Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-28
BAR ASSOCIATION IN MODEL LAW
FOR STATES HITS GOLF LINKS
AIDES. c-
CHILD EMPLOYMENT STATUTE
TO BE PUSHED TO ADoPTt
Prop posed Law Bars Employment
Children Under II Years in Boaf >
Houses, Barber Shops, Hotsls
All Places Of Amussmsnt-Oid
Aim to Include Caddies.

Milwaukee. Aus. 2S.-The American
Bar Association, having approved OF a
model uniform law intended for adop-
tion in all states to prohibit the en-
ployment of children under certain
ages, the association discovered today
that 1t had gone on record against the
use in any part Of the country Of cad
dies" under IA years old.
The proposed law rs offered by Wal
ter G. Smith, Of Pennsylvania. pro-
vides that no children less than IA
years Of age shall be permitted in or
about ANY boarding house. barber
shop. laundry. garage. place Of amuse-
nent or club and altho it was not
intended to refer to "caddies," Mr..
Smith explained even after 1t was dis
covered that those important opera
tives of the golf links were affected.
that every effort would be made to
have the model law generally adopted.
"Inasmuch as lawyers are generous
patrons OF golf, 1t Is with considerab bio
perplexity that we discover we have
gone on record In favor of putting our
important aides out of business
I'VE had no animosty against the
caddies. but mereley were considering
the welfare of children In general. Now
we will have to part company with our
cherubic, pink k-cheeked assistants and
employ those Of proper age"
F'ifty-four lawyers. with at least one
from each state. completed for pre-
sentation to the American Bar Asso =
citation report denouncing as dan
gerous to the country" all movements
for the recall Of judges or OF judicial
decisions.
Jacob NJ. Dickinson. former secre-
tary OF war. Is named as one Of those
who originated the committee Ito ex-
pose the fallacy- Of judicial recall"
I'VE are pleased to report" says the
committee. that the bar association
of many states have taken action and
that such action has been universally
opposed to the principle OF judicial re-
call. In numerous other states action
undoubtedly will be taken.
Predicts Decline Of Bench.
I'VE maintain that the recall applied
to Judges will tend to deprive the pub
lie of judges of ability. character. high
sense Of duty and due regard to en-
lightened public sentiment. and thai
such a judiciary is absolutely neccs-
sary to the existence OF a constitu-
tional democracy.
THE advocates OF this system. (re-
call Of judges). claim that 1t is in the
interest Of the common people. Thi:
we deny. For more than 300 years the
greatest bulwark for the protection OF
the mass of the people has been ths
courts There never was time in oul
country when any man. however pool
or humble could not apply to the courts
and be assured of protection. Is 1t any
reproach upon the courts that they
have extended the same protection t.
the rich and powerful, when assailed by
popular prejudice? The same la"
which would deny protection to the
rich or confscate the property of cor
pora atoms might take the cottage or the
liberty OF the humblest citizen"
Wins Fight for Negroes.
Little was the time devoted by the
association to the settlement of the
question whether negro lawyers should
be admitted to membership. A reso-
luton presented by Jacob NJ. Dickcnsor
was adopted. providing that hereafter
when a negro is nominated for mem.
bcrship his race must he indicated t.
the executive committee.