Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-01-20 | Page 2 | Nevada Judge Sees Ruin in Radical Moves

ADA JUDGE I SEES RUIN IN I RAUl GAL MOVE I I Utah Bar Association Is I Urged to Prevent Legis Legis- I Bodies Taking I Control Over Oyer ver the Courts Cour m 1 Serious responsibilities face the legal profession today and its cl chief let concern is to restrain those elements ls In our government which alm hn to to overthrow the fundamentals vf Ot government goy gov as as' as stated In the constitution constitution an and the Declaration of oc In- In In In- In I dependence That was the th thought ug-ht ug expressed expressed b by Chief Justice Edward A. A Duc Ducker el of Nevada Ke in an address before the semiannual meeting of the Bar Association Association As As- of Utah held at the Hotel Utah Saturday night Mr Ducker pointed out the dangers dangers dangers dan dan- gers that will befall the government govern ment if the radical element lement was a al lowed to gain control It Is up to the supreme court to maintain Its position as the chief body o of re re restraint restraint re- re in the country he declared SEES LEGISLATIVE EVIL I r look upon all attempts of oC the legislative bodies of ot our government to gain supreme control as a danger danger danger dan dan- ger signal and call upon the people o of the country to defeat any such any such u usurpation of power The young oung lawyer lawer toda today should be educated to the ideals o of the profession profession pro pro- Justice Ducker declared lIe Jle should realize the prominence e and responsibility that he will face when he acts on SOniC some of the complex corn com plex problems which are developed toda today Continuing he said Every lawer lawyer law- law jer yer er should be educated to defend the constitution of the United Stat States s sand and the spirit of the Declaration of Independence He lIe should act justly wisely and ancl firmly on every that he is required to make re remembering remembering remembering re- re that monetary temptation temptation temptation tion should never be allowed to swa sway the principles of justice COURTS UNDER FIRE The radical tendencies in our government are paramount in comparIson comparison com corn parison with twenty t years ears ago Justice Ducker said in speaking of th the government Attempts have been made nade in the p past st few years to shear some of ot the power of the supreme court It Is regrettable that it should even 11 b be e tried its iti the face gaco ace of the continued d prosperity and add d success of out our present form of government government gov gel for the past one hundred years ears It Is exceedingly dangerous to tamper with the internal machinery of our government when we have such a tremendous problem of immigration immigration immigration im im- im- im migration facing us today The aliens that come to this country rarely absorb our Ideals antI ana our practises Legislation to clinch the immigration immigration gration laws tighter than they are today should be adopted There are several loopholes left bit open such as the Canadian border for the in Inflow low of those who vho fail fall to get In the country under the tho quota law law 1 It would also be advisable to report thos those aliens in this country countr who are convicted in court of offenses More than members of the bar association were yere present and gave gae Justice Ducker a generous ovation and vote of thanks s for his address After the meeting a buffet luncheon was served in the tho dinner room and there was a musical pro pro- gram