Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-11
CAUSE OF TIE LAWS DELAY
IS DELAY OF THE LAWYERS
When They Seriously Desire Reform
in Court Procedure, That Re.
form viii Be Made

~ England this summer nominally TO study
British methods Of expedltlng the business
of the courts, probably did not learn much
he did not know before. His visit to
England was without any doubt intended,
not SO much TO study British legal methods,
as 10 attract public attention to the need OF
reform in American methods The news
papers throughout the country printed
dispatches from London telling about his
interviews with the British legal authorities
and his approval of their devices to prevent
delay
In no other way could the Chief Justice
have brought the subject to the mind Of SO
many persons so effectively. He 1. aware
that nothing will be done unless public
sentiment forces It.
The subject has been discussed for gen
eration or more. A few years ago Thomas
Leaning, Of this city. delivered an address
before the Law Academy Of Philadelphia,
in which he explained IN detail the British
methods and compared them with the
methods in vogue here. His address was
such thorough and illuminating discussion
Of the whole subject that IT was printed in
pamphlet for the Information Of the bar.
II has become almost legal classic
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n case tbroryb ,he co,,r.. for roors 49,. .ho,
they must cooperate with the Judges in
securing an early darsion They knew that
motions were usually heard before a master
and were decided on the spot and that the
Judges devoted themselves 10 trying cases
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Now somebody may ask why nothing has
been done to end the laws DELAYS in the
United States
The answer Is no. far 70 seek The
lawyers ms a whole lava nor vanrod ,bom
ended. Their bar associations huye rossed
resolutions on the subject Tbov have mn.
po!ntAd commuters 10 revise the rDlos of
practice and 20 suggest ways to increase the
power Of the Judges. Committees have made
elaborate reports and suggested changes
which everybody agrees ought TO he made
But nothing IS ever done
sertorsly vsnted\,o ernedf,a ,be od,ri,t..
tra,;o, ~ i,etjca {, cor,d bove hoo, dana
long pgo The Ieuislatures ~ ,ha vor,or.
Stotas would have nessed the naca.sarv laws
,ndor nrassrre and ,ba Co,g-oe, uo,,,J boro
authorized a revision of tho nrocad,rs :,
tho r.6e-oI coirts
Rnt 60 Ion, ne co-,oi, c,ossoe ~ ,o,r,..rs
con Increase their revenres Lv nroror,irs
coses +bev will M, ha ;nteras,od IN ,h7,r,.
a-. ,roda and M n.,o1,r e ,reo,od ,,.hor
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,okan q, m. .,tghr.s. nrs.ax, and rrdaas
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njteIv. There are q few Judges and q fsr,
Iov,cre who o-e eornavtIv s.etr,c ~ h,,,,,
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ana ny W. LEGISLATURES III NpI" "' III" IN
d!htreH'" "' ihoF'"h"FF 'a"Fers
Inc 'h''' justice ofs"h I" H""" an In
terest IN reform OF tAe courts as soon as
Ae was put on the oehch. lie mad a bill
drafted increasing the humber OF Federal