Show I OF LAW KUD I I BIG U S NEED I Hughes Says Says Americans Fall Down In I InI Government I I WASHINGTON C eb Feb T 3 The 23 2 need of or the hour In the United States S 'S Is Is not to make mak law lv but bul let to leten t IM en enforce Coree Ill Ia law Secretary hughes sit ssi I I here tonight t e the American Law w InstItutes Institute s e v C has ha have hae e i Indicated vindicated Ih the ot of belt gov eminent h he ho l said Ar Are sue e ede de eloping the ne compe Ul tb It lt e C- t that Ihal hat right right We Ye Jack lael- nothing In initiative skill In resourcefulness In Industry and commerce in In ingenuity ot of adaptations and of oC Cons eom- e 0 e tall fat Ion down In gas gO not u bec we ve do not have the mechanism m ot or government but because of ot Inet pertness lne Referring Referring- to the Blowing lo mass s massof law and legal esal opinions hut In the United States Mr Ir hughes said ald that tJ In a II year there were stare ere pages of oC decisions an nn average of ot 12 00 or more moro statutes anti and nn n a ot of recorded decisions of oC the highest court I S opi We 0 ha lucia have 0 liberty under tinder r last hw Mr Hughes said Cut But under how Io law The secretary that judges judes should theIr opinIons opinions opinions ions because the bar knows known the best bet security of oC goo good goal 1 and ano faith faithful Ithe ful work stork Is la that tie tre Judo must mut stalo his hia reasons rolon I I Tor For generall ins n wo ito e h- h hue 0 talked ot of th the evil 11 of ot multiplying h 8 lass he said ers La decry th thi roul- roul mul multiplication In the m its clings of ot bar associations rind then sitting bitting In leg leg- leg e halls do their full share harB to Increase It MAIN lN TROUBLE Cl 1 LI Tb The main trouble with Ith the sol sol- vol volume ume ot of litigation n is la not ilOt with the Iho courts but with fio tuo legislators The evil resides not n the tho I number number of o la laIt laws lasts It I Is In hi badly n dra lasts lawa la 1 It Is it also alo In tho the coin coin- eom promises of oC o legislation is where lucre tile contests ot of op opposing POUlI ar are satisfied b bv ambiguous phra phrases 1 I tran the difficulties ot of bo bodies to Pie fio courts who e are left loCI with th the tho burden onie task tuk tasko of divorcing the intent lot i when actually there ha has haa b been en no definite legislative e intent I I Perhaps the greatest need ed ot of o Its the Improvement omont In Iii tha th admin administration of ot the criminal law b certainty In Its definition and an celer eeler- celerity celerity ity In Its lis administration At this moment when hen law lawr enforcement Is Isso isso Isso so difficult an adequate and ond com corn competent potent criminal cr administration I is ismore Ismore more than ever r The great ere duty of ot the tho hour Is not to snake make law but to once last to establish the fundamentals cit security of ot Ute life and property an Ito I to main maintain lain by y enforcement respect for tor law In in ou out our great cities oo 00 |