Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-24
Copyright 1926 by United Press
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POrNTE Az PIC. Murray Bay,
Quebec, Aug. q. - Defects in ad-
ministration Of American criminal
law were explained in an exclusive
interview with the United Press, by
William Howard Taft. chief justice
Of the United States supreme court
rs du" chiefly to:
Weakening Of Judges powers by
restrictive state statutes.
Lack Of sufficient expenditures
property to detect and prosecute
criminals.
lack Of organization Of the iudic-
ial force so rs to mass an adequate
number Of pudgcs where business Of
proSccut ion i congcstcd.
But the dcf"ctN. he h"ld. are not
beyond remedy and i" tool, an OPP
.timistic view as TO the future Of
! American disposition Of crime
cases He expressed delight 81
America : awakening to the situa'
ton involved in lax administration
cf crime id,rs. He predicted that
Enc American Troplo "whcn they
rCalil" tho grand tota! of dcstruc-
ton Of liFc ard propert", due to the
failure on the part Of legislatures 70
,aaI.r Yre%ieiGn. financial and 9th
cr%i>r. for aGcCuat" police, for
ialccu#tc Gcfcc' ."I Of crime and
.adrsuatc mach.ncrv tor prosecut-
jug Wiz make tlrc legislators rr-
,pcnSihlc aod win INSIST on the or
Garization .: the curt. on prose
ru.ious and CN'ru'.N" 1ctcctiop =
"rimr that Shall I;uo about w! =
We ,l.t}, 80 b.. % ~ ~" regard.
Ai,'ae' y, S:n,'men:ality
He expressed hrm "'f further \
not ..rCanv al"rmcd - The clcr1 ~
ut .';.., din >rui.h city, t'1t
p d.>cd c,,Wi. - "t,er crim'H :
m 90, 't''n r,',s. Such person.
lie SaiG. bal"ng - Il" lunni iy
fringe e S.c;c;r.
Tic int.ryicr 'esG r,ar" on -
porch = The chief j,>t.,1"'s charn
iag cottage -. =. yut over II
ei,vcr waters of inc II Lawrence c
tie grav-bluc h.}l, Il. ond.
Tho chief justice. America 5 onj'
living cX-prcsidcut, appeared oHt
wardlv in rEccllcut health am
splendid spirits, though oTcrworf
and cxcrtion have impaired hi>
health Of late and caused him +
avoid undulr heavy tasks. Bat hl>
rccuporation Is proceeding apacc i
the crystal air of tho upper =. Law
renee. laden with the tang Of SAL
and pines. and he Is occupied part
Of til" day with preparations for th'
fall term Of III" court.
Il is only Slightly different Mr.
TAFT from tire one thc writer knew
before he wa. Soue o T." ""lS
lna Ia. Disappeared lr, lis f'"'
:aI ni. carriage bel - G."t 'hri'
dav that he viii .clah'I:o hc''
: vth hi, flmilv AMI 'e.ru!S nc
lp14.u. Nor, yer, tho IS 'ho sam
:,,tious >milc the ltti0n kn"W j,
well ~ his vlitc house ""l|i th'
isar1c charm If personality that ha
v.lu lin thn love an | respect Of III
own countr~mcn and ~" rjall"'I"'
Of lis nei-ahorS in this Canadld1
colony where for % of the past .
summers Mr.. Taft anG his kin hay
made their summer home.
The chief justice was sitting II
- ms study in the bHartif ! cottag
l,a>tIed back from the rond aHrn!
the pines. \ cheerv fire burned u
the CRATE to take off the chill of tn
nearautumn temperature.
We went out to the sunny porca
There two of his ten grand chlldre'
PLAYED and greeted him with
q CHEEKY ".Goodbyc grandpa; we +
: off
, "Off for whcrc?" asked tn
| chief Justice smiliuglv.
"We re going to England, the,
answered as they scampcrcd dow
toward the edge Of the rlNer ina
- runs out to the sca-and Englan'
Praises English Law
| Seated ON the porch, the chief lu'
= ticc spoke of his health, his pleaSan
associations in this region and the
3 the talk vcercd to question clos
= to his present sphere of activity
chief Justice of the nation 5 higheS
court. ~.
~ am delighted, " he said, "t
) note that the attention of the publ
!; directed 10 the defects in the ad
, ministration of our criminal laws.
''The prosecution of persons a(
| cuscd of crime is properly surround
| cd by what is called in the stat
- constitutions and in the fedora
constitution a bill of rights am
> those guarantees are nothing hn
t what came from the bill of right
, nd the other great liberty protect