Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
TELLS VIRGINIA LAWYERS
CONSTITUTION PROTECTS
Bolshcvism Can Never Secure Foot,
hold Where Reforms May BE
Easily Secured.
ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS
Session Closes Tonight With Annual
Dinner at Hotel Jcffcrson-Com-
mittce Appointed to Arrange Cclc-
bration of Birthday Of Constitution.

At the meeting of tho Virginia Bar
Associat ton last night the attorneys
whole, and declared complete conf
dence in the authorities selected 10
draft the document
Randolph HARRISON. of I.ynchburE.
was yesterday elected president of the
Virginia Bar Associations Five vice
geosraphical divisions of the state. as
west: Thomas Il. Keith. Fairfax. Pied
mont; !. Gordon Bohannon, Peters
burg. Southside; Charles c. Berkeley
Decher,, Iiarrisonburg. Valley. John
Is. Minor of Richmond. was reelected
secretary and treasurer. Hrocken-
borough Lamb. .: Richmond. and S. V.
Kemp. OF Lymchbure were elected as
members OF the executive committee
to succeed w. W. Coke and J. W. Chap
man.
Last night Or. II. NJ McElroy adj
dressed the association on tho Cam
paiGn for the study OF the Constitu-
ton" In beginning his address. DR..
the afternoon TO the home of John
Marshall, and declared that mo man
who thinks in terms of modern law
can any more afford to fail to come to
Richmond than Mohammedan can
afford to miss the opportunity of going
TO Mecca.
world scethc. with Divine Unrest.
The speaker said that it was the
duty of the lawyers of the country to
defend the Constitution against the
attacks of the, most insidious foes that
ever attacked that instrument He
expressed the belief that education of
the people in the matter OF the Con-
stitution would make Bolshevism a
laughing stock in this country Along
this line he said:
The world is seething with divine
unrest. This is not bad sign, it is
that SNUG contentment which assumes
that all is right when all is not right
am not airaid OF radicalism and pro-
gressiveism, but Of bourbonsm and
has not made tho world safe for de-
mocracy. il has simply given repre-
sentative s!In s3yernment and the prin-
another chance, to make good. We
have only touched the possibilities of
free government"
Further DR.. McElroy declared that a
sc ventcenth century humorist had de
clared that intended settlers Of Vir-
ginia We're going to a land where the
only drink was water and the only
abodes castles in the air. Since the
passage OF the, prohibition amendment
looked like the description might soon
fit this country. Seriously. though, he
had no fear that Bolshcvism would
triumph In this country. for under the
Constitution any reforms that might
be necessary could be accomplished in
a safer easier and cheaper way than
DN reNOlQt1On.
The problem before the country. the
speaker said, was no longer one of
political democracy, for that had been
accomplished. but was one Of indus
trial democracy and this was possible
under the Constitution. If il was not
possible he would favor revolution. foi
IT was the duty of government to en-
able every Industrious man Ia earn q
living and not have 10 depend for his
living upon the within or caprice OF
any other man.
che speaker urged the members OF
the bar to work FOR the accomplish
ment or industrial democracy and free
aom ny constitutional methods and To
Join In the movement for the celcbra
ton OF the birthday of the Constitu-
ton in next September.
At the conclusion of the address il
was decided to appoint a committee
from each senatorial distrc, To co.
operate in the celebration OF the event
Judge Burks Fails TO Appear.
II. St George Tucker interested The
audience by discussing the various
!ea'urcs or the covenant concerning
the league of nations. lie declared
that no greater principle ever pos
sesscd the soul Of Il nation than tina;
or bringing about eternal peace for
At the session yesterday morning
Judge Martin +. Burks was unable 10
be present. and therefore his address
on Revison OF the New Code" was
au ny 'ouh W. w l!llamS. clerk Of
the House OF Delegates
rms morning AT II o'clock the an.
nual address will be made by Frcder.
ick H. Coudert. Of the New York Bar
on the subject Of Law VS.. Diplomac,
IN the Proposed Constitution of tn,
League of Nations
The annual dinner will be held to.
night. There Will he many speechc:
made and an unusual feature viii h,
speech by Thomas Skeyhill. an Aus
tralian soldier-poct. who was wound
ed at Galipoli. The association ha
extended special invitation to Gen
eral Omar Rundy TO be present.
Ihis afternoon at o'clock Noryel
L. Henley, chairman of the cxecutiv,
committee. VIII entertain the commit
zee ana the president and secretary %
the association nj Il luncheon M ~