The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-14
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sport of baseball by permitting the use
of his office as district judge of the
United States because the impression
will prevail that gambling and other
Illegal acts in baseball will not be
punished in the open forum as other
cases.
"Wherefore, said Kenesaw NJ. Lam
dis was and is guilty of misbehavfor
as such Judge and of high crimes and
misdemeanors in Office
Came as Surprise.
Welty'S move to impeach came as a
surprise because of the fact that Sat
urday he had received an opinion from.
Attorney General Palmer that Lands
had violated no law by accepting COM
the government.
Judge Lands has done a great deal
of good, but if he wants to retain con-
fidence and respect as a Judge, he
must divorce himself from the flash
spots of the illegal combinations" said
Welty.
II want to keep, the baseball sport
clean. so the people will continue to
support it. But you cannot maintain
the sport when you permit the players
to throw the games and the baseball
magnates to throw our judiciary
you dare not permit illegal combi-
nations to tamper with our judiciary
by substituting them at an additional
salary in order to give these combina-
lions a bath so they will again gain
the confidence of the public"
Welty then recalled the $4,000
judgment against baseball under anti
trust laws and said that while Lands
acted as baseball arbitrator, there was
300 cases pending in his court
Situation Is Illegal.
ain other words, after the baseball
associations were found guilty under
| our laws of being a trust and while the
| fine of $4,000 was still pending
against them, they rush into Judge
Landis's court and for an additional
salary of SAP, 800, he became the chief
arbiter of a trust which was declared
| Illegal and at their request remained
on the federal bench.
| This case is now pending in the
supreme court of the United States
What will hinder each member of this
| court from accepting a like sum from
the baseball associations? If Judge
Landis can lawfully accept this addi-
tional fee. then every other federal
| judge in the land can enter the EN-
ploy of those who violate the laws OF
the land. The question for congress
| to settle, is can a federal Judge accept
| a subsidy to perform judicial duties p
While Welty was presenting his i'm
parchment resolution in the house
Senator Dial, South Carolina. who in
preparing to launch another attack or
Lands in a speech to the senate
DiaFs wrath against Lands was
aroused by his handling of the case
of a 20-year-oId bank ernploye who
embezzled $4,000. Lands. from the
bench, placed responsibility for the
theft on the bank because the clerk
was paid only $50 a month.
No Decision at This Session.
There is little likelihood of action BY
the judiciary of the Welty charges al
this session of congress, Chairman
Volstead said The fact that Mr.
| Welty retires March does not affect
the status of the proceedings. nor does
the case necessarily end with the ad.
journment of congress. <-
Mr.. Vo1stead added: mo arrange
ment has been made for a meeting OF
the committee, but we probably will
hear Mr.. Welty shortly and if the com
| mittee believes there is sufficient
ground to go ahead it will be neces-
sary to adopt resolution providing
therefore,