Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 April 1940 — Page 5

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Hopes to Regulate Powers Arbitrarily Assigned to . 130 Agencies. tar is the f |

i of three cles explaining e Loganalter bill, debate hh which is scheduled to begin in the House

| By E. E. EV Times Special ANS . WASHINGTON, April 15.—Some 130 Federal agencies—not one member or employée of any of them elected by the people—now have authority to make laws, administer

laws and enforce laws. The men who adopted the Constitution would have been astounded and dismayed if they could have foreseen this fact. The people’s freedom, they believed, depended upon keeping separate the three wers of government—legislative, 2xecutive and judicial—checking and lancing them against each other. That these powers should ever combined in appointed officials,

far removed from direct responsi-

bility to the people, would have] ed to the Founding Fathers to

lve intolerable dangers. Nowadays, however, almost everyon agrees that a system of adtrative agencies is necessary. Civilization has become more complex, Government has been called upon to undertake functions not Sp imagined a century and a 3 1f 2g, and Oompvess perforce has more and more power in adMinistrators. | Deals With Many Problems |Congress, for instance, has undertaken to deal with such problems as the regulation of security markets, ie protection of labor's right to ore for collective bargaining, and a host of others. It has enacted general status on these subjects. It has created agencies to administer and | enforce these general statutes. And.it has delegated to the agencies the authority to implement and interpret the statutes by making rules which, in| effect, are laws. | Everyone agrees that this system does present dangerous possibilities abuse of bureaucratic powers.

Bar Sponsors Bill

‘But, long before the New Deal began, this question was discussed, and one product of the discussion is the Logan-Walter bill, now being battled over ‘in Congress. The bill, in substantially its present form, was drafted by the Administrative Law Committee of the

. American Bar Association, after an

extended study during which its provisions were submitted for criticism and suggestions by many lawyers, law school deans and others. It has been indorsed by the A. B. A., . by many state and city bar associations, and it has been approved by the Judiciary Committees ofboth ‘ House and Senate. \ | Its original Senate sponsor, the late Senator M. M. Logan (D. 2 obtained its passage by the S last July, without debate. From

.. istration forces later moved for re

consideration, and in the present session of Congress the bill has come up first in the House, where its sponsor is Rep. Francis E. Walter (D. Pa).

Provides Public Notice

rf The first part of the bill deals with the power of administrative agencies to make laws, or rules, and | undertakes to provide a uniform procedure for the exercise of this power. joe: © It would require published notice and public hearings before any rule affecting personal or property rights could be issued. A rule, having

| bf been issued, would have to be pub-

AE hearin

lished within 10 days, and would . mot become effective—unless the President declared a public emergency—until it has been published. Administrative rules under all future statutes of Congress would have to be issued within one year of the statute’s enactment, but thereafter additional rules could be issued or existing rules amended as necessary. Any person substantially interested in the effects of a rule now : force-would be permitted to petition the head of the appropriate ag ncy for a reconsideration of the le and might request a public on his petiiion. Within 10 days after the hearing the head of e agency would be required to determine whether the rule should pe continued in force, modified or rescinded, and Ww publish his decision. Right of Appeal Included

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals would be given special jurisdiction to hear appeals from he decisions of agencies, The Court: could invalidate an adminstrative rule only by finding it in conflict with the Constitution or a statute of Congress; would have no authority to go into the queson of the rule’s wisdom. Advocates of the Logan-Walter hill . argue that these provisions would safeguard personal and property rights from abuse of the adm trative law-making power; Wo a speed up the proper ‘use of t power; would enable citizens and agency subordinates to know romptly, and without extended tigation, what their Fights and ufos veals of ihe bill maintain ents o e main or he scores of ° different jgencies, handling different probrequire different procedures,

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"and would be put into a “strait-

Xet” by the ghiempy to provide orm procedure. |

(A second “article, | ' tomorrow, will discuss provisions of the Lo-. gan-Walter Bill affecting the judicial power | of administrative “| agencies.)

ARY T0 CONDUCT © Music FESTIVAL

.. April! 15.—Gary’s rs i tival will be held at he Mann Auditorium, May 8-9, as a part of National Music Week which is observed in many itless throughout the country durthe first week of May. + “Ten choral organizations in the ity already have entered the fesval to compete in “choral night”

OF LOGAN BILL:

Democratic factional | lines were dividing into three groups today following a: week-end of caucusing among party:leaders during the anual spring meeting of the Indiana I . Editorial Association. Two groups were organizing for R. Earl Peters, former Indiana FHA director, and Lieut. Goy. Henry F. Schricker, respectively, for the - | gubernatorial nominati third Eo of party.

