Evening star., 1938-07-29
Encroachment by Groups
or individuals Scored
by D. c. Attorney.
REQUESTS AUTHORITY
TO NAME COMMITTEE
Attack Apparently Was Aimed at
Mayor Hague, Lobby Probers
and N. L. R. B.
BY JOHN H. CLINE,
STAFF Correspondent of The Sta

CtdI OiIcSpOuQenI OF Inc star.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, July 28.-Frank
j. Hogan, newly elected president of
the American Bar Association,
launched his administration here to-
day with an urgent plea to the lawyers
to prepare for vigorous fight against
encroachments on civil rights from
any source.
violations of the Bill Of Rights
(first 10 amendments to the Constitu-
tom are intolerable," he declared.
mo matter whom they affect and
whether they be committed by the
Mayor of an American city, COM
mittee Of the United States Senate,
an administrative tribunal. a govern
mental department or an official drunk
with temporary power, contemptuous
OF constitutional limitations and reck-
less of the rights of others
This strongly worded statement of
his attitude as leader of the $4,000
lawyers belonging to the Bar Associa-
ton apparently was aimed at Mayor
Hague of Jersey City. the Senate
Lobby Committee, headed by Senator
Minton of Indiana, and the National
Labor Relations Board.
Election Is Unanimous.
Mr.. Hogan. who succeeds Arthur T.
Vanderbilt of Newark. N. j., was
elected to the presidency by unanim-
Gus vote Of the House Of Delegates
this morning and was installed at
luncheon meeting.
Other officers elected were Thomas
B. Gay Of Richmond, Va, chairman
of the House Of Delegates; Harry S.
Knight of Sunbury. Pa. secretary of
the association, and John H. Voorhees,
of Sioux Falls, S. Oak, treasurer
In order to effectuate the defense of
civil rights, Mr. Hogan asked the as
sociation for authority to appoint a
standing committee empowered to in
vestigate invasions of such rights and
to undertake the defense of oppression
IN cases where such action appears
warranted. .-----
Common Danger to All.
Stressing the need for such a COM
mlttee, ne said:
Denial Of, or attacks upon, the
basic rights of any citizen constitutes
common danger to the rights of all
citizens. 1t is for lawyers to insist
upon the observance of every single
guarantee in the Bill of Rights and TO
see, at whatever risk, that those guar
antees shall not be weakened or de-
stroyed.
Il do not mean that this vigilance
should be for any class or classes. 1t
must be for all. Nor do mean chat
We should be aroused when the viola
tions come from one repository of pow
er rather than from another They
are intolerable irrespective of their
source. The United States will not
remain free country for any of us
unless it remains a free country for
all of u.s."
Mr.. Hogan said he believed the
public would welcome the establish
ment of an impartial committee COM
posed of men of high standing and
character. and promised. if given the
power, to appoint such group.
Praises New Court Rules.
The new president praised the pro-
mitigation of the new Federal Court
rules, giving much of the credit for
this reform to Attorney General Cum
mings, and urged that the association
make every effort to improve pro-
cedure in the State Courts.
Prior to the election of officers the
delegates adopted resolution prais-
ing the Government for its protests
against the bombardment of unarmed
civilians in Spain and China, and
urged the continuance of such pro-
tests
Started as Store Clerk.
Now 81 years old, Mr.. Hogan was
born in Brooklyn, NJ Y, and quit
school when his father died while he
was in the fourth grade. The family
moved to Charleston, S. c., the boy
going to work in department store
at 81 a week When % years old he
came to Washington as secretary to
the quartermaster general of the War
Department and Immediately entered
(See HOGAN, Page A-4)