THE NEWS-RECORD, MARSHAIJUNP' FEBRUARY 28, 1935
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
The Gold Decision
Beheading Women
Murder With Germs
The Atom. Absolute Zero
The Supreme court upholds the Pres
ident and congress in their legislative
and executive ac
tion outlawing gold
as money In the
United States and
Invalidating "gold
clauses" In private
contracts.
The Supremo
court's decision is
all the more Impor
tant and gratifying,
because every
American knows
that no considera
tion outside the
letter of the Con
stitution could have
influenced Chief
Arthur Brisbane
Justice Hughes or his associates.
The Supreme court decision disposes
of the statement that President Roose
velt's administration has been proceed
ing "regardless of the Constitution."
The decision will be reassuring to busi
ness and the public generally.
From every point of view the be
heading of women by Mr. Hitler's gov
ernment seems to have been a pain
fully disgusting performance. The
women's hands were bound with steel
chains in fear, perhaps, that they
might bite through strings or straps.
The agile headsman, in full dress, cut
off both heads In six minutes. The
women were beheaded out of doors In
the night. Just before dawn, with flood
lights for the headsman's work.
Witnesses of the killings praise the
composure of the two women. Kach
walked to her death erect, wrists
chained behind her. showing no sign of
fear. An eyewitness said: "They set
a good example to our men. whom we
usually have to drag to the scaffold."
You have read about "war with
germs" In the next great outburst.
India proves that It could be done.
At Alipore two are condemned to death,
convicted of "germ murder." As rich
Amarendra Natb Pandey walked along
the street he felt a sharp stab. He
cried out. A germ poisoner had In
jected plague germs Into his blood.
Amarendra died. His murderers were
his step-brother and his doctor. Two
other doctors, accused, were acquitted.
A well-organized germ war could be
disagreeable, distributing disease germs
above great cities and In reservoirs
from planes.
At I.eyden. In Holland, scientists
have produced a degree of cold said
to approach within one five-thousandth
of a degree of absolute zero.
A gigantic electro-magnet. In com
bination with liquid helium, produces
the lowest temperature ever known on
earth.
The lowest possible degree of cold,
the absolute zero, would be minus 273
degrees centigrade, or minus 459.6
Fahrenheit. At least science thinks so.
It used to call the atom "smallest frag
ment of matter."
Science needs "absolute zero" to help
In tearing apart the atom, now known
to be a miniature solar system.
Doctor Steinach of Vienna, whose
business has been transplanting glands
of lower animals to the bodies of
men, to prolong youth and extend the
years of possible parentage, an
nounces now a "chemical substance"
that makes transplanting glands un
necessary. The chemical, called prog
ynon, possibly a compound of "prog
eny," is available for men or women.
The fact that a demand for It exists
proves what fools there are, among
men and women, seeking for more
trouble, after kind nature has set them
free.
Henry Ford views money philosophi
cally as merely an abstract "Indefinite,
Incoherent homogeneity." as Herbert
Spencer might have called It Mr.
Cameron, broadcasting, mentioned cas
ually the fact that Mr. Ford In one
year lost $68,000,000.
When this writer asked Henry Ford
what was the most money he had lost
In any year while "changing type" and
reorganizing, he replied : "1 didn't lose
any money. I only distributed some
money."
It has been customary at executions
la New Jersey state prison to admit
relatives of a murdered man, that they
may witness the killing of the mur
derer; rery considerate, if relatives
of one murdered really desire to see
the murderer as he sits In the chair,
straining against the straps and froth
ing behind the mask. It la safe to
predict that Cownel Lindbergh wiD re
ject the Imitation to see Hanptmann
pat to death for the kidnaping anl
murder of his child,
James A. Moffett, federal housing
administrator, say the country la ont
of the depression but doea not know IT.
