Evening star., 1935-07-30
LAWYERS To TALK
ABOUT NEW DEAL
IN WARM SESSION
Fireworks" Anticipated at
League Meeting Tonight
on Resolutions.
.EXPERIMENTALISM HIT
BY CHAMBER SPEAKER
Radical" Legislation sin Guise
of Emergency" Assaiied by
Chester Leasure.

More than 400 commercial lawyers
and collection agency men, assembled
at the Wardman Park Hotel Tor the
4lst annual convention Of the Com
mercial Law League Of America,
debated committee resolutions today.
with fireworks" predicted for tonight
when the convention considers a set
of resolutions attacking the New Deal
A suggestion of the expected con-
vention criticism Of some phases OF
the Roosevelt administration was
given last night when Chester Leasure,
manager Of the resolutions and ref
erenda department of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce, told
the delegates radical experimental
ism" in Government was breaking
constitutional safeguards.
1.-TWO years ago, the people Of the
United States put aside their personal
ideas of government and consented
to certain radical experimentation, >
.Leasure said. "The people were told
this experimentation was necessary
to overcome a temporary financial
crisis. Well, those two years have
passed, but the radical experimental
ism hasn't. Instead Of being a tenn
porary fixture Of Government-con-
sented by trusting people-it has be-
come the Government itself"
Emergency "Guise" Hit.
Leasure said that under the guise
Of emergency" prominent social re-
form measures. which violate con-
stitutional rights and which to be-
come law Of the land should be SUBJ
mitted to the people in the form Of
constitutional amendments, have been
and are being attempted through
legislation.
"The real question now Is whether
we are willing TO surrender our con-
stitutional safeguards for the sake Of
experiment or whether we will insist
on the orderly and legal process for
determining fundamental changes In
our Government as outlined in the
Constitution"
Heated debate was anticipated to-
night when the convention considers
q set Of resolutions submitted by spe-
cial Committee on Commerce. The
resolutions demand that the admin
istration balance the budget at the
next session Of Congress. stabilize its
currency, discontinue all competition
with private industry and call another
international monetary conference 70
decrease economic nationalism and
trade warfare"
THE entire new economic system
which the Government Is endeavoring
to establish has upset the normal pro-
duction and distribution Of commodi-
ties" the committee report said.
Bankruptcy Revision Asked.
The reports and resolutions taken up
at this mornings sessions were largely
Of q technical nature. The conven-
ton yesterday adopted resolutions ia
voring some revision of Federal bank
ruptcy laws, but opposing repeal Of
the national bankruptcy act. It de-
ferred until tonight report proposing
increases in uniform collection fees.
Approval was expected.
Nominations Of officers for the next
year will be made at tonight's meet
ing, and voting win take place to-
morrow. G. Dexter Blount, president
Of the Denver Bar Association, is the
leading presidential candidate, and his
unanimous election was predicted.
Frank M. Ely, present league presi-
dent, reported yesterday on his stew
ardship during the past year and urged
continued economy in league opera
tions.
The convention was expected to ap-
prove tonight q resolution reiterating
its desire for continued peaceful re-
lationship" between the United States
and Canada "in these days of war
talk and preparation"
A bus trip to Annapolis. where they
will visit the United States Naval
Academy and the Governors mansion,
was scheduled for the delegates this
afternoon. They will dance at the
Wardman Park after tonight's busi-
ness session. Tomorrow, the collec-
ton men and their wives, together
numbering about $50, will engage in
q program of golf, tennis, base ball.
swimming and horseshoe pitching
contests. The convention ends Thurs
day, but most of its business will be
concluded tomorrow.