New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-10
LAW REFORM BY ARBITRATION.
TO the Editor or The Tribune.
Sir Thnrc il no dispni sing the fact

TO the EditOr OF The Tribune.
SIR: There is no Disgusting the fact thai
shrcwd aruyr energetic ami successful business mon are
daiy becoming more and more gus ard disheart
cned at the delays ad unexpected results OF suts al
law and many o the best lawyers ta"ity admit this by
discouragius a. far as 20 shie all litigation Business
of prefer to charge clam OF $500 or even
81 900 10 profit loss rather than take the chances OF
success sui' even where th" questions or law are
simple AMI tha prohAh ~ Winning the sun largely IN
their favor. Tao competitions IN rd!e are II ANYTHING
sharper tLan ever and merchants cannot afford u make
many OF these uuccral dcbts the Of the year
Whore them the remedy Ar the laws 80 far hChihd
thcspgit OF the times that nothing he done Com
lc;o ana ample usIca cannot be looked for IN every
case hut branches of trade method has beeh
devised as Produce Exchange aud among tie cot
ton brokers, whereby differences may be ahlu'ucn
throu "a ~ atom OF arbitration. by OF G5vcrn-
Committee. who .c decision Is prompt and hal lao
new Code OF CIvIl Procedure has By arbitration (Sec
cap. II, TIlc - provided similar remedy. Inc rem
cdy ITSELF h0wcvcr not now, rs almost all OF IT'S pro
visions are compiled frOa laws previously in the statue
book bat he method OF procedure the various IIOVI-
s,ons AMI requirements OF the law upon this subject are
there collected arranged and expressed thai there -
no special difficulty in interpreting thcir meaning even
bg one who l',s not been trained to the law.
There is and Justly, much complaint against the
workings OF the present jury sy stem, bat afb-
na.Ion enables parties select their own
determine subject only revision Of courts OF record
where they decide improperly, ia to qupsi ns which
have been rI5mitcd TO them. There can be no qIc
ton u Il thai r law Of tod l. fully one udred years
behind the hu ines, wants aud r'qurcncC OF The com
MUMMY and nat IN the CITY OF Ecw-NO-k 1t Is almost
impossible 10 get case tried any OF the courts OF
rccod in les than six months year and there IL
auy reason for delay uuusra FOR 10 he at
issue for the space o three or years before they
are ticd. The advantages OF giving To liii2ans the
r. rht To select their judges great when we con-
slider that IN may branches ~ trade and nanu1CtCre
the rules, conditions sometimes difficult
parcs 10 Iarrr can dia0n- ihe Trade and select
unnlr'S OF E"tr dts ut" WdO may b. sdid Ia bc
10 ride according 10 The strict night AMI do substan
tiH iuSii Than II men nOran % the cls IN! u>ae"s
oi tac ira 80, NV FAlil q III ihc HW uhdrlah' 10 a'lh
Themselves with The merits oi TINS particular caTc ana
Go iiscc according 10 established precedent ANA,
I.Ur'uVr:. Ga" chances ore that In the form
c,,.c both parties are more apt 10 he sal SIZED
VIA Il 't-'on ti1n IN the latter. and more
willing ~ abide ~ The r'-ui;.
AMER the 3lors have made their awIri npplca-
ton made the c"Iri sp"c @ la The sub.nssl Tor
az oritr onii uig the award ANA upon Continuation
I i.iucnt b. III. rcd conformity Herewith ~
upon rrcrcr's report IA an action. thus making a suO-
ally action In winch arbitrltOrs act 10 referees
Hcaf ana determine .h' Isslcs.
hay hr objected taHt tn. sy-rn is liable 10 all tho
drly- INGREDIENT uIuc C!ius h'tuIt referees but ~
Tors have tnI> ma't'r under hr own c"nirol nri II
they P,rt"S comm, hf'r" t"lh 10 tEh' 'lInH iit
IN I 81, u.Id'!i' sud "' d.o" no Itnfc -"ry W''slc
al fu-. TIE lrt "f tn, apparent i' wi re en-
nrry TIC raj adoption II THIS fys'cin ot
hltrifi'u would jN - q i'uN a. clear ;hc cio''G ct
cal 'rs a. 90 cIa:fi; 1T lilDrc IL o. ipi u i'
icct,! every art Woul De- so t'tl-4; ~ that
trIc v,I.l %" ur appeal, gel care n "a" - c..on 81
ErCo'. Il. oin. G,l~,I WILLIAM \. snlyS