The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-13
MAURY REPORTS ON The CONVENTION
OF The MONTANA BAR ASSOCIATION

ment at "a, and when ne died at Al
after a life of steady effort, he had
risen to be librarian. His social
standing had been high az "of counsel
for the company" His life
in the profession was useless. Any
girl of 20 after six weeks study of
what shelves the books were on could
have done all the law work this high
ly educated lawyer ever did.
Ordinarily working for railroads
leads lawyers to poverty in old age.
There is one man of marked ability
who spent the 20 best years of his
life working at chief trial lawyer for
the longest railroad in Montana and
who is now making living as deputy
county attorney in third class coun-
ty. Nothing is worse for a young
lawyer than to accept a pass on a
railroad for being local counsel and
doing messenger work for a railroad.
The danger Of that infection is not
explained at the University. 1t is
often incurable and lasts the poor
lawyer in the eyes of prospective
clients for a mediocre lifetime.
A featured talk of the meeting was
by the mayor of Lethbridge on Can
ada at War. He mentioned that
statutes of Lincoln and Washington
were in Trafalgar Square, London.
His appeal for American help was
eloquent. During his speech on the
state of the war against Hitler, he
did not mention Russia at all When
asked afterwards why nothing was
said about the millions of young Rus
slams risking their lives for the over
throw of Hitlerism, he said he was
afraid any praise of Russia would not
take well with his audience and that
he himself did not like the religion
of the Russians. He answered an
other question that he was Norman.
He had sized up his audience correct.
ly as to Russia. Probably he had
read our "Copperhead" newspapers.
Abraham Lincoln branded northern
people who advocated victory of the
south as "Copperheads" from the
deadly copperhead moccasin snake.
There were many in this meeting who
actually hope that we will break our
nations promise to aid Russia. In
fact, there were men present who &C.
tually want Germany to win against |
Russia, Notwithstanding it would prob
ably mean the loss of countless lives |
OF young Americans in a subsequent |
war with Hitler There were plenty |
in the meeting who are Copperheads |
with Copper Collars.
For some years plan to incor-
porate the Bar of Montana has caused
such opposition that nothing of merit
can, in the annual meeting, come up
for discussion. This is kept alive for
this purpose only. The object of Bar
as it is called, is to get
q convenient instrument for coercing
young members not to bring personal
injury suits. Ito gather all the good
personal injury suits into the hands
Of the men who run the Integrated
Barr Dear old Walter Aiken wants
on his tombstone: "He fought in vain
for 10 years for Indignation of the
Bar"
A Peculiar Bund
There is a curious alliance of cor
oorations and their lawyers in Mon
ana. Take the Big Six, for instance
chain stores, chain banks, insur-
ance companies, railroads, power COM
)anies, and mining and lumber COM
,aninc PoWpr comma iae and rninino
Ind lumber companies actually pro-
luce useful wealth. If they would
dissolve the partnership for control of
Montana with the chain stores, chain
banks, railroads, and insurance COM
)anies- non-producers, teaches so to
,peak-much Of the sullen hatred