Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1935, Page 5

N THE EVENING INSULT T0 COURT SEEN BY BORAH Scores Talk of Selecting| Presidential Candidate From High Tribunal. By the Associated Press Senator Borah believes the Repub- lican party would make a “serious blunder” if it sought to pick a presi- dential candidate from the Supreme Court. The Idaho Republican expanded to- day the views he expressed in a letter to the New York Herald Tribune, in which he said it was “low political strategy” to talk of grooming a mem- ber of the high tribunal for the nomi- | nation because of recent opinions against New Deal measures “I feel very deeply that at this par- ‘ ticular juncture it would be a serious blunder to talk_about the court in | political way,” Borah said. | He said his letter was prompted by | articles menticning Justices Harlan F. | Stone of New York and Owen J. Rob- erts of Philadelphia as possible candi- dates to oppose President Roosevelt. Recent Opinions Cited. Without naming them in his letter. Borah said two justices had “undoubt- | edly been mentioned because of recent | opinions. which opinions happen to coincide with what the fertile brains of the political strategists think will make for party advantag | Delving back into history, Borah | cited the case of Chief Justice John Marshall, and said there was "o | seam” in his granite character “save when his foolish friends were urging him for the presidency.” | “During this period, it is claimed. | one of his opinions bears the taint of partisan bias,” Borah added. The Idahoan compared present-day talk of limiting the court’s power to similar attempts during the Civil War reconstruction period, when, he said, the Constitution never was more *“brutally trampled upon” by Congress. The text of the letter to the New York Herald-Tribune follows “Those who have any proper con- eeption of the true function of the | Supreme Court in our framework of government, or those who have regard for the high place it must at all times hold in the hearts and minds of the American people—if it is to perform with effect that function—will deeply regret the talk about going to the membership of that tribunal for a | presidential candidate. “And those who have any apprecia- | tion whatever of the delicate, but in- | evitable and stupendous task which | ewaits the court in dealing with the | problems which must of necessity come | before it in one of the most onerous | #nd difficult periods of its existence. | will look with contempt upon the low | political strategy which would seek to | rebuild party fortunes by any such sinister maneuvers Names of Two Mentioned. “The names of two members of the Supreme Court have been particu- larly mentioned. They have un- doubtedly been mentioned because of recent opinions, which opinions hap- pen to coincide with what the fertile brains of the political strategists think | will make for party advantage. “We can pass over the chagrin and humiliation which must come to Australian Visitors Greeted STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1935. OFFICIAL CALLS KEEP LYONS BUSY Australian Prime Minister and Party Will Leave Cap- ital This Afternoon. By the Associated Press. Prime Minister J. A. Lyons of Aus- tralia, here for only 24 hours, faced a busy round of official calls today be- ! fore departing for Montreal. | Leaving the White House, where he‘ and Mrs. Lyons were overnight guests, | the prime minister's first scheduled | visit was at the State Department to | see Secretary Hull. After calls on Vice President Gar- | ner and Speaker Byrns he had an en- gagement at the British Embassy for luncheon before leaving Washington late this afternoon. Talks With President. Ample opportunity for conversation with President Roosevelt was afforded Mr. Lyons-by & small and exclusive state dinner last night and a White House tea to which no guests were invited. ‘Washington gossip, gmdm}' b;' l;ah: uest list, was to the effect that | = : eifigzrgetw’een ‘e two nations may | Michael L. Raedy, jr. wllhnomces in | have been the subject of the White | the Mills Building, since 1228. Miss House talk | Raedy entered upon the practice of 2 | her profession immediately after grad- In addition to the British Ambas- | 4iny from National University. Her sador and the Australian party, those | cqpjier education was in the public at the dinner included Secretary of | gonools of this city and the high New Judge ELLEN K. RAEDY. —Underwood & Underwood. Judges (Continued From First Page.) city as a partner of her bmv.hel',‘l Above: Joseph A. Lyons, prime minister of Australia, photographed this morning at the British Embassy while being interviewed by newspaper men, Below: Mrs. Lyons being welcomed to Washington by Mrs ~—Star Staff and Underwood Photos. Hull. é‘&‘f‘éic‘é;’;iif’é‘i-‘iflsé’”&‘?;J’Séié‘;fia!