Evening star., 1922-07-06
CAMBRIDGE DEGREE
|. RECEIVED BY TAFT.
University Ceremony Fol-
!. lows Farewell by British
Bench and Bar.
By the Associated Press.

HI the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, England, July Cam
bridge University today conferred the
honorary degree Of doctor Of laws upon
William Howard Taft, Chief Justice Of
the United States. Honorary degrees
also were conferred upon the Duke OF
York and various others.
While walking to the senate house to
witness the comforting Of the degrees
Sir John Sandys dropped dead. Sir
John was a distinguished scholar and
was Lane lecturer at Harvard in 1905.
Paid Farewell Honor.
England's bench and bar said farewell
to Chief Justice Taft last night. The
leading members Of the middle temple:
lawyers. rendered him an imposing
testimonial in the ancient hall where
Shakespeare, acted before Queen Eltz.
abeth and where three signers OF
the Declaration Of Independence took
legal degrees.
Those present included Ambassador
Harvey, Home Secretary Shortt. Lord
Carson, lord of appeals: Viscount
Haldane. Lord Hewart, lord chief JUS
tice, and Mr.. Justice Darling. Mrs
Taft and Mrs. Harvey sat In the
gallery.
Lord Birkenhead. lord high chan
cellor, who was toastmaster. reviewed
Mr.. Taft's career, coupling his legaI
accomplishments, sagacity and state,
craft with those of John Marshall
and Joseph Story.
Three Previously Honored-
Only three Americans. he said, had
previously been honored by the mid
Do temple-Choate. Levering and
faet that there had been only seven
Chief Justices of the United States
since the foundation of the republic,
apd said they appeared to be longer
lived than Englandls jurists. He
hoped Mr.. Taft's tenure OF the hign-
est bench would be longer than his
presidency. The English bench and
bar desired that Mr.. Taft should re-
turn to the United States not as
statesman. Judge or lawyer, but as
warm friend and brother Of his fellow
benchers of England.
The Chief Justice was deeply moved
byothe overwhelming reception. He
could not express the gratitude he
had in his heart, but realized that
this greeting was rendered him IN
his capacity as representative of the
American people. He referred to
empire of the modern world; every
body knew the inestimable service
46e had rendered oppressed and alien
races. England had shown the world
mat there was Such q tn1nG as JUS.
tfee between man and man, which is
blind and knows no favor.
Explains American Courts.
Mr.. Taft explained the powers and
operations of the American Supreme
aRd federal courts; the procedure
there required drastic reform If
speedy justice was to be secured The
English judicial system, he continued,
excited the profound admiration OF
wi jyrY iSt nd Ia
chief feature of that system was the
Opportunity it gave litigants to get
toGether before a case was called
into court, and it acquainted each
party with what the other was going
to~sdo. thus reducing to the lowest
terms the labor required to develop
anissue before the court.
He had been presented with a copy
OF the English code of civil procedure,
which. said Mr.. Taft. II the weather
was good, he intended to read at sea.
Al the conclusion of the dinner the
ehtire assemblage arose and gave
Mr.Taft three cheers, sang For He's
ssJelly Good Fellow" and wished him
godspeed.