AI Data for Charity, Organizations: United States. Massachusetts. Boston. Publicity for Social Work. (1) House Papers. (2) Newspaper Editorials. (3) Novelties, Blotters, Bookmarks, Calendars, etc.: "Justice for All." The motto of the Boston Legal Aid Society indicates the ideal toward which its workers are striving (Zion's Herald. September 12, 1928). | AI Explorer

September 12 1928 needy and unfortunate. The Small Loan Bill protecting the small borrower from ZION'S HERALD 1174 incipient anarchist. Quick action was recessary, and as the dealer had no tele- phone, one of the staff went to the com- pany's store and found that the dealer the Society; and the Small Claims Court, "Justice for All" to the Workmen's Compensation Act were secured through cooperation with THE MOTTO OF THE BOSTON LEGAL AID SOCIETY INDICATES THE IDEAL TOWARD WHICH ITS WORKERS ARE STRIVING emphatic words resulted in the assurance this organization. During and after the not only that the furniture would not be Great War the small staff aided and removed, but that the bill would be re- helped the soldiers, sailors, and their de- William John McNulty rtial administration of jus- to which all are entitled than to permit be wronged, and being wronged ited all the payments that had been made, the Civil Relief Act they had started to This case, which happened only a few distribute 157,000 copies of a booklet en- years ago, shows how this organization titled "Legal Suggestions for Soldiers tice to all is a cardinal principle of him free government. In the United States offer him charity; that to save to those there does not exist a parity of justice who have suffered that which for the rich and the poor, and the Ju t to them the bene oth cted in an emergency, how it prevented ad Sailors and Their Dependents," ad- right .able widely criticized because of the denial of ers. Is not this movement worthy of the result. More legal aid cases are settled sure them against loss of their rights. justice to the poor. Mr. Silas H. Strawn, support of every member of the commu- president tion, recognize by negotiation than by court action. The Boston Legal Aid Society, while the legal adviser of the Red Cross, and The Society throughout the struggle was the American Bar Associa- nity both in word and in deed? char client nothi gg e suggests that the first step toward the Aegal aid is the Boston Legal Aid payment will entail no hardship. If the staff could be of service. The Boston nd he properly MONG the outstanding exponents of small charge if the abled were antly handled wherever the a the field, and now in litigant pays this small charge, he main- Legal Aid Society has at all times closely tainment of the solution of this problem, Society, a pioneer as well as other problems of the profes ts nt ba Grmly estabi tains his self-respect, feeling that to a c0operated with all the charities of Mer science to understanding and action. The organization of size and competency he does not neglect his own litigation and the various social workers in their mul- problem raised by this inequality in the handling more clients than any other of- so throw the entire burden on the at- titudinous legal problems. status of the rich and the poor before the hee n the city ,its hrst year, torney in charge; and finally it has the ef- HE Boston Society is typical of other law is int "from the cradie to the grave ber grew to 1176; and in its report for and the trouble-maker, What trivial fees legal aid organizations in the state and nation. The four societies that are are paid go into the treasury With carrying on this worthy social work in is the prey of a host of petty swindlers 1927 appears the immense total of 8271 who find it easy through such devices The Society is now forty-two per cent. ther extension for the fur this good self-supporting, and its phenomenal occasional rare exceptions, when the So- Massachusetts, last December, in order md. ceciety is asked to start divorce proceed- nsure o as fraudulent assignments, trustee proc- ess, and garnishment of wages for fic- Let us not be casual about this matter helped to attain. This magnitude of legal spite actions, or suits for slander, or and to provide a central body for guid- and say that the bar itself must find the work was carried on last year solution and effect the remedy. The of twelve attorneys with Raynor M. torney, a rule prevents the acceptance of chusetts Legal Ald Association, includ- a staff ance and cooperation, formed the Massa- when the client is able to pay another at- such cases. vers, despite the charitable work that they W. Marr as assistant general counsel. do accomplish, cannot meet this situation Headquarters are without the active support justice, so large is the population and lawyers in the larger cities and towns as 16a Ashburton Place. f all lovers of Albert F. Bigelow, Esq., is president of HAT the Society accomplishes for local representatives of the Association, and the two senators from Massachusetts the indigent is not accepted with- t out gratitude. The following letter is as The future wonld look very bright in- ord of the organization shows deed were it not for the financial needs of agency created with the hope of remedy- how potent a factor it is in Americaniza- tions received from satisfied clients ex- ing this existing inequality can hope for tion, for it served more than fifty-six dif- pressing their appreciation of what the the Boston Legal Aid Society and those success without the appreciative, con- ferent nationalities during the past year, Boston Legal Aid Society has accom- other organizations which are so bravely or which Mr St rnestly pleads not but o away with a deener ann plished for them: These societies should add a department for the defense of poor persons accused of crime, copying the praiseworthy idea of legal advice shivering for the next nax An obligation wishers needs to understand, and understanding, many sources, including courts, news- imposed on all well- tion of American justice. This host of our country and its judicial clients is sent to the organization from day when the lawyer would send to col- s gles, and dals tose tham to 11 dollar. From this I had to pay rent An illustration of the way a case comes the attention . is handled is seen New York. It also has been suggested research department be added, where the significance of the work could The solution that has been most effec- tive in securing "Justice for All" is the legal aid societies, of which there are now the Society and how the following case that wrote the lawver I will pay him 1 Dollar a week. was tke mce berore a cat will do be T tated in Arti- After arriving here the man hod nearly lost all hope in Humanity. The work thus begun and progressing must continue its growth if the ideal of equality of justice for all is to be at- tained. An awakened democratic co cle I, Section 2, of the By-Laws of the chased furniture for his little home, and a Boston Legal Aid Society, is "to render legal aid and assistance gratuitously if moved in, the furniture company threat- short time after the furniture had been sured will never go out of my memory lieves in Homanity and hele e there is need. Words cannot expressed from poverty are unable to procure it, and an hour unless payments were made on to promote measures for their protection." the account. The poor man hastened to These societies have the hearty coopera- the Bureau of Immigration, which en- tion of the bar and the bench in their listed the services of the Boston Legal Aid Society. The Society fournd that he any sort to exist and flourish in our na- The courts may continue to dis- pense justice as they always have done, but if the poor cannot possibly get be- What simple thanks and profound grati fore the courts, how can justice be more dene for me May Cod preserve vos tion. to a long live as you are one we find very seldom in world. movement, which fosters law and order, plainly expressed in these few the end can be attained, and realizing that worthy of accomplishment, the basic ideas back company before the latter could repossess in these thousands of cases, has always but it is imperative that it shall be accom- that the law guarantees to them, thus not received the requisite thirty-day no- lines! tending to abate one annoying incident tice required by law from the furniture of poverty. One1 The Society, besides helping the poor not only is the n n to have access to the comrts Tr was also learned that the d so Intion thee vcted es ish tham wel let u peculate and status