la the West he "found business eondl
tloss definitely Improved. Los Angeles
alooe ha pledged l 00,000,000 In new
construction and modernisation Involv
ing aD types of buildings," Saa Fran
cisco likewise has embarked on an am
bitious building program. '"
Now If 10.000.000 r 12,000,000 Idle
Americans can get back to Jobs, eve
though they may "not know It,! aO
-will be welL '" '
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ADMINISTRATION GOLD LAWS
SUSTAINED BY DECISION OF
SUPREME COURT.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
, Western Newspaper Union.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT and the
New Dealers breathed easier after
the United States Supreme court hand
ed down its decision sustaining Inyal-
Idation of "gold
clauses" In private
contracts, but not on
federal bonds. While
It was held that the
government must pay
off Its bonds In gold or
Its equivalent in de
valued currency, an
other ruling that the
Court of Claims had
no Jurisdiction over
such cases means that
It would be Impossible
for holders of federal
L li i iiim3 J
President
Roosevelt
bonds to collect on their old gold basis
In other words, the holder of a $l,(HHi
federal bond is entitled to a technical
value of $1,6!X), but In reality It would
be Impractical to make any collection
of that amount, since the Court of
Claims Is the only tribunal before
which suits against the government
may be taken, and other courts may
not entertain such suits without a spe
cial act of congress.
The court also held that those who
held gold certificates had no cause of
action and could not sue the govern
ment The power of congress to deal
with currency was fully upheld.
Not only this country, but the entire
world, awaited what the "nine lonely
old men" of the Supreme court had to
say about the Roosevelt monetary pol
icies. The decision is ranked with the
court's decisions In the Dartmouth col
lege cases in 1S18 which upheld the
sanctity of contract, and In the Dred
Scott slavery case in 1S."7 which had
much to do with hastening the out
break of the Civil war.
Brlelly, the ruling said:
1. Congress has the power to nullify
promises to pay in gold contained lu
the bonds of private corporations.
2. A gold certificate is worth only
Its face value in present devalued cur
rency. Congressional power over the
currency Includes the right to estab
lish circumstances under which gold
certificates need not be redeemed In
gold or its equivalent.
3. Congress has no authority under
the Constitution to abrogate the pay-ment-ln-gold
clause of government
bonds, but, as no actual damage has
been shown, therefore there is no
basis for suit for recovery.
The decision was read by Chief Jus
tice Charles Evans Hughes, who voted
with Justices Brandels, Stone, Roberts
and Cardozo in the majority. Dissent
ers were Justices McReynolds, Van
Devanter, Sutherland and Butler, the
four so-called conservatives.
Satisfaction within the administra
tion was evident at once.
Justice McReynolds was spokesman
for the dissenters. He unleashed a
scathing attack on the majority views.
His voice vibrant, he said :
"The Constitution as we have known
It Is gone."
"If given effect, the enactments here
challenged will bring about confisca
tion of property rights and repudia
tion of national obligations."
"Just men regard spoliation of citi
zens by their sovereign with abhor
rence, but we are asked to affirm that
the Constitution has granted power to
accomplish both."
"No definite delegation of such a
power exists; and we cannot believe
the furseelng framers, who labored
with hope of establishing Justice and
securing the blessings of liberty. In
tended that the expected government
should have authority to annihilate Its
own obligations and destroy the very
rights which they were endeavoring to
protect"
Notified that Chief Justice Hughes
was reading the decision. President
Roosevelt went to the cabinet room,
where be listened to telephone reports
from an aid. Three cabinet officers
were at his side. The Chief Executive
was prepared to take swift action to
protect the credit of the government
In case an adverse decision was hand
ed down, but executive orders were
wnecessary. The carefully prepared
program was not needed.
After a three-hour conference be
tween the President and administra
tion leaders. Attorney General Cum
mlngs said:
"As far as they concern us, the de
cisions constitute a complete victory
for the government all along the line."
The announcement caused stock and
commodity markets to soar, and be
cause of the speculative frenzy, the
Chicago Board of Trade suspended all
trading temporarily la accordance with
a recent resolution of the directors.
Grain exchanges la other cities did
likewise. Stock exchanges remained
open and the ticker was soon nine min
utes behind the trading. Railroad
stocks were particularly strong In view
of the decision which held the earners
weald not be obliged to liquidate their
obligations la the new currency at the
present price of gold. Bad aa adverse
decision been handed down, a number
of the country's strongest Unes would
have been forced Into bankruptcy.
HOSTILITIES - between Senator
Long and Postmaster General
Farley moved swiftly toward a climax.
Without objection the senate adopted
Bney's resolution demanding that Sec
retary ef the Interior Ickes supply to
that body any information he may
have regarding Investigations of pub
lic works contracts with which Farley
may have been connected. The post
master general, who was in Sarasota,
.Fla., said merely: "I do not take it
seriously."