‘SUSPECT IS SOUGHT PEAK’S PROMOTION discharge of his duty as a justice of the Supreme Court. “But there is something more in- volved than this. It is not only for a suggestion of political recompense for deciding the question in a particular way, but it is a subtle suggestion to 2ll members of the court that in ren- dering opinions on constitutional law, they should keep in mind not only the law, but also the reward which awaits those who—while interpreting the Constitution—also interpret popu- | lar sentiment. Must Be Free From Bias. “It is not only indispensable to the worth and dignity of the court that it is. in fact. free from party bias. but second only in importance is that the people should believe it to be free from party bias “After the Civil War Congress—still saturated with war passion and still moved with sectional distrust—under- took to establish what amounted to a permanent military government over the Southern States | “Never was a Constitution more brutally trampled under foot than | during this so-called reconstruction period. Some of these laws finally Teached the Supreme Court “It was the cnly tribunal left for those whose liberties had been doml’d! them. When the court passed upon | #ome of these measures and held them | unconstitutional, the court was bitterly essailed. “Finally. the Congress withdrew Jurisdiction in some respects ana having no power to secure relief, men remained in prison with no more remedy for relief than had the prisoner ! of Chillon. Reform Proposals Followed. ‘ “Then came proposals for reform.| The court was to be made amenahv[ to political control. It was proposed that the membership of the court be changed; that the court be denied power to pass upon the constitu- tionality of the acts of Congress: that no statute could be held unconstitu- tional by less than two-thirds of the| justices, and finally, that particular| statutes were to be exempt from con- | #ideration by the court. | “Some of these proposals met the | approval of one or the other branches of Congress. The opinions of the| Supreme Court written in those days| are now regarded as the bulwarks of American liberty. | “The sorry record of Congress—and | a large part of the press—in attacks upon the court constitutes a rather| sad record in the political history ol‘ the United States. “The point is that in every great| crisis of our history realization comes | to us of how plain is our duty to keep the courts as free from party politics as it is humanly possible. “There are many different ways to draw the court into politics. One is to regard it as a source for political candidates. “No one can be indifferent to the supreme task of the court in periods of great stress. To seek party ad- vantages by reason of opinions ren- dered in such instances is nothing less | than an attack upon the court itself. “The political party which would make an issue of constitutional gov- | ernment and at the same time seek | the court for political leadership would reveal either gross indifference to what constitutes constitutional gov- | ernment, or a willingness to sacrifice | its most vital principle for party advantage.” Prison Aid Unity Sought. All prison-aid societies in England may be united under a national coun- IN THEFT OF $348 | Pocketbook Snatcher Gets $24 | Southeast Business Men Indorse | Port any man who upholds the un- From Woman—Youth Is l Arrested. Police today broadcast a lookout | for a suspect in the theft of $348 from | the safe of the Meisel Tire Co., at 3059 M street. The money was taken while the place was closed over the week end A colored pocketbook snatcher last | night made off with a purse containing $24. which he wrested from the arm of Mrs. Beatrice De Moss while she was walking near her home, at 1918 Belmont road. Police arrested Robert | Allen Cook. 21. colored. of 220 Lowrey street northeast. for investigation and reported they had recovered the pocketbook and money. Thieves yesterday stole a change carrier containing $10 from a street car at Pennsylvania avenue and Sev- enteenth street southeast, according to a report by company employes. Slow-Motion Evidence Taken. Another film of men accused of URGED BY CITIZENS Him for Lorton Superin- tendency. Elevation of Col. William Peak from the position of assistant superintend- ent of the Lorton Reformatory to the | superintendency was asked in a reso- lution adopted by the Southeast Busi- | ness Men's Association at a meeting last night held at the office of John F. Donohoe & Sons vania avenue southeast A meeting with Engineer Commis- sioner Sultan to request an appropria- tion in the 1937 budget for the re- placement of the Pennsylvania Ave- State and Mrs, Hull, the Secretary of | | the Treasury, Secretary of Agriculture | and Mrs. Wallace, Secretary of Com- merce and Mrs. Roper, the chairmen of the House and Senate Foreign Re- lations Committees, with their wives; protocol heads of the State Depart-! ment and members of the President’s immediate household. Greeted