Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01

cabinet officers and the President.o Dur
| ing a single year Ill formal opinions
We're rendered by the Attorney General
nineteen upon the request of the Presi-
| dent and ninety-tWo upon the request OF
executive departments. Opinions We're
also rendered in i06 cases as TO real ss-
| tate titles. involving property worth more
than S5.tno.cU0. No government money
| may he expended for lands or buildings
| by any of the executive departments until
| the matter of tie title has been settled.
In the role of prosecuting attorney for
| the government the Department OF Jus
| tCe looks after all actions at law or suits
| in equity in which the United States has
an interest. III moonshiner violates the
| revenue laws he is placed in the custody
| of United States marshal and is prose
cuted by the district attorney under the
general direction of the Department OF
Justice If A man is accused of robbing
the mails lie is arrested by the inspectors
! of the Post Office Department and turned
over to the legal officers of the Depart
ment Of Justice for prosecution. There
are more violations of the internal reNe-
nue. laws than any other class of federal
statutes Postal laws customs laws ana
pension laws rank in the order named
with respect TO the frequency of their
violation
! The Department of Justice has no con-
| troll over the federal courts. 50 far as
the judges are concerned. but tAe district
attorneys. United States marsllals AID
/ the clerks of the courts act under It's
guidance. They are appointed by .le
| President. with the advice ana consent
! of the Senate but the Attorney General
| is nearly always consulted before the APP
| pointments are made. and in the dis
charge of their official duties they are
expected to be guided by the advice ana
recommendations of the Department oil
Justice
| in court in person. except in cases OF
great gravity, involving the construction
of the Constitution. He may appear IN
any court Of the federal judiciary if he de-
sires to do so His chief assistant is the
solicitor general. who. in the absence or
disability of the Attorney General. per
: forms the duties of the head of the de-
partment Under the direction of the AT
/ torney General he has supervision of al
cases before the supreme Court in which
the government is interested. He also
assists his chief in the prepare ton of
| opinions for the guidance OF the PreSl-
! dent and the members of his cabinet and
| in the direction of the law officers of Tie
government throughout the country.
! Next in rank to the solicitor general is
! a lawyer known as the assistant TO the
/ Attorney General. He is usually man
/ who has had a great deal of experience
/ in corporation work. and Is popularity
known as the chief trust buster of the
government. He has charge of all suits
growing out of the Sherman antitrust
law and other related legislation.
There are a number of assistant attor-
/ neys general in the department. Three
of these have their offices with the de-
partment and act under the directions of
! the Attorney General. Another is in
/ charge of all suits brought against the
government in the Court of Claims. An
other looks after claims growing cut of
depredations committed by Indians who
are still under the control of the govern
ment. Another has charge Of all the
cases arising out OF the administration
of the customs laws. In addition 10
! these officials thee is an assistant attor-
ney genera! for the Interior Department
who interprets al! laws relating 10 IN
dian affairs and public lands.
Tomorrow THE AMERICAN GOV
ERNMENT.
XXX-The PAN merican Union.