Evening star., 1925-03-15
Z JUDGES PLEDGE
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Appointment of Hit and
Macdonald to New Posts
Is Widely Acclaimed.

Promises OF earnest efforts to en-
force the law in the District were
made in statements last night by
George II. Macdonald and Isaac r.
Hit, nominated yesterday to be the
two new Police Court judges pro-
vided for in the District bill
Mr.. Macdonald voiced his intention
of making the National Capital safe
for pedestrians, careful motorists and
all lava biding citizens.
Judge Macdonald is also a, firm be-
tfever in courtesy among motorists.
The law will be seldom invoked he
said, when drivers are able TO put
themselves IN the other fellows place.
A driver will at times fail to yield to
the other fellow in some unimportant
particular. and thereby force motor
ist into a perilous position. Let us
learn to yield Let the other fellow
hog it If he wants to. Learn to
give up the right of way even If you
think 1t is yours. AT least you are
playing it safe"
Hits at Bootleggers.
Speaking of prohibition and it's en-
forcement. Judge Macdonald said
THE bootlegger is dangerous and
tive, and again he is not. The secre-
tive one is bad enough. but the ma
who openly and notoriously fiaunts
the law is beyond the pale. The man
who boastfully breaks the law is an
enemy of government. Fe Graves the
protection of law and at the same
time seeks to destroy 1t. He cries for
constitutional immunity and at the
same time fiaunts the laws enacted
under the eighteenth amendment"
He defies the Government of the
United States and we cannot surren-
der to him and his class. When it
comes to penalties, each case must
be considered separately. The cudgel
is an obsolete weapon belonging to
a past age. At the same time per-
suasion is often vain. Firmness
without anger or cruelty is needed.
Kindness without maudlin sentiment
Is needed in a situation like the
present one"
Hit Is Appreciatiye.
Former United States Commits
sioner Hit made the following state
ment:
Il deeply appreciate the confidence
OF my friends as expressed by the
recomm endaticn to the President and
the honor conferred in making the
appoin tment."
IF confirmed, I shall earnestly en-
deavor to do my full share in reliev-
ing the situation which necessitated
the appointment OF two more Judges
for the Police Court, and hope all
those interested in my appointment
will find their faith in me justified by
my work"
Telephones of the newly appointed
judges were kept busy last night by
calls of felicitation. Besides their
many personal friends who phoned
they were also the recipients of
many messages of congratulation
from those interested In law enforce
ment-
Judges Find Favor.
Included in these calls were Wayne
B. Wheeler, general counsel of the
Anti-Saloon League: Deets Pickett,
member of the board of temperance,
prohibition and public morals of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and
Lieut. Davis and Sergt. McQuade of
the vice squad.
In statement last night Mr.. Pick
EFT said as follows:
The church people OF the District
of Columbia should spend a happy
Sunday tomorrow. The naming of
Isaac r. Hit and George Macdonald
as Police Court judges to fill the
places recently established by Con-
gress should mean the dawn of a bet
ter day in Washington. Both of these
men are able. clean and disposed to
administer their courts in such a way
that bootlegging and similar criminal
activities shall be discouraged. Pres
ident Coolidge deserves the thanks of
all good citizens of the District and
of those many people throughout the
Nation who have been distressed by
the reputation of the Capital for
non-observance of the prohibition and
similar laws"