Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-15 | Page 17 | loyalty of Bar Urged by Frick

LOYALTY OF BAR UBGEDJY FRIGK Supreme Court Justice Is Speaker at Banquet of Law Students. "in the face of the- prevailing radical - latU, which is attempting to tear down the most magnificent form of government ever created, let the young men, who are preparing for the practice of law reaolve to be 100 per oent American, always op the alert to defend the constitutions of state and nation. Instruments which bind this country Into a democracy where pro party rights and personal rights aro yro-tfrcted yro-tfrcted and where the Oltlaan is guaranteed freedom to think and act as he chooses as long as bo does not violate the law." Such was the message of Justice J. K. Flick of the supreme court of Utah to University of ltuh law students at the first of a series of dinners of the Barristers Bar-risters club of the university last evening at the Commercial club. Plfty student lawyers enjoved a special dinner and a program of music furnished by members of the music department of the university. Besides Justice Krtrk. lean William A. I.eary of the law school and President Lawrenos Tripp o the Bar- : ISterS club spoke. Justieo Prick in his address analyzed the fundamental causes of Ubor QnreSt Ul this country. He declared that the organised or-ganised movements were due to a neglect on the part of the government to provide tribunals before which individuals and smalt groups might plead their rights with rotation to worker and employer. As a result , he said, powerful organ Irat ions have grown up, members of n hkii give up the sacred right of freedom to act and bargain and think as they choose under un-der the law of the land. Justice Prick deplored the fact that members of such an organisation in Salt Lake City had voted to commend the soviet sov-iet form of government and declared that such men knew not w hat they commended. com-mended. 1ean Leary reviewed the progress and growth of the law school of the University and expressed a willingness to cooperate with the young lawyers this year In organizing or-ganizing into a compact club, suggesting a tentative plan to be followed. The club proposes to hold hi -monthly dinners throughout the remainder of the school year at which lawyers will be invited in-vited to speak. A moot court has been c".arted under the direction of Justice Prick, holding session ses-sion once each week In the supreme court chambers at the capltol.