The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-03
TIE MENACE OF JUDICIAL. RECALL.

While a special committee of the American
Bar association which has kept watchful eye
on movements looking to the recall OF judges,
believes that the menace of judicial recall is
thing of the past, SO far as direct leglslatlon Is
concerned, it says in report just mace puonc
that the dangers of recall propaganda have be-
come increased because sit now works under
many forms of ca1nouflage." In the west and
southwest, especially, measures are urged which
include the recall either of jud ges or decisions
The committee sees a danger point IN the intro
duction in congress of bill which the attorney
general of the United States has described as
a measure for the appointment OF additional
Judges where an incumbent is more than sew
enty years of age" The committee finds much
more than that in the BILL and there is in the
statement which follows pretty clear rebuke
of a cabinet officer: "Ignoring the unconstl-
tutional provision for Judicial recall, which is
embodied in this measure, the United States
attorney general urges upon the congress the
passage of this bill" With good reason the
committee continues to urge it's objections to the
measure.
| Another danger point claims attention IN the
report. The committee says that the creed OF
of socialism includes the avowed purpose to
estab lish the judicial recall in its worst forms
! and that the menace of socialism has never been
so great in this country as at the present tlme.
| The Bar associations committee does well to
call attention to these dangers. Its work will
be needed as long as the agitation for the judi
/ cial recall continues.
We are not the only homeland of profiteers.
The temptation to turn the to illicit profit
! finds men of all nations ready to succumb. Our
soldiers in France have found amid the royal
welcome given them some of these mean spirits
70 prev upon them. In many instances French
merchants have maintained two sets OF prices,
the higher of which the Yankees have had to
nav. But this is to be stopped; France has tax
| en- note of it and the French government is pre-
paring to put stop to the prohteering at the
expense of Americans by the imposition OF Sc
we're PENALTIES The prompt action taken shows
clearly the indignation of the French people at
the victimizing of the helpers they have so
heartily acclaimed the saviors of their cause
/ The house ways and means committee, which
lis preparing revenue bill, wisely decides
against new taxes on transportation The dl-
rector general of railroads has gone far enough
/ in that direction Freight charges have been
increased twenty-five per cent, which IS more
than the roads dared ask for themselves when
thew were under private management, and the
advance in passenger charges Is fifty per cent.
The first thing the government did after taking
control of the roads was to show that there was
nothing in the old claim that the public would
be helped by government operation of the rail
ways
Ann Martin, the suffragist who is planning
to run for the senate from Nevada, says that
there is no reason why a woman should not be
nd via IeTf No