Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-10

NewDeaI Bureaucracy Extends
TentacIe to Seize Judiciary
veav recognized as deterrent the effort and as
inefficient and unwaaned burden the national economy has
moved to expand and perpetuate itself in another field
TIE House of Representatives has received and referred to
It's judiciary committee proposing to establish WITHIN
the department of Justice board of corrections composed OF ~
members appointed by the attorney general: =,
The function of the would be to determine the length
of sentence imposed against criminal upon conviction Tor
crime recurring a sentence eff more than year.
In other words the which conducts the trial and hears
the evidence and testimony in entirety and thus best informed
about the and best qualified fix judgment would be super
seeded by authority lacking original knowledge OF the case ana
capable of becoming informed about only by gong over the
ground already covered
BEST such a board would only duplicate what the existing
a courts already accomplish
At worst it would enormously increase the factors of con
fusion and delay prevailing under the existing system ana would
government bureau ucravey paid and OF long Ten
ure for that wholly unwarranted and unnecessary purpose
should be searching analysis by Congress of the
motives behind this astonishing proposal.
We have noted with the encroachments of the executive
branch of the functions and powers the Con-
We now observe the familiar eamarks of encroachment
by the executive branch the judicial branch
The proposed board would be appointed by the executive
department and responsible ONLY the executive department
The pending does require confirmation of the appoint
ments by Congress- as required judicial appointments 1t
does specify the qualifications for appointment The charac
ter competency and integrity of board created would be
entirely dependent the appone power subject to all the
political interests and whms of that power.
And, should be assumed that the appointments
would always be wisely made and that judgments of the board
would always consistent with the facts of each
as established by the original trial court the fact would still
remain that basic function of the federal judiciary had been
transferred to the executive department. fact at variance with
and in direct violation of American fundamentals and constu
tional processes
THE complete independence of the courts from the executive
department of government the of the American
system flaw and justice
The absolute separation of judicial and executive branches
of the basic condition of that independence
the example and the facilities and powers esab
lished rendering of judgments and fixing of penalties
affecting American citizens OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTION OF
THE COURTS there will inevitably be weakening and deeri
Grafton of judiciary and corresponding increase of
tive authority and power
This obnoxious should be Indignantly rejected by
Congress.
1t is utterly lacking in merit since it would not implement
the courts would only confuse and demoraize them
1t is conspcuousy and brazeny designed to enhance and
expand the executive powers the of the authority and
prestige of the federal judiciary.
The national interest not to be protected proted
bureaucracy but only by LESS bureaucracy and particularly
by total purgng of political bureaucracy suggestion of