Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-21
One Roosevelt Term
Cancelled by Courts,
jackson Declares
If Elected Again He
Would Only Be Serving
Second, Official Holds

Delegates to the 18th annual con-
vention of American Business Clubs
which drew toward a close at the
Mayflower Hotel today, heard
Solicitor General Robert H. Jack
son declare at luncheon yesterday
that there shouldn't be any talk
of third term for President Roose-
welt because he would not have
served two terms in 1910.
The first term was Cancelled by
the courts Mr.. Jackson explained
He pointed to Supreme Court
decisions during the administra-
tons first term throwing out such
New Deal experiments as the A. A,
A., minimum wages. the N. R. A.,
municipal bankruptcy and railroad
retirement. Today, he added, the
general welfare clause of the Con-
sututlon has come back into gen.
eral use for the first time in more
than a century. He cited the Su-
preme Court decision in the social
security case as establishing the
precedent.
Says Constitution Revitalized,
Those who say that this ad-
ministration has been trying to
break down the Constitution, Mr..
jackson added, ARE not telling the
truth. The Constitution has been
reconstruct, revitaized. We have
been telling judges constantly to
forget previous decisions and 20
back to the Constitution.
The one thing needed in this
country, he said, is courageous. in
telligent leadership" He urged the
young businessmen who make up
the American Business Clubs to
provide such leadership in their
communities.
THE Constitution of the United
States" Mr.. Jackson pointed out,
was framed by young business
men. 1t was designed to be virile
instrument, so that it would lead
q distressed people back to security
Until private business shows
Initiative and enterprise to take up
the load OF unemployment, the Gov
eminent must continue to supply
this lack, he added.
Controlled by Another Century.
One trouble with the country to-
Gay, he said, is that men educated
IN one century are controlling an
other"
The administration, said the So
hcitor General, has been the first
to recognize as a national concern
the welfare of the general public.
Conceding such measures as w.
P. A. and P. w. A. were stop-gaps,
Mr.. jackson said they at least had
tided the country over a critical
period. He added:
The time has come to reap
praise these stop-gaps The demo-
cratic process has been saved. so
that you in your communities can
make the decisions"
Paul S. Anderson, president of
the Washington Club, presided at
the luncheon.
Enid Wins 1910 Convention,
In final business sessions today,
the delegates selected Enid, Okla, as
the place for their 1910 convention,
and heard committee reports includ-
ing one on the progress with the
clubs national program of big
brother" assistance to juvenile de-
linquents.
In the program, 81 juvenile de-
1inquents in Is cities were taken
under the advisory wing of volun-
teer big brothers" from local units
OF the American Business Clubs.
Only three failures were noted
according to the report by Robert
Bacon of Campaign, Ill, and courts
in many instances voiced apprecia-
ton of the help rendered. Big
brothers met with their charges
weekly, Mr.. Bacon declared, and
asked the youths to join them in
some social event each month-all
the while endeavoring to steer the
young men away from possible
further court difficulties.
The convention will close tonight
with banquet and ball starting at
Z o'clock. Police Judge Edward M.
Curran is to be guest speaker.