Evening star., 1937-02-05
WACNERPR0P0SED
FOR HIGH COURT
Farley Calls Attention to
Senator's Record at Tes-
timOniaI Dinner.
=, the Associated Press.

- the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February S. Post
master General James A. Farley last
night expressed hope that the Supreme
Court of the United States "can find
q place for Senator Robert F. Wagner,
Democrat Of New York, as q member.
Addressing a testimonial dinner in
honor of Wagner. Farley said that no
one except President Roosevelt has
done more for downtrodden people In
New York State than Wagner and
that 1.-The Senator can stay there Tin
the Senate) as long as he wants, as
far as the people Of New York are
concerned"
Wagner, in his own address, ap-
pealed for a continuance of the CRU
sade for social justice" in America.
Mayor F. H. La Guardia paid added
tribute to Wagners record as a legis-
lator and further praise was added by
Gov Herbert H. Lehman, who spoke
by telephone from Albany.
Earle Urges Neutrality.
Gov. George H. Earle of Pennsyl-
vania, another who paid tribute to
Wagner. urged that the United States
keep its hands out of any quarrels
between Communists and Fascists"
and avoid engaging in AN impending
war of determination"
The dinner was arranged by the
American Jewish Congress in saluta-
ton of Wagner's notable services in
behalf OF the Nation"
On the committee were six members
of President Roosevelt's cabinet-Sec-
retaries Ickes. Morgenthau. Swanson
and Wallace, Postmaster General Far
lev and Attorney General Cummings.
The Reception Committee member
ship included Gov. Lehman, Senator
Bulkley. Democrat, Of Ohio: Senator
Copeland. Democrat, of New York;
Senator La Toilette, Progressive. Of
Wisconsin; Senator Guffey, Demo-
crat. Of Pennsylvania: Relief Admin
istrator Harry L. Hopkins, Mayor
La Guardia. Representative O'Day,
Democrat, of New York, and Repre-
sentative Fish, Republican, of New
York.
The Senator had accepted the
tribute on the understanding the pro-
ceeds of the dinner, at $25 a plate.
be used by the Jewish Congress in
defense Of Jews throughout the world.
Saying the greatest single source
of internal dissension is economic
adversity," Wagner added:
America must continue with un-
abated zeal its crusade for social JUS
tice. Despite the tremendous gains
that have been made within our men,
ory, the path ahead is steep and peril
GUS Thousands Of our people still
dwell in the vale OF practical desti-
tuition ="
Democracy vs.. AutOcracy.
In much Of the world, he went on.
democracy and autocracy have come
to grips. Brute force is at war with
reason. Both cannot survive. Upon
the outcome of that contest hangs
the fate of 5000 years Of progress.
Il have q profound conviction Of
the eventual triumph Of reason.
believe that by precept and example
America will restrain the dogs of war
and exalt the practical example of the
Prince of Peace. I believe that the
spirit Of tolerance, emanating from
our shores, will spread Its radiant
wings eastward across the Atlantic"
Naming no country specifically. the
Senator added that "in some areas,
the unquenched fires Of malice and
suspicion are consuming their
own citizenry at home.
Persecution is running rampant
against minority groups"
In the twentieth century" he
said, "the test (of an advanced civ
ilization) has become the extent to
which the integrity of rinorities is
respected and preserved.
For us in America, the ability to
meet this test may deter
mine our survival as a united 1--tion,
for as q nation we are an aggregate
Of minorities slowly learning to
live peacefully, harmoniously and CO.
operatively together"