Evening star., 1926-07-16
BAR ASSOCIATION
RAPSD. C.LAWYERS
Conduct Of Fewln Patent and
Specialized Practices
Called UnethicaI.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DENVER, Colo, July 16.--The con
duct of certain classes of practicing
attorneys in Washington, d. c., was
condemned by the American Bar As.
sociation in the closing Of its forty.
ninth annual convention here today.
In adopting the report of its COM
mittee on ethics and grievances. the
association vigorously assailed few
Of the Capital City lawyers who are
engaged in patent practice and "who
assume they are not bound by the
rules Of ethical conduct applicable to
other lawyers" and another class Of
attorneys who specialize in handling
claims before the various commits.
sions.. some s0f whom sopenly solicit
business" and others wi,iS do 90 ''un.
der the guise Of calling the attention
OF claimants to their alleged rights. :"
Not Association Members.
The report declared none of the
lawyers in either class was mem.
Der Of the association.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh OF Mon.
tana, member Of the Senate judiciary
committee, was scored by the conven:
tion In adopting the report of its com.
mittee on uniform judicial procedure.
The committee recommended concert
ed action on the part OF the associa.
ton in seeking to force congressional
action on a pending bill, which would
simplify procedure in Federal courts.
OF Senator Walsh the report said:
The influence Of Senator Thomas J..
Walsh has been sufficient to hold the
bill in Senate committee In spite OF
a conceded majority.
why is It that representative gov.
ernment Is violated and a few men
permitted to suppress this essential
legislation in committee
Would End Practice.
In conclusion the report said:
There ought to be some way Of
overcoming a personal legislative In.
fiuence of a. character that can de-
feat n majority, the public will and
the administration Of justice by
smothering bills In committee. The
way to bring about the passage Of the
bill is to impress upon the Senate that
the judges and lawyers as well as
commerce. are entitled to and expect 2
report regardless of the personal
wishes of q, few influential Senator'S .
Other committee reports adopted
without opposition were those Of the
committee on revision Of the Federal
statutes, admiralty and maritime law,
change of the date. Of the presidential
election, legal aid. aeronautics, insur-
ance and the incorporation of the
American Bar Association.
Delegates today will hear rebuttal
Testimony to the indictment yester.
| day by its own members that the
| judicial branch government Is unable
to cope with present existing evils.
| Twenty-three committees and sec.
tions yesterday submitted reports in.
| tended to show how the judiciary fails
to function against marauding Grim.
| inal bands and because of this is
| unable to retain public confidence.
The convention then approved sew.
eral measures designed to aid in the
interpretation and administration OF
the law.
Rebuttal testimony will be present.
| ed In the form Of reports from the
nine remaining committees.
Former Gov. Charles 8. Whitman OF
New York, was unanimously elected
president Of the association, succeed
ing Chester /. Long Of Wichita, Kans
Frederick A. Wadhams Of Albany
| ". Y, was reelected treasurer, and
| William r. McCracken. jr.. OF Chica
go was reelected secretary. All cleo
tions. were unanimous.
The election of the former. governor
was made unanimous after the name
Of George B. Wickersham. former AT
torney General of the United States
l was withdrawn.
The name Of Jefferson r. Chandler
Los Angeles attorney. was not present
ed for consideration, as had been ex
pected.
Each report yesterday contained
| specific recommendations TO the bal
associations as means for raising tht
level OF the profession in order 4
| present greater service to the pub
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