The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12

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 1, The oppositionists who favor this iiaaneuver are too few in number to be able to wage Q fili- buster that would mean anything. Whom they announced their scheme they expected to stampede their associates into following them. The result was exactly the opposite. 4 9I @'VetefanF parliamentary cam paigners like Senator's Borah and McNary not only refused to fall into. line but berated them for even suggesting the idea. Also, 6 number of Democrats and Repub. licans who are against the PreS- ident on the issue notified the last-ditchers that while they will vote against the Court bill. they would have nothing to do witlia filibuster.. .l.a. NY
 2. Despite their outward show of cohesion and organization the ants actually have little of either.
 Thelr difslculty Is too many generals and too few prlvates. The steering committee they set up Co direct their battle Is meet
 Ing several times . day and Is doing much heavy master nlindlng. But there Is nobody Co execute orders. & r} % ..
 The opposition rank and file cO6lness toward, engaging In word. .slinging. The attitude of the rear row seems to be that She lees said the better, and the sooner the Court row ls over the happier they win be. ' ~s.
 The opposition's lack of Q com pact organization was clearly demonstrated in the first, week of debate. The steering committee had no speeches lined up to counter blast the fusillades of the Administration, and their floor heckling was so inept that the AcminiStrationites had no difi- culty in raising an immediate hue and cry N.out q filibuster.
 Administration Strategy
 The Administrations strategy Is to let the debate run for three weeks and then to press for a vote.
 If the opposition resists a showdown, the plan Is to force continuous day and night ses- .slons, with Administration ranks sitting silent In their seats and the antis compelled to talk In order to stave of . vote. Ad- mlnistratlon leaders are eon-. .vinced that several days of such 2 pressure will quickly shatter obs struction to taking . ballot
 Pending its final push, the Ad- ministration will recess the Senate at the close Of each day, a par hamentafy strategy that will bar more than two speeches by c member on the iSSue., This puts an added burden on any filibus- ter attempt,
 Frank and Burt
 Senator Burt Wheeler's surprise conference with the President on the Supreme Court was not inSti- gated by either of them.
 Inspirer of the meeting was Senator Homer Bone. serious. minded New Dealer from Wash. ington. Bone Is c personal friend of Wheeler and has been much distressed by the Montanan's in. surgency on the court issue, In numerous chats he has tried to bring Burt back into the fold.
 At various times Wheeler has intlmated that one of the req. sons for his opposition was the Presidents failure te consult him. He is always grouslng about the President doing things behind his back.
 Bone conceived the idea that if he could bring the two men to- gether in e face-to-face talk. Wheeler could be persuaded to drop his hostility. so he urged Roosevelt to call Wheeler to the White House. Privately. the Pres. ldcnt deeply resents Wheeler'S ate titude and had no desire for . rec conciliation. But to satisfy Bone he not only agreed to talk to Wheeler but did the inviting him- self.
 The meeting was friendly but fruitless. Tn the course of the hour and half they were to- gether, Wheeler made two speeches In which he said he was deing Roosevelt . great favor by trying tc defeat his bilL. r r'+ E The only result of the affair was to convince Bone that Wheeler was unreasonable and remove all doubt in Bones mind about voting for the Presidents plan. ... Tit For Tat %:
 BEN. EDWARD BURKE: "l should like to- ask the learned chairman of the Judiciary Com niittee if it is his opinion that the framers of the Constitution, with purpose, left fixing of the size of nEH THE nEHnDnf ~ n-