Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-09-01
TAFT SPEAKS FOR
. A REFORM IN LAW
LAWYERS AND JUDGES SHOULD
LEAD IN MOVEMENT,
more PAY FOR JURISTS
IuNOI> Paying supreme court Ncm-
bCr- S25 ,OOO--pcnCr propa-
ganda Given Boost.

BY Associated Press
Boston, Aug. 31.-Prosidcut TAFT
carried his peace propaganda into the
Thrty-Fourth Annual Convention of
the American Bar Association here
today when he addressed the dele
gates and asked them to work for
adoption Of the treaties which shalt
insure world wide peace,
President TAFT also took the occas-
ION to denouncc the recall Of judiciary
his remarks coming just after the law
yers assembled had gone on record
with n resolution attacking the recall
Of judges as dangerous.
The President came out squarely IN
favor Of doubling the salaries Of jus
tices of the United states supreme
Court.
The President declared the justices
should get $4,000 Il year. so that they
could i've decently without having to
lecture to the law students and do
other work outside of their offices.
At present the chief justice Of the
United states Supreme Court. gets
$4,000 while his associates draw
$4,000 year.
The salaries Of Federal judges
should also be raised, the President
said. He declared that there was
great room for improvement in law
procedure and that lawyers and jud-
ges should lead in reforming the
laws.
81 can say TO the lawyers that they
cannot understand-Others might, but
they can't said the President 4
want to tell you that one Of the great
est questions that confronts us In law
today is that Of improvement in the
law. And there Is lots to be done
And lawyers and judges must be the
first to do it.
There Is great room for improve
melts in the procedure In the admin
istration Of justice and upon us falls
the burden Of institutlng these re-
forms.
Congress may do what It can in re-
lievlng the pressure and the proceed
ure in the Federal Courts. Soon JUS
! tice Lurton, who Is making n study
Of the English courts will report in
Washington and a great step WIN have
been taken to reform court procedure.
reforms have never been seen all
at once and they may not be seen un-
III the day Of the millennium. But
there are practical reforms but they
may be accomplished and should be ac
ceptod without waiting for the mill
ennium and that is what l mean by
the law reform.
Il believe the salary Of the Federal
Judges should be increased. Theit
position is so high that there IS much
due to their dignity These places
should attract the best men Of the
bar.
"But Congress fxes te salaries.
There are more district Judges than
circuit judges, and accordingly more
pressure on Congress to increase the
salaries Of district judges and | feel
that a solution Is difficult. I would
not suggest going back to the old sys-
tenn for conditions are changed.
"The cost OF living Is higher in
the congested districts Of tho country
IN the metropolitan districts and cities
than In the rural districts. That brings
about difficulties in arranging sal
aries Of district and circuit judges.
but upon one matter Of court jud-
ges, want now to take positive
ground. The salaries OF Justices Of
the Supreme Court Of the United
states ought to be increased. The sal
aries of these justices should he at
least $4,000 q year. The office Of
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of this
great country Of ours--tho greatest
on the globe-calls for ability learn
ing and responsibility.
Il believe I'm tho establishment Of
the Court Of Cemmercc. ! believe
In the Court Of Customs Appeals
but I don't think that these courts
should take upon themselves the fun
et'ons 5f the courts Of law. They are
necessary as edjunct to the law
courts
II don't Hike 10 say as John Shcr-
man said, that the Supreme Court
cannot be trusted in a tarlff case
hut these are auxiliary courts and