1937-02-12 — Page 12

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WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.

THE FIRST STEP IN PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S PLAN TO "SHAKE UP” THE AMERICAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM HAS MET WITH NO OBSTACLE.

The Summers Bill, which the Chief Executive endorsed in his message to Congress on reform of the Supreme Court, was passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday by 315 votes to 75.

the shoot couraging judges to retire volun-so.

The Bill, which permits Supreme solini or Stalin type of government. Court judges to retire on full pay Although the bulk of influential at the age of seventy, was intro-newspapers are making only very duced by Representative H. W. Sum- small signs of revolt against Pre- has sident Roosevelt, the latest indica- ners (Democrat, Texas) and

tions are that the Chief Executive now been sent to the Senate.

ever to lis more determined than to have The measure appears been designed with the object of en-have his way, and probably will do

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tarily at the age suggested by Pre- sident Roosevelt for their duplica- tion.

AMENDMENT KILLED.

NEW DEAL NECESSITY President Roosevelt, in a discus- sion of the proposals with news- papermen, said:

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"I feel deeply that unless A Repúblican amendment making the age 75, was overwhelmingly de-plan goes through, legislative par- feated without a division.

The debate on the measure was marked by a fiery attack on President Roosevelt's reorgani- sation proposals by two De- --mocratic members, Mr. Arthur P. Lamneck (Ohio) and Mr. E E. Cox Georgia).

DICTATORSHIP!

alysis will result whilst. Congress debates whether or not to amend the Constitution-a process which itself may take a number of years. "During this interval the New to proceed Deal would be unable with the far-reaching labour legis- lation which the nation mandated in the election."

The President may appeal to the Mr. Lamneck, in a slashing at-! tack on the proposals, said that tonation by radio if opposition to his increase the size of the Supreme scheme becomes formidable. Court might lead to a Hitler, Mus-iter.

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IS THIS THE RIPENTEAR UNIFORM CO? THIS IS~ DOCTOR SCILLENBONE SPEAKING–1 ORDERED A FOOTBALL UNIFORMA WEEK AGO-WHEN CAN EXPECT IT?

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