South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-06

terously Hernandez avoids any
reference TO the disbarment pro-
ceedings? Certainly He was
telling Mott what a splendid u.
S. district attorney he would
make from Porto Rico, but
somehow the appointive power
didn't fall into the same trap
that Gov. James Putnam Good
rich did. in response to such
Puffs.
NEXT Motifs journalistic
' mouthpiece says the gov
ernment chose TO give the ap-
pOintment 10 one not identified
with any interests on the island"
Was il because Of his interests
there. and the use that he might
make of his office, in Furnishing
contempt of them, that Mott
wanted the job?
Agreed Mott does speak the
Spanish language well. He may
also have some conception of the
civil law as practiced in Porto
Rico. but the people Of Indiana
prefer theirs in Plain American
English. Indiana law and practice
too. are fashioned after the Eng
lish common law. frequently the
reverse of the civil.
Ordinarily, Indiana Iitigants
would prefer a judge "tutored i'm
the laws of Indiana"
no you suppose. Brother John.
- that Mott would be likely to
write and ask a recommendation
from any of that "37 cut of As
members OF the bar" practicing
before Judge Rodney's court, who
voluntarily joined in a memor-
ial" demanding that the court
institute proceedings against
Mott and his co-conspirators in
their semi-seditious performance
The quotations speak the as
sertions of Judge Rodney. Get
that through your head.
Mott was hailed into court on a
petition of the bar association
one of those numerous bars to
which he says he has been ad-
mitted, d,-"37 out of 43 members
practiCing before the court, join
ing i'm a memorial that demand
ed it,
DO you think those "37 out Of
43" lawyers. were talking
through their hats when ad-
dressing that document?
Judge Rodney didn't institute
the proceedings. Neither Jose
Hernandez, Herminio Diaz Ma
varro nor Cayetano Colly Cuchi.
were of the 81 who signed the
petition.
D EMEMBER, too, more than
N Mott were haied into court
on the petition. Two others were
similarly punished-only less so.
Others were immunitized by
their membership in the assem-
bly,. Mott is roasted by Judge
Rodney as the leader. Maybe
that is the sense in which r. c.
Stephenson, if quoted correctly,
referred TO him as "one of the
leaders of the bar"
And similarly. as with respect
TO writing for recommendations,
do you suppose that when
Messrs. Jacob Woolverton and
Rome c.. c. B.. and F. A. Steph-
enson visited Porto Rico, and run
into Mott that night, he forth
with steered them into the COM
pany of men who would report
him at his worst?
Naturally he introduced them
10 his friends: the Hernandez,
Navarros. the Cuchis, and Edi-
tors Balbas. AS VIII Carlton
says, YOU know: NO cur so mean
but has his friends"
NdOTTS organs quotation of
lN1 Rome c., that Mott was
regarded as one of the leaders
Of the bar in Porto Rico. and was
highly respected and greatly es-
teemed." sounds like the salve
Rome might hand out introduc-
ing Mott for an after dinner
speech Some artist!
He had 70 say Porto Rico. He
couldn't say South Bend. or
anyv here else!
THAT visit Of the stephenson
L Woolverton party in Porto
Rico lasted over night. sufficient
10 gather information upon which
10 introduce a wind jammer" at
a banquet. but hardly sufficient
TO reverse a finding of a federal
court. or 70 qualify a man TO rec
ommend another. over such find
ing. for an Office like superior
court judge.
Porto Rico is either smaller
than we think it is. or. 20 Justify
recommendations such as that
party il quoted as handing out
for this man Mott. il required "a
hours OF speed on the part OF the
gentlemen engaged, that chal-
lenges our admiration We know
EN-. They haven't got IL.
D ESIDES man may be well
ID esteemed by some people in
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