Show 9 rl WASHINGTON w- w wr r Court Bill Due for Floor in April Time La Lag May Block Bock Measure BY Y WE IAL CORRESPONDENT I I WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The Senate Judiciary Commit Committee tee Is ex- ex expected ex expected to have the supreme court COUlt deI reorganization bill ready for or de- de de debate bate on the floor early In April Those who oppose the president s sI plan to 10 liberalize the court u I lie III tty hy to build up before that time to block time measure The opposition here Is la already reInforced by resolutions adopt adopt- adopted adopted adopted ed In some state and by the support of bar bir associations and other conservative An 0 tio tile press H is supplemented uy bythe the rl of or Publisher 10 i rank ronk E Gannets cannett s National Committee to Uphold Constitutional Govern Govern- Government Government Government ment Telegrams Tt and letters which congre congressmen have It are preponderantly a against g a j I n s t the Roosevelt proposal Picked men from both sides are broadcasting their sentiments by radio and Roosevelt Is holding conferences 1111 members of Congress at ati night to equip them with ammunition for the tight AD AD feel teel they have a slight edge to In Inthe Inthe the Senate and Roosevelt feels confident hl hi court plan will become be- be become be become come law hw w The chief reasons for confidence on the administratIOn side are The I-The 1 The demonstration of pop pop- popular popular pop popular ular approval Hoo Roosevelt recel ed edIn In the November election The 2 2 The New Deal measures which the Iho president feels sure the people want and can cnn have only under a changed supreme court 3 Roosevelt's 3 Roosevelt's recognized ef- ef effectiveness effectiveness ef effectiveness over the radio lie will utilize this as never before when he decides the time Is ripe to appeal directly to the people probably he will pull this ace from his sleeve some time early earl In March before committee hearings s on the bill bc begin 4 it 4 4 H 10 n II can hold out Pill Oh ax 1 an I V thine nien Aho ho are relit re- re re lUll lit I III nt lu to hun In this thiam nine m I e e eb nineS b S me are of the liberals and antagonistic an- an antagonistic an antagonistic 1 Ht whom Hooi t has reached but has not quite persuaded to get In Inline Inline inline line are ale holding out fur for a corn corn- corn pi PI amise I It Is possible tint corn I lre tt Ir e president may be reconciled to some changes in his Hl bill tt fute if Is passed but ft It 1 isn t likely he toI I will wUl compromise on any basis that will not him to 10 es- es ecI establish es establish I a liberal majority Ity on the I supreme court o e T Te THE T T HE separate bill permitting justices to retie on or full py a year hae ha tin tion backing K it i sevell hopes by this to let ht the public Know the aged justices he wants w removed would be taken laken care of Also there Is ts the possibility that 1 It o 0 or three of the older lu justices will take ad advantage ot of o this retire retire- retirement retirement retirement ment privilege when the hill 1 passes Heretofore Con Congress r ess has t passed a special pension act a justice retired Secretary Wallace Wallaces s st statement that the New hew Dell Deal farm arm program could hardly be considered safe under recent supreme court rulings rul- rul rulIngs rul rulings ings brought support for tor the court plan from organized farm owner groups Labor s hot hot- Non League John L Lewis and the American I r on of Labor William Green are In inthe inthe the Roosevelt camp Also Alo It Its s to expect that thil Roose Roose- elt s election support among Negroes may be behind this Jill I I |