The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-26
F. R. FIRM,BUT
REBELS ALSO
STANDINCPAT
Ten Senators Opposed to
Change up for Re.elec-
ton in 1898
BUSY
AS DECISION NEARS

WASHINGTON, May 20. (UP)
President Roosevelt's refusal to
compromise his judiciary reorgan-
ization program threatens to pro-
woke bitter warfare within the
Democratic party congressional
sources asserted today.
The ultimate outcome, they in
dictated, may decide whether DEM
ocratic senators elected in
Roosevelt landslide can defy the
party leader and get away with
it. Ten so-called "rebel" Demo-
Gratis come up for reelection next
year.
A bloc of the presidents most
powerful congressional leaders
have made a determined effort
to avert party strife which they
believe is likely if the court bill
is pressed to a showdown. They
have failed so far although there
has been no indication that Mr..
Roosevelt himself desires a party
purge" in the next election.
Despite White House dcnials,
the leaders have urged the presi-
dent to accept compromise.
They have suggested that the SUI
preme courts recent decisions in
favor of the new deal might make
it advisable to withdraw the jul
dietary program on the grounds
that the victory already had been
won.
In each case they have failed
to impress the president. They
have seen Mr.. Roosevelt continue
his campaign to enact the court
measure even after the Democrat
ic senate leaders were convinced
that the original bill would be de-
feated and that a compromise
would face grave obstacles.
Among those who recently have
sought to sway senators to sup
port the measure, it was disclosed,
was Chairman Jesse II. Jones Of
the reconstruction Finance cor
poration.
Administrator leaders original.
~ were confident that a compro-
mise would be worked out and
accepted by the president. Even
now they believe such compro-
mise may be forced on Mr.. Roosc-
Welt but there appeared to be lit
tie question that, at last, they
have been convinced that the
president would prefer defeat to
any modification of his bill.
After the supreme court deci-
sion unfolding the Social Security
act, a group of senate Democrats
who had been most vigorous in
support of the judiciary bill adj
mitted that they would be pleased
if the president compromised or
withdrew the measure.
But visitors at the White House
reported that the president still
wanted "all or nothing" At his
press conference yesterday Mr..
Roosevelt stated that the bill was
still essential. He cited as reasons
for the measure the fact that in
the future the. court will be call
ed upon to decide many vital is
sues, including such problems as
the Tennessee valley administra-
ton, housing, public utility regis
tration and labor standards.
The presidents adamant attl-
tude has puzzled and worried
some of his most influential sup.
porters in the senate. They have
expressed the conviction that op
of the court bill are mis-
taken in charging that the presi-
dent was "bluffing" and that nc
was working quietly for
a compromise that would add two
justices to the supreme court.
They believe that he is serious.
but in view of the odds against
success of the original six-justicc
bill their explanations of his pur-
pose vary.
The possibility that energies in
most conversations is that the
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