Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15
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unconstitutional. and this proposal
the speaker said, would also make
Congress dictator as to what the
constitution shall mean. Thus II
three judges out of nine believe an
act constitutional the case would
virtually be decided by the minority
Bar Association Elects
The election o. officers at the at
ternoon session resulted in the choice
of Judge Charles o. Small of Madt-
son as president.
These other officers were also
elected: Vice presidents, Erastus G.
Ryder, Bangor: Ralph T. Parker
Rumford: Leonard A. Pierce. Port
land; secretary and treasurer, Nor
man l.. Bassett, Augusta.
Executive committee-Edward f.
Merrill, Skowhegan; Dana S. Will
Jams. lewiston: Carroll N. Perkins'
Waterville; Arthur Richie. Belfast.
George c. Wing. Jr., Auburn; Herb
ert T. Powers, Fort Fairfield;
Charles e. Quincy, Portland: Sum
ner l.. Mills, Pennington; Charles II
Wood, Bar Harbor: Herbert E
Locke, Augusta; Edward X. Gould
Rockland: Cyrus r. Upper, Booth
hay Harbor; Walter L. Gray. South
Paris; Lewis c. Stearns, Bangor;
John +. Sprague, Dover-Foxcroft;
Ralph o Dale, Bath; Amos X. But
Ter, Skowhegan: Hodgdon c. Buzzell,
Belfast: Frederick Bogue, East Ma
chias; Hiram Willard. Sanford.
Following a suggestion presented
in Il letter from Josiah NARROW,
chairman of n committee on citizen
ship recently appointed by the Am
fny. I,n
pointment OF a similar committee In
each State, the following committee
was elected: Charles O. Small OF
Madison, president Maine Bar Asso-
citation: Isaac w. Dyer. Portland, vice
president for Maine Of the American
Bar Association; Norman L. Bas-
sett, Augusta: William H. Looney
Portland; hannibal E. Hamlin. ELS
worth and Cyrus H. Blanchard OF
Wilton. members of the local council
of the American Bar Association in
Maine; Sherman Shumway, Skowhe-
gan; William T. Gardiner, Gardiner;
James N. Gillin, Bangor.
Acting upon a recommendation OF
the Association secretary. Norman
L. Bassett, in his annual report, the
Association voted to extend to the
JUSTICES Of the Supreme and Super
the Association, q sincere and cor
dial invitation to become such.
Approve Increasing Salaries Of Fed
erai Judges
The Association unanimously pass
ed q resolution presented by Edward
F. Merrill of Skowhegan approving
the principle of the Reed and Ora
ham Bills now pending before Con-
gress and the salaries therein pro-
vided, these bills being for the pur-
pose of Increasing the salaries Of the
Federal judges. In the case of the
United States Supreme court the
salary is increased to 100000 with
$500 additional for the chief justice;
in case Of the United States Circuit
Courts of Appeal to minimum OF
$4,000 with maximum of $4,000
depending upon the population and
the consequent cost Of living in the
. circuit; in the case Of the United
States District Courts to a minimum
of $4,000. with a maximum of $12
O00., depending on similar conditions
The resolution sets forth that II
appears that designations of able and
experienced members of the Federal
Bench are occurring on account Of in
sufficient salaries; that 1t is Of great
importance from the standpoint OF
. the public as well as the bar. that
the high standard of the Federal
Bench should not be lowered and
that it should net be limited to those
who have private incomes; and that
the proposed increases in salary are
reasonable and more nearly common
surate with the dignity and import
ance of the office than those now
provided by law.
The resolution provides that favor
able action on the measures be
recommended to our Representatives
in Congress and that a copy of the
resolutions be sent to the Represen-
tatives
From Address Of Hon. Charles
- Warren
The practical operation Of the pro-
posals made by LaFollette and Borah
to regulate the functions of the Su-
preme Court OF the United States was
the subject of the able address of
Hon. Charles Warren before the
Maine State Bar Association. Mr.
Warren is former Asst. Attorney
of several books among which is THE
Supreme Court in United States His
tory; and in 1928 was recipient of
the Pulitzer prize for the best book
OF American history In the United
States, written in 1922.
He declared there has never been
a time in our history when 1t was
more the imperative duty of the bar
mot merely to listen, and to discuss
but to take an active part in bringing
American constitutional principles
vitality home to the public.
Hungry for All the Facts
Referring to the recent attacks on
the Supreme Court by the radicals
and the restless he asked his hearers
to consider the practical operation OF
two proposals antagcnistic to the
courts function with regard to acts
Of Congress.
The public has the right to demand
that both those who propose and
those who oppose changes in gov
eminent shall state all the facts
There is nothing the public is more
hungry for than for facts. There is
no form of intellectual diet with
which it Is less fed by public speak
ers." 1t is the duty Of the bar te
make the facts known.
The speaker went on to comment
on important classes of misstate.
ments INDUCED in by opponents o.
the court.
He denied that Chief Justice Mar.
shall in 1903 ursurped the power t.
pass upon the validity of Acts o
Congress as is so often stated. Tn,
record shows the men of those day
did not consider the Court a usurper
He commented on charges respecting
certain decisions Of the Court, lik'
that Of the income tax. and cited q
instances where it is alleged tn
Court by usurping legislative powe
has nullified acts Of Congress.
The speaker made quite exhaus
tive analysis of the cases to whicl
misstatements have been applied.
The Court has been charged wit
having imposed its veto on nroprea