National Affairs: Delay

Having delayed and mulled over the nomination of Attorney General Stone to be a Justice of the Supreme Court before approving it (TIME, Feb. 16) the Senate proceeded in fully as leisurely a manner about filling the post made vacant by Mr. Stone's removal.

Charles Beecher Warren of Michigan, former Ambassador to Japan and to Mexico, was nominated to succeed Mr. Stone some time ago. The Senate Judiciary Committee considered him critically. Senator Walsh of Montana led the opposition to Mr. Warren, which was based on the charge that Mr. Warren was involved with...

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