'O'Mahoney amd McCarran. They not. only condemned the bill requested by prising in the fact that a President iistorleatly there's. nothing sir-5 Washington, June 28. the head of their party in the strong-Thould nave dimeutties with Congress est possible terms but had no hesitaeven when the majority belonged to tion in attacking the President him-his own parly.. It is almost inevitable self for offering it "They erllicized buder the American form of govern his message and his speeches in supment which makes Congress, Yexpon~ port of the bill and accused him Bibte for the making of laws and the having attempted to disguise his real 'President. responsible. for' carrying purpose when he first proposed the them out, "A study. of the conflet Measure, They drafted a fighting re-between President and Congress leads dhe Yo understand the conflicts ort and made no attempt to soften their blows. carly English History between the The Democratic Senators. who as-Grown and Parliament.. Two. insociated themselves with this report Gependent authorities, each feeling fand other Democrats in the Senate {hemaclves to. be representative of who approved of it Have crossed the he people and the nation, are bound political Rubicon. They have placed {ov clash, Intact ib might be said principle in which they believe That the. real opposition inthe above party loyalty and they will United ""Stales is" between "White find the party machine opposed. to House and Congress and not between them in uny future election contest. the two parties of which Congress composed.
'The President tins proved relentless and vindictive towards those who "But though gil this Is true President eross his path. He will go gunning Roosevelt has' up to mow been con fee those of them who must stand sidered as the exception to the rule, for_ re-election next. year.
To the prestige which always goes The Supreme Court contest, how-with the President's ofice we added ever, is not an isolated phenomenon. personal gifts of leadership which There is a definite group within the note than doubled its influence and Democratic party who are out Hrongth. Owing to the depression, sympathy with the President. The moreover, and the need for large nucleus of this opposition bloc is sums 10 meet the misery It caused composed of the old guard Southern ito hada far greater treasure chest leaders, The Vice-President himself, than. any President before him and Mr. John Garner is said to be secret-watering the moody ground was Jy. sympathetic and to plan much of able to seo that funds passed through their strategy. When the Vice-Presi-channels favourable to himself. Ifa dent took himself off bag and bag-Congressman was friendly he was gage to engage in a little quiet fish-showed to gob credit for the gentle Ing in 'Texas everyone asked whether Yin of cheeks, if he was not then had definitely broken with the The White Mouse in' doling out the President and was choosing this each kept the credit for ieelt method of emphasizing his disapproval of many Administration Murmurs Against Poll policies.
From the very beginnings there It was to say the least surprising were murmuring in the cloak rooms that the Vice-President, an important Iuninst the actions and polloies of the ink between the Executive and Leg-President. But" murmurers were stature since he sits in the Cabinet mong the most devoted adherents and presides over the Senate, should ihe new deal when it came to public off for a six weeks holiday just as ilorance. The President's strength Congress was moving into the most {ind popularity was. such, that open ritieal weeks of the session. opposition would have: been political Stake Is Party Control fulelde, "But now the revolt is out 'The stake is more than the defeat inthe' open, "Speaking generally passive reslalanee, a nonsco-opera-or adoption of the Supreme Court tive movement rather than open Bill; it is control of the party in 1940. 'The rebel Democrats wish to prevent the President from dictating 'The' Presideni's suggestions not attacked but they are delayed ud hig successor or from breaking all hanged in committee. in the case precedent by running for a third or the Supreme Court proposals, how. form. The word rebels is perhaps too strong for they fully approve of fever, the attack was forthright and much of the President's programme, direst, "The adverse commalttee Feport There is nothing underhand about Supported by seven Democrats and their activities. They are, however, three Republicans. may. mark a decisively opposed to what they call nite (transition from an unwilling Congress {0 a rebellious one. among themselves "one man govern Invasion of Judlelal Power They will tell you that the Presi-"This bill," said the report, "is an dent is a bad tgim worker, that he invasion of judlelal power auch 13 likes playing @ Jone hand and insist-hang never before been attempted, In ing arbitrarily on his own way. They this country...-Tt applies force to the Jcomplain that important measures Judiciary. iis an attempt to impose have not been discussed before hand upon the Courts a course. of action, with Congressional leaders but with Hine of decision, which without that 1 youthful cabal who have no con-force, without that Imposition, the ection with or affection. for the Midlelary might not adopt. Con rea Democratic party. They dislike the Sonable men by any possibility diver [President's close association with Mr, about ihe constitutional Improprlety John Lewis, the vigorous leader of of such a, course? the industrial unionists. They feel "Those of us who hold effec in this that both the President and Mr. Lewis Government, "however, humble, "of tact as if they considered any means axalled It tay be, are creatures of Wag justified to alain a desirable the Constitution. "To It we owe all and. the power and authority we possess.
They want to get the Democratic Outside of Ir we ive none. We are party back in short on the old safe Sound by It in every official ack, We ines of mild liberalism, rellanes upon Kenow that his instrument. without the individual, state rights and con-Which we would not be able to call stitutional "liberties. They have "no Cursalves presidents, judges, oF legis-sympathy with those who wish to "make America over." tators, was, carefully planned and Aeliberately framed to establish three ce-ordinate branches of government, Mr. 3. H, Lyons, Prime Minister of everyone of them 10 be independent 'Australia, has announced that Earl of the others, "For the. protection of Baldwin of Bewdley has been inthe''peopte, for. the preservation of vited to attend the celebration in the fights of the Individual, for' the Australia of the Commonwealth's maintenance of liberties of minorl-150th anniversary. fies, for maintaining the checks and balances of our dual system, the three It is confirmed in London that branches of the government were. £0 Lord" Camrose, owner of the eonstituled that the independent ex-'Daily Telegraph." had purchased the pression of honest. difference of "Morning Post," the oldest Conserva-pinion could never the restrained in five organ in' England, which frst the people's" servants and no one appeared in" 1772, The purchase ranch could overawe or subjugate the price is stated to be about £250,000. hers, That is the American system, immeasurably more. important, In view of the decision of Japan Immeasurably more sacred to. the not to limit herself to 14-inch guns, people of America, indeed to the the Admiralty -would have to con People of all the world than the Ime sider whether It was wise, if Britain mediate adoption of any legislation Intended to limit her ships to 35,000 tons, fo arm them with 14-inch guns or whether she ought to arm them Allaoked the President with 16-inch guns, stated Earl Stan~ wary like that of Senator Borah and The siyle of the above passages is hope, President of the Board of Education, on behalf of the Govern-they may have been "suggested by ment during a debate in the House him, but the "actual. Senators one of Lords on July 26 on the London treated with drafting this report were Naval Treaty Bill which was read three Democrats, Messrs, King, for the second time.
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