Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
DESPOT|SMOF BENCH
Legal Tyranny Growing Up.
Asserts Andrew Furuseth.
SCORES INJUNCTION WRIT
Constitutional Liberty Menaced by
Misuse Of Equity"
JUSTICE IS UNDER DISCUSSION
Scientists Gathered at PHILADELPHIA
to Consider Administration of
Law in United States.

PHILADELPHIA. April e-"The mod
ern use Of the writ of Injunction espe-
cially~fn labor disputes. is revolutionary
and destructive of popular government"
declared Andrew Furuseth of Washing
ton. D. c.. president OF the International
Seamen's Union of America. in a paper
read today before the American Academy
OF Political and Social Science.
The academy is holding it's annual meet
ing. The general topic is the adminstra-
ton of justice in the United States.
At the morning session, during which
Mr.. Furuseths paper was read, various
members and invited guests discussed the
scope and limits of the injunction. Among
the speakers was Samuel Gompers, presi
dent of the American Federation of La
Dor.
Mr.. Furuseth, in discussing the misuse
of the equity in the issuing of injunc-
lions. said the labor unions contend that
equity power and jurisdiction has been SO
extended that ut is endangering constitu-
tional liberty. the personal liberty of the
individual citizen"
We have escaped from despotic gov
eminent by the king he continued. I'VE
realized that, after all, he was but a
man. Are We going to permit the grow
ing up Of a, despotic government by the
JuuSSS' ARE nOI Lucy aiSO IlcH.
Topic Of First Session.
The Treatment of the Accused and the
Offender and The Juvenile Court and
the Treatment Of Juvenile Offenders
were the subjects considered at yester-
days session.
John P. Elkin. justice Of the supreme
court Of Pennsylvania, was presiding Of
ficer at the afternoon session. James B.
Dill of New Jersey presided at the even
ing session.
No Third Degree Tortures.
Maj. Richard Sylvester superintendent
Of the Washington police. and Director
Of Public Safety Henry Clay of this city
in speaking on the treatment Of the
cused, denied that the so-called sweat
ing, or third degree system, was practic
ed IN the brutal manner that has been
alleged
Ma3. Sylvester said that Il is frequently
the case now that men arrested are told
that they do not need to make an state
ment that might he self-incr!nlinatng.
and that in some places the departments
have blank forms which the prisoner
signs and thus indicates that what he
said was of his own vol:tion and without
coercion.
"A well-d.rected officer will invariably
endeavor to see that justice is done a
prisoner rather. than to drag him into
unnecessary complications" he SAID.
Homer Folks, secretary of the State
Charities Aid Associa ton. New York;
Miss Maud h, Miner. secretary New York
Probation Associa ton, and Katherine Be-
ment Davis, Fh. D.. superintendent OF the
New York state reformatoTy for women,
Bedford, n. Y, spoke on the treatment of
the offender. e.
Juvenile Court Experiences.
William II. DeLacy judge of the Jul
venile Court OF the District of Columbia,
said. in speaking of the Juvenile Courts
attitude of mercy and charity. that he
thought all the counts possessed these
qualities in some degree.
Il am convinced of the fact that 30
per cent of the cases in the juvenile
courts are due 10 the defective systems of
parenth0od prevalent in SO many homes,
declared Judge De Lacy.
There has been law enacted in the
District of Columbia forcing men TO take
care OF their families. I think that many
Juvenile cases are que directly to i'm
proper care being taken o. the children
by their fathers and mothers. and on this
defect much of the trouble can be laid
Among those who discussed their eX
periences in juvenile court work were:
Hastings H Hart LII. D., director of
the department of child helping. Russell
Sage Foundation, New York: Robert J.
Wilkin, justice of the chiidren's court.
Brooklyn, ~ Y: William H. Stake,
this city: Harvey H. Baker justice of
the Juvenile court. Boston; Mrs Martha
p. Faiconer, superintendent girls depart
ment. house of refuge. Darling, Pa, and
Prof. Lighter Wilmer, PHI. D., Unver-
sity of Pennsylvania.