on Arrival. When Mr. and Mrs. Lyons stepped off a private car on their arrival in Washington yesterday they were greet- ed by Secretary and Mrs. Hull and Sir | Ronald Lindsay. Mrs. Lyons was wearing a Summer | suit of dark blue print with a small green figure and a dark blue broad- brimmed hat with a touch of white matching her corsage of gardenias. | They hurried directly to the White | House for tea, entering the south | grounds because a steam shovel was busy at the front portico. Members of the prime minister's ! party included D. M. Dow, federal secretary for the commonwealth of Australia, and Mrs. Dow; R. T. Doug- las publicity officer, and Mrs. Doug- las. and F. J. McKenna, private secre- | tary to the prime minister. ' DEMOCRATIC PARTY?' WHERE? ASKS REED Missouri Senator Suggests “Turn the Enemies Out™ as 1936 Slogan. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO. July | campaign slogan, former Senator “Jim” Reed of Mussouri yesterday proposed “Turn the enemies of the | Constitution out.” 9—For a 1936 The Missouri Democrat, en route to Michigan, told interviewers he would | | take part in the nex: campaign be- cause: | “I want no part cf the New Deal | bandwagon. I do not intend to sup- constitutional that been passed.” | Asked if he meant he would cam- paign for the Republican candidates. Reed said: “I never have supported the Repub- lican party, and God knows I hope I never have to.” But on the other hand he added “There isn't any Democratic party left.” measures have | | 314 Pennsyl- | nue Bridge was decided upon by the | association. ously been stricken from the 1936 budget by the House Subcommittee on Appropriations. The association disapproved of out- siders obtaining District government positions. A request was made to the director of National Capital parks for benches The request had previ- | 'SCHOOL BUS FUND VOTED schools. Asked by a reporter as to her age, Miss Raedy replicd “That’s one gquesiion a woman has a right to dechne (o answei!” To another repoiter she was more direct and replicd “That's my business Native of Massachusetts. bachelor, ives at 1025 Six- teenth street. He was born in Haver- hill, Mass, and ctudicd law at the Georgetown University Law School, | from which he giaduated in 1924 For a year he was legal assistant to Norman Hamilton, receiver for the District National Bank. leaving there the first of this year. He now is associated with Austin F. Canfield, with offices in the Woodward Building Has Served 30 Years. Judge Aukum, who for a number of years has been a presiding judge of the Municipal Court, has served nearly 30 years on that bench, having been appointed by the late Theodore Roose- velt in 1907 Judge Cayton. although only 36 vears old, has been on tne Municipal bench since 1927, having been recently ap- pointed by the late President Coolidge. | He was reappointed by President Hoover, and like Judge Aukum had the indorsement of the local bar asso- ciation for reappointment Lawyers Disappointed. Judge Given had been indorsed for reappointment by both Democratic and Republican members of the local bar, and the fact that he was not named was received as a genuine dis- appointment in legal circles. It was pointed out that the recent investiga- tion of Police Court practices had nothing to do with the failure of the Attorney General to recommend Judge Given for reappointment At the age of 18 he came to the Police Court as clerk in the office of the United States attorney. Later he was appointed assistant United States attorney and in 1928 appointed to the Jjudgeship. Casey, | FREDERICK. Md.. July 9 (#).— With additional funds voted by the commissioners. all of Frederick County’s schcol children except those in the commercial department of the Frederick High School, consolidated will be given free transportation nex: Fall. The cost of the new system was placed at $70.000. Store Hours, 9 to 6—Except Saturdays During | July and Augusti—Close at 2 P.M. loitering for the purpose of betting land, police. This was revealed by the { chief constable, when four men were | hefi}agi 3‘;33: ;rolxr:\\:sl;‘;cm‘;:m;o Z\:e \ | 1 » in the parks on Pennsylvania avenue | | L % southeast between Fourth and Sixth | T e o e | ireeis and Seventh and Ninth streets. | L] charged. The heaiing was adjourned | until the film, a :Jow-motion picture, | will be screened ‘n ccurt. An appeal | in connection with . previous vetting | film case, in which conviction were | registered, will be neard at Deroy. were also discussed by the association. Hiking mothers of Sydney. Aus- tralia, carry their babies in a back- bag similar to a parachute pack. ““Put Your Car in Safe Hands” Our 45th Anniversary How Were Your Brakes? How Was Your Steering? Were you satisfied with the per- formance of your car on that Fourth of July trip? Let us inspect your car BEFORE starting on FFICIA] . ¢ L trip. 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