New Britain herald., 1923-02-28
LEAGUE FOR LAW AND
ORDER ON QUI VIVE
CONTINUED from First pass,

sary to assist In enforcing the laws Of
the city.
Attorney Arthur w Unson wa.
elected president and Buel Is. nas.
settle Was named secretary and treas,
nrer, The election Of vice presi,
dent was left open.
The name ''fhe Civic League OF
New iFitain," was adopted and il was
decided TO AFFILIATE with the eonneeti-
cut Civic League. which 10 an auxili-
AIRY TO the Anti-saloon league. The
activities OF the local league will not
be confined 10 enforcement OF liquor
laws but will include practically all
laws
Opposed 90 Sunday sports
The league voted unanimously 10
oppose the enactment of laws per-
hitting eommereializing Sunday
sports and movies. and TO oppose any
more liberal Interpretation or letting
down OF the bars In the present
liquor enforcement laws Acting
Secretary IL. N. Gilman was in
structed 10 draw up letters OF protest
to be sent to Hartford.
II was voted TO include in the
membership all American citizens OF
voting age who are interested In the
enforcement OF law and have been
elected TO membership In the league
by the executive committc and have
enrolled as members of the state
league. IL was voted TO hold annual
meetings. every February and other
meetings as are found necessary.
The speaker OF the evening was
Rev. Ernest v. claypool. state super
intendent of the Anti-Saloon league.
In waiting for the arrival of the
speaker, Attorney Epson, who repre-
scented the local Swedish Good Tenn
plars at a hearing before the ju-
dietary committee of the legislature
yesterday. explained the terms of the
bill for law enforcement presented by
that organization.
English vs.. American Law
In his address Mr.. Claypool COM
pared the courts of this country with
those OF England. He said an en-
ployer in America. from whom an
employe steals. can condone the
offense and decline to prosecute, but
in England he has no choice. There
the question of whether or not the
employer will prosecute rests with the
attorney for the crown, while 1t Is the
business of the policeman to enforce
the law, not wait for some private in
dividual to take the trouble to push |
the thing through. He said people in |
America will go to store which adj
vertises certain price for groceries
and then pay higher price. In Eng
and they would have the advertiser |
arrested.
He pointed out that when public
interest ceased in the Hall-Mills muir
Ter case, the whole investigation
seemed to go by the board and
nothing has been done. in two
birds of the murders committed in
New York there have been no arrests
md a large percentage of those ar
.ested have been freed" he said.
Speaking of the value of a Civic
Safety league with a large member
ship, he said, Public sentiment is
effected in the attitude of the police
men and judges. The courts are not
LII convinced that the people want
Power of Judges.
He described at some length the
,ower of judges and how a .preJudic-
d Judge could influence the evidence
r. the witnesses or even the attor-
eys to make the case turn out as he
o desires. He added that this was
OF a common practice, but that a
1dge had such power should he de-
ire to use it.
when a judge plays with little
mes and no jail sentences, letting
riminals go he is practically cooper
ting with those criminals" he said
lie added that the Anti-Saloon league
helping the police and watching the
idges of the state, and advised the
zeal men to be ready before election
, bring pressure to bear on the I
ght people,"