The New York herald., 1921-03-11
REDUCE LITIGATION,
DAUGHERTY'S POLICY
New Attorney General i'll First
Public Statement Takes
Issue With Palmer.
OPPOSES NEW COURT
Thinks Country Will Settle
Down to Law Observance
i'm New Failure.
special Despatch to THE NEW YoRk ikssLp
New York Herald Bureau,
Washingfon, ID. q, Maven ~.

New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c.. March 10. J
What am going TO strive Tor y z
reduction ii litigation" -Attoiney-Gen-
oral Daugherty said eo-day in the frs;
public statement OF policy he has made
Xsince taking charge OF rhe Department
OF Justice. II am confident this can
be accomplished. It will be the rule %
consider every case IN detail before u
Il brought. and--I say this without the
slightest reflection on any previous ad-
rrinistration OF this orfice-thorc will
be no spite cases. Fairness in rs fullest
sense will be the aim"
Mr. Daugherty declared he believed
the country soon would settle down and
that crime would bo reduced.
1T IS not going to be the policy Of
the Department OF Justice" Mr.. Daugh-
erty continued. 'to encourage litigation.
II will be avoided wherever Il is possible.
Every case will 5e considered OF 's
merits. and II an adjustment c3 De
made out Of court it will be made tnat
way
This Is not time 70 increase the
number OF Federal judges or the num-
ber OF prosecutors. The Department OF
Justice is not seeking additional power,
although. Of course. it Is ready to do
what is required to obtain enforcement
OF the law"
ATr. Daugherty, although he said he
had not given the subject particular
study. indicated that he saw no need
for rushing ahead with the recent recon-
mcndation OF Mitchell Palmer, who pre-
ceded him as Attorney General, for the
creation Of al additional series Of Fed
eral courts to try so-called police court
cases arising out OF violations OF the
prohibition laws. the Harrison drug act
the Mann white slave act and other
measures. The vast number of these
cases. Mr.. Palmer argued clogged the
Federal courts TO ouch an extent that
the administration OF justice In more
important cases was hampered. Mr..
Daugherty took the view that when the
unsettled conditions disappeared crime
would cease 70 such an extent that the
present crowded dockets would not ex-
ist.
Mr.. Daugherty made it plain that he
will proceed with care i'll filling the
various positions available in the De-
partment of Justice He said that un-
like other departments OF the Govern
ment ii was not advisable to change
the personnel with any great haste, since
the various individuals are in the midst
OF certain cases which arc pending. lie
Is anxious. he added, to save the Gov
eminent such money as could DC saved
through prevention OF duplication or
work.
As the various posts become available.
Mr.. Daugherty added. they will be filled
for the most part with Republicans who
are in sympathy with the Administra-
ton. There will. however Mr.. Daugh-
erty added. ''be no ugly politics"
Mr.. Daugherty said there would be
woman members OF the Department Of
Justice staff under his administration.
The new Attorney General arranged
to-day for semi-weekly conferences with
the washington correspondents. Tie ex
planned that he was anxious to give
70 the country all the facts possible
about. the Department and its policies
adding that secrecy would be applied
only when the public might suffer
through publication o. facts which
would interfere with prosecutions or de-
velopnnent OF cases.