Long did not get along so well with
his demand for a senatorial Investi
gation of Farley. It was referred to
the post oflice committee, and Chair
man McKellar said: "If there la any
thing to be Investigated It will be in
vestigated. But I don't know what
the acts are. My committee will In
vite Farley and Long before It and
will settle the matter on Its merits as
shown by the facts adduced."
DR. F. E. Townsend of California,
whose pension plan for the aged
has gained the support of many thou
sands of thoughtless citizens, went
before the senate finance committee
and tried to explain how the govern
ment could get out of Its economic
troubles by paying $200 monthly pen
sions to all persons over sixty, pro
vided each one must spend his $200
for commodities or services within the
country each month. The senators
didn't treat the proposition with much
seriousness.
Chairman Harrison said that with
I n.Of 10.000 or more aged, the plan would
cost $24,000,000,000 a year. But a 2
ner cent tax would raise only o,iuu,-
(KKMHM), leaving a deficit of $19,000,-
(hki.ihh) a year.
"Yes," Townsend said, Dut we win
not tie able to put 10,000,000 on the
pension immediately. It took two
vears to ret 4.000,000 men Into the
army. We would have to examine each
citizen for his citizenship ana age, as
we examined applicants for the army."
REPUBLICAN heavy guns, some
light ones and a few Democratic
mortars bombarded the $4,880,000,000
work relief bill in the senate, and then
the administration
forces had a breath
ing spell over the
week-end during which
they worked hard to
win over those mem
bers of their own par
ty who were consort
ing with the enemy.
Senator Vandenbe.ru of !
Michigan attacked the !
measure with bitter
ness and sarcasm.
Senator suggesting this sub-
vanaenuerg stitute bll:
"1. Congress hereby appropriates
$4,880,01X1,000 to the I'resldent to use
as he pleases.
"2. Anybody who doesn't like It Is
fined $1,000."
Senator Adams of Colorado, Demo
crat, who fears an appropriation of the
size asked will damage the credit of
the nation, carried to the floor the
amendment that had been beaten in
committee, namely, cutting the total
amount to $2,880,000,000.
Senator McCarren of Nevada, also a
Democrat, was still arguing for his
plan that the committee had rejected
and the administration opposed, fixing
work relief wages at the rates prevail
ing In different localities. The hill as
modified by the senate appropriations
committee after long controversy re
quires that prevailing rates he paid If
the President finds wages In private
Industry are being undermined.
Vandenberg In the course of his
speech asserted the bill would permit
the government to compete with any
business It pleased. In reply to this
Senator Mahoney of Wyoming, who had
Just called on the President, said from
the White House steps that Mr. Roose
velt Is determined to authorize only
projects that will not compete with
private Industry, and also that he "will
use all his Influence to maintain rates
of wages and standards In private in
dustry." In a party conference the Republic
ans agreed to try to limit the bill to
one year Instead of two. Their rea
son Is that as It stands the measure
gives the President authority to al
locate funds for projects through the
months when the 1936 Presidential
campaign will be going on. Most of
the Republicans also favored the pre
vailing wage amendment, and some of
them supported the plan fathered by
Adams. The administration - Demo
crats were still confident they could
put the bill through without serious
changes.
LIEUT. GALVIN M. BOLSTER, a
member of the crew of the Macon,
gave some sensational testimony be
fore the naval board of Inquiry into
the causes of the disaster that befell
the dirigible. He said "that several
months ago three girders in the ship's
toll had sheared, and that only minor
repairs bad been made because the
bureau of aeronautics ordered that
the work should not Interfere with
training flights. Bolster added that
this work had not been completed
when the Macon started on her last
flight, but that he did not consider the
craft unsafe for flight over the ocean
except In extremely violent air.
The same Indication of structural
weakness also was given by RT J.
Davis, chief boatswain's mate, one of
twe crewmen en duty near the "cas
ualty" spot la the rear . ,
All four Una, two horizontal and
twe vertical, were fastened to the al
legedly weak girder, known technical
ly as -No. 17V4." - ' t
Commander. P L Katch, ,oage ad
vocate of the court, made pointed in
quiries to determine If progressive
Dumpings encountered in anchoring
the Macon at Its Sunnyvale base might
have strained the girder. The lower
fla was attached to the ground ear In
the anchoring operation. : v, : : . -y- ;
Bolster said such was . possibility,
but he did not see how such Jar could
hurt the upper part of the . girder,
where the casualty occurred, '
National Topics Interpreted
.... .
by William
National Press Building
Washington. Certain signs of tran
sition are appearing In the political
picture. They are
Third Party becoming clear
Rumblings enough to deserve
attention. What they
may mean in the ultimate can be made
only the subject of a guess politics
being what they are but Interesting
circumstances can be noted as of this
day and time.
