LABOR UNO THE COURT.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLI, Issue 239, 9 October 1907, Page 5

LABOR UNO THE COURT.

THE JUDGE'S RESIGNATION. ITS PROBABLE EFFECT. [PEESS ASSOCIATION.] ((Received Oct. 9, 10.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Oct. 9. ■Referring to Mr Justice Hood's magmrtaon, the Attorney - General said .that, assuming that the Judge w&s the <only chairman of the Court, the •Gioyemmient was not expected to rusja in ; ai^l defend every bit of sland&r, ma]lice and lying that was uttered against the chairman. Any judge -«rho undertook the duty might assume that whenever his decision, however fair,or jijst, went against the views of tke .labour class he would be i assailed; hub v a jsidge with the independence <of his paffition assured in every Avay coukr ix<jt face such a position, ]\ow #ould anyone in far less favourable cirs&nistancQ?: be expected io do so? The effect of tfe resignation ■.vrsnilcl be to env&uvage t^ie class of peieon who mads- these attacks to' continu*?, and they -jyould pro-'bably be muck worse in future.