anaheim-gazette 1937-02-18

ANAHEIM GAZETTE Established 1870 Orange County's Oldest Newspaper HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher 1887-1935 The Anaheim Gazette has been owned and edited by the same family since 1875. Published every Thursday at 259 East Center Street, Anaheim, Calif. MRS. HENRY KUCHEL — THEODORE B. KUCHEL Editors and Publishers MINORITY STATESMANSHIP APPEARS There is comfort for business men, employers generally and the nation as a whole in the well-directed plan of the minority in Congress to so revise the Social Securities act as to eliminate its glaring faults while at the same time affording even greater security for those who need it and providing sustenance for its beneficiaries at a much earlier date than is contemplated in the act as written. From authentic source comes assurance that the Social Security Board is willing to accept the changes in the act recommended by the Republican House caucus. Summed up, these modifications provide for (1) elimination of the $47,-000,000,000 reserve fund; (2) increase of benefits to those retiring within the next ten to twenty years; (3) beginning payments in 1939 instead of 1942; (4) postponement of any increase in payroll taxes on employers and employees; and (5) consideration of extension of the system to workers now excluded from its benefits. This five-point program is constructive. It is embodied in the joint resolution, introduced in Senate and House recently by Republican leaders, designed to set forth the views and policy of the minority and its sincere desire to "do a real job of service for the people by adopting a constructive legislative program." As Republican minority leader Snell expresses it: "Our actual voting strength is small but, if we are right and our motives are based on a sincere desire to serve, the public will realize the wisdom of our course and the great weight of public opinion will help to build sound governmental policy." Seldom has a minority taken a more invincible stand. Its five-point program challenges admiration because it makes no attack upon the prinicpes of the Administration's pet do a real job of service for the people by adopting a constructive legislative program.” As Republican minority leader Snell expresses it: “Our actual voting strength is small but, if we are right and our motives are based on a sincere desire to serve, the public will realize the wisdom of our course and the great weight of public opinion will help to build sound governmental policy.” Seldom has a minority taken a more invincible stand. Its five-point program challenges admiration because it makes no attack upon the prinicipes of the Administration’s pet legislation, concedes that it is imperatively demanded for the good of the nation and lays unerring finger on its weakness and blemishes which were heretofore but vaguely sensed and reluctantly acknowledged. Foremost among its blemishes is the fatal provision for the gradual accumulation of a dangerous $47,000,000,000 reserve fund. The Republican statesmen have declared that such a huge reserve is utterly needless in a compulsory tax-supported system of contributory old-age pension and that it would constitute a positive menace to free institutions and to sound finance and be a perpetual invitation to the maintenance of an extravagant public debt. With the full reserve feature eliminated from the act it is claimed, with convincing logic, it would be possible to begin paying old age benefits sooner and in larger amounts than the act provides and at the same time defer any increase in present palroll taxes now necessitated mainly by the erroneous conception that a huge reserve must be built up from the very inception of the act’s operation. The MARCH OF TIME Prepared by the Editors of TIME The Weekly Newsmagazine SUPREME COURT REVISION—WASHINGTON — In an oil-smooth state paper with terrific political punch, Franklin Roosevelt last week surprised and shocked his fellow Americans by proposing to “rejuvenate” the judicial branch of the federal government. Since election his New Deal followers had been cogitating constitutional amendments to empower the federal government to limit the jurisdiction of the supreme court and require more than a mere court majority to declare a law unconstitutional. Now the President strode forward, as usual, to take over the whole show. Fairly smacking his lips over his adroit phrasing, and revealing to the press by intonation and ironic interjection his exhilaration over the most daring stroke he had when a court is forced ... to hear 87% of the cases presented to it by private litigants? ... “A part of the problem of obtaining a sufficient number of judges to dispose of cases is the capacity of the judges themselves. This brings forward the question of aged and infirm judges — a subject of delicacy and yet one which requires frank discussion. Modern complexities call blood ... A lowered mental or physical vigor leads men to avoid an examination of complicated and changed conditions. Having delivered these old and eminently reasonable arguments, President Roosevelt proposed that the chief justice have