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18 Fed. Juror 1 (1947)

handle is hein.journals/fjbfgj18 and id is 1 raw text is: THE FEDERAL JUROR Vol. XVIII, No. i Published by The Federal Grand Jury Association For the Southern District of New York February, 1947 Hulbert Terms Work of Association Described Jury 'Bulwark' The grand jury is the bulwark of our liberty and the work of grand juries is of the greatest importance, particularly at this time, declared Federal Judge Murray Hulbert in his charge to the March, 1946, Federal Grand Jury of the Southern District of New York. Besides offering practical advice and instructions, Judge Hulbert expressed the opinion that we are in the midst of an almost complete moral break- down in this country. There has been in my judgment a great lessening in the firmness of character of many of our even believed respectable citizens. It results in my judgment from the merciless pursuit of the almighty dol- lar, and by many people who feel, as in fact I had one witness testify from the witness stand, that it wasn't wrong in his opinion to do what he did as long as he didn't get caught. One way to rebuild the tone of American char- acter is to demonstrate to the people that the administration of justice in these courts is still the firmest pillar in good government. The part grand juries can play in solving this problem was emphasized by the judge by reference to the his- tory and present position of the jury system. The first that we know in history of grand juries, he said, was during the reign of Ethelred II in England in 938. It was a well recog- nized institution in the reign of Ed- ward III in 1368, and the first use of a grand jury in our own country was in Boston in 1644. So that you see, he continued, it is an institution which has been tried and found not wanting, although to- day there is agitation in respect to this ancient institution, as there is with regard to many other of our inherit- ances in the law, to do away with grand juries and to substitute the fil- ing of an information by the District Attorney. (See JUDGE HULBERT, page 3) In Annual Report of President To Speak at Dinner THE ASsOCIATION will hold its annual dinner on the evening of February 10 at the Pennsylvania Hotel, 7th Avenue and 33rd St. This will be a joint dinner with the Ohio Society of New York, through whose courtesy the mem- bers of the Association and their guests will hear the Honorable J. Parnell Thomas, Congressman from New Jersey and chairman of the Un-American Activities Com- mittee, speak on What Repre- sentative Government Means to Americans. Shaw Re-Elected A. Vere Shaw, investment counsel, 15 William Street, New York, was re- elected President of the Association for 1947 at a meeting of the Executive Committee on November 20, 1946. Other officers re-elected for 1947 were: 1st Vice-President, Robert B. Grove; 2nd Vice-President, James P. Lafferty; Treasurer, Charles C. Harris; Secretary, Coleman B. McGovern; Ass't. Secretary-Treasurer, William Kemble. Eugene J. Cantin is Honorary Presi- dent. Three Honorary Members of the Executive Committee were unani- mously re-elected for another year. They are: William Howard Gardiner, Alfred H. Newburger and Brig. Gen. William R. Sample. Mrs. Ruth M. St. Clair was re- elected Executive Secretary of the Association. Marks 20th Year in 1947 The Federal Grand Jury Associ- ation for the Southern District of New York will this year celebrate the twen- tieth anniversary of its founding. The Association was organized in October, 1927' The 20th Annual Meeting of the Association was held Nov. 14, 1946, at the French Institute. Pointing out the part the Associ- ation played in such specific problems as the increase in salaries of Federal judges and the opposition to the Ma- honey-Dwyer Bill, President A. Vere Shaw, in his yearly report also took the occasion to remind his listeners that there apparently has been grow- ing in our country a contempt for law and law enforcement and that Fed- eral Grand Juries must use their in- vestigatory powers courageously and painstakingly, . in order that our old respect for law and law observance be re-established. Explaining that the original salary bill called for an increase for U. S. District Judges only, Mr. Shaw said that the Association had immediately recommended that the bill be amend- ed to cover Federal Judges in all classi- fications. Such an act was passed on July 31, 1946, and Mr. Shaw stated that a judge of the U. S. Court of Appeals told the Association while the legislation was still in progress that he thought the recommendations of the Federal Grand Jury Association are having more to do with aiding the movement . . . than any other thing. The Mahoney-Dwyer Bill, which would have prohibited the handing up of presentments by grand juries, was opposed all along the line by the Association. Opposition was regis- tered with members of the New York State Legislature and Governor Dewey was later urged to veto the bill, which he did. During the year ending October 31, 1946, the Committee on Legislation studied about 30 bills on immigration and naturalization which were before the 79th Congress. The Committee reiterated to the Immigration Com- mittee of Congress the belief that immigration and naturalization legis- (See ANNUAL REPORT, page 2)

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