September

12

1928

needy

and

unfortunate.

The

Small

Loan

Bill

protecting

the

small

borrower

from

ZION'S

HERALD

1174

incipient

anarchist.

Quick

action

was

recessary,

as

dealer

had

no

tele-

phone,

one

of

staff

went

to

com-

pany's

store

found

that

Society;

Claims

Court,

"Justice

for

All"

Workmen's

Compensation

Act

were

secured

through

cooperation

with

THE

MOTTO

OF

BOSTON

LEGAL

AID

SOCIETY

INDICATES

IDEAL

TOWARD

WHICH

ITS

WORKERS

ARE

STRIVING

emphatic

words

resulted

in

assurance

this

organization.

During

after

not

only

furniture

would

be

Great

War

aided

removed,

but

bill

re-

helped

soldiers,

sailors,

their

de-

William

John

McNulty

rtial

administration

jus-

which

all

are

entitled

than

permit

wronged,

being

wronged

ited

payments

been

made,

Civil

Relief

they

started

This

case,

happened

a

few

distribute

157,000

copies

booklet

en-

years

ago,

shows

how

organization

titled

"Legal

Suggestions

Soldiers

tice

is

cardinal

principle

him

free

government.

In

United

States

offer

charity;

save

those

there

does

exist

parity

justice

who

have

suffered

rich

poor,

Ju

t

them

bene

oth

cted

an

emergency,

it

prevented

ad

Sailors

Their

Dependents,"

ad-

right

.able

widely

criticized

because

denial

ers.

Is

movement

worthy

result.

More

legal

aid

cases

settled

sure

against

loss

rights.

poor.

Strawn,

commu-

president

tion,

recognize

by

action.

Legal

Society,

while

adviser

Cross,

struggle

American

both

word

deed?

char

client

nothi

gg

e

suggests

Aegal

Aid

will

service.

nd

he

properly

MONG

outstanding

exponents

charge

if

abled

antly

field,

litigant

pays

charge,

main-

Society

has

at

times

closely

tainment

problems

profes

ts

Grmly

estabi

dis-

pense

poor

can

more

dene

me

May

preserve

tion.

long

you

find

very

seldom

world.

end

basic

ideas

company

latter

always

law

guarantees

them,

requisite

thirty-day

no-

lines!

tending

besides

n

access

Tr

also

d

es

u

peculate

Mr.

Silas

H.

support

every

member

negotiation

court

Boston

Red

throughout

Bar

Associa-

nity

first

step

toward

payment

entail

hardship.

If

could

handled

wherever

now

solution

problem,

pioneer

well

other

nt

ba

tains

his

self-respect,

feeling

c0operated

charities

Mer

science

understanding

size

competency

neglect

own

litigation

various

social

workers

mul-

problem

raised

inequality

handling

clients

any

of-

so

throw

entire

burden

on

at-

titudinous

problems.

status

before

hee

city

,its

hrst

year,

torney

charge;

finally

ef-

HE

typical

int

"from

cradie

grave

ber

grew

1176;

its

report

trouble-maker,

What

trivial

fees

organizations

state

nation.

four

societies

paid

go

into

treasury

With

carrying

work

prey

host

petty

swindlers

1927

appears

immense

total

8271

easy

such

devices

forty-two

per

cent.

ther

extension

fur

good

self-supporting,

phenomenal

occasional

rare

exceptions,

when

So-

Massachusetts,

last

December,

order

md.

ceciety

asked

start

divorce

proceed-

nsure

o

fraudulent

assignments,

trustee

proc-

ess,

garnishment

wages

fic-

Let

us

casual

about

matter

attain.

magnitude

spite

actions,

or

suits

slander,

provide

central

body

guid-

say

bar

itself

must

carried

year

effect

remedy.

twelve

attorneys

Raynor

M.

torney,

rule

prevents

acceptance

chusetts

Ald

Association,

includ-

ance

cooperation,

formed

Massa-

able

pay

another

cases.

vers,

despite

charitable

W.

Marr

assistant

general

counsel.

do

accomplish,

cannot

meet

situation

Headquarters

without

active

justice,

large

population

lawyers

larger

cities

towns

16a

Ashburton

Place.

f

lovers

Albert

F.

Bigelow,

Esq.,

HAT

accomplishes

local

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