power to assign temporarily lower court justices from one court to another when dockets grow crowded; that the supreme court be given a preme court as now constituted adding or replacing justice support the legal contention of the New Deal. Conservative offices Butler, Sutherland, Hume McReynolds and Van Devan are all of retirement age; and the liberals only Justice Bramble 80, would be affected. More most qualified opinion agrees enlarging the supreme court w brake rather than accelerate It Although most ardent Dealers in congress were densely pleased by the Presid move, a startling amount of warmness quickly developed. Gradually opposition took hold with Republicans generally leadinghip to the Democrat order not to make it a par issue. But with the huge Democratic majorities in congress odds were that the Press would get what he wanted. I ever, with a big bloc of Democrats squirming uncomfortable the fence, and the calibre of leaders who openly opposed bill, it became certain that would be a good squabble in house, a battle royal in the s before Franklin Roosevelt have his way. UN-UNANIMOUS—WASHINGTON — Baffled he received as a contribution the March 4 Roosevelt V Dinners a $1,000 check signed Fred M. Landon,” Demoeratical Chairman James Al Farley, observed: “That seem to make it unanimous,” learned that the check had been signed by the defeated presidential nominee or by Fairly smacking his lips over his adroit phrasing, and revealing to the press by intonation and ironic interjection his exhilaration over the most daring stroke he had yet attempted—his long-awaited blow to break the deadlock between the New Deal and the supreme court — Franklin Roosevelt unfolded his plan, with sweet reasonableness as its disarming keynote. He proposed no alteration of the constitution, no limitation of the courts' powers; he simply unveiled a foundation of ample precedent, butressed by arguments often made in the past by eminent jurists, for improvement of the judicial system. He produced a letter from his attorney general attesting that each federal judge now has to handle nearly half again as many cases as in 1913, that congestion and delay result. Said he: "The supreme court is laboring under a heavy burden. Its difficulties in this respect were superficially lightened some years ago by authorizing the court, in its discretion, to refuse to hear appeals in many classes of cases. This discretion was so freely exercised that in the last fiscal year, 609 petitions for review were presented to the supreme court, it declined to hear 717 cases ... "Many of the refusals were doubtless warranted. But can it be said that full justice is achieved which requires frank discussion... Modern complexities call blood... A lowered mental or physical vigor leads men to avoid an examination of complicated and changed conditions. Having delivered these old and eminently reasonable arguments, President Roosevelt proposed that the chief justice have power to assign temporarily lower court justices from one court to another when dockets grow crowded; that the supreme court be given a $10,000-a-year "proctor" to watch for congestion in lower courts, recommend transfers of judges and other steps to relieve it; that decisions on the constitutionality of laws be appealed directly to the supreme court and there be given precedence over other cases so that the constitutionality of laws be not long in doubt. To this the President added: "I therefore earnestly recommend ... the appointment of additional judges in all federal courts, without exception, where there are incumbent judges of retirement age who do not choose to retire or resign." Masterfully underemphasized in the draft bill which he sent to congress empowering him to appoint as many as 50 new federal judges to duplicate those who are 70, have been ten years on the bench, and will not retire, was his proposal to swell the supreme court from nine of 15 members if its septuagenarian members do not quit — an increase of two justices larger than the confirmed anti-New Deal element of the present court. Applauded only by the most rabid New Deal newspapers, this proposal was patently contrived to let the President override the su- PROBLEM CHILD ROOSEVELT PLAN TO REVAMP SUPREME COURT I admire Roosevelt because he is so bold, because also something of a dictator in the sense that I am. He concentrates in his power possible under system in order to dictate justice. Roosevelt's tactic because he had to his social reforms under italistic system." From his capital city, Rebel President - General Francisco Franco then told he stood politically in an inquiring American Public W. Howard: As "an act the way in which Fascist stemmed the advance ofism in many countries," remake Spain into a close imitation of the Italian Federal State as set up by Il Duce. No free Madrid said his government gotiate a concordat with Iran, insuring that Spain whether he would supportoration of the monarchy to guess when Madrid captured. Blue - overall - wearing Largo Caballero's courteous ponements, his failure any definite answer to Howard's queries up to end, conveyed the impre loyalists do not