The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-18
CHIEF JUSTICE OF ENGLAND.

There arrived IN New YORK on SUNDAY
Lord Russell OF Kinowen. lord chief jas
tee OF Great Britain. who Is to address
tbs United States bar by invitation on the
subject of international law. He IS better
known as Sir Charles Russell. formerly
attorney general OF England. II is need
less TO say that man who has risen to
such a position In the English judiciary
must be a man or exceptional at
talnments. II IL only recently that he
succeeded the late Lord ColeridEe, but for
many years hs has been conspicuous
figure at the bar.
Lord Russell. although he has often
been engaged in cases where politics fig
AIRED 10 a considerable extent. has always
taken very high ground and has done
much to exalt the profession. He recently
engaged in a controversy with Judge
Holmes. or the supreme court of Massa-
ehusetts, which just now possesses new
interest. IL started in some remarks OF
Lord Russell on the bar as a profession,
and ne laid great stress upon the adyisa-
biAty of a university training and a uni
yersity degree He Old not claim that
they were necessary TO success at the bar.
but was satisfied that those who were not
able 20 obtain such advantages would
and the want of them in a great or iess
degree throughout their public lives. Judge
Holmes on the contrary gave it "a his
experience that a scholastic type OF man
had more chances OF success in England
than here where the men at the top
are usually hard fighters" Seholarliness,
as a social accomplishment, Is more i'm
portant in England than in this country
and for that reason he did not regard uni
verssty training SO essential as the English
lawyer did.
That q lower standard OF education has
been generally accepted in this country
il due to two causes. bat It IS none the
less to be regretted. one cause Is the ease
with which attorneys can be admitted 70
practice, ana The other Is that the RAPID
growth OF the West developed a type OF
lawyer almost entirely unknown In the
older countries aud even In the Eastern
states As Lord Russell says. robust minds
can do much 30 make good the want Ok
university training. but It Is almost indis-
prnsah.o 20 the making OF an accomplished
lawyer IN the sense In which Chief Justice
Marshall. Tor instance. answered that
description. lie suggests a higher ideal
81 tse lawyer-onc who may make a great
advocate. a great Judge, great writer or
a great legislator. or an % these. Judge
Holmes does not underyalue the moral or
even the e.lectuai advantages Of a uni-
versiry education. bur he does not con-
slider IL important for what he calls asht-
ing success he thinks shat a man may
sweep juries before him. command The
attention OF Judges. counsel sagely in
great affairs or be leader tn any senate
81 The country with nothing OF the scholar
/ about HIN.
/ The controversy Is interesting az show
ing ia parable, lines the difference between
me two nations. and While we cannot bat
( admire the polished grace Of the English
jar.st. we have none thc Jess a feeling Of
I pssde ia she practical 4 somewhat rugged
force 81 his American antagonist TIA The
s,scusslan. In some respects they would
agree INA, In both countries mary men
make A mistake In their selection % the
/ lax as a profession. Lord Russell says the
( word Il fun % men Who have nothing 20
T say ana say g with ease and srace. ana
/ svea wlta Waat sometimes passes Tor elo-
I 9usner. bas be says be BIAS never known
/ any man who hai something 20 say which
/ was worth saying who. whatever his df-
/ scuttles - uiferances or natural poverty
/ ~ language have been. has net been able
20 say shat something foreib,y and vea.
paais. Weaser pat ta3s gi5.s aore
/ fa~egb,y. 81 seems 10 uS. s0a Httie more
{ gfathea.sy ahen. In BIS ce.eb-s;e3 oratl5a
. "a Jsha Adams. Be sall. ",gearaess. force
I a-a eatnastuess arc the qualties whsch
( aasfaee4 eaat .eslar.." These are the
no,essary qualities bar tasy So not al
vars ~ sgetAer. j. e. no uncommon
. ,Aire % aaa a snan wha car be sarnes,
/ sna vclaa1o cnozEh in advocating a
/ cause he has 40 r,Art 81 private a.seuszoa.
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ether hAna raaay q car moss e,oQsens
sneakers have seen zasa who sia n5i POS
ssss the advantages o university ca.turo.
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eeln as ka example.
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pressinE views wAseh sse the sa,s - ass
ewn sralalax ara ere traditions q tAs
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