NATIONAL PRESS BLDG Ww Washington.—Developments that have taken place and are taking place in the fight precipitated by President Roose- velt's plan to re- form the Supreme court of the United States show some phases not hitherto evident in political fights. One of these, I believe, portends important changes in the political alignment in this country. I have reported to you in these columns many times evidences of a growing trend toward a new political align- ment and I can say now that noth- ing which has taken place since Mr. Roosevelt took his New Deal into the White House has given such impetus to this coming realignment as his proposal that congress pass a law giving him authority to name six more justices for the high- est court. . The information coming into Washington these days shows very plainly that the Roosevelt court packing proposal is calling forth op- position from both of the major po- litical parties. In other words, the opposition to the President's move is probably nonpartisan to a greater extent than any issue before the American people in the last 50 years. It will be remembered that the late President Wilson's proposal that the United States enter the League of Nations falls within that period of time and while there was both Democratic and Republican opposition to Mr. Wilson's program, it can not be said to have extended among the rank and file of the Dem- ocratic party, then in power, to the “xtent that Mr. Roosevelt's court yacking project has permeated the lists of Democratic voters. I have endeavored to gain th views of many individuals respect- ing the prospects of a new political mligament but few of the men whose judgment is best politically are will- ing to make a guess. A consider- a number of them say frankly that they are unable to guess. On the other hand, however, there was general agreement that Mr. Roose- velt, by suddenly tossing his court program into the lap of congress, has given momentum to a move- ment that for some months appears to have been simply marking time. There are certain facts on this phase of the court battle that appear obvious. They are influential and important as well. Take for example the fact that Mr. Roosevelt does not have the backing of the so-called solid South for his proposition. Now, the Demo- Sees New Alignment century has maintained the South as a stronghold of its party. In- deed, in every presidential and congressional election, Republican politicians began calculating what the Democratic strength could be at the maximum by conceding 13 states to the Democrats. How dif- ferent is the situation, now. * . ® One can go through the lists of representatives in congress from . the South and find Different them rather even- Story ly divided. One will find among Mr. Roosevelt's opponents in this battle numerous senators and rep- resentatives who have supported him on every other item of legisla- tion that he has recommended to congress. Now, however, the story is different. Another interesting phase of the legislative situation is that the bulk of the true and constant liberals in the senate and the house have taken a stand against the proposi- tion of increasing the Supreme court from nine to fifteen members. These two points do not repre- sent all of the factors opposing the President's plan by any means, but I think it can be definitely said that if Mr. Roosevelt is defeated in his demand at this time, the two fac- tors that I have named will have been the deciding influences. Having influences like those just mentioned expanding in their scope, portends, as I suggested above, a considerable shake-up in party af. fllation of a lasting kind. I do not mean to say that all of the liberals who are opposing the plan and all of the Democrats who are opposing the court-packing will refrain from supporting Mr. Roosevelt on other issues in the future. I do mean to emphasize, however, that some of them will not return to the ranks of Roosevelt stalwarts. Thus it becomes rather obvious, 1 think, that the conservative ranks in congress will be increased to the extent that some of the defections, caused by Mr. Roosevelt's court proposal, result in permanent ad- hevence to other philosophies. So it seems to me that the future holds the probability of a sharp line of demarcation between radicals and conservatives. How they will be identified and what labels they may wear is immaterial. We are due to have a conservative party and a radical party in this country and its shape and character is be- ing molded under the driving fire of the controversy precipitated by Mr. Roosevelt's demands for six more Supreme court justices. . + * In a previous article I discussed the bitterness that has permeated the Supreme court controversy. This bitterness is grow- ing and no one can tell how terrific it is going to be. Yet, while the political leaders make charges and countercharges, it seems to me to be almost pa- thetic that the nine judges of the Supreme court must sit quietly by and say nothing. They can not de- fend themselves against the criti- cisms leveled at them by President Roosevelt and his associates. I have searched the records as far as I have been able and I have yet to find where any justice of the Supreme court of the United States ever has expressed himself publicly on any occasion when the court was assailed. It is a rule that is strictly adhered to by the nine justices whom Mr. Rooseveit has described as ‘‘the nine old men.” Therefore, we see them as the center of one of the greatest political battles in history, wholly unwilling to be- smirch their dignity or their rec- ords by answering back. The recent “fireside chat’ by Mr. Roosevelt was replete with innuen- does and inferences that the mem- bers of the court are quite incapa- ble of doing their job; that they are living in an age that is dead and, consequently, unable to see things as the rest of the country sees them today. Mr. Roosevelt's speech at the victory dinner of the Demo- crats was purely politics and his fireside chat