Telegram-herald., 1889-11-16


Flsld. and .hs Rev Or Henry u Field, Of
The EvGnSe,isr. Mr Field was born at Had
dam, Com, Feb. i3, lsC5, graduated at VII
li.nscolsgs 10 $50; was si1uitte-d % the bar
In Islss, and prsscticed cOntinnOusly UP % 1875.
As FAR back a. iS30 he wrote Letter on the
Reform Of The Judicisry Systorn,n which at
tTaeted WIDE astsution, and from that
tire on hsss been forsunost ia the cause
OF reforming and codifyfng the laws. His
cosuuhsted cos3ss q civu and criminal pro
essirTro ~oro Submitted to th9 legislature IN
lsE0 Fns code of C-fvil procedure WAS adopt
81 after bari fZhf, and his system is now
IN operation u egsuuty four states and terri
s0rissl In 1913 Mr. Field presented his ~Out-
hnes oc an Intsrn1sti0nal Code % ths Social
Scfancs congress. Il WA translated into
various foreign languages and resulted IN tho
formation OK an International associatbon de-
signed Co eirrhsr the adoption n his prUfect-
ThOuyh - ysars q aye, Mr.. Field - hale and
vigorous as ever. snd no less ardent IN the
caIzzs u ccsaScasbOn.
Nr. Fisld sKd, Il Il said Of Daniel We'd
ster that. when he was thinking OF BE-
euniu-z iawysr, some 0os asked him wh-th
or the lsgaI pr0sesSon was not oyercrowried
EIs answer was that tkers was always room
In she front rank
The san1s D sssSsr can DO given now by any
one Who knows anything ~ the profession.
Ti.srs Is. zad wil Always be, room enough In
the trout raBk The other ranks ara greatly
ovsrcrowded There 4 great jostiiug and
crOuslinZ-
There are more lawyers in the United
Stats IN proportion - the population than
IN any other country Ia the world. The num-
bsr Is a little less than 70 00o and this for
pcpulauon Of, ssy, %, 10000.
How DOS Ibis proportion compare with
that q other coVna-tss} Il IS vastly greater.
took occasion Two OF thTes years ago 70 in
quire about tbs number Of lawyers in France
aid Germany France has q population Ok
a. O00 60 sai has g. oCO lawyers and :, 400
ofIiclIis who 90 tbe work Of attorneys with
as Ia other words. it hss o1e lawyer %
every 4.572 po-s1us Germany has 1000 law
ysrs and 100000 population, or one lawyer
b. svsry 8 s23 pcTsUnS
Last ysar the ccu-r-issdonsrs on the rsvis-
hon of M code u svide1cs beng requirsd TO
srnd c0pirs ot sheir .w0rS 70 the lawyers ot
tlsis state gsnsr1Tiy. ~ ascsr:ain the names
and address, 0f shout Logo lawyers in View
York s.s,e TIE pcruht-icn Of the srszte is
shout 500 000 AuT G1s cau calclIiate for
hfrnssif shat The ratio O lawysrs 10 the popU-
lsfgon Il % jsl 1n-ss-s art1s ~ ths popu-
lasion ara women and naies ander AGE, sud
hsncc. ia Ns~ T0rs ro.e, there i one law
Yer b .VsrY Sc males O. s5ii.s aga This IA
Siu1plva mater - calcu'srio-i. ard any ons
kan rls 81 is tor kinzsif ~ weii as I. and can
tnd.-s vhetber that ls ovu-cro-vl Or rot.
= bas Is The ratio cf lawyers - toe popaia-
ticu I'M th.s ra.ss ~ ths Unite. Sostssi Les.
should shinx. has Ia ths II q Esv York,
but sccar.iinE to the best calcula ations I can
u,aks thsrs ara 5000 lawyers m the Dnited
States for pcpuieriou 7f. SAY. sCoa0o0
fThA calculation. ~ ccurss, iacludas View
York state That means that there Is one
Hs~v-- s5r every ECO cf population. OF one
e. every 2-0 naalcs 70 fv1 aCB.
attributs shs ever-ro wing 60 he con
fasion I'm s-e avs ani tha i-1ora-cs of tha
pp-r,ie r0rrerr 1E t1e--. I- las gotten so
row thss h,rl s1y gnaa n a-,siness isras
rsare cor--1cs ~ -,oue r~-rs-- -r his law
yer Tru ass else -~~rerfvi III my opinion,
h - to col-srt. --nfir--. sr1 ar-anrs -he laws
bv which the people are --~s-uef IN rseir
daiIr e~1rrsc--irre. in r.f-T H---is to reaE.
q cr~ie fcr the rcTr's his. thcu-h Z havs
ben vcrko- f1r it d-rrg Che .sse f1rrv
y,ars. ras asf- al every scs1 vi-h the s,r7rg
49, isferrr red oprr-i.i'1 cf great ''fy Of
ts-vvsrs. whether a r wy n them 0r ret
I csorot tsl TIE iencar ere ccnf 1-i17 zoes
eu. sf,e Ererter r1u=t ,e tis -.ruoar oi the
tsrvers ft rrl s,rl 90 -1 ca SRI tas- a eta
rsn iu hnsiecs uuss hars q lawyer 81 ais
eilov 81 che tirs
how Is it is ether ccuntTiesf y sI. I an
informed taat. r a cvesaCn arisos in a
ssc-, 1n Paris. 30 IS ~ uuclE1ulon thing for
a. shon xrI to aake down t'se Frsnch code
frurl Ire shelves ani dad an srs~er 20 ths
ausssi'rn.
As r--sr-is ths matter - gaining ai i.'issi1n
:, tsa hn- 5o rot rhink It IS aav srrer now
then if Tss Yesrs srr. TIE iswTsrs cf tesiav
ar hstter ssiaei thar lawyers formerly
-pre I srtr1bl7rs fsis chiefF t' -he lav
z-hc.,is Yen sss rs & Z advise Young men
a. enter th- rrrfessscrl Z answer taat tas
sa1al profession IS tae fret rra afssson in ere
c-r-frv. sf-i has arore n RI than any
sfhs~ ~ sftract szrhief-rs F-u0v n--n -
s-s.ot sas-d -7rs, esssf .aie the question
e. n---H = ~ fasis ttss he car rfish dis
W. E, re frrsr rank rr nssr e. - aiu E'o
"a. Il he s n hs ieft Ia the rear, .et h.in