| Show TOO HAM LAWS one of the chief difficulties of 0 law enforcement in the present age is tile lack of uniformity in legislation in the several states collectively we have so many laws that skilled attori actor i could not observe them all I 1 it I 1 they wanted to infractions of the law are largely a matter of geography and the manner of defense there ars are so many laws and so many precedents tor for one thing and another that the simple procedure of choosing right from wrong can no longer prevail pig big corporations and enterprises and not a few individuals carry staffs of legal experts to tell them what they can and cannot legally do ethics and morals are becoming matters of law which must be carried to court for determination practically every individual act is subject to debate in its legal status it may be right or it may be wrong the decision being dependent upon the locality and the manner in which the law is interpreted it Is always possible to get a good attorney to take either side 0 of the argument the condition points the need of a vacation for lawmakers except as they may devote their efforts to I 1 making the laws of the several states uniform at least in general import for example the marriage and divorce laws differ in almost c very every state in athe union nothing la in our life is more fundamental or more gge general than the relationship of 0 the husband and wife the relationship is not affected by locality but nevertheless we find a different legal philosophy on the subject in every state in the union As a result of this law abiding citizens in one state appear as defiant ot of the laws in another state infractions of the law are encouraged people cross the state line to consummate a marriage sanctioned by law which would be impossible in the place of their residence other matters of general eral conduct are subject to similar variations in the several styles thoi the need of uniform laws for general conduct in the several states is apparent they are essential to any program which seeks to increase respect tor for the laws telegram |
