Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-09-30

logical reasOner and his briefs in
cases before the courts Of last resort
are models of perspicuity and ele-
gance of style.
We quote the following from the
Anglo-American Times, London, En-
gland, April 10, 1892, on the Beh
ring Sea question;
The Behring Sea case now goes
for settlement before commission
Of arbitrator, and it certainly is
desirable that the merits should be
understood both by the claimants
and those who deny the claim. To
understand a question it is requisite,
indeed imperative, that both sides
should be heard, and we are able to
get the American side before our
readers from an able lawyer, held to
be the best brief writer and pleader
at the Chicago bar His statement
is addressed to the Times as an open
letter, but it matters little what the
| form given may be- Judge Simonds'
object evidently is to correct what
he regards as the one-sided exposi-
tion which all along has been suf-
| fered to appear in the leading jour
nal. The Times writes as if the case
had only one side-that it was an
impudent assumption to pretend that
! there is another side-So its readers
as they have often been before, may
be amazed at finding the decision adj
verse to England. and attribute the
ruling to the malice and uncharita-
bleness of some anti English mem
bers of the Commission. We do not
presume t. say that the decision will
be for or against the United States,
but We do say that the Republic has
strong plea to put in, and it would
be we'll to read and consider the lead
ing facts as brought together in the
open letter We made some inqui-
ries as to the competency OF our cor
respondent, who is pledged to write
on other AnglO-American subjects
for our columns, and the knowledge
we had acquired has been fully con-
frmed.
"Mr Simonds' clients are lawyers,
for although there is no division in
the profession as in England which
marks the line between solicitor
and barrister, the tendency of
profession to drift into channels OF
convenience virtually draws this dis
tinction in the large cities. There
are pleaders in the courts; there are
counsel to whom lawyers go for Opin
ions on points Of law, there are mel
peculiarly qualified by natural abili
ty and training to grasp the salem
points Of a case and the bearing 0
the law, especially in relation TO tn
views held by the judges before whom
the case would come When lawye
is employed by lawyers, it is becaus
he is an able pIeader, or is well skillet
j concerning the law in a branch 0
his profession: or, because he can ad
+ wise and guide on the case as draw
2 up in .heir briefs and Mr. Simond
q occupies a position Of that sort in tn
C courts Of Illinois
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