in explanation of his court program was 90 per cent poli- tics. But the Supreme court is not in politics. It strikes me as being almost a tragedy that these ‘‘nine old men" can not defend their honor and their record after a lifetime of service to the American people. I do not take much stock in the many tirades that have filled the air and columns upon columns of newspaper space that the present justices are incapable of doing their job. There is so much untruth, so many unwarranted conclusions in those tirades that it amounts to a gi- gantic campaign that will mislead the people of the nation. Assuming that some of the justices are too old to do their job and assuming fur- ther that some of them may be too conservative to deal with pres- ent day problems, it yet seems to me to be an indisputable fact that there is nothing in life that can take the place of experience and the lessons thus learned. » * a While Mr. Roosevelt was taking a vacation in the warm sunshine of Georgia, the case Able in behalf of the Spokesmen court packing proposition was ably presented to the senate com- mittee on the judiciary. His spokes- men were Attorney General Cum- mings and Assistant Attorney Gen- eral Robert Jackson. They did their job well. They met some of the most vicious questions from com- mittee members that I have ever heard and they met them with a smile. True, opponents of the pro- gram among those senators were Growing Bitterness tions advanced by the President's spokesmen. That fact, however, does not take away from the two witnesses the credit that is due them. And thus for the first time we have what must be regarded as of- ficial arguments, guments are to be distinguished from fireside chats and political the President's plan. Likewise, for mission that Mr. Roosevelt's pur- pose in asking congress to give him tional judges is to give him men on that court who will see present day problems ¢s the President sees them. In view of Mr. Jackson's state- ments to the committee, we can look back upon some of the speeches made by New Deal spokes- men some months ago and can realize from them and present de- velopments that Mr. Roosevelt had the general purpose of packing the court in mind for some months. This circumstance seems to explain also why the President and his ad- visors refused to accept the recom- mendation of Prof. Raymond Moley in 1934. At that time, Professor Moley, a member, if not the num- ber one man, of the Brain Trust, urgently pressed for the New Deal ers to go to the country with two constitutional amendments. He wanted the people of the country to understand that these amendments would permit enactment of certain types of laws. He thought that the congressional elections of 1034 was the time to present the questions to the voters. It must be said that Professor Moley’'s proposition was one of the fairest and soundest to be made. It is a method prescribed by the Constitution itself. © Western Newspaper Union. FR Arr ede ok or of oA oo oR RAR STAR DUST Movie « Radio * %*%& By VIRGINIA VALE kk% 32 220 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 3 20 0 20 20 2 2 2 6 2% 2% F YOU enjoy yourself most at films that make your hair stand on end, your spine tingle, and your hands grow damp in terror, is “The Woman Alone,” with ney. If you take my advice, you will see it in the afternoon, so you will have a few hours before bedtime in which to recover from the sheer ter- ror it inspires. But by all means see it, even if it does mean loss of sleep for a few days, for it is one of the smoothest and most gripping pictures you will ever have a chance to see. ms Wore Speaking of Sylvia Sidney, she and Ann Dvorak are running a neck and neck — or 1 should say test and test — race for the leading role in Sam- uel Goldwyn's film of “Dead End.” Each girl has made several tests of the big scenes in the play and both are so good, Mr. Goldwyn is having a hard time choosing be- tween them. Holly- wood sort of hopes Ann Dvorak will get the role, be- cause Sylvia Sidney had so many triumphs lately, she really doesn’t need another as much as the lovable Ann does nets When Jean Sablon sang on the Rudy Vallee hour recently, all the film scouts were listening. Immedi- ately studio heads telegraphed their New York offices to take a look at him and put him under contract if his appearance was half as roman- tic as his voice. They reported that ee was every studio's dream of a matinee idol, but none have suc- ceeded in getting him under con- tract yet. Mr. Sablon is twenty- nine years old and has been singing in operettas in Paris ever since he was sixteen. Sylvia Sidney has ame Ws Everyone who enjoys madeap comedy will be pleased with the forthcoming “Love Is News.” Ty- rone Power, Don Ameche, and Lo retta Young play the leading roles, but there is another member of the cast who may interest you even more. Playing opposite Tyrone Power is a young lady named Carol Tevis who is an old, old friend of yours. Never heard of her? Maybe not under that name, but surely you will recall that you have loved and cherished her for years when I tell you that she used to be the voice of Minnie Mouse. This is not her first appearance before the cam- era; she played a small part in “Sweepstake Annie.” Ys All Hollywood is rejoicing because W. C. Fields is so far on the road to recovery that he is able to have a few visitors now, walk around the sanitarium grounds, and even think about coming back to Paramount to work. During his illness he became one of the country's leading radio fans. All day and far into the night he was listening, and he thinks that curiosity about the next punch in the Jack Benny-Fred Allen feud helped to keep him alive. His other favorites are Easy Aces and Lum and Abner. wane Zasu Pitts has come back from England where she made two pic- tures, paused in New York a short time and hustled into Hollywood to go to work at RKO. She loved sightsee- ing in England, par- ticularly as her guide was the mel- low-voiced Charles Laughton of innu- merable film