Show vast sums wasted by the united states in administration of courts of justice by ELIHU ROOT former secretary of state there is great economic waste in ilia administration of tho the 1 law my in and nation jin tion wo we spend vast sums building bul ding courthouses paying judges clerks an and d others liars and the product in ili justice is disproportionate to the plant plan and working force there is no country in the the doing of justice is burdened by such heavy oyer overhead licad charges it all muses causes an enormous waste of timo time on ali the part of witnesses jury panel and parties tho case with which admission to the bar is secured N 4 in many jurisdictions and the attraction of a career which affords a living without manual labor has crowded the alio bar with more lawyers than are arc necessary of the lawyers in iho united states a considerable part arc not needed if that busi business liess con ducted liko like the business of any great industrial or transportation company chichis chis ia striving for the highest hig liest efficiency at tho least cost in in order to compete successfully with its rivals a very considerable percentage of tho ilia would bo be disc discharged barged why do those defects exist in our administration of justice tho the american Aracri caa people are arc not quarrelsome or litigious they aro are good natured practical simple and direct in their methods re specters of law and honest in their dealings our bar na as a whole is courageous loyal and able I 1 think the underlying cause is that unconsciously wo we all treat ilia business of administering justice na as something to bo be done for private benefit instead of for the public service |