Third party rumblings are beginning
to be heard along the whole political
front. This Is noteworthy because
third party rumblings usually are con
fined to a few sectors, some important,
some unimportant The insurgents,
radicals, progressives, and Independ
ents all seem to be examining the po
litical horizons of 19:10. Roughly,
those factions enumerated have been
classified as the "sons of the wild Jack
ass," an appellation given them by
George H. Moses of New Hampshire,
when he was filling a Republican seat
In the United States senate. The fact
that they remain and that Mr. Moses
has passed out of the political picture
is not the point. It was his descrip
tion of them that gave the country Its
first grouping of the political factions
that have consistently kicked over the
traces of the major political parties.
The fact that these various groups
are again examining the potentialities
and the possibilities of 1930 brings di
rectly Into question the progress made
by the New Deal in Its program of
reformation or revolution, depending
on the political perspective from
which von consider the New Deal.
It Is two years since President
Roosevelt carried his New Deal into
the White House. Much water has
gone over the dam since. Many ex
periments have beep tried and mnny
have failed. Doubtless considerable
progress 'of a satisfactory form has re
sulted. Yet. the "sons of the wild
);n kass" are not satisfied. It may
he because Mr. Roosevelt has ceased
to f II so many white rabbits out of a
hat after the fashion of a magician,
that has caused unaffiliated factions
so much disturbance. Or It may be
because the Republicans, as the op
position party at present, have been
utterly stymied In their efforts to per
form opposition functions that have
proved the temptation for the so-called
left wingers to capitalize whatever
political opportunities remain for ex
ploitation. I think It Is the general conclusion
that the New Deal has not come up to
expectations of the left wingers. Per
haps, It might be said that nothing
that the New Dealers can offer will be
quite satisfactory to the left wingers,
for they are difficult to satisfy. Their
fertile minds are even more produc
tive of experimental Ideas than are
the minds even of the brain trusters,
and no one has ever said a brain trust
mind was not fertile At any rate, the
circumstance Is cut and dried and an
abundnnce of material for a third
party awaits us by that type of politi
cian. Observers here agree that one can
not consider the outlook for 1936, and
the national elections of that time,
without considering the Influence that
these left wingers may wield. I be
lieve It is conceded everywhere that
if Mr. Roosevelt succeeds In leading
the country through to a higher level
of prosperity than now graces our for
tunes the Republican chances to de
feat him are very, very low. If, on
the other hand, conditions continue as
they now are, Mr. Roosevelt certainly
Is going to have to battle this progres
sive set-up to adopt one label for all
of them as well as the conservative
group centering largely In the Repub
licans. From this It becomes plain
that a third party probably would
draw away from Mr. Roosevelt all of
those radicals and liberals who would
go beyond his policies, while the Re
publicans obviously will hold their
own conservative strength and sap the
Roosevelt forces to some- extent by
taking conservative Independents from
that side. All in all, if the third party
Idea comes through, we can look for a
fine political scramble from July to
November of the 1936 campaign.
The progressives. Including such men
as LaFollette of Wisconsin, N orris of
Nebraska, and
Need Hero Wheeler of Montana,
Leader t0 name only three.
seem to feel that the
New Deal program has about Jelled.
They know, as all political observers
know, that there are a good many hun
dred thousand votes scattered around
waiting to be cast In favor of a pro
gram much more radical than that to
which Mr. Roosevelt has been willing
to agree. But the progressives have
a distinct problem of their owa It Is
an entire absence of an outstanding
leader of the hero type who can sound
the trumpet and cay for the progres
sives to "follow me." ,- My Inquiries
among all veins of. political opinion
have given me no doe to the name of
an individual who can bead up the
movement As I said above, however,
results cannot be predicted bow and
one must add to. that statement ah
that one cannot guess at the leadership
of this new movement because It will
have to JeH further before that leader
ship appears; oa the hortxon.
