ROOSEVELT’S DEFENCE OF COURT PLAN
STRONG SPEECHES PREDICTED (Received March 5, 12.20 a.m.) NEW YORK, March 4. The Washington correspondent states that a belief that the President (Mr Franklin D. Roosevelt) is likely to make a strong statement in support of his proposals for reform of the Supreme Court in his address tonight at the Democratic victory dinner became general here after a conference between the President and leaders of Congress, It is indicated that Mr Roosevelt’s remarks will be the preliminary to an even stronger defence in a “fireside chat” (radi talk; arranged for March 9
It is learned, however, that many of his advisors urged Mr Roosevelt to avoid reference to the court at the dinner because of opposition within the P art y- -
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Southland Times, Issue 23140, 5 March 1937, Page 7
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