New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-01-21
TAFT ATTACKS RECALL
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hand as the diners fought, like true New
Workers. to get their coats and hats at
the different checking booths words OF
warm praise for Mr.. Taft and his speech
issued into the gentle roar of the break
up.
Soothing Words from Jusssrand.
Both Ambassador Jusserand and Rob-
ert C. Smith, X. c., contributed sooth-
ing words of sympathy and praise to
allay in a measure the severe sclf-casti-
cation in which the members of the as
ISOLATION have been INDUCING during the
two days If their annual meeting. Or
the members of the association In par
4 tjcular Mr.. Jusscrand said:
Their chief thought, as It seemed to me
while perusing the annals OF the leSt meet meet
ings. Is to make justice more prompt more
| accessible, cheaper for all and especially
| for the poor. 10 have simpler and FEWER
| laws written in clearer language. ,o,o
| In an important document penned IN l'lV
| nv one who knows We read one greal
A CRYING need is cheapening the cost OF nu.
/ cation by simplifying judicial procean n.'
| and expeditlng final judgment unuer ,ppof,Il
'
! disadvantage in legal contest with COT =
| poration or a rich opponent. 81
| cannot conceive a higher duty that tne 81
! preme Court should perform than ny leau-
4 Ing the way to a simpifcation OF the pro-
| redure I'm the United States courts -. =
I The one who wrote this Is that ledtneo t
| lawyer. that righteous Judge me tbst the
| Of the United States. And TO show tndt NJ .he
| feeling is general we need only rean u,.o
! message sent last week to the Iesls'at"'"
! hY the Governor Of New Jersey. MA GRO
|
! confronted I'm a way with difficulties OF w w
! same order. but We are, as you are lu"'
| resolved to fight them
Mr. Smith reviewed briefly the violent
articles of writer in THE Westminster
Ra,,iev" on THE Great Legal Trust IN
,,Ldich the latter says that Anglo-SaSoh-
dem is lawyer ridden as Europe was
r,-est ridden in the Middle Ages, one OF
the principal reasons being the soiidar-
t,. 'hetween bench and bar, as distinct
from the Continental system where
,ud,ses are trained as II to a separate
| rroiession. He continued:
What an opportunity. II ! could 9 my
erd n in my heart, to say something Ter
| rihla of the bench! Your system IN one re-
snec, is different from ours. II ever we
begin 10 criticise the system we never oat'
Oat Inc WOnOHI up" 80.
spIen aid Judges II matters little 10 whs'
&C. We 20. we find scholarly and intel
! lectuat bench. ! am willing 10 argue ,IIa .I
| thing,,. but cannot help our Westminster
critic when he attacks the American ana
| TIC p .,itish bench because II IL recruited
| from r:he bar.
Reciprocity Vote in Canada.
Thenh on the subject of reciprocity
,bouqhE he did not call It by name, he
| said:
vyba,r,er he BIASED or Indifferent. I
| suppose no one could blame me for repeat
| ing whgu ! heard the present Canadian
| Prime Minister say In this very city-tna.
| the rece ut popular vote In CANADA was no
| in the snaallest degree inspired by unfriend-
! Illness 10 This country and II he spoke for
| the majority I could not do less than SaS
thc same, thing for the minority so yon
have q united Canadian population tnat IS
| friendly D this great republic
Seated at the table Il honor were
President Taft Senator Root. Ambassa-
dor Jusseran6. Governor Dix, Major
Butt. Commander De Kay. Justice A. F.
jerks Robert C.. Smith, X. C.: 7. F.
| Carmody State Attorney General;
George w Ray, Justice Riddle, of On
tario: A. j.. Brown. X. C.; J. Newton
Flero. OF Al bany; Edward w Whitaker.
William y. Hornblower, John G. Mil
burn, Richar 1 l.. Hand. Francis l.. Stet-
son, Adelbert Moot, OF Buffalo; Alton B.
Parker. Charles ID. Hilles, OF Washing
ton: Francis II. Hiscock. of Albany:
Judge w c. Noyes. Justice George l..
Insraham, Mr., Nottingham, Secretary
Stimson of the War Department Frank
c. Hodgins. Hgnry p. Patton. William
/ l.. Crawford. Raymond Fellows, OF
Maine; George b. Young. Of Vermont;
William a. Morgan. of Providence;
Charles Henry butler. Clarence r. Will
son, J. Haldenstein. William Rawls, of
Maryland: John Hinkley, Of Maryland;
Judge Charles S. Getting, Of Chicago;
Henry c. Hall, OF Colorado; Francis
Rawle, of Philade lphia; John +. Greene,
of North Dakota: Franklin o. Pooler,
Judge Thomas |. Chitheld. Samuel w.
Fairchld. Walter George Smith, Judge
Hough, A. f. Smith. Of Albany; George
Whitelock. Judge Holt, Edward Lazan-
sky Secretary OF State Of New York,
and Charles II. Strong.
In a humorous and informal address
on Procedure in Ontario" Justice Rid
die OF the Kings Bench, Ontario, gave
point yesterday after noon to the general
discussion of the need for court reform
in this state. The Canadian judge had
his audience gasping when he remarked
| that in all his experience on the Cana
dian bench he couldn't remember its
taking more than thirty minutes TO pick
jury in murder trial. lie followed
this up with the annou ncement that he
| had only presided at one murder case
which took more than four days to try.
the average being day and a quarter.
And this includes" I5e added, "the
examination of expert witnesses. Each
side is allowed five expert witnesses-no
more But we don't indulge in a list Of
hypothetical questions. The questions
asked them are direct: 40 you believe
the prisoner knew the nature of the act
| of which he Is accused? What mental
condition do you consider he was in, now
| that you have heard the circumstances
surrounding the crime?' Cur law says
| that, no matter how insane A man may
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