Evening star., 1933-02-18
SENATOR DALE HITS
POLICY OF CUTTING
| FEDERAL SALARIES
Indiscriminate Reductions
Scored in Address to Gov
eminent Lawyers.
BAR ASSOCIATION HOLDS
| ITS ANNUAL DINNER HERE
Clarence E. Martin, Pnof. Herbert
F. Goodrich and Seth W. Rich
ardson Among Speakers.

:, The policy Of applying wage cuts "in-
discriminately in Government service
last night was criticized by Senator
Dale, Republican, of Vermont, Chairman
OF the Senate Civil Service Committee,
speaking at the thirteenth annual din
ner OF the Federal Bar Association at
the MayAower Hotel.
Senator Dale'S talk came after the as
sociation, composed Of lawyers in Gov
eminent employ, had received a mes
sage from President Hoover voicing re-
gret at inability TO be present and ex-
pressing my deep sense of the value of
the contribution made By lawyers in the
Government service to the protection
OF the publics interest, with courtesy
and fairness to the citizen"
wish the members of the Federal
Bar Association to know Of my warm ap-
probation Of their services to the Gov
ernment during my administration" the
President concluded.
Greeted by Roosevelt.
The association also received greet
ings from President-elect Roosevelt.
who, through his aide, Louis McHenry
Howe, acknowledged an invitation to
tne dinner, but explained it would be
impossible to accept.
Other speakers besides Senator Dale
were Clarence E. Martin of Martins
burg, w. Va, president of the Ameri-
can Bar Association; Prof. Herbert p.
Goodrich, chairman Committee on Pub
lie and Professional Relations of the
American Law Institute and dean of
the school Of law of the University of
Pennsylvania, and Seth w. Richardson.
Assistant Attorney General.
Praising the service of lawyers in the
Government, Senator Dale told them
their compensation should be decent.
fair and reasonable
When lawyer in private practice
scores notable victory in court, wide
publicity attends his efforts, the Yer
mont Senator said, but when counsel
Tor the Government wins a case and
wins 1t magnidcently you scarcely hear
OF 1t outside of Washington. This Is
one Of the things the Government
should pay for"
Hits Salary Slashes.
1t is necessary to talk about economv
Dale continued, but, he added, refer
ring to those in specialized work, "it's
poor place to cut down 5 per cent
or 10 per cent or 20 per cent indis-
criminately''
Prof. Goodrich told the lawyers that
they, as Government workers, should
be proud of your contribution to the
public welfare"
Discussing the progress being made
by the legal profession, he explained
that 1t was often subjected to criticism.
but he saw "as things we have to our
credit" the higher standards being re-
quired for lawyers and the increased
sclentific work and study Of the law
being carried on by them.
Mr. Marfir, rrifinfead %ha r~oz a.. -
a huge governmental structure through
operation of the general welfare" or
taxation clause Of the Constitution.
which, ne said, had become its "legis-
lative trading post" He declared also
that the commerce clause has been the
excuse for untold millions of expendi-
lures, part Of which have been unneces-
sarily used to create competition with
existing lines Of business"
Scores Double Taxation.
One result of this, he continued, is
that the Federal Government Is in
frtnging on taxation fields to which the
States must look for revenue, and Is
seeking more.
Inefficient and unnecessary" Gov
ernment functions should be weeded
out IN the interest of economy, Martin
said, adding that the American Bar
Association is making a study of the
problem Of double taxation to offer, If
possible, remedy.
Whimsically discussing the changes
that the new administration viii bring,
Assistant Attorney General Richardson
said that those Of US who go are satis-
fed we have done our best" Looking
back on his association with the Gov
eminent, he said the rank and file Of
workers perform the grandest service
that can be performed-the business Of
holding up the hands of the only gov
ernment the world looks to today for
salvation"
Monte Appel, Assistant Attorney
General. was POSTMASTER. The Marine
Band Orchestra furnished the music.
The Federal Bar Association is headed
by William r. Valance of the State