It Is even possible that these cur
rent third party rumbtlngs will meaa
no more tLan they have in many cases
ff M.
onicKan
Washington, D. C.
in the past This Is true because there
Is not a Theodore Roosevelt In sight
at the moment and some astute politi
cians Insist there is not one in the
country. If a man of the late Teddy's
type and qualities should come to the
surface then probably this third party
movement would develop Into formid
able proportions. If one does not show
up, I do not see how the progressives
will be any more in 1936 than the scat
tered fragments of a dozen-odd polit
ical philosophies.
That brings us to some of the cir
cumstances In congress at the present
time. In previous letters I have re
ported to you that there were signs
Indicating difficulties for Mr. Roosevelt
In holding his gigantic Democratic ma
jorities together In the house and sen
ate. That condition has become some
what more aggravated than It ap
peared when I first commented upon
It There have been minor defections
breaking loose from the Democratic
majority In the house and In the sen
ate with considerable frequency. On
one or two occasions the defections
were exceedingly large and, when
Joined with the Republican minority,
were almost large enough to constitute
the majority strength. The Democrat
ic leadership has wriggled out, thereby
saving Its skin, but the margin of safe
ty was such as to cause sleepless
nights not only In the Capitol, but in
high places In the administration.
As one of the signs of this grow
ing discontent, one has only to look
back over the last few weeks and ob
serve the continued prodding being
given the administration from the
Democratic side. The worst phase of
this prodding Is the apparent willing
ness of many Democratic representa
tives and senatora to promote Inves
tigations. There Is a faction In congress, all
claiming to be good Democrats, who
are on the trail of
Seek Farley a postmaster General
Scalp Farley's scalp. There
Is another bloc of
equally good Democrats who would be
nnite hanDv to have Secretary Ickes
ousted out of the position of secretary
of the Interior and wno squawKea loua
and long about giving Mr. Ickes con
trol of the $5,000,000,000 relief appro
priation. Within the last few days a gang has
banded together on the trail of Donald
Rlchberg, until recently the man who
was closest of any In the administra
tion to the President To add to Mr.
Richberg's troubles, he Is on the outs
with the American Federation or La
bor and It must be said that the fed
eration can do a great deal with many
members of the house and senate, so,
when the legislation for continuance of
the National Recovery Administration
gets on the floors of congress I think
It Is likely this group will tear off
some Rlchberg bark.
Governor Eccles of the Federal Re
serve bureau, a rather new New Deal
er and a fast thinker, has not helped
the administration's situation In con-
ms9 anv bv his bank bllL He has
antagonized the most virulent fighter
In the halls of congress, namely, Sen
ator Glass, Democrat of Virginia, by
the banking proposals wmcn ne spon
sored. Senator Glass has always had
a following In the senate and he has it
now. Whatever he does, tnererore,
his leaderahln will be Important be
cause he will have not only his own
following but the conservative Kepuo
licans as well
The banking legislation, according
to the view in many quarters, may
turn out to be the focal point, the is
hi a gin which the line of cleavage be
tween the administration New Dealers
and the conservatives will be definite
ly established.
In discussing congressional troubles
for the administration no one rfnres
overlook the stocky
A to figure of Senator
HueyLong Huey Long. Huey
Just does not like
Mr. Roosevelt, In fact Huey would
like to be President himself. Political
ambitions combined "with a vitriolic
tongue give Huey a broad platform
upon which to perform and unless I
miss my guess be Is willing to be in
creasingly troublesome to the admin
istration. .
. Buey knows that the administration
Is going to overlook no opportunity
for harpooning him. Among the exec
utive departments la Washington, one
hears hints, sad sometimes more than
hints, that Huey . Is vulnerable ; and
that these weaknesses in his armor
will be exposed In due course. How
much steam the administration can or
will turn on-is highly problematical.
It must be remembered that If, for ex
ample, - Attorney General . Ou minings
should authorise or direct any ac
tion against Huey the Louisiana sen
ator - Immediately would capitalise
those orders ; as an administration
movement to persecute him.- In ether
words the administration Is In a spot
where it can easily make a martyr
out of Huey. The result of that would
be to strengthen Huey's position Im
measurably. I am told that any fight
ing back on the part of the adminis
tration, la so far as Huey Long Is
concerned, is going to be given. long
end serious consideration because
Buey is a political bombshell. v
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