| Show J I 5 I I I NsF N IN Kl o SID Q I I n LJ E L C o Q T TUF TUFF I I U I r C r C F The B By Rv News PAUL DAM lJ MALLON L the News e l WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Technical Technical de dec decisions de- de c by the supreme court lat lately lately late late- ly have seemed to favor the new deal They are being commonly interpreted as an indication that th the justices are in a softer frame of mind following their summer rest That of course Is bosh The decisions d do not convey a hint as to the real constitutional opinion of the court What the activity of the court docs does indicate however is that the th justices are sensitive on the subject of politics and Intend to avoid involvements in political publicity before the election For example In open court Chief Justice Hughes told a Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton lawyer he could file papers challenging the constitutionality of the federal social security act About four hours later the chief justice took th the very unusual step of sending down word to the clerk I for for announcement to the press that the papers would not be re re- re The court will probably decide Monday to test the constitutionality constitutionality constitutionality constitution constitution- of the Wagner labor act but both sides sides' have requested it No important decisions will be nade The court will then recess until after alter election Here are at least nine voters S determined to take no part in the campaign Grandstanding Russia's persistent threats to to renounce the nonintervention agreement and help and help the Spanish loyalists have caused plenty of headline excite excitement ent but not much of an anji other kind The Tie fact is n no one cares cares what the reds do The Spanish loyalists have been beyond help for weeks All the gold In Russia could not save savo them now What Russia is trying to do is isto isto isto to embarrass her fascist adversaries adver adver- sari saris saries s and a advertise vertise her ow own virtue virtue virtue vir vir- tue or what passes for virtue In International politics She has only been sending money s secretly to toone toone toone one s side de in Spain while the fascist fascist fascist fas fas- fas- fas cist countries have been sending planes to the oth other r sid side Crisis Diplomatic authorities here have no information inside or otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise on the personal plans of the King of England Furthermore Furthermore Furthermore Further Further- more they have not been sufficiently interested to inquire from their London connections They rightly think it is none of their business The only grave International question involved is whether di divorcees divorcees di- di will now be received at court cO They have been barred for for- years Autho Authorities here hope the bar will continue They have enough nough work and trouble now arranging for the receptions of debutante daughters of large campaign campaign campaign cam cam- contributors If the king kinglets kinglets kinglets lets divorcees in the American embassy at London will probably have to drop diplomacy entirely I and md turI turn itself into a society bu bu- bu- bu reau Delay Delai S The senatorial campaign investigation investigation investigation which never got started apparently is now off until after election At least Chairman Lonergan Lonergan Lonergan Loner- Loner gan announced his departure for home ome to campaign He not Is up for reelection but is is' is going to campaign In C Connecticut for the president Hi His friends thought he Was doing all ll right from here The important revelations of the committee which has never held a a. a public hearing now are two It disclosed that the Du Pont Fonts gave money to the Republican cause in Maine and that President President dent Roosevelt spent on him him- self Consistency Republicans Democrats Liberty Liberty Liberty Liber Liber- ty leaguers and every political organization organization organization or or- are filing reports with the clerk of the house lis ng their campaign contributors that is everyone except the communists The latest report of th the comm communist com corn m un i s 5 t campaign committee shows receipts of between September 1 and 15 but does not contain the name of a single con con- All donations are dis disguised disguised dis dis- guised as contributions from other other oth oth- er organizations such as the communist communist com corn party the workers' workers organizations organizations organizations etc The communists apparently want only the names of the capitalists capitalists capitalists capi capi- made public A Health The health of supreme court justices is of such primary political political political cal importance that a certain tension tension tension ten ten- sion has developed within the new marble building which houses the nine justices It was relieved the theother theother theother other day when Justice Stone became became became be be- came the first justice to fall ill this session with a minor ailment S He is not only the second youngest youngest youngest young young- est jus justice ice but the h healthiest Copyright 1936 for The Telegram |
