Evening star., 1938-02-16
JACKSON |NDORSED
BY SENATE BODY
Judiciary Subcommittee
Votes to FavorabIy
Report Nomination.

Dividing five to two. Senate Jul
dietary Subcommittee yesterday voted
to report favorably the nomination
Of Robert H. Jackson to succeed
Stanley Reed as Solicitor General.
The favorable vote came after Mr..
Jackson had told the subcommittee
he would rather have our system of
government at its worst than any
system I've seen abroad at its best" ;"
Adverse votes were cast by Sena-
tors Austin, Republican, of Vermont
and King, Democrat, of Utah. Sem
ator Pittman, Democrat, of Nevada
was out of the city and did not vote.
Those indorsing Mr.. Jackson were
Senator's McGill. Democrat, of Kan
sas; Logan, Democrat, Of Kentucky;
Dieterich, Democrat, of Illinois; Borah
Republican. Of Idaho, and Norris,
Independent. of Nebraska.
The nomination now goes to the
full Judiciary Committee for action
on reporting it to the Senate.
Denies Kings Contention.
During the latter part of the after
noon session Senator King sought to
show the nominee was opposed to
the American form of government
and wanted to change it. This was
denied by Mr.. jackson. Most Of
Senator Kings questions were based
on excerpts from some of Mr.. jack
sons speeches. which. the legislator
contended, were critical of the Gov
ernment.
This line of questioning was inter-
rupted by Senator Norris, who said
I've come to the conclusion that q
man isn't necessarily a traitor or unfit
to hold Office merely because he has
criticized our Government. That's
how we have made progress"
Questioned specifically as to his
views on the right of judicial review
Mr.. Jackson declared the time may
come when this right should be abol.
ished or modified, but that he see.
no need for change at this time.
Denounced Judge Geiger.
Earlier Mr.. jackson had denounced
Federal Judge Ferdinand A. Geigel
of Milwaukee as bitterly anti.
labor Judge" and as a man of in.
tense eccentricity." Mr.. jackson anc
the Department Of Justice have beer
at odds with Judge Geiger since last
December. when he dismissed q
grand jury that had voted to return
indictments in an antitrust case
against several automobile finance
concerns
The grand jury was dismissed be.
cause the jurist felt it had been useo
as CLUB" to coerce the defendants
into signing civil decree covering
the same matter embraced in the in.
dictments. His action led Attorney
General Cummings to complain te
the House Judiciary Committee that
Judge Geiger had "obstructed JUS
tice." That group still has the charge
under consideration.
Judge Geiger's name was injected
into yesterdays hearing when Sena-
tor Austin asked Mr.. Jackson why
the antitrust case was started in his
jurisdiction.
Knew He Was Anti Labor.
II questioned the advisability OF
going into Judge Geiger's court" the
nominee said, because knew he
vas a bitterly anti-labor judge and
a bitterly Government judge In
income tax cases. But was as
sured he would give us a fair deal in
an antitrust case. so I permitted
the automobile matter to be present.
ed. Later learned that Judge Geiger
is a man of intense eccentricity, and
I would never have taken the case
to his court had known in advance
what learned later"
During the hearings by the House
committee a delegation of lawyers
representing the Wisconsin State Bar
Association and the Milwaukee Coun-
ty Bar Association came here at their
own expense and vigorously defended
Judge Geiger.