Evening star., 1937-05-03

Democratic Senate revolt, wide and
bitter over the Supreme Court issue, is
aggravated by the row over economy
and relief. Opposition to White House
budgetary plans may not assume the
extent or heat OF the judiciary squab-
BILE, but 1t piles fresh fuel on the fire
either the New Deals legislative or polit-
ical future. The hostility OF Senators
Robinson OF Arkansas and Byrnes Of
South Carolina to presidential schemes
involving public funds is the first real
break in administration leadership at
the Capitol. Probably the breach will
be healed before the session ends,
though old-time unity and spineless rub
ber stamping are pretty definitely out
Of the window. The Rooseveltian family
feud fills Republicans with about the only
cheer they've known since they were
plunged into gloom last November.
Throughout the broadcast Of Chairman
John Hamilton Saturday night, inaugu-
rating the comeback radio series on
which he has just embarked there was
evidence of the G. o. P.s belief that the
elephant faces the future with far more
hopeful outlook than it had any reason
to expect before Democrats in Congress
proclaimed their independence this
Spring.
It's exactly six months ago this week
that Franklin Delano Roosevelt swept
the country by an II 900 900 ma jority over
his Republican opponent and captured
the electoral votes of all but two of the
1oy, Ic1; 40 ryytr {1A
Gratis 76 members of the Senate and 331
seats in the House. Nothing could so
graphically illustrate the violent change
in the party's fortunes at Washington as
the modest hope now entertained by
New Dealers that the Presidents court
packing plan may squeeze through by a
Senate vote of so, or just one more than
a majority. This means that at least 80
Democratic Senators have left the fold
on the judiciary proposition, the sup
posed proponent phalanx consisting OF
46 Democrats and the quartet of Farmer
Labor, Progressive and Independent Sem
ators. Democratic calculations outrun
the bleakness of the immediate present.
They are concerned in anxious degree
with future party solidarity and in par
ticular with the 1888 congressional elec-
tionS. 1ntimations that the Roosevelt
high command will punish court de
serters" refer mainly to senatorial oppo-
nents soon to face denomination pri-
maries. 1t will not be surprising If
prominent foes of the bill, formerly
assured of almost automatic reelection,
find themselves opposed by Farley
approved Democrats who were right" in
the court fight.
While George H. Davis, Kansas City
grain dealer just elected president Of the
Chamber Of Commerce Of the United
States, is not New Dealer, he's ex-
pected to be cordial advocate OF CO.
operation with the administration. In
1934-5 he served as chairman of the
N. R. A. code authority for grain ex-
changes. A native Illinoisan, Davis for
years has been one Of the foremost fac
tors in the grain trade, though not on
the speculative side. He operates
ranches and farms of his own in Texas,
Kansas and Missouri, and at Kansas
City runs one OF the worlds biggest grain
elevators, with capacity Of 10000, 900
bushels. He was frequently consulted
by Secretary Wallace in connection with
A. 4. A. and related farm a15airs Ths