Congressman T , cago, who D id ; Cent Club method of raising Democratic campaign’ funds |in Indiana. He denounced the Republican fundraising methods as plutocratiec. Referring to the possibility of developing ¢ of raising money, Congressman Smith said:

Democrat Split 3 Ways in Governor Race; . Back Peters, Schricker and ‘a Dark Horse’)

“If Farley dames .A. Farley, na-

tional Democratic chairman) can’t],

do it let’s put Frank McHale in and let him develop a plan. Congressman Smith lauded the administration of President Roosevelt who, he said, has met the national economic crisis with two social inventions—pensions and other social security assistance for the aged and employment assistance for the young. ; Mr. McHale, manager of the Mc-Nutt-for-President campaign, told the editors that Mr. McNutt and his record as Governor came through the Two Per Cent Club investigation unscathed and “he is destined to lead the Democratic Party to another great victory this fall.” He said President Roosevelt has approved plans for Mr. McNutt to take a leave of absence as Federal Security Administrator to make a speaking tour of the nation for three

weeks during May. ! “Within six hours after we contacted Democratic leaders of several states, we received invitations from: Democratic State Committees of three states for Mr. McNutt to

speak at their state conventions,”

he said. G dee history has the Democratic party in Indiana been more harmonious than it is now.” The Editorial Association elected be ollowing new officers: C.: Gorrell, of Winamac, presidont; fe L. Feltus, Bloomington, tirst vice president; “State Auditor Frank G. Thompson, Bluffton, second vice president; Ray E. Smith, Indianapolis, third vice president; A. J. Huering, of Winslow, secretary, and Hugh A. Barnhart, Rochester, treasurer.

or M. Clifford ‘Townsend

DIES TO SPEAK AT

that “never in political

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COLISEUM MAY 15

x Rep. Martin. Dies (D. Tex.),chair-| man of a House committee investi-| gating un-American activities, is to hddress a public meeting at the State Fair Grounds Coliseum May 15, The meeting is being * arranged by the Indiana Federation of Clubs |. and the Americanism committee of the 12th District American Legion. The House recently voted funds to work throughout this year, 7, ; Dr. Harry H. Nagle, Indianapolis, | chairman of the American Legion Americanism committee, said his group will meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the Forty & Eight Chateau, 119 E. Ohio St., to begin plans for Rep. Dies’ appearance. Mrs. George W, Jaqua,: Winches-

ter, is president of the Indiana Federation of Clubs. ;

16.0.P.

To Address

Franklyn Waltman, Republican

National Committee publicity director, will address the Indiana Republican Editorial Association at noon April 26 at the 62d" annual meeting. in the Claypool Hotel.

The announcement was made to-

day by Edwin V. O’'Neel, Association president. Mr, Waltman had many years of newspaper experience before becoming publicity director. Governor Arthur James of Pennsyl--'vania will address the banquet that

night. President: O’Neel has appointed the following committees:

Program, Mr. O’Neel, Hagers-

town; James E. Montgomery, New Albany, and William :B. Hargrave, Rockville.

Noon program, Mr. Montsomery

Claude Billings, Akron, Ind. and Roy D. Shipman, Knightstown,

Publicity, Neil D. McCallum, Asso-

National Press Agents

State Editors

ciation setrdhary: William D. MurTay, Bicknell; Blaine W. Bradfute, Bloomington; Charles Finch, Walkerton; Mrs. Randolph Wedding, Liberty, and Edward Leich, Berne.

Speakers’ table, Mr. Hargrave, Ray Robinson, Paoli, and Jo Vv. Sellers, Franklin. 'Necrology, Everette E. Neal, Noblesville. Nominating, Foster W. Riddick, Columbia City; John H. Conner, |Seymour; J. Frank McDermond Jr., Attica, and Floyd W. Oursler, Cyn thiana.

Reception for speaker, Paul R. Bausman, Washington; Claude Steele, Knox; George Huish, | East Chicago, and Mr. Robinson. Cut contest, Frederick E. Schortemeier, Carl F. Ogle and Mr. Callum. Resolutions, J. A. Keefe, Anderson; Wilber Kendall, Rushville; Raymond E. Willis, Steuben; Gardner Thomas, Marion, and James Benham, Terre Haute. |

AMERICAN AIRLINES

Times Special

passenger traffic during March set; a new all-time record. The Flagships {ransported 54, 840 revenue passengers in the month, a’ 81.5 per cent increase over March, 1939; and 41.6 per cent over Febe ruary this year. Revenue passenger miles flown in March totaled 21,=.

crease over this February. A 61.8 per cent increase was made: in the numbef of revenue passéne.

Chicago, apolis, Cincinnati, Huntington and" Charleston, W. Va., Elkins, Md., and: ends at Washington,

1040, and 2369 in March, 1939:

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ployment record possible.

THE THOUSANDS OF FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS of the Star Store, have made this marvelous, continuous emWe have, one and all, enjoyed

serving you many, many times in the past and look forward with

pleasure to serving you in the future.

Five hundred and

fifty-nine

years total employment for thirty (count us) employees, makes an average record of over 18% years. for each of us. We (the happy Star Store family) are planning a big Aniversary celebration and hope you will watch your newspapers, for the announcement.

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NEW YORK, April 15. — American : Airlines, Inc. announced today its

gers on the route which starts at passes through Indian-

SETS NEW RECORD |,

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256,647, a 123 per cent increase over | | last March and a 40.6 per cent in= |:

D..C. In. March this year there were 4164 revenue passengers on this route as = compared with 2573 in Soruary. i