Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-31
Respect For Ld,D'' Theme of
Attorney General Dduqherfu
Before Ohio Bar Association

Dr. R~---s-l1-
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lconditioned upon the supremacy 81
Tho law. N'1s y
Law II Necaarx.
The supremacy Of the law. though
challenged, ~ not undermined by che
Iordinary criminal who c0mrnfts rnarr.
der, robbery, larceny, etc. lTo the con-
trary, every occurrence of crimes al
this sort tends to impress upon socie-
ty the profound importanca AZ the
supremacy OF the law nc its ytGos-
Uus enLorcement; The supremacy OF
me .ias" is and has been challenged
manly IN that class o. LEGISLATION
wnere there exists - difference Of
opinion as 70 governmental policy IN
ehacLing 2 question. .
TOT law has manifested
atsell IN the past mainly by large cor
pOrasions q a~SEreGatioris OF wealth.
SOn,naoniy khowl q DIG and
y Siapor ORGANISATION I'm relation to
stcn. business. I am not much in favor
" new nostrums panaceaa to
~ tme .ts q tne Do1y poLtao' .out
eestions: lne ioi"Hs sus-
.srsr.+ -
80, - 9 az undieputed fAct that
me puDilcs nave a,f1gnt to know what
me quarrel Is about IN every actual
rs inreatenea strike or lockout, and
ia ~
oeconu, there snoulo De some dem
nase aEenc.es IN eovernmen Tor as
GertastHnlnk thoSe Iacts 1ully n max
ing 10y AZ amRartial nnding by those spe-
endiit .aualanea pom ~ emperamen
- wolk' ano sucn Inains snou!d be
SPVAIS0 ~ LAAoLS At Will Do u rCl1dOl0
dents and nnhHcists ~ s4sm sau,
can rasnrt p "n0 s.ssI"
..rh,sa
Inlro, compulsory jurisdiction
tser tnese ~ Iactors 70 compel them
~ ~ soDinit u, IN injury OF this sort IS
= oiiy uest!ADle Dut JUST .
ourtn, az present study OF
us queslloh tnas NOT Deer suHlciently
..Urousn 70 WarEant leS1saat1on com
I""A..nns tne accsptance OF s1cn mo
~ Dy .ns pasnes tnereto. Ihere1ore,
NJ, ~ ~ un,.I OF tne proper aeency
e - o~olSAtory upon the parneS 70
1Dn.e 20 me the &C.
cept1Hce OF the nndlnH py the parties
's sn,..s - so'aAry.
Shows that - n"nat 2. t tnH psst
c,,rs+e nait. 'AoSs caeoS Auli' Ac-
sn,1sc,s~ - pu1L.caty nAs Deen
th.as $500 p.,hitpn. !ass!neae. oI
troIItrs Tec+ar uD en1 sHn :. - 2 con-
@ir.,ica - hnth a ~ :. ~ Anporta ~ ~
shonld denand INV .a.aNthJ., .1 49, y
comet 49, upS.s InvEe
sS;1th - ~ sacves ss
eare ~ IN nat, eourse u slLne xaoWl-
controrar.s.s sens,s - :. ~ tIlesxs
cr,s+s ~. r,shH ~ IL WY my
tart net ,sgs "a hSASl ~ Wy ~
sr,nh nartsS",s. - 70 eaa1cs1o nnaaGkAlAIns
aeass"4I
10 vitality interested in the
Rroper oiuuon OF this question,
Eeeteo snail nave peen put Ia opera.
lion, then We w1H have a 0 intel
llgent basis upon which to enact com
uisor LEGISLATION upon this subject
nave been discusz1ng acts and
cono9c as q basis Tor dtsrespect fol
law. ! now turn to q consideration OF
several SUBJECTS that e to create
olsrespect lor law not by specific acts
merely, U by attempts to- justify
those acts by certain theories Of po-
ntlcai philosophy: And Of these, the
nrIt fs t1e doctrine Of so-called poHt-
lea ononseA est
Politics. OReuaes.
Political o6enses II 4 tArm - IN,
know, OF anternattonaI law ,,.ed ~ a..
note certain classea Of offenses which
are excepted from the o~par1fion n
r0&<1o1 OF botVVAaa AfatAa
The offences c~onnprehAnhad nndatsfhf
term for which sxtradition viii nat
be granted are usually thoae invoiv.
ing matters pertaininS ia civil ~.
ligious or political Ubertv. Tha .+at.
In which the fugitive has found asvs
lum frequently reserves ~ itaeIf ths
right to refuse to surrender anch f,,1s
tive on the ground that Il "a one al
! the excepted 'cases d fire rt-adt
ton treaty, The prfncinie Il +h.t ~,
sovereign skatesi do not nacaesar rio
have the sarne civil. r@eiirtons n nn.
Iitical standards Of libertv. that ana
nation NAV bridge uherfv ana ma
scribe penalties for doing [c.rtagn IN
hidden acts, witch abridSemant 4
utterly opposed to Itha -fnndaman+aI
political p%hilosophy npon which s,Ich
| other nation exists. Trharefora s,,ch
other nation reserves II itseif thI
right no to surrender f,,ettives ~ a
country whose standards ,,nnn tha
subject mater Of the crime ara sno
tirely dtnerent from the .tando ~. -
the country ~erantine the rirht ~ ssv.
lum to s1ch f,ritivea Erono> th4s -
WIN be seen that a. - d~,stfnrtiv atSaa -
ltrtne of i~nfernadonal rathSr +h.n ~
the dornesficz law ~ a ata+a ~-' -
7 TN this n there 10 now h.,n..
disseminated an ~extensiva nrnna ea
da to dignity the crimes cnnrpnit+ad
by many persons who ara 49, ~
\ prison for disloval ~ ~ ~
structine or hinderinr rovarnmsnt
in prosecuting tie war witS Gernnanv
and, BY means Of H1ch ~nronaSanda
to create a puhlic sentiTnan+ ~ ani-,
to have such criminais fresd mt -
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