Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-09
CRIMINAL CODE
REVISION URGED
Roosevelt Appeals to Law
Institute to Continue
Efforts.
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common law through your great prof.
ect of restatement, you should begin
to give serious consideration to work
Of equal importance in the field OF the
criminal law.
IT am happy to learn that my sug-
gestion commended itself to you ana
that committee composed OF emil
nent lawyers, economists, sociologists,
psychiatrists and other experts In the
allied social sciences was appointed
by your council to advise you on the
work which you can usefully DO IN
this field.
II am deeply interested to learn
that you have received from this
committee a report which has been
approved by your council and which
recommends that you prepare, and
from time to time publish, parts OF a
proposed code of criminal law, using
that expression in its widest sense.
II expressed in my letter Of last
year my conviction that the adapta-
ton of our criminal law and its ad-
ministration to meet the needs Of a
modern, complex civilization Is one
OF our major problems.
II feel that the type of work pro-
posed by your committee will, II
executed with scientific care. be a
valuable contribution to our progress
toward the solution of the crime
problem, and accordingly hope you
will be able to see your way clear to
carry through such an important
public service.
These meetings of the American
Law Institute in Washington EN-
phasize the public responsibility of the
bar, not merely to practice the law.
but to maintain its vitality and carry
forward its growth and improvement
by disinterested scientific work.
In country like ours, where 90
much depends upon the spirit and
breadth of vision with which the law
is administered, it is heartenin. indeed
to witness this recognition OF their
public obligations by so many OF the
outstanding leaders of the bench and
bar.
II accordingly extend my warm and
cordial greetings to your member
ship and wish to say that I shall
be very glad to receive committee
from the institute If there are any
matters upon which you especially
wish to confer with me.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT"
Take Up Formal Reports.
After the addresses by Wicker
sham and Chief Justice Hughes, the
institute took up a series of formal
reports by its officers and committees
having to do with the restatement of
statutes and the adoption of uniform
laws throughout the country.
The sessions today followed the
annual meeting of the American
Judicature Sociey at the Mayf1ower
yesterday and last night.
Newton D. Baker was reelected
president for another year and the
following were chosen vice presidents:
o. K. Cushing, California; Carl E.
Essary. Michigan; Edward R. Finch,
New York; w. w. Venable, Mississippi,
and Carl Weygandt, Ohio.
Stanley Reed, solicitor general of
the United States, and Judge Edward
r. Finch of the New York Court of
Appeals were the principal speakers
at the banquet that closed the meet
ing.
Asks New Legislation.
Judge Finch urged legislation to put
an end to nuisance litigation" point
ing out that heavy tribute is paid
annually by the public on trumpet
up" law suits.
The old saw about the client pos
sessing satisfaction in winning the law
suit, but the lawyer receiving the