Evening journal., 1909-12-06
JUDGE TELLS OF
PROBATION COURT
Mckenzie CleIand Of Chicago
Municipal Court, Makes In
tereSting Addresses

Judge Mckenzie Cleland, OF tho NUM-
cipal Court OF Chicago. was the speaker
al an open meeting OF the Ministerial
Union In St Andrews Episcopal Church.
this morning. His subject was THE Pro-
baton System in the Treatment OF Young
Offenders" Reclamation. rather than
punishment should be the object OF the
law" he said.
At the business meeting OF the union
communication was received from the
Home Missions Council, representing
evangelistic churches Of all denominations,
asking the unions cooperation for a
meeting the council purposes TO hold here
on February 4. The matter was referred
to the fraternal committee.
Judge Cleland spoke in Grace NJ e.
Church last night and IN First United
Presbyterian Church. Of which his broth
er is pastor. yesterday morning.
Judge Cleland was the speaker at Sat
urday nights session OF the conference Of
charities and corrections.
Judge Cleland said that while he was
down on' the program for an address on
THE Success Of the Juvenile Courts and
the Probation System" he was not pres
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children because he had no connection
with the Juvenile court. He favored such
courts, however, and believed they were
step in the direction Of reform He op-
posed the idea Of a probation for a i7-
year-old criminal and severe punishment
for the 71-year-old offender. II was his
idea that probation should operate for the
old offender as for the youthful. and h,
believed the system would prove that II Il
more economical TO the State. as we'll al
for the betterment Of the individual In
volved.
Delays Of the Law,
Judge Cleiand said that America ha
taxed herself s500Oo.ooo to keep her erin
inals confined, and that 500 10000 is speu
annually for their maintenance.
He said the present generation had dis
oarded all OF the habits and customs O
the early days yet in the administrator
{ OF law all the early practices had bee
0 continued I'VE are administering seven
teenth century justice in this twentietl
century. but I hope that you in Delawar
are doing better" he ventured
Judge Cleland touched upon the admin
istration of the law as between the ric
and the poor the high and the low ''Yo
may get a verdict. but that doesn't meal
! that you will get the money involved. 7
: means an appeal which after two years
2 If the other fellow has no way Of gettin
. away. he VIII pay the judgement, not {
you but 10 your lawyer. But Il is In tn
q administration Of the criminal law tina
y we follow the semi-barbarous practices o
r the old world" he said.
T. Justice oftentimes depends altogethe
8 on how the presiding judge has slept tn
night before; how the judge has enjoye
S his breakfast; or what news he has foun
In his morning mail ! am not blamin
the judges of the land We are all tryin
10 get away from the practices. but
make mention OF II only to show tina
1 some classes cannot get even-handed jus
tice.
Two Kinds Of Trials.
1--WE have two varieties Of trals-lon
and short" remarked the speaker.
u 1.-THE long trials involve offenders VIII
have wealth with which TO fight thei
way through the courts. The short trial
involve offenders who are Door Ho'
a long would Thaw remain unpunished
he did not have wealth II is a blessing
perhaps. that there are trials of the shoi
variety since there are so many of th'
kind that many such offenders would Z
y dead before their cases could be called
probation" the speaker said. 'teach'
n man that the law is his friend rath,
than his enemy, and exemplifies the Lii
lie coin idea OF charity TO all and malice 4
e ward none"