The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-23

with organized crime. The members
Of the American Bar association
recognize this and made it the chief
topic Of discussion at their annual
meeting in Denver. President Chester
L Long Of Wichita, Kan, in his open,
ing address declared that the courts
are helpless and futile and that the
slogan of the lawyers should be "Slow
down the legislatures and speed up
the courts" He pictures justice as
not only blindfolded but handcuffed
and put in a straitjacket by too
many laws and Anticipated procedure.
Said he:
"The public has lost faith in the
efficacy of the courts and their results
in the enforcement Of the criminal
law. Crimes Of violence have become
SO frequent that in several states GER
tain classes of citizens have taken into
their hands the protection Of their
lives and property. This is true of
bankers. 1t Is the greatest reflection
on our courts"
Mayor Dever Of Chicago, one Of the
principal speakers, advocated an I'M
prejudiced, scientific investigation of
the facts of prohibition, at the direc-
ton of congress and conducted by a,
commission above suspicion. He de-
clared the liquor question is not set
tied and that the recent inquiry by
senate subcommittee was worthless.
He said that, after six years of Vol
steadism, such appalling phenomena
cluster around the liquor question that
1t is impossible to get good govern
laws to regulate ordinary human con-
duct were regarded by many exem-
plary folks as "tyrannical intrusion"
on personal rights and that It was an
impossible task" to obtain respect
for such laws.
The national crime commissions
subcommittee on criminal procedure
and judicial administration. headed
by Herbert S. Hadley of st. Louis,
submitted to the bar association the
results of its six months Of study. 1t
holds that the law gives too much ad-
vantage to the criminal. and to correct
this situation the committee recon-
mends drastic changes in the archaic,
cumbersome and ineffective criminal
procedure that now obtains In a ma
jority of our states"
Among its recommendations, twenty
in number, is one that would weaken
the tenet that a man is presumed in
nocent until proved guilty. Another
urges alteration Of the unanimous
jury rule SO that ten men on a jury
of twelve could bring about convic-
ton in felony cases, except murder,
and five on a jury of six for trial of
miSdemeanorS.
A LII records for speed in circling
the earth were smashed when
Linton Wells and e. S. Evans reached
the Pulitzer building in New York
Wednesday afternoon just % days, ii
hours, SO minutes and 81 seconds from
the time when they started on their
dash eastward. They used seventeen
airplanes, three special trains, two
liners and many small boats, automo-
biles, jinricksha, droshky and
their feet-seven modes of convey
ance. They met with no accidents
but had many thrilling experiences,
especially in flying over mountain
ranges. The travellers agree that the
thing that has impressed them most
is the backwardness of aviation in
the United States as compared with
Europe. They comment, too, on the
remarkably cordial reception and eff
cient help given them by the Rus
SLAMS.
ICTATORS are becoming common
~ In the old world. Just recently
two more of them-dictators at least
so far as financial matters are con-
cerned-were created. One of them,
as an innovation, is q king already.
Albert of Belgium was given by the
chamber practically unlimited pow
ers to try to solve the country's finan-
cial problems which are made evil
dent in the rapidly rising cost of liv-
ing and the fall of the Belgian franc.
Premier Jaspar. asking the chamber
for this action, scored the citizens
without consciences" for their cam
paign against the mai ional currency.
He continued:
Nothing justifies THE uneasiness of
our population. Neverhave we had so
few unemployed. Antwerp has recov-
cred full activity. Our frops are boun-
tiful and agriculturalN production is
worthy our industrial production The
budget is balanced, THANH to economy,
and no new taxes will Ne needed on
this score. 1t is only for dealing