River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-27
WARMLY WELCOMED.
Lord Russell Given a Great Ova-
ton at Saratoga
Engiand's Chief Justice Speaks on Inter
national NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
United states-English People
Must Work Together

Saratoga, N. T., Aug. 21.-NU s-caser
ovation was ever presented to any speak
sr In Saratoga than that accorded Lord
Russell, lord chief justice of England.
when he entered Convention hall Thurs
day morning TO address the American
6ar association in the nineteenth annual
convention here assembled. Apple use
was long continued by the audience of
$500 persons. In introducing Lord Rus
sell President Storey sai5:
st have now the very great pleasure. not
Of introducing. for he needs no introduce
ton TO any English-speaking lawyer, but
of presenting 10 you Lord Russell. of Kill
lowen. the lord chief justice of England.
who will deliver the annual address on
international Arbitration"
Lord Russell Speaks
As Lord Russell stepped forward the
audience broke into unrestrained APP
plause, which continued for fully
minute. He prefaced his address by
saying:
IN, nrs4 words must he in acknowledge
ment of the signal honors done me by In
viting me to address you on this interest
ing occasion. You are a congress OF law
yers met here to take council. In no mar
row spirit. upon questions AFFECTING your
profession, to consider the needs for legis-
alton which time and experience develop:
to consider the tendencies OF legislation.
state and federal, and the course OF judicial
decision" IApplause.1
Praise for the United States.
Speaking of the formation ofinterna-
tional law, Lord Russell compiim ented
the United States thus:
1T is not too much to say that the I'M
doubted stream - tendency IN modern In
terr stionPl law to mitigate the horrors
81 IN ht1maufza make less in
human It's methods. and to narrow the
area of its consequential evils. is largely
due to the policy of your statesmen and
the moral influence of your Jurists."
Impediments to Arbitration.
Speaking of the difficulties in the way
of effective arbitration. he said:
But there are differences TO which. even
as between individuals, arbitration Is in
applicable-subjects which ~ d their coun-
terpart In the affairs Of ma tl)ns. Men do
not arbitrate where character Is at stake.
nor will any self-respecting nation readily
arbitrete on questions touching It's ma
tional Independence or affecting its honor.
again, q nation may agree to arbitrate
and then repudiate its agreement Who
is to coerce 4? or, having gone TO arbitra-
ton and been worsted, II may decline to be
bound by the award. Who Is to compel 1t
These considerations seem TO me TO
Justify two conclusions. The first Is. that
arbitration will not cover the whole field
of international controversy, and the sec
ond, that unless and until the great pow
ers of the world, In league. bind them
selyes to coerce a recalcitrant member OF
the family of nations-we have gtill to face
the more than possible disregard by pow
erful states of the obligations of good
faith and of Justice.
English People Must Work Together.
Concluding, the speaker said;
Mr. President. began by speaking of
the two great divisions - American and
British-of that English-speaking world
which you and represent to-day. ana with
one more reference to them 1 end.
who can doubt the influence they pos
sess for insuring the healthy progress and
peace of mankind? But If this influence is
10 be fully felt, they must work together
In cordial friendship. and each people In
its own sphere of action. IL they have
great power, they have also greet re-
spons'hility. No cause they espouse can
fail: 40 cause they oppose can triumph.
The future is, In large part, theirs. They
have the making of history I'm the times
that are to come. The greatest calamity
that could befall would be strife which
should divide them.
"I.et us pray that this shall never be.
Let us pray that they. always self-respect-
ing each in honor upholding its own flag.
safeguarding its own heritage OF right.
.nd respecting the rights OF others, each
in its own way fulfilling its high national
progress and the peace OF the world.
Vote of Thanks.
Lord Russell concluded his address at
to.15 o'clock. AS he closed the audi
ence vigorously applauded, and then
Edward j. Phelps, of Vermont, moved
that the thanks of the association be
presented to Lord Russell for the elo-
auent address which they had had the
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as was also the following:
Resolved. That the American Bar asso-
citation concurs with the principles enunci-
eted in the eloquent address of Lord Chief
Justice Russell. Be 1t further,
"Reaolyed That II be referred to the
committee on international law TO recon-
mend such 1urther Gauss VI inter huu ohai
arbitration.
Robert ID. Benedict, of New York,
chairman of the committee on judicial
administration and remedial procedure,
presented a very voluminous report
which. in the main, favored appeal in
criminal cases.
Work L. Finished.
Saratoga, n. Y, Aug. 22.-When the
American Bar association convened at
10: 80 o'clock Friday morning for their
concluding days session. the first bust
ness taken up was the election of Of
fcers for the ensuing years. The Of
fcers elected were as follows:
President James NJ. Woolworth. OF
Omaha, Neb.
Secretary-John Hinkley. of Baltimore.
Treasurer-Francis Pawle, of Philadel-
phia.
Executive Committee-Alfred Hemen-
wey, Boston; Charles Clafln Allen, St.
Louis; William w. Howe. New Orleans.
A vice president for every state in the
union and members composing the local
council in each state were also elected.
The association completed it's labors
at 12:45 adjourned sine die.