Show lAM PLACED f FOR R lAW LA DELAYS Congress Legislatures Re Wickersham Wickersham Wickersham Wicker- Wicker sham Charges WASHINGTON April 26 AP AP- AP Direct responsibility for the dalays delays de ude lays and shocking miscarriages of justice which he said character characters characterized izod American criminal laws was laid at the door of congress and the states states' legislatures today by George W. W Wickersham president of the American Law Institute at the opening of its convention here I The faults are notably lacking in other English speaking countries coon coun tries he said He blamed the law lawmaking lawmaking lawmaking making agencies for failure to I coun-I build buildup buildup buildup up a courageous judiciary as is necessary to withstand the popular clamor of the moment and maintain such a vigorous and impartial en enforcement enforcement enforcement en- en of the criminal law as aswill aswill will make justice both sure and swift The administration of criminal justice in this country for some sometime sometime sometime time past has been a matter of re reproach reproach reproach re- re to thoughtful men Why Primarily because of oJ the failure of the community at large to recognize the absolute need of a learned Impartial impartial Im mi- partial and powerful judiciary While associations associations' such as ours are endeavoring to reform the statutory statutory statutory stat stat- rules of procedure in m criminal causes some members of the congress congress congress con con- gress of ot the United States are at work trying to reduce the powers of a Judge in the trial of cases to I Continued on page 7 7 I I I ME PLACED E PL ED L FOR LAW DELAYS Continued on page 2 of a moderator at a despite the example hed in many of the states i rs jad sad d results results' of a poorly paid y Is isLan an n easy method of criticism m lawyers the lIn unsatisfactory conditions In inand w and Its application to the jeal cal 1 affairs of af life he be said I opinion that the laity profession were more me for this |