Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-14
ADVOCATE
UNIFORM STATUTES
Bar Association to Consider
Matter at Annual
Convention.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August 13.-Uniformity
OF State laws as means Of solving the
maze Of legal intricacies that exist to-
day in the enforcing Of conflicting
laws between various States Is strong
ly advocated in the committee reports
Of the American Bar Association, to
be presented to the national conven.
ton at Buffalo, n. " August 81 to
September 2, made public today.
The reports pleaded for time to test
the soundness of new laws. particu.
larry concerning aviation and radio,
before the introduction Of additional
legislation.
The convention win be addressed
this year by William Howard Taft,
Chief Justice of the United States;
Gov. Alfred z. Smith Of New York,
Secretary Of State Frank B. Kellogg
and Lord Hewart, lord chief justice Of
England.
Favors Executive Regulation.
In regard to radio, the association
committee said that 1t was more In
favor Of an executive Government de.
partment for radio regulation than
the present commission form. 1t be-
lieved that State laws regarding avi-
alton must be uniform. but were un-
necessary now because OF efficient
Federal regulations, except for State
laws covering interstate flying. which
the Federal laws did not include.
Various changes in the revenue act
are recommended asking that the Gov.
eminent bear the burden of proof in
an issue Of fraud, instead of the tax.
payer. The committee said that in
terest on refunds should be to the
date OF actual payment and on credits
to the date Of application for credit.
Uniform state laws to clarity and
improve bankruptcy and commerce
law proceedings are recommended.
The committee on commerce hit the
Sherman trust law as economically
unsound, and said amendments to the
antitrust laws were necessary to
make it fully effective. 1t also rec.
commended that The Hague rules re-
lating to international bills of lading
for the carriage of goods at sea be
put into effect by legislation rather
than by treaty. Its action was based
on the assumption that a treaty
would take precedence over statutory
laws.
Sensati0nalism Attacked.
The application of insurance com.
panies for a larger field for invest.
ments was approved In a committee
draft. The draft of the committee, II
enacted into law, would provide ade.
quate regulation Of insurance com.
panies OF all kinds, the report stated.
One association committee espe.
cially attacked sensationalism In news.
paper accounts OF court proceedings,
blaming judges and lawyers for the
situation. Publicity-seeking prosecu.
ton and defense lawyers were largely
responsible. the report said, adding
that the solution of the problem was
not In criticism OF editors. but in set.
ting up right standards in courts.
A committee on Jurisprudence and
law reform reported that a rear.
rangement of the Circuit Court sys-
tenn OF the United States and increas-
ing the number Of courts to 10 was
| necessary to relieve congestion and
speed up litigation.
The committee on legal aid work
| concurred with the United States De.
| partment Of Labor in stating that a
great evil existed in the failure of
| employers to pay employees promised
salaries and that ordinary civil proc
esses to collect wages were often in
adequate.