know government stands for, are constantly advised Ambassador Marcel R who keeps in touch withernment at Moscow. Observers predicted the "stand for democracy." "LEY DE FUGA" LEON, Mexico—Latin "ley de fuga" (law of supposed to empower shoot fleeing prisoners practice often means the blesome prisoner is set drilled before he can scrape range. From Leon in state of Guanajuato became a tale of "ley de the court as now constituted by ing or replacing justices to port the legal contentions of New Deal. Conservative JusButler, Sutherland, Hughes, Reynolds and Van Devanter all of retirement age; and of berals only Justice Brandis, should be affected. Moreover, qualified opinion agrees that singing the supreme court would rather than accelerate it. though most ardent New ers in congress were implyly pleased by the President's a startling amount of lukeness quickly developed. Then republicans generally leaveadership to the Democrats in not to make it a partisan But with the huge Demomajorities in congress, all were that the President had get what he wanted. Howwith a big bloc of Demosquirming uncomfortably on fence, and the calibre of the ers who openly opposed the it became certain that there died a good squabble in the ease, a battle royal in the senate are Franklin Roosevelt could his way. UNANIMOUS— WASHINGTON — Baffled when received as a contribution to March 4 Roosevelt Victory mher a $1,000 check signed "AlM. Landon," Democratic Nanal Chairman James Aloysius they, observed: "That does to make it unanimous," soon named that the check had not signed by the defeated GOP residential nominee or by any- one else who had an account at the designated bank. ELIHU ROOT DIES— CLINTON, New York — Of the 31 men who have been President of the United States only six were not, at some time in their lives, contemporaries of Elihu Root. John Tyler was President when Root was born. Twenty-one more Presidents took office during his lifetime. An eminent corporation lawyer, onetime senator, onetime secretary of war, and later of state, Elihu Root was last week within a week of being 92 when he died. From his home in Clinton, N. Y., his birthplace, after services in the chapel at Hamilton college where his father taught mathematics, where he was graduated the year Sherman marched to the sea, Elihu Root was borne to his grave. WHERE THEY STAND— MADRID — "Please do not mention his family! Only twice in my life have I seen the general weep — he is most courageous — but please not to mention his family," Hostages, you know! They have been held since the beginning of the war in Morocco, and the general knows that at any moment they may be shot." Thus has General Jose Miaja's secretary warned the few correspondents ever permitted to interview the valiant "Defender of Madrid." But this distressing state of Miaja affairs ended last week without another such butchery as had already wiped out some 120,000 innocent non-combatants in both rebel and loyalist territory. Through intermediaries General Miaja arranged with Generalissimo Francisco Franco for the release of Mother Miaja, Daughters Pepita, Concha, Luisa, and Teresa, and Son Emilio—reportedly in exchange for the lives of several prominent rebels. Meanwhile, with Spain's civil war still deadlocked, Italian forces were last week becoming increasingly active in the successful rebel drive resulting in the capture of Malaga, and in Rome. II Duce told an American interviewer that Europe's first task must be to end Spain's war, that no other European problem of consequence can be solved until that has been accomplished, that Spain is potentially much more apt to give rise to a general European war this year than Ethiopia last year. Said he: "You make me impatient when you talk of democracy ... as if it existed or could exist in this 20th century world of machines and mass production ... I tell you democracy is only a mask for capitalism ... The era of capitalism is over! Here in Italy it is finished, it is dead." LEY DE FUGA"— LEON, Mexico—Latin "ley de fuga" (law of) supposed to empower shoot fleeing prisoners practice often means thablesome prisoner is set drilled before he can scrape range. From Leon in state of Guanajuato he came a tale of "ley de fugue" feet except in one partie. Bundled off to a hapassers-by who found seven bullets in his back man Thomas Manque that he had been falsely for stealing 50 head of deer set free in a deser Before he had taken the toward liberty, a rattling cracked. Thomas Manque expected to make "ley de fugue" history by recovering. FLOOD ODDITIES— Submerged to the flood waters last week wach's (Ky.) statue of Annie niege . . . In a Lou tel lobby, a bellboy caught in his hands . . . ester, Ind., the Cole Clyde Beatty Circus o use of its elephants to mired automobiles Cortland, N. Y., Farm Griswold sent out a contribution of potatoes bage, added one bale of he heard of a pair o cows. 