Evening star., 1937-09-18

dant amphitheater was musical pro-
gram by the United States Army Band.
with John Charles Thomas, one of
Americas most popular baritones. ap-
pearing as soloist to sing THE Star
Spanged Banner"
As the music ended. soldiers. sailors.
marines and representatives of each
OF the 48 States and the Territories
advanced in colorful ceremony of
massing their flags.
But even while the President held
the oratorical spotlight in the Capital.
his friends and foes were swinging
verbal punches at him and at each
other in numerous holiday observances
throughout the Nation.
Among those appearing on speakers
platforms from coast to coast were
Senator Vandenberg, Republican, Of
Michigan; Alfred E. Smith, one-time
Democratic standard bearer, but now
definitely broken with his party; Gen.
Hugh S. johnson. Senator Wheeler,
Democrat, of Montana, another ad-
ministration foe, and Secretary Of In
terror Ickes.
AT Detroit the defeat of the court
reorganization plan was hailed by
Senator Vandenberg as having saved
the l50th anniversary of the Constitu-
ton from being a hollow mockery."
Continuing, Vandenberg said
Let no ostrich-minded citizen
ignore the seeping, sweeping growth
OF strongly centralized forms of highly
concentrated, authoritarian govern
ment with its inevitably attendant
tyrannies all round the globe. Let
him not ignore the infiltration of
these trends at Washington, no mat
ter how worthy their present objec-
tlves may be deemed TO be, where the
greatest and most powerful bureaucracy
OF modern times now plans its own
perpetuation.
AT Princeton, N. j., Al Smith took
issue with the presidential definition
OF American democracy as expressed
at Roanoke and repeated, unknown TO
Mr.. Smith, here last night.
President Roosevelt" the former
New York Governor said, called
democracy the rule of the majority.
That is not so. The American form
OF government is intended to protect
the rights OF the minority. The ma
Jority needs no protection"
In Toledo, Ohio, Gen. johnson re-
peated his most recent prophecy of
doom" in warning that the Presi-
dent is ''risking the success of the
New Deal by aspiration to unprece-
dented power" The New Deal should
go back, the general said, to its bril-
liant days of 1882 TO 1886.
johnson shared the speakers plat
form with Edward F. McGrady, former
Assistant Secretary of LABOR, and
John d. Biggers, Toledo industrialist
who has been chosen TO head the work
| OF the unemployment census.
| Warning by King.
Senator King, Democrat of Utah
warned a Richmond audience that
| those who seek TO enlarge the author
ity of the Federal Government "are
not only constitutionally lllterate, but
they are enemies of our own form OF
government"
AT Chicago, Senator Wheeler Joined
forces with Publishers Frank Knox OF
the Chicago Daily News and r. r
Mccormick of the Chicago Tribune
to caution his listeners to continuina
vigilance against "one man" govern
| ment.
From his cabinet associates. the
President received some measure OF
support as Secretary Ickes, speaking
IN Pittsburgh, commended the au.
thors of the Constitution, but con.
demned the selfish purposes" of the
Supreme Court. Secretary of Agri.
culture Wallace, commenting on tn,
observance here, suggested the Con.
stitution be applied full strength rath.
er than diluted by lot of legal in.
terpretations.
Colncident with the program In Syl.