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+ all . ” : Mr. Tolson O 9 Mr BE. A. Tamm! _ Clegg . ; Ge Glavia__ . r Se * . Rosea ur Tracy Mr. Carson ‘Basic ‘Freedoms Seen Hing ed = ur.cottes " Mr. Hendon Ai : ‘Choice of Byrnes Succestor, week - Mr. MeGuire Asupreme’ Court Decisions Schiduled Mr. Quine Tamm__ . On Vital Constitutional Points .: u buh. Mr. Nease ‘By CHESLY MANLY - _ Freedom of speech, of the press, and of religion may depend in the future on President Roosevelt's ion of a Supreme Court Justice to suc- oni ceed James F. Byrnes, who re signed Satur- day to become; director of eco- nomic stabiliza- tion. F These cher a ished funda. * mental liberties, _@uaranteed by ithe Firat Amendment to ‘jthe Constitu- # tion, are in . greater peril ‘anow than ang am, ——r —— ’ at Harign F. Stone i any time in our history, accord- k, ing: to recent pronouncements by _ “oa of the Supreme Court itself. * rhe court convened a new term i" a a yesterday and is expected to hand \ i down decisions within the next few ‘ , Weeks respecting momentous 1s- § sues of cénstitutional government. 4 The scope of President Roose- “|yelt's powers a3 commander in WOT RECORDED _|chief of the armed forces in time ; , of war will be the sub ect_of a . -, fotimal opinion of sey i & an a ad azi Spy: fee ~ / ~ ~ -\unsuccessfully for writs of habeas : a e | yinijtary comm Dy ('s | ecuuse of the Administration's constantly tightening censorship of - . -- ithe press and the mounting agita- | Ztion against minority groups in this country there ts much greater interest in the petition of Jehovah's ‘Witnesses, a religious cult for a rehearing of their case in which the Supreme Court, last June 8, hwd that vendors of religidas a tracts and a r He@aged and taxed. C} | - -2 4 [ 7 7 WASHINGTON T TIMES-HERALD ger 9 1a Page