The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-10
While in Manitoba Metropo-
lis He Delivered Address
Before Jewish Audience.

cedure. He. will visit England, Ger.
many n France this year and the
in articles or book form. Prof. Levin
sohn is we'll equipped to maxi this
study. He was a member of the bar
at Salt Lake City. Utah, for several
years and in addition to that he has
had considerable experience in in
structing students in court procedure.
He will leave Montreal June IA and
will be gone all summer.
Prof. 'Lewinsohn attended the SEES:
sions of the Nisi Prius court while
in Winnipeg and made a great many
observations about Canadian practice.
In an interview with a Times reporter
today Prof. Lewinsohn had the fol-
lowing to say about his trip to the
Canadian city.
ut is with dif1dence that I comply
with your request to say a few words
regarding my visit to Winnipeg. A
week 10 much too short a time in
which to make careful observations
in such a large and interesting place.
Winnipeg is a thriving city OF
epects to our w coast cities. There
Is a much larger foreign element than
in any American city in the west. In
deed, the presence of immigrants ia
n Of the most striking features to
the visitor. English and Scotch are
largely in evidence hut the Galicians.
Poles and Slavs are apt to attract more
bearded fellows. wearing a%stracan
caps, loose Jackets. and baggy trousers
tucked into top boots. AS they trudge
along carrying their worldly goods in
gunny sacks slung over their shoul-
ders. one almost fancies that he is in
a seaport town. There are all sorts
and conditions from these humble
Hn11htrynrnn Tn tho eta lug ff no1icaY m on
-or constables as they are called.
These constables. apparently all Eng
lishmen, over six feet tall, wearing
the uniform of the London police
black helmet and dark grey military
great coats-look soldiers every inch;
GEN.. they look like Gods English
men, AS I strolled through the
streets my first morning. the varied
ard changing foreign elements seemed
like a panorama. Zangwill's lines re-
Cured to me time and again as ex-
pressing my thoughts better than any
words / might choose.
America is Gods crucible, the
great melting pot where all the races
Of Europe are melting and reform
ing. Here you stand, good folk. think
I in your fifty groups with
your fifty languages and histories, and
your fifty blood hatreds n rivalries.
hul YOU Won ue Iois INC tAat' urOtH.
er. for these are the fires of God
you've come to. Into the
crucible with you all. God is making
the American
1.-THE court of the police magistrate
is, in many respects. the most inter-
esting II that l visited. This court
has no prototype in the states. The
ton embracing all crimes except capi-
tai offences. A prisoner may be elect
ed to be tried at the assizes before a
jury, instead of standing summary
trial before the magistrate. In such
event, the magistrate holds q prelim-
mary hearing as with us. 1t probably
would not. be too much to say that
this court with its speedy justice con-
tributes greatly to the prestige of he
Canadian system. The police magis-
trate holds office life and receives an
annual salary of $1,000. The present
admirable magistrate. at Winnipeg. is
a K. c. Gas his predecessor was) and
former. premier of the province of
Manitoba.
I'm legal education Manitoba has
done almost nothing. Although there
are 175 'articled' students in "4n-
nipeg there Is no law school, and no
systematic legal instruction is given.
Admission to the bar is controlled by
the profession itself, through the law
society," Before being called one
must have been articled as a law stu
dent. to. barrister or solicitor for five
years. or II he has a college degree,
three years. and must pass an exami-
nation. There Is also the formality Of
paying $500. The bar is small, not
more than a fourth that Of Denver.
which has about the same population.
"a word should be said about the
city government. There are no poll
tics in municipal affairs. The police
department Is very efficient. and it's in
The believer in municipal ownership
of public utilities. finds a strong argu-
ment to support his belief in the ex-
perience Of the city with regard to
light and power. A few months z
the city began to sell light and power
to its citizens in competition with pri-
vate enterprise. Rates have beer cut
seventy-five per cent, and the city Is
breaking even,' I am told.
1.-THE city Is the victim Of harsh
blue laws Their scope may be i'm
agined from the fact that they go SO
far as to prohibit Sunday newspapers.
Sunday O week ago. all the motion pic
ture theaters gave a beneft for the
Dayton food sufferers. The total re-
ceipts went to our unfortunate people
in Ohio. The hall. power and service
were donated. Tho proprietors are
now being prosecuted at the instance
of the Ministerial association. Many
people are indignant with the clergy
men for their stand in this matter.
political discussion Is focused on
the Borden naval policy. Tariff revis-
ion in the United States is being
ment' seems to regard the proposed
changes as favorable to Canada.
81 must not conclude without saving