| Show LAWYERS LA VIEW FEDERAL POWER t t. GAINS ASKANCE I ar Growing wing Opposition to lo Cu CurI Curtailment Cur Cur- I of States' States Rights Shown'S Shown S 'S By CLAUDE MARKLE Untied d Press Press' Staff Correspondent GRAND RAPIDS Mich Aug 31 31 A gradually mounting wave of or opposition ton tion to centralization on of at power in the government broke over the torney General Cummings Cummings' for Cor a r American Bar associations association's s o 5 th annual an an- nual convention today Climaxing a a hall half week of ot veiled resentment against use of at emergency powers Towers and general disregard of of- provisions the nations nation's attorneys ignored a proposal by At At- federalized police force torce under his hism m President Clarence A A. Martin of ot the he B had assailed states for peril per per- il n to be placed in a 8 position Jl where it was necessary to o Sell their sovereign rights for eder- eder M al at cash Martins Martin's unconcealed opposition opposition op op- position to widespread use o ot of erner- erner gency Jeney powers was followed fallowed by a a. mild mild- C criticism on the same subject by Judge John J. J Parker of the United States Slates court of appeals at Charlotte m C c. c t Both speakers conceded that there was some constitutional support for tor forthe the national recovery act for banking a and other emergency legislation fostered fost- fost ere cred ered by President Roosevelt but they deplored the fact that states had not so ao conducted their business that f feder eder- al assistance would be unnecessary I turned Cummings Cummings' proposal was down after his assist assistant nt Pat Malloy appeared In the regular program when the association was about to toa tote 4 a vote te on a report of its crime section Malloy asked that the vote ote be dea de de- a ayed until he could deliver deli his chiefs chief's which would provide that all local police agencies be placed at att atI I t tHe e disposition and under the direction of the United states Stales department of justice S When the request was granted Malby Mal Mai loy by proposed that constitutional obstacles obstacles ob oh- be suspended so the plan might be placed in effect at once As Malloy Manoy finished Chairman Justin Justin Jus Jus- tin Miller of 0 the crime section warned that when police officers step out side the law Jaw and the constitution thC they are arc providing the criminal with his greatest weapon of defense Millers Miller's statement drew ringing ap applause The association voted on the crime section report without givIng givIng Ing further consideration to Malloy's Malloy s proposal Federal encroachment on states states' rights was to be discussed today by Senator Patrick A. A McCarran of at Ne Ne- Nevada vada I Salt Laker Elec Elected ed Chai Chairman man of Council GRAND RAPIDS Mich Aug 31 P George jP-George George H. H Smith of Salt Lake City today was elected chairman of the he American Bar associations association's general general gen gen- eral council for the coming year car One of the councils council's dulies dutie is ls the nomination nomination nomina- nomina tion jon of ot the president of or the ion tion Members o of ot the council from each state stale and possession include Alaska Anthony J. J Dimond Arizona Barnett E. E Marks Phoenix California Guy Richards Crump Los Angeles Colorado Colo Cob rado Ralph L. L Carr Antonito Antonilo Hawaii Benjamin L. L Marx Honolulu Idaho James ames F. F Ailshie Coeur dAl dAlene dAlerie Kansas Kan Kan- sas SOS Robert Stone Topeka Montana D. D L M. M Kelly Butte Butle Nebraska Harvey if Me Johnsen Omaha Nevada Robert M. M Price Reno New Mexico George Gcorge Sheldon Klock Albuquerque North Dakota Mclvin Melvin A. A Hildreth Fargo Oklahoma A. A G G. C C. C Bierer Jr Guthrie Guth Guth- rie ne Oregon Sidney Portland Philippine Islands Ewald E. E Sylph Manila Janila South Dakota Lewis Benson Huron luron Texas Harry P. P Lawther Dallas Utah Ulah George H. H Smith Salt Lake City Washington Cassius E. E Gates Gate Seattle Wyoming Charles ELane E. E Lane Cheyenne George Har Harris Smith th general solicitor solicitor so so- for the Oregon Short Line railroad railroad rail rail- road has been engaged in law practice Ice tice in Salt SalL Lake since his graduation from rom the University of ot Michigan in 1899 He became a member of the legal staff of ot the Oregon Short Line immediately after afler his graduation and has been connected with it since He was appointed principal assistant assistant assist assist- ant to the general genera attorney in 1900 and in 1915 became general solicitor of the road a position which he has held sin since e. e Mr Smith also is the general attorney for Utah Ulah of the Union Pacific system and the Los Angeles Salt Lake Railroad compan company com corn pany pan a unit of ot the system S |
