The New York herald., 1874-11-02
international Law.
Proceedings Of the Association for the Reform
and COdifcation of the Law of Nations.
Tho American Representation and American In
terests in the Council at Geneva.


The Association for the Reform and Codincation
OF the Law OF Nations has closed It's second annual
Conference held at the Hotel de ville OF this city,
In the nall made historical by having Witnessed
the slttlngs OF the Alabama Arbitration Commis-
sion. 1t was attended by distinguished men from
Italy. Spain France, England, Germany. Switzer-
land. Holland, Belgium. the United states. and
even Japan. a defnitive constitution OF the Ass0-
citation was adopted and ofncers were elected for
the ensuing year. the president being D. Dudley
Field, OF New York, and the general secretary,
DR.. James b. Miles, OF Boston. Count Sclopis, OF
Turin, the President OF the Alabama Commission.
was elected honorary president. Two inter-
national secretaries were also appOnted-to reside
in London. Mr. II. q. Tucker, barrister, and Mr.
Frederic Parry In Paris The proceedings took
place In English and French, though the former
language predominated, the En2lish-speaking
members present outnumbering the others. The
president, Mr.. Field, from his acquaintance with
both languages, was able TO do that which was
frequently necessary-namely, to translate sum-
mariy from the one to the other for the enlighten-
ment OF the members required to vote on the
various questions. Mr.. Field was certainly Q
model president and by his tact and suavity. CON-
bined with nrmness, contributed greatly to the
prompt despatch OF business. The determination
OF the time and place OF meeting tor the Confer
ence Of 1875 was left to the Council. It being
generally understood that that Of ls7e will be held
In the United States.
WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED
Besides the discussion and adoption OF q consti.
tuition the proceedings consisted for the most part
OF the reading Of papers, many OF them OF great
merit and value, against war and In favor Of inter-
national arbitration. and on the subjects OF uni
tormity among nations In money, bills OF exchange
and negotiable securities, protection OF intelec-
these topics VIII be made to the next Con ference
BY the committees to which they were referred;
but the most important move forward In the way
OF practical business was direction to the Coun.
Gil TO cut up into arts or sections, ana to dis.
tribute to suitable committees, with q view to
reports at the next Conference, the Presidents
mastery work OF "Draft Outlines OF an Interna-
uonal Code" translation OF which In Italian has
just been published at Naples, in q handsome 90
tavo volume of 647 pages, by Professor Pierantont
The great and solid merit OF this work Is highly
eulogized by the eminent jurists from different
countries which the past fortnight has seen as
sembied ut Geneva After it shall have been
thoroughly reviewed and silted through the labors
or committees, charged eacn with Q par.
ticular portion or topic, 1t Will then
have acquired o matured form, to which the
serious attention Of governments can be invited
with higher authority than can attach to the work
OF any single individual jurist. A translation OF
Mr.. Fields work into French also, is In prepara-
ton In Paris, but It Will be six seven months
before IL can be completed Tor publication. l pre-.
sumo that IL Will also be issued In German. Mr..
Field announces his intention to live TO the age OF
Dr. Parr (Which was, believe, ls4), II necessary
to see the eventual triumph OF the cause into
which he has thrown all his energy. He certainly
seems as young man, In vlgor oil both mind and
body, as l remember him forty years ago.
The proceedings OF
THE CONFERENCE WOUND UP
by general meeting, to which the public were
invited. The announcement that Pere Hyacinthe
was speak filed to Its utmost capacity the
tion. There were between 1000 and 1000 persons
present. nearly Gil comfortably seated. GER
tainly never listened to more magnificent elo-
quence than that OF the famous orator. other
good speeches were also made-Dy Mr.. Henry
Richard Ia member OF Parllament) ior England,
Mr.. Parry ior France, DR.. Miles ior the United
States and senor Macourta Tor Spain. Inere
also good speech IN the soft and low accents OF
the Japanese, or which translation into French
was read Immediately after. Tue representative
OIL Japan at this Conference was Mr.. Kawasi, the
Japanese Minister TO Italy, VINO was ordered Dy
his government TO attend, though not, OF course.
Ia an official capacity BY his modesty politeness
and excellent sense that gentleman mas won the
esteem OF all brought into contact with him. HIS
wDe, too is very pretty ana sweet little woman.
she mas brother now OF school ut the PeeKskili
AMERICAN REPRESENTATION
The Americans attending the Conference
besides the President and General secretary
already named. were Judge Peabody, OF your Su-
preme Court; Professor 1slcott, OF Maine and MIR.
John l. O'Snllvan, formerly United States Minister
TO Portugal The attendance OF Robert q, VIM
tnrop was prevented by the state or health OF q
member Of hrs family. Cher Justice DAILY, or your
Common Peas was also present on tAs iast dsy -