency. That is ex-
actly what the President is asking
for. 90" That kind of a power over
judges should not be placed in the
hands OF the President
Party Machinery "Inadequate."
The Republican party's machinery
for making q national attack on the
proposal was described by Taft as "ut-
terly inadequate"
II am seriously disturbed" he said,
"by the fact that we have no way for
arriving at a consensus among Re-
publicans on national issues. That
is the reason why in a national cam
paign the local and State organiza-
tions are very apt to concentrate on
electing their own candidates to the
sorrow Of the national ticket"
Urging that the party find ways Of
consulting on national issues and Of
working out q sound national policy"
Taft continued:
If that method is well worked out,
its very operation will carry weight
and conviction with Republicans and
with the ones who voted for Roosevelt
last Fall and are now increasing their
fingers. And they are enough to make
our efforts for good government sue
eessful.
BATON ROUGE, La. February 13
P.-Gov. Richard w. Leche said to-
day q telegraphic poll showed the
Louisiana Legislature favors President
Roosevelt's judiciary reform proposal.
Many of the legislators are the same
men who voted approval of the late
Senator Huey P. Longs program to
prevent Federal interference in Loui-
siana in 1885.
KANSAS CITY, February 13 N.-
Robert G.. Simmons, former Repub-
lican Representative from Nebraska,
told the young Republicans Of Mis-
souri, at a Lincoln dinner tonight that
President Roosevelt's judiciary pro-
posak raised the deep issue" of the
maintenance Of liberty of the citizen
from the tyranny of any administra-
tion and any Congress.
THE issue goes deeper than the
question Of whether President Roose-
welt will or will not pack the court"
Simmons said.
THE issue Is whether the American
people want to put that power in the
hands Of any President, or any Con-
eress."
NASHVILLE. Tenn. February 13
@.-The Central Council of the Ten
ord today as disapproving President
Roosevelt's proposal to reorganize the
Supreme Court.
A resolution adopted by the council
said: 1.-The grant of such power and
the exercise Thereof endangers our
form of government as defined in the
Constitution"
WILMINGTON. Del, February 13
R.-The Delaware State Bar Associ-
alton, by . vote of "a to 5, adopted q
resolution today protesting against
President Rooeevelt's proposal to allow
en increase IN the Supreme Court
membership.
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Judiciary