The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-18
LEGAL LIGHTS IN
ANNUAL SESSION.
The American Bar Association Meets
in Saratoga
WAR, ANNEXATION, CONQUEST.
The President Delivers an Eloquent
Address with This rs His Theme.
Many Distinguished Lawyers
We're in Attendance.
WAR, ANNEXATION, CONQUEST,

SARATOGA. y. Y. August 1.-The
American Bar Association began its am
nuai session here to-day. inere was o.
large attendance OF distinguished mem
bers OF the bar from an parts OF the
country. The president William Writ
Howe. Of Louisiana. made the annual
address.
President Howe spoke in part as fol-
lows:
Din reviewing the work Of Federal legis-
| lation during the past year wo ere az
once confronted with the questions OF
war. annexation and conquest To those
Of MS who took part In The late Civil
War and knew what real war meant b.
seemed unfortunate that our nation
should be- again subjected % trial by
wager OF battle. But the trial came. and
we could only stand together. each In
his own way for the flag There is no
use to disguise the evils OF such COM
| Hicf But we may look also mo the COM
pensations az calamity. u we have yell
! low journalists and jingo poIitici4ns. who
ply their voc4tiOns ar "a safe distance
/ from the range OF even modern proiec-
tiles. we have also such men MS Dewey
az Vermont. Sampson of New York.
Schlev OF MARYLAND. Hohs0n OF Alabama
and Augustin OF Louisiana ~ types or
American manh0Od-n ] were 10 name
them an would simply be calling roll
of thousands OF heroes from North.
soufhs. Eost and Wcst-and we feel that
now. 40 least We have common coun-
| try. wherein we may forget our contro-
! versiCs OF ,he past. and together press
forward 20 some better and higher ma
| u0nol lie.
EDUCATED SKILL.
Another compensation may perhaps be
found in the trlumphs of educated skin
which have thus far Illustrated the pro-
! gregs OF the war We an remember no
doubt during years that are past how
some member Of Congress would now and
then emerge from his native Jungle and
rave against West Point and Annapolis.
and the Newport War College and the
I.eavenwOrth Post Graduate School, and
declare that they were hot beds OF arts
t0cracy and productive only or dudes.
Why should the public money be wasted
ON culture so undemocratcf Why NOT
apply % To- improve the navigation or
Bitter Creek in the hills of the member
own district But when The time OF
trouble came We quickly found that IL
was to these educated dudes that We
must look for great deeds. From which
facts those OF us who believe in higher
education In law. as well as in other pro-
LESSONS. may take comfort 90 our souls.
Important action which may be called
legislative iu its character IS found IN
the orders Of the President addressed
90 the Secretary OF War ON the 18th OF
last month. concerning tho occupation or
Santiago and the administration OF us
civil affairs by the commanding general
Of the United states forces. These orders
were doubtless made I'm view of the rules
a. ~ Of
United states IN the case OF Leitensdorfer
US. webb. 90 Howard. 170. Tho court
I'm that controversy had occasion
20 deal with the power OF the
Executive TO establish government
and law I'm conquered territorr. The case
came up from New Mexico. II appeared
that upon the acquisition in the year 1876.
bv the armies OF tho United states. Of the
Territory OF New Mexico, the civil gov
eminent OF that Province having been
overthrow the commanding officer,
| General Koarney. holding possession for
the United states. in virtue OF the power
OF conquest and occupancy and In obe-
dience 90 the duty of maintaining the
! security OF the inhabitants In their per
SONS and property ordained. under the
! sanction and authority OF the United
! States q provisional COZ temporary gov
eminent for the acquired country
PRIVATE RELATIONS.
| The court said in regard 20 this ac-
! ton that "by This substitution of a new
| supremacy. althol gh the former political
! relations Of the inhabitants were dis
! solved. their private relations. their
| rights vested under he government Of
! their former allegiance. or those arising
| from contract or usage. remained in full
! force and unchanged except so far as
/ they were ln their nature and character
! found 90 be I'm conflict with the Consti-
| tuition and laws az tho United States or
with any regulation which the conquerlng
and occupying authority should or
! dain"
The annexation OF Hawaii and the
! possibility of thc acquisition of other
! Islands inhabited hy races quite different
from our own win present many prob
/ lems in law as well ass politics on the
| one hand we DO NOT wish 10 abandon the
| idea OF a representative republican gov
/ eminent devoted t0 the securing Of the
! rational freedom of the individual. who
! checrfuiy Obevs its laws because hc has
| made them by himself or his mandate
! r.cs. ON the other hand. we are not
| quite prepared 90 believe that the gospel
! of the town meeting viii necessarily Doe
a means OF saving grace 20 the Islands az
the tropic sea.
Lfll IrIA M ll4AN.
We may hone for the best. but ~ the
| same. time they may have reasonable
| fears of the future. 10 might be well for
! Congress 90 consider plan Of govern
| mcnt which has existed I'm Louisiana at
! various periods of its history sometimes
| called the administrative plan. if
| this were applied t0 the Hawaiian ISL
| ands the President with the advice and
| consent OF the Senate would appoint
say q Governor. observation-disclosures
! Secretary. Auditor. Treasurer. Attorney
! General Superintendent or Education and
such othe executive and administrative
| officers as might boz necessary. and the
whole body of officers OF this kind would
| ca oihcio from legislature Inc stat
! utes enacted by this legislature would De
| the law of the tcrritory-unless I'm con-
| travention Of tho constitution. laws or
| treaties Of the United States III such
"a government were honestly admins
| tered 70 might De successful III corrup-
ton and abuse crept 600. the President Of
the United States could 40 any uIne re-
move the offenders and appoint honest
and capable successors / merely sug-
gest This in passing. as something worthy
Of discussion.
The speaker then gave summary OF
congressional and state lesl7lauon LOT
the year past. with special nouce or the
more important laws. and the ADDRESS
was concluded as follows: .
AT the last two meetings OF this Asso-
citation we have adopted without dlss IL
resolutions in favor Of some form OF IN
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