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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 6, 1937.

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ROOSEVELT'S CHALLENGE Drastic Reorganisation Of U.S. Supreme Court

SUDDEN ACTION IN "NEW DEAL" LEGISLATION CONTROVERSY

Washington, To-day.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

MINISTERS VISIT KING

President Roosevelt is replying to the wrecking of his New Deal legislation by the Supreme Court by reforming the machinery of the Court. He plans to appoint five new judges of his own choos- ing.

Dramatic surprise of the step, completely un- heralded, lent additional piquancy to the White House announcement of the President's intentions. Reuter.

Sweeping reorganisation of, the machinery of federal courts is recommended by the President in a message to Congress.

The reorganisation includes an increase in judgeships in the Su- preme and Lower courts and a me- thod for speeding up the decisions of the High Court on constitutional questions.

NEAR DISREPUTE.

London, To-day

B.B.C. IN TIME

OF EMERGENCY

COLONEL MAKES NEW PLANS

BOMB-PROOF STUDIOS

It has been revealed that Lt. Col. Ba S. Stafford late the King's Royal Rifles, has been gaged at Broadcast- ing House on revising and bringing up to date plan of action to be followed in the event of war.

Cal Stafford's work is of a routine character, and has no connection with present events at home or abroad. He was appointed to a junior position. în the Corporation's service last May for the purpose of carrying out these special duties."

There is no truth in the statement The Secretary of State for the

that he is the third most important Dominions, Mr. Malcolm Macdon-!

man in the building, nor has he had ald, and the Secretary of State for any influence in recent high appoint- the Colonies, Mr. William Ormsby-ments to the staff. Gore, visited the King at Bucking-

ham Palace yesterday morning.

MEDITERRANEAN ENTENTE STORY

PARIS, TO-DAY.

In the new agreement between the Postmaster-General and the B.B.C. governors, operative from January 1, it is specified that if an emergency arises it shall be lawful · for the Postmaster-General to take posses- sion of B.B.C. stations and use them in the King's service.

Underground Stadios

Any persons authorised by the Post- master General may then take charge and use them for the dissemination of official news, air-raid warnings, and similar purposes.

of COR-

The plans for the extension Broadcasting House now under sideration include a block of under- ground studios. All the building of above ground level will consist offices.

THAT A FRANCO-TURKISH MILITARY CONVENTION IS Referring to the court decisions BEING DISCUSSED IS THE ALLEGATION MADE BY SEVERAL in the New Deal cases, the Chief NEWSPAPERS IN PARIS COMMENTING ON THE RELATIONS

These underground studios may well be made bomb-proof and gas- Executive said that the welter of OF THE TWO COUNTRIES FOLLOWING THE ITALO TURKISH

proof. Transmitters with their con- conflicting decisions on the consti- CONVERSATIONS AT MILAN.

"L'Oeuvre" hints at the signing spicuous outside aerial systems would, tutionality of every form of impor-

of a Mediterranean entente, includ-1 however, remain the vulnerable points tant legislation brought the law,

to hostile aircraft:

the courts and the entire adminis pass judgment upon the Wagnering Turkey.

"Pertinax," writing in the "Echo Col Stafford was mentioned in des- patches four times during the war tration of justice dangerously near Labour Act and few New Deal sup-

porters hope that the Act can sur de Paris, and M. Peri, foreign and was awarded the M.C. D.S.O. disrepute.

all and bar. He retired from the Egyp-

expressed doubts

attached to the Irak Ministry of the Interior from 1926 to 1933.

The processes of government it-vive the test: further, during the editor of "Humanite,” both

current epidemic of strikes som nounce that a military convention tian Civil Service in 1924, and was self were completely brought to a

between France and Turkey is al- standstill from time to time by Labour leaders junctions issued almost automati- concerning President Roosevelt, ready in the making. cally, sometimes without notice to fearing that he was becoming more the Government and not infrequent conservative and could not be ly in clear violation of the princi- counted on further to fight Labour's

battles ple of equity

"Pertinax" states that France had

tente nations and "doubtless also recently offered to the Little Fu-

to Turkey," a general mutual as- ""TREASON”. No important statute could take

To-day's Smashing pronounce-sistance pact. effect against any individual or orment, therefore, ends all suchThe foreign editor of "Humanite" ganisation with the means to e-doubts and its practical effect will says that the Foreign Minister, M. gage in far-flung legislation until be to enable the President forth Yvon Delbos, is definitely consider- it passed through the whole hier-with to appoint five judges to the ing such a military convention. archy of courts.

Supreme Court, sufficient to ensure Trans-Ocean. ADDITIONAL FUNCTION the passage of any carefully drawn The judiciary, by postponing the New Deal Bills. effective date of Acts of Congress, is assuming an additional function and is coming more and more to constitute a scattered, loosely or ganised and slowly operating Third House

mal Legislat

Presk tionary plan to renova the Su

Court

younger blood of his

ing, has broug

lief that the lon

Congress

sidential hes

to enforce

win the

of the

Deal by "packing the Cou else to amend the Constitut Many quarters in Washington have been stunned by the boldness of the President's plan.

GENIUS OF TIMING The bombshell, coming just three mont after the Election

e genus of timing of

Supreme Court is

H

While delighting New Deal sup- porters, the plan is bound to arouse a storm of recrimination from Cor- servatives all over the United States

"PANIC OVER BRITISH

POPULATION

ARMY TRAINING SCHEME Preparing For Civil Life

The War Office has every intention of expanding as soon as possible the vocational training scheme. Under this scheme well-conducted and efficient soldiers of the required educational standard are given a full-time course during the last six months of their ser vice to fit them for skilled employment on re-entering civil life.

A tour through the Aldershot voca- tional training workshops, where 566 men are now under instruction, In their eyes any "tampering””

Forecasts of a falling population inveals an atmosphere sharply divorced with the Court verges on treason, Great Britain have been made in Lon-from old-fashioned military despotism. and even the Liberals consider don by two authorities

It is a works" atmosphere, and this The workshops uch action to be extremely grave. Sir William Beveridge, at the Geo-is no mere accident

Beuter.

graphical Association's Conference are deliberately run to give a civil life said: In 25 years we shall be in a air to the course, panic about the population

His Excellency the Governor has country,

mission in the Hong Kong olunteer Force, as

tenant Eric George Abir

A hooter for instance, is used in- stead of a bugle to mark the beg ning and end work, and the

-course.

They wa

or cycle to work, check

oved the relinquishment by Sub-Mr. D. Victor Glass, a leading mem-have no military duties during the

ber of the Eugenics Society, the Educational Association's Conference Unless there is a change our population on and off make out weekly time sheets, as in civil employment, and their daily hours are arranged to ap- proximate to a civilian working week.

from

January, 1937, on his leaving the will soon-reach its peak level, and after Colony

a transition period of slow dec will begin to fall off at the rate 24 per cent. in every gent

His Excellency the Governor has the ourable Sr Shou- and Ts'o Seen-

Members of the appoint Iniversity of Hong Henry Maynard to be a Deputy ind of three years,

His Excellency the Governor has Richard William

and Deaths,

fect from 27th January, 1937. effect from the 6th February.

The yearly food of 12,000 or 13,000 untrained men from the Army into civil life is one of the chief bars to re- crniting.

It is hoped that one day all untrain- ed men in the Army will have a voca tionaltraining course, and that- the system may be taken over by the Min- istry of Eab