Show HUGHES UPBRAIDS B. B S. S LEGAL SYSTEM Tyranny in Law Practices Is Charged by Jurist in inH H Harvard Speech Cambridge Mass a June reno 21 l Charles U. U Hughes lIu speaking at the tho centenary of ot Harvard vard law school hero today de de- de declared Blared that in n tho the art of ot governing go ourselves wo vo not only fall fan abort of what nhat we should expect in a free tree peo loor lo loof of or eo so great Intelligence but wo we frequently frequently fre fre- present a sorry spectacle Ills His subject was Some Somo Observations on Legal Lebal Education and Democratic ress ress A passion for le legislation IB Is not a sign of ot democratic progress ho he said and in tho the mass of ot measures Introduced introduced intro intro- In tn the le legislatures of or our rr free o commonwealths there Is too little evidence evi I evidence dence donee of or perspective and an abundance of elaborate and dreary futilities Occasionally Occasionally Oc Oc- a n. constructive measure of oC great benefit Is planned planned hut but we are aro constantly Impressed wl t 1 Uio tho lost ost motion motton and the tho vast waste In the endeavor of or democracy to function wisely I Our ma material progress Mr r Hn h ht Js t continued seems to have havo created complexities beyond our political competency com COID- and there has bc been n a a. disposition disposition tion tron to revert to th the methods of or tyranny in order to meet the tho pr problems of ot democracy rac We 11 Ve e went went to war for liberty and democracy with the result that we vo fed the autocratic appetite he declared and ana wo we have o seen the war war powers powers which are essential to the pr preservation of or the nation In time of ot war ar ex exercised exorcised exor exer- r- r broadly after after- the tho military c i- i gency had passed and In conditions for which they wore never Intended and wo we may well wo wonder der whether constitutional constitutional con conr government as heretofore maintained in this republic could survive survive sur sur- ur- ur vive another great war even en victoriously victoriously victori victor waged aged Apart from from these conditions wo we cannot annot afford to ignore the indications that the essentials of liberty are being be bo- beInG boIng Ing disregarded Very Vory recently In Information information In- In formation has been laid by responsible Jo citizens citizens' at the bar b Of bf public opinion of violations of ot personal rights savor of ot the tho worst practices of or tyr- tyr rany And nd In tho conduct of ot trials before the tho courts we wo find a a. growing tendency on the tho part of or prosecutors to resort to gro grossly l unfair practices |