The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-02-10
Americas Regard for the Majesty Of the Law

Judge Robinson of the Louisville court pronouncing
recently imposed George L. stealing $780,
900 from the depositors Of his bank said in part:
an compliance with duty shall pronounce sentence upon
in accordance with the verdict rendered by the jury selected
but must take say garing
nsucency OF punishment by the
Of this court appeases the pfu cry outraged
Tended Justice" Mr Martin ten years
state PRISON. Judge on to say that he had Just
pronounced sentence Of three
three hundred dollars and that intelligent white
being sentenced for for stealing quarter million
dollars, and that well for him Judge
the power to make the sentence.
Of the financial journals of just compiled
comparative statistics Of in New York City and Lon
England In 1918 there 256 in New York City
homicide n-saugher with only n convictions. Most
Of those convictions escaped with light and
executed In the only nineteen murders reported
London OF these five committed suicide insane and
eight hanged Only five received light sentences During
TAP Of burglary reported in New k
city against 2777 London; highway robbers in New
York 63 in London 527 automobiles stolen in New
work against 800 stolen in London.
may that 1918 unusual year in London
the Of But during that in
deeply England with the front and in
training had England Using the arguments for Lon
don the crime in the
United States there should have been crime London that
year any previous year Many thousands Of debtated
and obess soldiers returned England during 1918 because
in them relief and rest No better time
could for giving criminal instincts than
this period England the Majesty Of
Law Laws carefully made and fearlessy executed IN
nearly all European countries.
ton abroad compare attitude Of Americans with the con-
renchmen and Enghmen in regard to law and order
will have difficulty determining who have been taught to
and and who have been taught that they ARE free ana
unfered and The spirit Of the average
that Of the pioneer who fighting his way through
the wilderness Of this spirit real and far
IL extends bounds of the Golden Rule, OF
the Ten Commandments the ethics of Thomas Jefferson and
Abraham Lincoln Like the measles and smallpox it takes IN
both high and places L. Martini sitting behind his
mahogany desk Of quarter Of million dol
lars and becomes spending years in the most comfora
BILE fashion states prison enjoy he gets
dollars for period OF ten years lot
keeping books in a state reformatory
His germs lerate who lives across the
alley Martins barn He has not the once iacteS
nor the high class robbery but the disease
must break out physical force and breaks into house
He Of three for stealing three hundred uo
lars His earnings only hundred dollars year TOT haro
labor suppose Of the fact that we are
10 normal times wages the three years are TO De grea
diminished M
While these Preparations being enacted IN
orod bandits were obbng mail in Chicago of hall
million dollars Frank Riddle Richmond Kentucky, was pag-
inc the domores College, booegges were dispens
~ dew from behind warehouses; empty barn. from
drl allows from lumber yards the OF Beea and thou
sands Of other cities villages throughout the United STATES
recital, but review OF the scale OF law
rean that has city OF the united STATES
headlines in the daily papers as the car
o voub watches exploit the daredevil our
noneer shirt individuality Of law unto oneself OF
da nhed and is threatening very structure of organized
ocicty America league OF nations IN oruer .na
countries more experienced the art Of wmakng and law
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