The daily independent., 1937-02-26

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man m who joins union is a Com
munist?'
Whether they know it or not
t,o team of LaFollette and
Thomas is drawing crowds to the
show because they employ the
time-honored trick OF Broadway
variety.
Mexico and Catholics
When it comes to revolutions
what is secretly worrying the
State Department is not Spaln'
but Mexico.
It's reports from that country
indicate that the church fight IS
Getting hotter and that Simul-
taneously Plutarco Elias Gales
once strong man Of Mexico, to-
gpther with Luis MoroneS, eX-
Secretary of Labor, who are liv-
ing jncognito in San Diego, Cali
fornia. are plotting a revolution.
The State Department has eVld-
ence that large supplies of arms
have reached the alles-Morones
forces in northern Mexico. To
souelch the threatened uprising
tine Mexican Government already
has distributed some 6O,OOO rifles
to peasants in the northern states.
Should Mexico flare in revolt
the State Department would be III
extremely hot water. To refuse
arms shipments to the Catho-
lies would create bitter re-
sentiment against Roosevelt among
Catholic elements in the United
States. At the same time, RooSe-
velt has followed a policy of CO.
operating with whatever Latin
American government is in power.
To do otherwise in regard to
Mexico would upset his entire
Good Neighbor policy, the seeds
of which he scattered so prOfuSely
during his trip to BuenCS Aires.
Rookie YoorhiS
Los Angeles has put across the
idea of sending widc-apart eX-
tremcs to Congress. Last Repre-
sentative from California's
Twelfth Congressional District
was John Hoeppel, convicted OF
selling West Point appointment.
Present incumbent is Jerry
Voorhis, SO years old, sincere
idealist. and one Of the promising
Youngsters Of the present session.
Born in Ottawa. Kansas, Voor-
his went east to the Swanky
Hotchki3s School, then to Yale, be-
came an enthusiastic YMCA man,
was sent to Germany on a YMCA
goodwill tour, then returned to
California where he became head
master of the Voorhis School for
underprivilegcd children. His hob
bieS arc boys, baseball and Ameri-
can history.
Norris Group
Senator NOrriS'S conference to
discuss means of limiting the
power of the Supreme Court is
running into headaches.
One headache IS that its Spon-
sors are hopele@Sly spit among
themselves. Some favor the ROoSc-
welt shortcut of "unpacking" the
Court. Some demand the long
term Job Of passing a ConStitu-
tional amendment.
Another headache is that
| Roosevelt supporters don't want to
discuss the Presidents proposals
at all. Unless his program is bar
red. some Supreme Court critics
especially those within the ad-
Observation-Disclosures to boycott
the Norris meeting.
Finally the Senate hearings on
the Presidents proposals, begin
ming March Q, threaten to divert
the spotlight from the Norris con-
| ference opening March IS.
Merry Co Round
During the reading of Washing
/ tons Farewell Address before the
| Senate. South Dakota'S Senator
/ Bill Bulow chewed rcflectively on
a quid Of tobacco. q. Jimmy Ril-
cy. genial Senate dOor-keCper
tried to bounce a woman from the
visitors gallery. She objected, and
gave her name. Jimmy'S face was
rcd. She was the wife of rookie
Senator Bridges Of New Hamp-
shire. Senate leader Joe Rob-
inson has a hard time keeping his
/ flock within the bounds of par
! liamCntaTy procedure. Impatient,
they want to introduce their bills
when they should be considering
Petitions and Memorials. E. An
official in the Women'S Division
of WPA is Charley Tidd Cole. She
is a woman. .. Warren Lee Pier
son. president Of the EXport-Im-
port Bank. is willing to spell his
name two ways. His father was
Picrson. his mother Pearson. =.
The Securities and exchange COM
mission has q bridge club. The