The New York herald., 1874-11-02

Q visitor, and responded very fehcitously Tor MS
country to toast at sumptuous banquet given
its members Mr.. Gerstanberg, OF London the
Chairman OF the English Committee OF Foreign
Bondholders.
OF the association Is 10 be issued shortly by the
council inviting the accession 10 It's membership
OF al suitable ano proper persons Interested In us
objects. IL Is not contemplated 10 limit them 10
luiists, but 10 give broader and more popular
character TO Inc organization by including numer-
Gus other classes oil society. l Will send you
copy as soon as Its form shall nave been nnaliy
settled.
The Institute OF International Law" which also
held It's second meetlng the previous week IN the
same hall, Is distinct institution. though pur-
SUNG to u great extent the same general object,
while most OF It's members are also members of the
Association Tor tue Reform and Codifcatton OF
The Law OF NatiOns.o The former ID limited
body OF 1ursts exclusively, not more than dity IN
number. Its WORK Is OF more exclusively scien-
citation. Mr.. Field Ii o prominent member OF both
while his published 'Dralt Outlines OF an lnterna-
basis OF the studies ana action Of both. NJ con-
flct nor rivalry can exist between them, and the
uphill work before them IS enough TO tax the
tnct modes and on dinerent lines THIS
simultaneous creation OF two organizations
tins as 10 many otner cases accident has
worked out good practical result The history
may be said to have begun with Mr. Fields action
a. the British Congress OF Social Science, held ~
Manchester In the month OF september, 1896 He
attended that body for the purpose Oi bringing
forward the subject OF codlfcatlon OF the law OF
nations. The result was the appointment OF .
three. to prepare draft oi Q code TO serve as .
foundation. Mr.. Field was the only one who did
his volume OF "Drart Outlines'' was the result.
Dr. James B. Miles, OF Boston, was the nrst TO
jurlsts OF all countries for the organization OF
some combined action-frst upon public opinion
and eventually upon the different governments.
Beginning at home, he travelled over q large
part OF the country, recruiting one alter the other
the adhesion OF gentlemen whose position or ante
cedents indicated them as natural associates In
such work. Ellhu Burritt was warm cOadju-
zea rne result wss the sls
s.InternatiOnal Code Committee" formed al
private meeting held ut Mr.. Fields residence In
determined to Invite . number OF the leading
rope to meet together at some convenient city,
aud In preparation therefor Dr. Miles made
eyerywhere received with iayol by I the persons 70
whom he addressed himself On his return he
passed through the town OF Ghent, where ne called
on Mr. Rolin-JaccKmyus editor OF the Revue ar
DroN International to whom he freely c0mmu-
nicated all that had been done. and tnat was
about carried out to its further developments.
THIS gentleman entered lully into the scheme and
tol0 DIR. Miles that he was himself contemplating
similar conference and tnst ne was preparing an
article tor his ReUttc on the subject Before Separ
atlng he suggested 10 the Doctor that he, in ns
own name. as editor OF that Reuietc. should con-
Niles could only answer that, as he was acting
with and for Others he had no authority to merge
the action OF the American International Code
Committee In that which the other proposed to
do as an individual, but that as he was
then on his way home he would submit the sug-
gestl0n 10 his friends. The American Committee
saw no advantage to the cause in the suggestion.
They accordingly issued their invitations accord.
ing to their programme, conventng the projected
meeting at Brussels for the l0tn Of October. 1873.
On the return OF Dr. Miles to Europe he found that
Mr.. Jacckmyus, on his side. had carried his own
idea into effect. and had convened at Ghent for
September . similar meeting for the same object.
Thus 1t came about tnat both we're held. At
Ghent was constituted the more restricted organ.
tZatiOn called the "lnstitute OI International
Law;" at Brussels the broader one, which have
above described as the Association tor the Re-
form and COdiic0tion OF the Law OF Nations" 1t
be no rivalry, nothing TO disturb agreeable har-
mony IN the relations between the two; IN word,
nothing but friendly cO-Opera lion in O work er-
ing field OF action wide enough for both and Tor
more. 1t was never intended to create two insrl-
tutiOns but the two are better than either single.
''rhey buided better than tley knew"