Evening star., 1935-07-19
BAR POSTPONES
NEW DEAL VIEW
"Hands off" Policy Adopted
on Report Dealing With
Rights and Liberties.
Nv the Associated Press.

Rights and LIDertleS.
By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, July ia hands
OF" policy regarding President Roose-
velt's New Deal was adopted by the
American Bar Association as 1t neared
the conclusion Of It's f1fty-eighth an
nual convention here today.
A decision to defer until November,
at least, any expression on the New
Deal was reached yesterday when the
association approved without comment
the action Of its Executive Committee
suggesting the postponement Of final
consideration of the report by spe-
cial committee named to determine
the effects of the New Deal on the
rights and liberties Of the American
citizens"
The Executive Committee Of is,
which apparently stood IA to / favor
ing approval of the report, is COM
posed Of the associations president,
secretary, treasurer and IL other COM
mitteemen.
Nature OF Report Secret.
Neither the special committee nor
the Executive Committee members
would disclose whether the report
praised or criticized the New Deal.
Another subject which developed
controversial clements report per-
tanning to the Hauptmann trial-also
passed through the general session
without alterations.
A portion of the report, as origi-
nally presented by the Committee on
Cooperation Between the Press and
the Bar, criticized attorneys for the
defense and the prosecution, stating
they took advantage Of the situation
and by personal interviews with the
press and by talks over the radio
seemed wholly to disregard all Of the
accepted rules Of dignity and ethics
with which the profession and the
courts have sought to surround the
trial of man for his life"
David T. Wilentz. attorney general
of New Jersey. termed the criticism
unjust, unwarranted and without
basis Of truth or fact"
Report Action Held Up.
The report, however, was neither
approved nor rejected by the confer
ence Of delegates. 1t was believed a
modified report eliminating reference
to the prosecute" would be made.
laalarc enid tka,,
pected no serious opposition to the re-
election of William L. Ransom, New
York, as president; the reelection of
John H. voorhees,, Sioux Falls. 8.
OAK, as treasurer. and william p.
MacCracken, Washington, D. c., as
secretary.
James M. Beck Of Pennsylvania was
regarded as dark horse" presidential
candidate.
Boston was believed to have the in
side lane in the contest for the 1896
convention. Invitations also have
been rendered by st. Louis. Colum-
bus, New Orleans and Kansas City.
Report High Lights.
High lights of so-1e of the scores
Of committee and section reports
follow:
Emergency !aws-SThe need for
emergency legislation apparently was
not so acutely felt in legislative bodies
this year as In urecec .ng years. This
may be an indication that Legisla-
lures believe the greatest needs Of
the depression have been met and
that their task Is m1rt the adapta-
ton of the ideas which already have
taken statutory form than new in
ventions or the taking of measures to
provide for Immediately threatening
situations"
Criminal law-"The most vital thing
In law enforcement Is personnel and
not machinery. "-Jahh B. Waite, Ann
Arbor. Mich.
Claim Compromises Urged.
Federal taxation - In situations
where the Government is the only
claimant Of consequence, and where
the benefit of reduction would travel
directly to the taxpayer and his COM
munity, the Treasury Department
should have authority to compromise
tax claims and should express that
authority in proper cases. George
M. Morris. Washington, D. C.
Unemployment Insurance - 'The
committee is oposed to the enactment
of any compulsory Insurance laws
whether State OF FEDERAL. al."-Charles
DENLY. jr., Philadelphia.
Administrative 'iaw-"A brake must
be put on this contagious fever for
placing business under a license sys-
tenn, such as wsS attempted N the
N. I. r. A. and the A. A. A."-Louis
@. Caldwell. Washington. d. C.
Communications-"Jn the neld of
radio, no sweeping changes Of method
or ALLEGATION are now indicated. The
most important question for immedi-
ate consideration is whether the stat
utory, provisions of public interest
convenience or necessity is to be
interpreted to authorize direct or In
direct governmental interference with
program content. THIS question may
become increasingly important as the
time for presidential election draws
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