Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-23
LAWS bALK JUSTICE
Hard to Obtain in Many States
Due to Artificial Rules.
LAWYERS RESPONSIBLE
Attorney General Wickersham Crit
cises Procedure in Litigation in
Address to Law Students.

A mass Of artificial rules governing the
procedure In litigation and the courts
has been created by modern American
lawyers. making justice as difficult to
obtain in many states as was the case in
England before the judicature reform
/ acts. according to Attorney General
Wickersham, who made an address dur
ing the dedication exercises for the new
Georgetown Law School building. which
were held last night in CASTOR Hall,
Georgetown College.
Modern American lawyers have made
a fetch Of procedure declared the At
torney General.
He said it was the privilege of young
men now entering the profession to con-
tribute in the work of clearing away this
mass of worse than useless machinery,
and of substituting few simple regula-
tions.
ITO the effective accomplishment Of
such REFORM said Mr.. Wickersham, IAN
accurate knowledge of conditions and re-
quirements is Indispensable. More harm
Is done by i'll considered reforms than
Dy continuance of existing evils. 1t is
always important. too. that changes in
law or procedure shall be developed along
principles. rather than across the grain
as 1t were, with no continuity between
the new regulation and the Old
States Offer to Incorporate.
In discussing the trusts, the Attorney
General stated that the states had WED
! with each other in offering facilities for
corporate organization, but, the power of
regulating interstate and foreign COM
merce having beeen conferred upon the
federal government, mo state. under the
guise of creating corporation, could
charter libertine against the paramount
control of Congress over interstate and
foreign commerce"
Attorney General Wickersham declared
that the law was jealous mistress. ITO
succeed in law a student must think of
it while he eats, drinks and sleeps, said
the Attorney General. "A law student
should live with other law students. and
should endeavor to grasp the underlying
facts of the law. Respect for the law Is
the alpha and omega Of free govern
ment"
George E. Hamilton. president of the
alumni association and dean emeritus of
the Georgetown law school, outlined the
history of the school, telling of its found
ing in a small building where the classes
consisted of twenty-five students, ana
it's rise ID it's present position. The OPEN
ing of the new building, lie said. marked
another great step in the schools prog
ress. He introduced to the audience Chief
Justice Harry NJ. Clabausll Of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, who i'll turn intro
duced Attorney General Wickersham.
Luncheon Follows Speeches.
After the speeches the members of the
reception committee, joined by the fac
ulty, were entertained at luncheon.
The reception committee included T. ].
Fitzgerald, ]. B. Bloomer. j. D. Car
mody, j. E. Dooley, A. B. Browne, j.
r. Lang, j. D. Barney, E. c. Breeze, T.
Russell Clark, w. c.. Holmes. w. L.
Leahy, r. c. Shelse, A. Devlin. F. |.
Homer. F. =, Lucas, j. D. O'Connor and
A. E. Davis.
The new law school building is at sos
5OS-5lO-5l2 f street northwest. and was
open to visitors today at noon ana VIII
rauain omen until 6 o'clock this evening.
Members of the fAculty received the
guests and showed them over the new
building.