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Letter from Charles Freeman Johnson to Charles G. Pease

Letter from Charles Freeman Johnson to Charles G. Pease

Charles Freeman Johnson, Acting Secretary of the People’s National Legal Ethic’s Society thanks Charles G. Pease for his letter. He forwarded it to President William H. Taft, who discussed the failure of legal administrators in a recent speech. Johnson argues that if public opinion demands the impartial and just enforcement of existing laws, then no magistrate could discriminate. The Society believes that Chief Magistrate of New York City William McAdoo will support the improvement of general condition.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-18

Creator(s)

Johnson, Charles Freeman

Letter from Charles Freeman Johnson to Editor of The Outlook

Letter from Charles Freeman Johnson to Editor of The Outlook

Due to the overwhelming number of inquiries about the Peoples National Legal Ethics Society, Charles Freeman Johnson discusses its purpose and support in a letter to the editor of The Outlook. The organization seeks to cooperate with the American Bar Association through state advisory councils to adopt and enforce the Association’s code of ethics. Such enforcement throughout the country will significantly advance reform in legal procedures, and it is the type of movement President William H. Taft recommended in his speech in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson quotes lawyers and legal professionals who support the Society, which is expected to have 400,000 members within a year. He invites correspondence from interested parties.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-18

Creator(s)

Johnson, Charles Freeman

Letter from W. Durran to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from W. Durran to Theodore Roosevelt

W. Durran sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his article. He discusses how the failures of both the British and American joint system of punishing criminals results from the historical tendency toward legalism, which he traces to the Norman Conquest. Durran hopes to enlist Roosevelt’s influence in effecting essential legal reform. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-07

Creator(s)

Durran, W.

Letter from Lebbeus R. Wilfley to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Lebbeus R. Wilfley to Theodore Roosevelt

Judge Wilfley was surprised that a portion of a decision that he rendered has been portrayed as being anti-Catholic. He explains that the portion which people have objected to was quoted from William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England, which was written at a time when there was significant hostility towards Catholics in England. If the statements were taken out of context, as they have been, it could seem that he was hostile towards Catholic clergymen.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-28

Creator(s)

Wilfley, Lebbeus R.

Letter from William H. Taft to Frederick N. Judson

Letter from William H. Taft to Frederick N. Judson

Secretary of War Taft reports that an injunction brought before a judge in Milwaukee is too broad, and will need to be modified through an appeal. President Roosevelt wants to intervene, and has directed the Attorney General to investigate. Taft suggested they hire Frederick N. Judson as their lawyer. Taft hopes Judson will take the case, as it will make the president happy, and see justice served.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-04

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930