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Show ELECTED PRESIDENT PRESI-DENT OF BAR ASSOCIATION Pleads For Broader and More Comprehensive Com-prehensive Standards In Legal Profession Montreal, Sept. 3. Ex-Presldent William II. Tnft was elected president presi-dent of the American Bat Association this afternoon at tho closing ot the annual meeting. Other officers elected wero: Secretary, George Whltlock, Baltimore Balti-more ; treasurer, Frederick E. Wad-hams, Wad-hams, Albany, N. Y. Executlvo commlt'ee HclUs R. Ilalley, Boston; Allis 11. Brown Washington; William H. Burgess, El Paso, Tex.; John H. Voorhees, S oux Falls, S. D.; William II. Sto.ike, Phllndolph'a. Tho name of Professor Twft was the only one submitted for the presidency. presiden-cy. He was elected by acclamation. Among tho Canadian elected honorary hon-orary members of the association wero R. L. Bourdeii, prime minister; Sir Wlldrld Laurler, Charles J. Do-herty, Do-herty, minister of Justice; Sir Chas. Fltzpatrlck, chief Justice and Sir Lo mer Gouln, premier of Quebec. The last day of the meeting was devoted de-voted to a discussion of means to simplify legal procedure and election of officers. Ex-President Taft was the chief speaker this morning at a joint session ot the section of legal education edu-cation and the Association of American Ameri-can Law- Schools. Ho made a strong plea for broader and more comprehensive compre-hensive standards for admission to the bar. He denounced tho practice of lalw solely as means of livelihood apart from social and community aspects as-pects of the profession. "In most states the question of admission ad-mission to tho bar Is given to tho supremo court," said the former Presl dent. "It ought to be possible, therefore, there-fore, to secure a proper standard Tor th3 making of new lawyers. '.Vhat I want to dwell on especially especial-ly is the Influence of a proper standard stand-ard of admission for the bt on another an-other office of lawyers than that of ndvlslnt: and renresentlnc clients. We get our Judges from the bar and wo add to the education ot our Judges through the bar. Tho tone nnd ability abil-ity and the learning of the bar necessarily neces-sarily affect tho learning and standards stand-ards ot the bench." After adjournment of tho'r convention conven-tion the members of the bar association associ-ation went Into Joint meeting with tho American Instltuto of Criminal Law and Criminology. Orrlu N. Carter Car-ter supremo court justlco of Illinois, tho lnst'tuto's president, discussed iroblcms of criminal law nnd criminology crimin-ology which need scientific study and Investigation ho said, since a general gener-al spirit of unrest nnd criticism exists. ex-ists. "What we need ns a bas's for all our work Is the facts gathered from experienced men In this and other countries," Justice Carter declnred. "To do this we must have tno best thought of the men nctually In tho harness nnd of teachers, writers and all otherB Interested In these great problems." Justice Carter In defense of tho courts said tho matters for which they nro often criticised nro tho faults ot leglslnt ve enactment. "Tho Industrial system of tho world Is being reorganized," ho declared. "The courts cannot adjust tho law to theso now conditions without friction and mistakes. This in Itself Is not an evil. Reasonable agitation nnd Just criticism in itself aro helpful. " |