Evening star., 1944-09-03

said that after the war was won,
conquered nations must be treated
in such manner that they would
say of us, after all, our enemies are
better to us than our dictators
were.'"
The battling insurgent, however
wanted no peace until the Axis had
surrendered Internationally.
There must be no appeasement-
no compromise. Then we must cut
off their horns. This homely ex-
preston was a reference to a Jersey
cow the Senator had once owned
which was dehorned because she
was getting cross"
In his two-score years in the
Senate, Senator Norris was an out
standing advocate of simplified gov
ernment. He championed labor and
agriculture; constantly urged devel-
opment and conservation of natural
resources and public ownership of
hydroelectric power.
Won Fight on Lame Ducks"
Foremost of his achievements
was his successful battle for adop-
ton of the Goth amendment to the
constitution abolishing lame duck
sessions of Congress and providing
that congressional terms begin on
January 3 and those of the Presi-
dent on January 20, instead of
March 4. 1t became effective in
1888.
He argued that it was wrong for
members of Congress who had been
defeated, but were still seated. to
legislate During his last few weeks
in Congress, however, he was con-
fronted with the situation he had
sought to correct
1t came during Senate debate on
controversial legislation to outlaw
the payment of poll taxes as a pre-
requisite to voting in Federal elec-
tions in eight Southern States.
His Southern colleagues, indig-
nant over consideration of the
measure in what they termed a
shank session of Congress, chided
him for urging enforcement of the
legislation while he himself was a
lame duck The bill was shelved.
He was author of the Anti
Injunction Act of 1882, restricting
the use of injunctions in labor dis
pies and outlawing the use of
yellow dog" contracts under which
workers were bound against joining
trade unions.
Dam Received His Name.
He also was author of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority Act of 1893
providing for the development of
navigation. food control and power
in the Tennessee Valley The first
large dam built by the IVA was
named Norris Dam and his name
was given to the new town which
grew nearby.
Other outstanding measures for
which he was responsible were The
Rural Identification Act of 1896
bringing electricity to farm homes
and the Farm Forestry Act Of 1897.
In his own State he staged vir-
tually a one-man fight for a one
house legislature. The State estab-
lished the revolutionary form of
Legislative government in 1887,
scrapping the two-house system.
Supported La Toilette in "A.
In 1924, Senator Norris supported
the independent candidacy of his
colleague, the elder Senator La Fol-
lette, and four years later he backed
Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic
standard-bearer.
Il am a Protestant and q dry, yet
I would support man who was wet
and Catholic provided 1 believed
he was sincerely in favor of law
enforcement and was right on eco
nomic issues" Senator Norris said in
announcing his stand.
He supported President Roosevelt
in 1882, 1886 and 1910, and long ago
announced he favored a fourth
term. Only recently he accepted
the honorary Craftsmanship of the
National Political Action Commit
tee. saying, Il intend to do as much
as 1 can" Mr.. Norris added he did
not expect to take an active part in
the campaign.
mo other civilized country would
throw out a leader at a time like
this, and nothing would help Hitler