Evening star., 1938-03-28

Administration supporters pushed
the Government reorganization bill to-
ward passage in the Senate late TODAY
by defeating move to send the meas
ure back to committee.
The vote was 4s to AZ against
recommital, clearing the way for a
direct vote on the bill itself
The long battle over the measure,
which would give the President broad
powers to reorganize executive depart
ments of the Government, was CHI
NAKED by last-minute deluge of
kilograms urging Senators to vote
against it.
Warning that concentration of
power in other parts Of the world is
building up fears IN this country,
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Mary
land. opened the debate with an ep-
peal to his colleagues not to do any
thing that would add to these fears.
Insists Fear Exists.
The Marylander said he did not
believe this feeling OF fear is justified
in America and added:
Il am not attributing. to the ~Presi-
dent or to any of his advisers a de-
sire to create dictatorship here
That isn't the point. The technique
is the same as was used elsewhere"
The Senator repeated that he was
not making the charge that there is
any foundation for fear. but he in
sisted the fear exists and should not
be stimulated.
Meanwhile, over the week end
large volume of letters and te!egrams
poured into Senators Offices on the
bill. Opponents said it consisted
mainly of opposition and appeals
for recommittal.
Senator Tydings announced he has
decided to vote to recommit because
the bill deprives Congress OF power
to pass on reorganization orders be-
fore they take effect AS the bill now
stands they take effect automatically
unless legislation of disapproval is
passed within so days.
What harm can be done by al
lowing the peoples Representatives
in Congress to have the final say?"
Senator Tydings inquired.
Green Supports Bill.
Contending that reorganization has
nothing to do with partisan politics
or the New Deal, Senator Green,
Democrat, of Rhode Island countered
in support of the bill with the state
ment that some of the opposition
seems to be the result of unreasoning
emotion"
Congress gave President Roosevelt
even greater reorganization powers in
1888, Senator Green said, but the
pressure of emergency conditions and
the need for further study of the
problems involved prevented the Presi-
dent from exercising the authority
except in limited number Of cases.
Father Coughlin Fights Bill.
One telegraph company said it
handled between 10000 and $1,000
messages to Senators on the reorgani-
zation bill. Many were sent after an
address by the Rev. Charles E.
Coughlin, Detroit radio priest. urging
his listeners to oppose the bill.
Senator Byrnes, Democrat, South
Carolina, generaiissimo of the admin
istration forces, and Senator Schwel-
lenbach. Democrat, Washington,
promptly broadcast speeches in sup
port Of the measure.
Once again our Nations leading
breast beaters, both in and out of the
Senate" said Senator Schwellenbach,
have discovered another dark plot bv
the President to destroy our form of
Government"
A powerful lobby, he declared, was
seeking to defeat the bill, which he
termed necessary to eliminate dupli-
cation. ineficiency and waste. Senator
Byrnes also declared there had been
Misrepresentation by lobbyists"