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BLAMES JUDGES FOR THE DISTRUST OF THE COURTS New York. Tan. 28.-rDeclar ing that judges themselves were responsible for the distrust of courts, using the Brandt case as a reason for this distrust, Justice Wesley O. Howard of the state supreme court last night bitter ly attacked the "do nothing" pol icy of the bench in an address to the alumni of LaSalle institute. Howard cited decisions in sev eral notable cases which he de clared were miscarriages of jus tice. He said : "Brandt, the obscure valet, not guilty at all of the crime of -which he was accused, so the attorney general states, is sentenced to state prison for thirty years practically for life. "Robin, the millionaire, the al leged wrecker of banks, houses and homes, goes to jail for a year. "Morse, who pyramided banks and juggled with millions, gets out of prison because he is sick. The convict in the next cell, who stole a coat, perhaps, remains there, languishing with sickness until he dies." Morse is now traveling through Europe, and several physicians who examined him declared he was a well man. President Taft pardoned him from the federal penitentiary at Atlanta because he was on the point of death. His recovery, following his release, was almost instantaneous. "The people are becoming im patient with these discrepancies of justice," continued Howard. "They are demanding with a louder voice each day that there be reform. "It is not well to scoff at the mutterings of the people; there is much reason for it. . "Let us not deceive ourselves. The spirit of the recall is spread ing. The impatience of the masses is growing deeper. Something will happen. Unless the judges act the people will act. "If they do not resort to the re call they will revise the constitu tion and create new courts courts that will do rough justice; courts- to do summary justice; courts close to the common peo ple; courts without technicalities, sophistry and delay, and where' substantial right prevails." DEMANDS THAT WOOD BE PROSECUTED New York, Jan. 28. Former Mayor Seth Low, at the annual meeting of the Civic Federation' today, demanded that the Massa chusetts authorities immediately push the prosecution of William M. Wood, president of the Amer ican Woolen Co., indicted for conspiracy to plant dynamite dur ing the Lawrence strike. Low's demand came at the end of a discussion of the recent sen tences in the dynamite conspiracy trial in Indianapolis. "Enough mischief has already been done at Lawrence without adding to the harm already done by allowing laboring men to be lieve there is one law for the labor union men who transport dyna mite illegally and another law for the president of the American Woolen Co. if he acts illegally."