The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-26

eration call for:
 1. Investigation of the "origifis, extent and effects Of attacks against the civil rights and liberties of the American people and whether the guarantees furnished by the D. 2. constitution are being maintained" :"
 2. Reversal of the aSsociatiofl's s stand against the child labor set.
 8. A constitutional amendment to enable congress and state legiSla. lures to enact laws flor the gocial and economic welfare of the United States"
 Open Forum Session
 First sessions of the association under tho reorganization plan adopted Monday were scheduled for today. At "operl forum" sessions this morning, the draft of proposed rules of civil procedure for the fed. eral courts were to Dc discussed with speeches by William D. Mitch" ell, chairman of the advisory CoiIl- mittec appointed by the U. 6. Sus preme court, Dean Charles E. Clark of Yale law school and others.
 This afternoon the first meeting of the new house of delegates will Do held with President William |. Ransom presiding. Tonight at Sym- phony hail, there will Dc speeches by the U. 6. Attorney General Homer S. Cummings, Judge Henry Hanna of the high court of the Irish Free etate and Sir Maurice Amos, 0uaifi professor of comparative law at University college, London, Efig- land.
 Last Annual Meeting
 The 21st and last annual meeting of the conference aT1d bar associa- ton deleeates-doomed by the re- organizatoin plan-was hold yestef. day, It's final action was to adopt the report of the committee on ju.- diCiaI procedure urging appointment by governors of state judges from . selected list subject to Conflfnia. ton by state SenateS, the appoiiltees to go ofl the ballot every six years against their own records.
 Earlier the conference heard Spif. tied talks on "ti1e proper conduct Of trials and publicity iii Felatiofl there. to" by Thomas D. Thach0F, former U. S. solicitor general, Frank J. H0. gan of Washington and Sir Wilmott Lewis, Washington correspondent Of the London Times.
 Ilauptmann Triai
 Thacher called the trial Of Bruno Richard Hauptmafif1, executed slay. or of the Lindbergil baby, the most notorious criminal tfia1 iil the hiG- tory of the United States" He urged "quiet conference and per- stiasiofl, afid influence brought tc bear upon the responsible CffiCialS' to remedy alleged abuses.
 Hogan condemned trial by news paper" but asserted it was fHlad( possible by lawyers who gave pre- trial statements afid by judges whc allowed prejudiCiai pictures s"se newspaper publicity during. trials.
 Sectional dinners were held lasl night with Attorneyso General Cum. mings and Judge Hafifia as pFincipa speakers.
 Cummings Tslks
 Discussing his survey Of feleast procedures, Cummings said c propei understanding of the nature aflc purpose of probation and paFolt would remove many objections k their use.
 "stiil more convincing would bt their administration" lIe said. "Nol alone the general public, but indeed many officials have assumed thest procedures are forms of clene1cy They should not Dc 60 regarded ol 60 allied. Considered not merely as c method rehabilitation but, if each case, as c method Of punish nent administered in such ( manner as actually to supervise, discipline and control the offender, probation and parole would case to Dc looked upon as c way of defeating the ef. forts of police and prosecutors, afSt would achieve c recognized position as important as Imprisonment afSt other forms of penal treatment"