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Roosevelt's task is difficult because he had to carry out his social reforms under the capitalistic system." From his capital city Burgos, Rebel President - Generalissimo Francisco Franco then told where he stood politically in a cable to inquiring American Publisher Ray W. Howard: As "an admirer of the way in which Fascism has stemmed the advance of Communism in many countries," he would remake Spain into a close approximation of the Italian Fascist Corporate State as set up and run by Il Duce. No free Mason, Franco said his government would negotiate a concordat with the Vatican, insuring that Spain remain whether he would support restoration of the monarchy, refused to guess when Madrid might be captured. Blue - overall - wearing Premier Largo Caballero's courteous postponements, his failure to make any definite answer to Publisher Howard's queries up to last week's end, conveyed the impression that loyalists do not know what their government stands for, that they are constantly advised by Soviet Ambassador Marcel Rosenberg, who keeps in touch with his government at Moscow. But most observers predicted they would "stand for democracy." "LEY DE FUGA" LEON, Mexico—Latin America's "ley de fuga" (law of flight) is supposed to empower police to shoot fleeing prisoners, but in practice often means that a troublesome prisoner is set free, then drilled before he can scoot out of range. From Leon in Mexico's state of Guanajuato last week came a tale of "ley de fuga" per- Transportation Survey Planned Better Facilities Between County, Los Angeles Are Sought Quick, comfortable transportation between Orange county cities and Los Angeles is seen as a possibility as the result of the decision reached Tuesday by the county board of supervisors to proceed with a survey of transportation needs of the county. The county planning commission is now working on the preparation of a WPA project form to be adopted by the supervisors, enabling that body to proceed with the actual survey which will be done by WPA. The proposal came originally from chambers of commerce of the coastal area and Santa Ana. The planning commission, represented by John Markel, presented a preliminary project draft this morning, prepared by L. Deming Tilton, nationally known planning consultant. Howard Wood and John P. Scripps of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce and W. H. Gallienne, secretary of the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, spoke in favor of the plan. Wood said $150,000 per week payroll in Huntington Beach is largely lost to the county because transportation to the inland is poor. He said Dana Point, San Clement and other beach communities could be developed as weekend home places for Los Angeles executives with proper transportation. Informal discussion with Santa Fe railroad officials, Wood said, Indicated that travel from Los Services Held for Herbert S. Leavitt Funeral services for Herbert S. Leavitt, 72, who passed away early Monday morning in Los Angeles after a brief illness, were conducted from Hilgenfeld funeral home yesterday afternoon with the Rev. M. C. Schollenberger of the Anaheim Church of Christ, ociating. Entombment was made in the Greenwood Memorial mausoleum, San Diego. Leavitt had been a resident of the Placentia district for 21 years, serving as agent for the Santa Fe railroad there. 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"LEY DE FUGA" LEON, Mexico—Latin America's "ley de fuga" (law of flight) is supposed to empower police to shoot fleeing prisoners, but in practice often means that a troublesome prisoner is set free, then drilled before he can scoot out of range. From Leon in Mexico's state of Guanajuato last week came a tale of "ley de fuga" perfect except in one particular: Bundled off to a hospital by passers-by who found him with seven bullets in his back, Cattleman Thomas Manreque explained that he had been falsely arrested for stealing 50 head of cattle, had been set free in a deserted spot. Before he had taken three steps toward liberty, a rattling volley cracked. Thomas Manrique was expected to make "ley de fuga" history by recovering. FLOOD ODDITIES— Submerged to the chin by flood waters last week was Paducah's (Ky.) statue of Andrew Carnegie. In a Louisville hotel lobby, a bellboy caught a fish in his hands. In Rochester, Ind., the Cole Brothers-Clyde Beatty Circus offered the use of its elephants to pull out mired automobiles. From Cortland, N.Y., Farmer Harold Griswold sent out a flood relief contribution of potatoes and cabbage, added one bale of hay when he heard of a pair of stranded cows. Wood said $150,000 per week payroll in Huntington Beach is largely lost to the county because transportation to the inland is poor. He said Dana Point, San Clement and other beach communities could be developed as weekend home places for Los Angeles executives with proper transportation. Informal discussion with Santa Fe railroad officials, Wood said, indicated that travel from Los Angeles to the most remote part of Orange county could be made in less than one hour with modern Diesel-powered streamlined trains. At Tuesday's meeting the supervisors also passed a motion made by Steele Finley that John Mitchell be given a vote of thanks and confidence "for upholding his oath of office." 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