The chronicle=news., 1913-08-13

larly to be necessary In carrying out
the policy Of initiating laws. Not
having passed through the hands Of
skillful lawyers or officers whose
duty II was TO look to uniformity and
onfot nifty. many OF the BILLS voted
upon and nodded into. law by the
electorate Of Colorado In 1871: are 50
filled with incongruities. conflicts.
and antiquities. that It is impossible
to tell what the voter meant to en-
act In the law: and the unfortunate
part Of II IL some Of these are consti-
tutionsl amendments. 10 that It 10
probably out Of reason for the court
to hold them Unconstitutional. II L
holds the law vicious At all. II must
be by reason Of It's lack OF inteIii-
xence. uncertainty. or unreasonable
ness. Yet the same power that en-
acted those laws has demanded and
retained unto itself the power to re.
verse the supreme court by vote At
the polls on any decision II makes.
holdinK n Law unconstitutional.
Thus II will be seen We have con-
fusion. which ! hope and trust this
fair and beautiful state. In the wis.,
dom Of It's legislation. will not At
ford an opportunity for.
I trust those observations will not
be Interpreted xs evidence Of fixed
hostility on my part towards limo
vations upon existing laws or an op-
position 10 needed changes.
II Is quite safe to conclude that
any demand on the part OF the pub
lie. which IL persisted In. for an
amendm~n, oS old laws or the enact.
ment Of laws upon nrw subjects. has
aome rrason for Its basis. or the a1i-
tation would not continue. II IL the
duty of our profession TO civ. heed
to ih~-c demands. and aid In the
framework Of . Law which will In.
teiIIsentiy NEE, the puspos~ Of the
demand.
There are many subjects new to
us In this country. which In other
countries have received legislative
consideration snd are now nodded In.
to wholesome laws. In - far ~ they
apply her to our conditions. ws
should receive the benefits Of the
remedies suggested BY them.
II would be needless to mentioa
the multitude OF uew question: which
have taken the shsps Of statutory
suscsmen, or constitutional amend.
meat In many Of the western saatrs
such - the iniiiatisr and Refer
eadum. Recall from office. aad Re-
view Of Judicial Decisions. for 'hosc
qussiioss are aov on their way to ,h.
grave deiiberaiion or finai judgment
Of the people through actual test.
nut we have some questions Of
greater impori. which. TO nay mind.
will add much to the hsppineSs Of
future generations In this country.
when they ate wisely and skiiifuils
imprinted upon our statute hooks.
In . few Of the European countrica
there exists what 10 commonly known
a. Workinkman's Compensation
Law. The last few years have found
ti,.s question koins into our public
diArusaioas. All parsics Interested In
10 Dor. either a. employers or employ
eea. who have given this subject any
confederation. admit that IL is one Of
great promise for the solution OF
many periodical difficulties 10 the In.
tiusti isi realms of this country. he
sides one transht with Justice where
justice I. needed. We will not pause
10 sussca, the growth of this subject
to date. bu, merely invite the iudi-
,iduai attention to II.
To degree In line with this sub
joe; Of providing for fatalities or mis-.
fortune. ri the iaborrr. comes the
subject Of life and accident Insurance
for mankind generally In this co'in-
try. The time 10 not far distant
when the subject Of n National In
shrancc Law. making either the Fed.
crai Government, or tho several states
the insurers Of its citizens. will h.
a. interesting topic of discussion. u
no; legislation.
| We note With pleasure that both
Of these subjects. a. 10 their growth
in contiucm,al legislation. have re-
ociycd consideration In the Annual
Bulletin Of the Comparative Law Bu-
reau. issued under the supervision Of
The American BAR Association.
Those and kindred subjects would b."
splendid topica for individual papcts
1t the meetings Of the various bar as
50. .a,ions In the near future. When