The Mankato free press., 1914-10-23
JUDICIAL RECALL OPPOSED
MAKE CLEAR ALL THE LAWS
American Bar Association
Committee Hand In
Their Reports
Injunction Legislation Should
Cover Labor As Well
As Capital
tAssociated Press Dispatch.l


Washington, October 2l.-lsm-
phatic opposition to the judicial re-
call, q plea that congress should ap-
ply the same rule to Injunction in
labor cases as to other cases OF in
junction and references to Panama
tolls and japanese immigration, are
among the questions treated in re-
ports Of committees presented today
to the American Bar association now
in annual session here.
Concerning the status of judicial
recall agitation, the committee to op-
pose judicial recall reports in part as
follows:
"a perceptible change In senti-
ment toward the judicial recall Is
slowly but surely showing itself
among the people OF the different
states. In many localities its true
nature Is not yet understood. In
most states the average voter has, as
yet, insufficient appreciation OF its
baneful character. The work OF edu-
cation must be continued. The signs,
however, OF increasing enlighten-
ment, due to persistent efforts Of its
opponents, are everywhere appar-
ent. Former leading advocates of
judicial recall are saying less about
II. Some of them are now saying
nothing about II. Some have appar-
emily given up the idea OF the recall
OF judges and have turned to the ju-
dicial decision recall as q substitute.
Others, more adroit, have apparently
given up both the recall of judges
and the recall of judicial decisions
and have retreated to positions less
antagonistic to constitutional democ-
racy."
The Injunction Legislation.
Injunction legislation before the
present congress receives extended
treatment by the committee in
charge Of this subject. The provi-
sion limiting injunctions in labor
disputes, originally Incorporated in
the antitrust legislation OF the borse
OF representatives, and later ID
ed by the senate, is criticised by the
committee, which says:
"The provision distinctly requires
the court to apply 70, controversies
in labor cases a different rule from
that which Is applied in other cases.
To give special privileges to any
class OF men Is opposed not bnly TO
the Declaration of independence, but
to the whole theory of our govern
ment. On this point all parties
agree.
Can Il have occurred to the gen.
tlemen who propose this legislation
that II the courts cannot decide these
controversies peaceably, they will be
decided by force? The shocking re-
suits OF the latter method we see
plainly in Colorado. Would it not
have been better to have the ques-
tlons which have given rise to blood
shed there decided I'm an orderly
manner by the Colorado courts?
Not Opposed to Labor.
Your committee is not opposed to
organized labor. We freely concede
to laboring men the same right to
organize thet their employers pos-
sess. We are persuaded that in op-
posing the proposed legislation we are
the true friends OF both"
The Panama tolls question anG
japanese immigration are referred
~ In the report q the committee pa
International laws, rs fellows:
THE discussion arising between the
United States and Great Britain and
o'her countries as to free tolls for
coasting vessels of the United States
has been amicably terminated by the
repeal OF the free tolls by congress
BY statute carefully worded to pre-
vent the loss OF any rights OF the
United States
Simplicity and clearness of laws,
so as to be understood by the aver
age citizen, IA strongly urged by the
special committee on legislative draft
ing. II refers I'm this connection to
the browning monstrosity of the in
come Tax act" with its involved
rhraseoiogy end no attempt what
ever at orderly arrangement"