THE "CARTOON" CASE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 4 November 1913, Page 4

THE " CARTOON" CASE.

Although the Full Court has held that the publication of a reprehensible cartoon after the hearing of a case cannot be construed into a contempt of Court, in that it does not influence the; finding of the Court, it is none the less desirable that cartoonists should be acquainted of the fact that the' public will not tolerate either the intimidation or belittling of those .who occupy seats on the Supreme Court bench. With the demeanour of Judge Edwards, or any other Judge, while on the bench, we have nothing to do.. That is a question between the Law Society, the Judge "himself, and~His Excellency the Governor. What we do maintain is that it will be a sorry day for New Zealand if the Judges of the Supreme Court are to be held up to public opprobrium through the co-lumns-of a-newspaper whenever their decisions, do riot, meet with popular favour. The Attorney-General lias - done a jjodd service to the "Dominion by drawing attention to the responsibilities that rest upon newspapers what*. »•-*-*•*-- - * J •' 4 ~'n«»tl , atioll lt a of the au u .—• .-,. of justice is concerned.