New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-02
SOCIETY AND THE STATE.
PUBLIC QUESTIONS CONSIDERED BIZ So
CIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
PROFESSOR RUSSELL on INTERNATIONAL An
B1reATrov-ExpgRT TESTIMONY DIS
CUssEp BY ST. CLAIR

e,ro,og, " V Sent At this mornings sss-
sion NJ tho American Social Science Association
subjects were discussed tina depaI tment ~ lrS-
pyu0e,ce The department chairman professor
Francis Wayland Of New Haven. maze mo opsnlns
address
-. Isaac Franklin Russell. n the Ne~-YorR
University Law School read paper on tho dn"S-
non =. an International Disputes Re JudiciaHN We
terr,ined?' IN the course Of which hH $40
There must surely he some reason. deep seq ted
In human nature for he glory that accompanies
the contemp, for physical pain. for aetthl eytn'
that marks tho hero Why i " tms, roy ,r,nie ~
our great universities and know nothing on ~ ~
ppstssms,t $40 WIS Is q ihat football mas come
INFO such commanding notice ~ our cAlei sea- ~
May 9y wb inc f6oPIbs rsny in he
litter more are knocked OUT under the rule wa,
srs he greatest prizes Of university lie-those
awarded not by the trustees or ne iatna,g as q
n recognition Of eood-feiiowshp ana well,rounded
S 60 largely 20 sns'f for physical
Pain ana the summonins of every fac1ty n N "nS
piaadts' Are not these now Just as they hs 1S
ever been. and are they not Likely '" survive snu
Rn Waa N of iq law and Do they
20 compose the quarrels Of private .l,sens' az, enn
nay M 10, IN snrsme Eorf of udcs
high tribunal Of Justice whose lnr ,G 40
putes that NAV arise between the various nations
piaekstone, in his Commentaries" makes dis
tinction between remedies by act Of ne part
which has been attacked ny some iurists az IN
philosophical The summary redrtss " gllev sd ~
our la law both civii and criminal as for example.
IN the case of abatement of certain nuisances
re ena n The ." nouTna burgar and the
hishwayman. II killed by citizen While RESTING sis
person. or on his wife child. or even IN ms
cd IN ho pN6HP harEman
martial with power TO infiot the death penaiy
Of anf intimacy nd naval IN ali these
cases the supervenng Of the Laws traditional DE-
lave would be the very SmaT Of aD soIe
iish Justice.
LIMITED FIELD
The neld Of arbitration is necessarily limited.
There are many issues that cannot be arei'rated
nor even discussed, II honor is 10 be maintained
This Is true alike in the realm Of public and Of
private law. citizen may do well To arb!,fate
with his banker or with a. tradesman any question
involving an account. the possession Of vouchers,
the accuracy Of computation the delivery ~
goods: sovereign States. disputing with ono an
other. may we'll submit 70 orbtrament questions
of customs duties or of delimitation Of Territory.
But what man would refer to arbiIrstore per.
sonal assault upon member NJ his family what
nation would argue in court the cause OF rebellion
Compulsory arbitration is irreconctlable Win the
the State. The faacy inherent in such schemes
is apparent In the legislation Of some of our West
wages. A man has clear rieht to sell his labor
in any marks, for whatever price he Is wiling TO
uncongen!a employment at WILL Legislation un-
a ts Sos o o w DSe he hs
doned is equivalent to the reestabshment Of slav
ss Sn IN s se s orc S 10 s com
,roversy to forum Of argument rather than rest
The organization of an international tribunal Is
peculiarly difficult on account s, ot the great IN,
the earth. To 6e practical let ask. How
Germany, Russia and Austria be Content each
with one judge and eheGrfuliy GSncede an r equal
Denmark Holland and Belgium One nation
arc ompeoT goous
healthy and progressive.
rsne sroT se of Standing tT
bunals AZ unlimited competence are failures prac,
SsssGq but II snfGTSns judgment Ultimately 81 stsE.
such sa a tribunal 10 avoid But Inc world viii arm
tina, this is a poor step toward perpetual peace
Finally. few. men could be inirusted win the
then oondemning seriatim the proudest and most
powerful sovereigns in the world, There could be
Arrogance to use phrase Of Lord Chief Justice
Russell at Saratoga two years ago would soon soon
would Re gods. Power so vast cannot be sufi-
GENTLY safeguarded.
tive arm by which to v,ndicate It's authority and
Of the state and its sense Of obligation 70 the
dictates Of the universal conscience snfrclent
STUDY and rejection force us to the conclusion that
the conscience OF Incorporated human naturento
that Of the average constituent individual Do
great statesmen and diplomats, in whose keeping
s.lfrestrsint than private ndividuais do under
similar circumstances? The public Is quasl-cor-
The States lack of complete personality with fne
a wso een model n pT vi 's
but who does not ssruple to commit perjury wh s
Ger be evaded.
IMPORTANT RESULTS OF ARBITRATION.
History shows how great is the field OF arbitra-
ton. In spite Of necessary limitations How long
and how often has the possession OF the Rhine
lend been disputed by nations in arms. And yet
how simple II often is to delmit territory by
peaceful means, Every part Of our Northern boun-
United States. and yet peaceful negotiation and
Sa s Se resty Hs Of Wpshmge in III made an
epoch in the history OF the law Of nations. by sub
,wsen Eh NJ and the United States History
traditions aspirations they ha9 All. N Gommori to
Unique opportunity, which happily was made avail
able to advance the cause Of humanity and civil;
zaiion by action momentous as to arrest and
hcid the attention OF the world
great Angio-ssxon States Can we provide by
treaty in advance OF any tonal difference.
tbe clash Of arms but by the arbitrament Of res
son such a step should be encoura ged as step
in the right direction. II the treaty thus proposed
is a perfect work. and needs no amendment or
from ali the other works OF man. which are fun Of
mistakes We have doubtless much TO learn from
future will have problems Of its own az we have
ours now Other nations NAV scorn our counsel
and rjdicule our propositions "a utopian, but can
not America and England now give an oe,eet les
con 20 the world OF Anglo Saxon States finding IN
reason better means than war rs solvent oi
international problems?
PRESIDENT HUBBELL ON EDUCATION.
Charles Buckley Huobel. president 81 the Bonrd
OF Education Of the city OF Nev-YorA. delivered
an address on the "Ooligation OF the State 70 Pub
lie Education He spoke in part as follows
Persons high In authority have sometimes insist
ec that the A. 3. Cs are all that the state should
SclE nth L. ,aaras