tri- umphs, including “Ruggles of Red Gap” in which she appeared. Laughton not only showed her around London, he gave her a pair of exquisite French an- tique vases for her new home. In- cidentally, a radio sponsor is trying to get Zasu to devote all her time to radio programs. ODDS AND ENDS-—John Barrymore looked at himself on the screen went off to > Zasu Pitts I s i: ns iis it iH in Exif isis Hy i sian ifil 3 x ih UNCOMMON AMERICANS WER WR | By Elmo Scott Watson © Western Newspaper Union She Modeled Lincoln N THE rotunda of the United States Capitol at Washington stands a statue of Abraham Lin- coln. Among all the sculptured like- nesses of the Great Emancipator this one i8 unique. It is the only one which was modeled from life and it is the work of a young girl. Vinnie Ream was her name and she was born in Wisconsin in 1847. As a girl she amused herself by sketching the Indians whom she saw when her father, a surveyor, took her with him on his trips in the Nest. They were crude sketches but an old Italian who saw them recognized her latent talent and en- couraged her. When she was fourteen her father secured a position for her as a copy- ist in the post at $50 a quainted with mous sculptor, him at w office department She became could do that if Mills told As life As desk, and at his again ob hen mauion statue In cuiptors to amous art- rk of this ne se- gress advanced she went road to tue sixteen-year-old girl was the « lected. In 1868 cor her $5,000 and study and cf After nearly { steady work she fini was un- 271 8 it 1 nr " Bs - te in 1871 When the statu Wry Yel B mplete the sta Years { * shed it and i two veiled placed tol an old servant who in the W cure ex real Lincoln has returned to us.” Vinnie Ream later married Richard L. Hoxie but cor work as a sculptor until her death in 1914. She made many other stat- ues and modeled medallions and busts of many notables, both here and abroad. 3ut she is best re- membered as the only sculptor who ever modeled Lincoln from life and the pioneer woman sculptor of America. y the rotunda of Soldier-Painter F YOU think of a painter as an impractical idealist, revise that view before applying it to Charles Willson Peale. Born in Maryland in 1741 he was apprenticed to a sad- dler at the age of thirteen and was such a good workman that he won his freedom by the time he was twenty. Then he went into busi- ness for himself and later formed a partnership with a chaisemaker who promptly absconded with all of the firm's money. To get out of debt Peale next tried clock and watch making and set himself up as a silversmith. Becoming interested in painting, Peale took lessons from a Swedish- American artist and paid for them with a saddle which he had made. Next he spent two years studying under Copley in Boston and then went to England to learn more from the famous Benjamin West. the Revolution, he be- It was At the outbreak of the Revolu- tion Peale, who was an ardent pa- triot, organized a company of mi- litia and became a captain. For the next three years he mixed painting and soldiering, winning distinction in both. Next he went into poli- tics and in 1779 and 1780 served as a member of the Pennsylvania as- sembly. After the war, Peale gathered to- gether all of the portraits of Revo- lutionary leaders he had painted— including several of Washington and started a picture gallery in his home, which was so popular that he had to seek larger quarters. In 1802 he opened the famous Peale museum on the second floor of In- dependence hall. There he exhib ited not only his paintings but also a remarkable collection of natural history specimens he had collected. At the age of eighty-one Peale portraits and historical a memorial to one of greatest painters and of her most versatile About With Move By Lydia Le Baron Walker graceful, and recoils from be- ing considered awkward. This at- tribute of grace is held in bigh ezieem that children are fre- quently sent to dancing school just to acquire it although they may never become exceptionally fine or professional dancers. They are taught poize and rhythm of moticn that gives them the ability to move about with eage of body and grace of action, Ungainly Gaits, Knowing all this, it is odd that youths of today frequently have ungainly walks. This is instanced in girls especially. Olde: folk re- gret it when they themselves do not walk gracefully, and so even- tually the young girls will also. Promenades In Foreign Lands, The art of walking gracefully is a matter of especial attention in some countries. In Italy and many other foreign the af- ternoon promenade is a function, Not to have a graceful gait is to mark one as awkward and con- spicuous. The wre from such ted for their erect are n¢ fine carriage. ' 3 lands ands, men countries poise and Acquiring Grace. A graceful walk can be acquired really wishes to feet, inl ofMlicti pal anicuon. he ner » the result fitting she HIUINnEg es £ 8h undrance set irow the shoulders back, hol Foreign Words and Phrases Semper (L.) prepared paratus. Alway vox Dei. (L.) The voice of the people is the voice of God. Vis-a-vis. ace. Etat d'ame. mind. “.. On state of (F.) A est. (L.) It is not; it is wanting. Sponte sua. (L.) accord. Viva voce by oral testimony Traumerei. (Ger.) Reverie, day ’ are going without keeping your eyes glued to the ground. Do not ape the stride of men, for their long steps are awkward for wom en. Learn to flex the knees slight ly, not enough to cause you to bob up and down, but just enough to provide that springiness which is an indication of the suppleness of youth, A Suggestion to Remember. Do not throw the torso first inte one hip socket and then the other. This is ungainly and is said to increase the size of the hips. The hint of a “swinging gait’ with its bouyancy is desirable but, when exaggerated, this becomes a roll- ing walk, which is to be avoided. © Bell Syndicate. —WNU Service, —————— 1 SLAVING OVER FLOORS! Apply O-Cedar waz, let it doy and your work is done! 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