Evening star., 1943-01-13
D. {. Bar Association
Asks Senate 5 Prompt
Approval Of Rut|edge
Supreme Court Nominee
And Justice Vinson
Speak at Meeting

Pointing out that Americans today
stand united in vital struggle to
preserve their institutions, Associate
Justice Fred M. Vinson of the United
States Court of Appeals for the Dis
trict of Columbia told the District
Bar Association at its monthly meet
ing at the Mayf1ower Hotel last
night that the present war mag
nifies the blessings of American
rights and liberties so often casually
considered"
"At times marvel at the common
place manner in which we view the
rights and liberties acquired through
the struggle of centuries" he said.
Rutledge Introduced.
Introduced by Paul P. Cromelin,
association president, as "a great
lawyer, a great judge, true gentle
man and beloved and respected
American" Associate Justice Wiley
Rutledge, nominated by President
Roosevelt on Monday to the Supreme
Court, spoke briefly, telling members
OF the association that "It is
privilege to be among, and one of
YOU"
Justice Rutledge was warmly ap-
plauded, and the association adopted
a resolution urging prompt Senate
confirmation of his nomination to
the Supreme Court.
Justices Justin Miller and Henry
White Edgerton of the United States
Court of Appeals, also were guests.
Justice VlnSon described the Or
ganlzation and procedure of the
United States Emergency Court of
Appeals, established by Congress last
year under the Price Control Act.
Justice Vinson is one of the courts
three members.
Passes on Validity,
The courts responsibility is con-
fined to the judicial determination
OF the validity of regulations, orders.
or price schedules effective under
the Price Control Act, to which
proper protests have been denied,
either in whole or in part" he
explained.
Only Is cases so far have come
before the court, he said. This
paucity of complaints, he said.
| demonstrates one of three things,
Or perhaps all of them. First, that
Congress did good job in the en-
actment of price control legislation.
Second, that the price administrator
has done an acceptable job in ad-
mlnlstering the law. And third.
that the American people affected
by the legislation. visualizing its
purpose, have buckled their belts.
that the businessmen of the country,
large and small. are as patriotic as
we would have them be, and though
plnched in spots, have yielded to
their financial discontinue for the
good of the country"
A feature of last nights program
was "hoW' notwithstanding the
proper methods of arguing a case in
the Court of Appeals Those taking
part were Justice Miller, Justice Ed
gerton, Ross ODonoghue. Lyle F.
O'Rourke and Charles E. Smoot.
Miller Gives Pointers.
Justice Miller then gave the law
yers some pointers on the technique
OF presenting cases to the Court of
Appeals, stressing particularly the
Importance of defining the issues
clearly in each case.
Mr. Cromelin announced the ap-
pointment of committee of three
to receive applications to fill the
place of Warren Browning, who re-
Gently resigned as legal aid attorney
for the bar association at the NUM-
cipel Court. Members of the COM
mittee are John Wilson, chairman;
George Mcneil and Richard Galiher.
Committee reports presented last
night included those of the Com
mittee on Americanization by James
r. Kirkland, the Committee on Red
Cross drive by John j. Wilson, the
Annual Dinner Committee by Chair
man Jerome Barnard and the AM
bulance Committee by Joseph Nc
Garraghy.