Washington, Jan. 23.
Though the Supreme Court has: sent the administrations agricultural agency, the A.A.A. to Join its indus trial agency, the N-R.A., in the limbo of lost political projects on the grounds tat, like the URA. it was contrary to" the Constitution, vigorous attempt has been made, or apparently will be made in the immediate future, to make the amendment of the Constitution in the Immediate future, 1 make the amendment of the Constitution a prime political question. The Administra tion have contented themselves. wit accomplishing their end. by other methods, while less restrained members of the Democratic party have solaced themselves with vekemen attacks on "the nine old men" who have arrogantly assumed the right to thwart the wishes of "tke peoples' representatives."
This reluctance to make a direct frontal attack upon the Constitution Interesting. Experienced polit!~ clans evidently are convinced that the old document is so fenced round with emotional affection that any attack would be dangerous. 1. occupies much the same position in the American scheme of things as the Crown does in the English. But whereas the Crown's prerogatives wore gradually stripped away leaving Tegal position "untouched, any effort to treat the Constitution in the same manner runs counter {o the Supreme Court, The Supreme Court, which thus prevents institutional changes being accomplished gradually by subterfuge, without changing the apparent bases of the political structure, becomes cessively unpopular with those pollticlans who feel that changes are necessary, but are unwilling to face the emotional reaction of suqdesting fan amendment to the Constitution in order to effect them.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.