Evening star., 1938-10-13
WARNS0F EFFORTS.
TO CONTROL BAR.
G. U. Law Graduates Told
Courts Independence Is
Stake in Fight.


Stake in Fight.
Lawyers must use their organized
strength to resist new line of assault
upon the independence of the judiciary
through legislative attempts to i'm
pose State control of the bar, Charles
Henry English Of Erie, Pa, warned
last night in addressing the fall grad
uating class of the Georgetown Uni
versity Law School.
Forces behind this movement, he
declared, realize until the independ-
ence Of the bar is destroyed it is futile
to attack the independence of the
courts
Mr.. English IL one OF the leaders
Of the American Bar Association, a
member OF its Council on Legal Edu-
cation and Admissions to the Bar and
president also of the Pennsylvania
State Bar Association. He obtained
his law degree from Georgetown in
1905.
Cites Pennsylvania Move
As indicative of the new tactics, he
cited recent attempt to force a bill
through the Pennsylvania Legislature
ito regiment every lawyer into a State
controlled organization"
We knew the forces behind that
BILL" Mr.. English said "They were
both social and political Their object
was to take the control of the bar
away from the courts and to get it
into their own hands. They knew that
once the independence of the bar was
undermined it would be easier to take
the next step, which is the destruction
of the independence of the bench"
The attempt to deprive the judiciary
OF ancient rights" did not end with
the hundred days" assault upon the
Supreme Court last year, he warned.
"One OF the most familiar facts in
all history Is the restiveness of execu-
tives. whether Kings or Presidents or
Governors. under judicial restraint"
he added. The same may be said
OF the legislative branches of our vari-
GUS State governments. One of your
primary duties as a member of the
society OF lawyers is to observe well
your obligation to maintain and de-
fend the Constitution of the United
States. involving as 1t does, the inde-
pendence of the judicial branch of
government. need not emphasize to
you the Importance of that independ-
ence as affecting every citizen in his
right to life, to liberty, to property
and to the pursuit Of happiness"
Bar Essential Cog.
The bar. Mr.. English reminded is
an essential part of the judicial system.
The Rev. Arthur A. O'Leary, S. j.,
president of Georgetown University,
sounded a somewhat similar keynote
when he declared it is the duty of law
yers to use their influence on behalf
of just government.
Throughout the world today there
seems to be a diabolical movement to
recklessly destroy all human rights, :"
he declared. 1T is within the power
of the lawyers to see that our Govern
ment and all other governments are
guided by wise and just legislation. {"
The constant aim of the profession,
DR.. O'Leary advised, should be to
maintain the principles of law, order,
justice and morality"
Degrees Given 20.
The 20 seniors who received degrees
Of bachelors of law also were congrat-
ulated by Dean George E. Hamilton
and the Rev. Francis E. OLeary, S. j.,
regent of the law school. Those
awarded degrees were:
Manuel Albalos Argel, William How
ard Baier, Daniel Bell, jr., Albert Ed
gar Berry, Wallace Raymond Burke,
Richard Chester Cahoon, Joseph Nor
wood Coker. Henry Keith Dressen-
dorfer, Frank Joseph Dugan, Edward
Michael Feeney, Norman Albert Flan-
ingam, Burke Fidelis Flick, James Del
bert Giles, David Kreider, Aaron Mar
golis. Ernest Homer Miller, Robert Roy
Nathan. Thomas Aloysius OCallaghan,
John Edward Park and William Glenn
HraCncr.
Prizes also were awarded in honor
Of the opening of the new academic
term for scholastic standing in each
class during the past year. Three of
the winners were Army officers at
tached to the Judge Advocate Gen.
erals Department.
The awards were as follows: Third
year afternoon class, Gerald Patrick
O'Grady. first prize; Ogden Hall
Chamberlain, second. Second year
afternoon class, Philip Treibitch, first;
Jerome Charles Mccarthy, second.
First. year afternoon class, Paul Fitz-
patrick, first; Meyer Neishloss. second.
Second year morning class, It. John
Floyd Mccartney. first prize; 1t. Will
liam Price Connally, jr, second. First
year morning class, Woodruff Janus
Deem. first prize; 1t. Clarence Jona-
than Hauck. ir.. second.