Show ASSAILS MODE Of U US S LAW LAB Criminals Increasing As I Enforcement Is Too Lax PHILADELPHIA PI July 10 10 RI W Methods Methods ethod of criminal l trial In this country were assailed as outworn and nd cumbersome cumber by former Goy Charles S Whitman of Now York In a a report read before the Amer- Amer AmerIcan Amer Amer- AmerIcan American ican Bar association Mr Whit Whit- Whitman Whitman man Is head of the special com corn committee committee on law enforcement which recently conducted an Investigation Investigation tion lion of of the criminal pro pro- procedure pro procedure Ho lIe sail the census bureau was contemplating taking a census of or the nation In view lew of or fact at present the United Slates Is the tho tho only great cit ch hIred coun coun- country coun- coun country country try which does docs not collect and pre pre- pro pre preserve serve Its criminal statistics that criminals wore were Increasing at a slightly higher hige rate than the tho general population Mr WhItman said ald the conclusion to tobe tobe be drawn wa was that there still ex- ex exIsts ex exists lets a a lack of vigorous enforcement of the criminal I liwo He is con con- con contracted d conditions here hero with Ith tho those e eIn In Prance Franco and ani England emphasis emphasis- emphasising emphasizing I In ing that In 1931 In all England and Wales Vale there were only 66 65 murderS where Now New York for tor or the same samo period had 20 A proposed cod code ot of t ethics for the tho legal profession prepared b by Chief Justice raft Tatt of ot the United States supreme court was road read b by Chins Chae J Boston of or Ne New York Former United States Senator James Hamilton LewIs Lewla or of o Illinois In addressing Wednesdays Wednesday's session of the convention asse as ted that Irom the military b Janee of po power er sustained by farce torce of If nib nib- alli alliance anco ance we e w now have a it billa balance nee ot of supremacy enforced through the tha blow of ot International commercial alliance |