Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21
REED RAPS TREND
OF CONGRESS NOW
Missouri Senator Addresses
Holy Cross College Alumni
Group Here.

Vigorous censure Of Congress for
straining to get as far away from
the Constitution of the United States
in lawmakinG as possible. and an
earnest appeal to the college men Of
the country to assume leadership in
bringing the minds of the people hack
TO serious study of the fundamentals
of our Government as laid down by
the founding fathers were made BY
Senator Reed Of Missouri at the an.
nual banquet of the South Atlantic
Club of Holy Cross College alumni in
the Hamilton Hotel Saturday night.
Service as Citizens" was the slogan
of the gathering. and Senator Reed
sounded the keynote of a campaign
that this club has undertaken to pro
mote better understand of the
United States Government and the
duties and obligations of citizenship.
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts
spoke as an alumnus Of Holy Cross
college in pointing out the basic
training that institution has been Civ
ing throughout it's entire existence
In preparing the youth for fulfilling
the nlghteSt ideals of citizenship. He
announced that the college is pre-
pairing to enlarge this patriotic
service.
SfobbS Is Speaker.
Representative Stohbs Of Massa
chusetts. In whose district the col
lege is located. discussed tho growth
of the college in recent Years Tho
nigh esteem in which President hin.
and is held as "a real leader. builder
ana counselor i'm civic deveIonn1ent -
ana or the example given by the resr
OF the country by the wav in which
great industrial establishments and
educational institutions in WorcAatsr
are cooperating in we'll rounded
city growth
DINERS who spoke on the subject Of
eoucated leadership in civic and gov
TInInehtai affairs included Judge
Constantine Mcclure. William u
Leahy. prominent Washington Law"
Chicago. oL
new feature Of the annual gather.
ing was the presence of fathers Of
s'unehts now at the college. with
curtis Dozier of Richmond, speakine
LOT the rather and Harry Kane
young Washington lawyer speaking
Tor the younger alumni.
Connery Is Toastmaster.
Messages from the college were
brought by Rev. Michael I EsrIe
prominent Jesuit litterateur and an
thor, who is vice president Of the
college; Foster Stearns, librarian and
son or Frank Stearns, and G.. Bow
man Strome of Wilkes. RE. newly
appointed executive alumni secretary.
martin j. Mcnamara. prominent
washington attorney. president IF
the South Atlantic Club. was In
charge of the affair and Representa-
tive p. Connery. jr.. was toastmaster
Senator Reed expressed sincere
regret that the dominant spirit In
Congress is not to preserve in it's
original strength the Constitution.
nut TO go as TAR in making laws as
the Constitution vii, let them go.
regarding the Constitution rather as
chain that restricts their rights of
legislating for whatever they please.
The EFFORT today is to find some way
In which the will of Congress can b.,
worked out and not have the law
declared unconstitutional.
Laws On Habits.
There isn't a subterfuge that
human ingenuity can invent" he con.
tinued. ito get past the Constitution
TO. The people are in intellectual
stupor and over-confidence and they
do not examine what is being done.
II is disgrace 10 the United States.
We have utterly lost sight of the
proper domain of civil law
He explained that moral law regu-
lates human conduct, but that man
made law should protect human
rights that God Almighty gave us"
And yet, he emphasized we are nil.
ing up laws TO regulate human habits
The best thing that could happen i'm
this country today he said. would
he to repeal two-thirds of the laws on
our statute books"
Senator Walsh said that "the nsces-
sity of the hour in America today is
of the fundamental princi.
pies of our Government in the minds
and hearts of the young people who
are being trained today TO take the
leadership in the future. If the col.
leges or America had more men like
Senator Reed laying bare to the ftl.
ture leaders of America the dangers
facing our country and the necessity
OF barking back 10 the founding
fathers they would be doing a won.
derfui thing toward preservation of
human liberties" he said.
VIII F. Kennedy of The Washing.
ton Star staff. was elected president
of the South Atlantic Club. which in
cludes the District of Columbia. MARY.
land and Virginia. other officers elect.
ed are: Vice president. Timothy A.
Daley, and secretary-treasurer, Rob
ert A. Gallery.