The San Francisco call., 1899-09-01
LAW ASSOCIATION
ELECTS OFFICERS
COmmendS the Work of
Peace Conference.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

| BUFFALO, Aug. 31-The eighteenth an
nual conference of the International Law
Association opened to-day with scarcely a
score of delegates present. In the audi
ence were the wives and daughters of a
number of the British lawyers. The con-
ference was called to order by Joseph G.
Alexander, @. c., of London. Sir William
S. Kennedy presided at the meeting. Sen
ator Charles F. Manderson acted in the
capacity of honorary president. Sherman
S. Rogers delivered the address of well
come. officers were elected as follows:
Sir Richard E. Webster, Attorney Gen
eral for England, president.
Senator c. F. Manderson of Nebraska
honorary president.
Hon Sir William Rand Kennedy, prest-
dent of the eighteenth conference
w. c. lEndicott, Judge of the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts; Bancroft Davis
and Carl Schurz, vice presidents for the
United States
James Alexander and George c. Philli-
more, both of London, secretaries.
Hon. Sir William Kennedy delivered his
inaugural address. He spoke of the ne
cessity for an adjustment of international
maritime insurance, the question of for
egn judgment and the question of immu-
nifty of private property In time of war.
DR. Evans Dosby, secretary of the peace
section. London presented the following
reports of the committee on arbitration:
The conference accepts the report adopted by
the executive council on July Is, 1899, of the
eneciaI committee appointed at the London con
the direction Of the Brussels conference in 1895
presented scheme for the formation Of the
Court of International Arbitration.
The conference cordially thanks the commit
tee for the with which 1t has thus COM
pleted the work intrusted to it. directs that the
scheme be printed in the proceedings of the
conference and commends II to public notice as
the associations contribution to the further
elucidation OF the question
T.
fcation at the adoption by The Hague
Peace Conference of scheme of international
arbitration, which carries out of the main
objects of the association expressed in re-
iterated resolutions of the time Of its opening
conference at Brussels in 1878. The conference
recognizes as especially valuable the following
leading features of the scheme, viz:
First-The nomination of a body Of men of
recognized competence in questions OF tnterna-
tonal law, and enjoying public esteem, who
will be ready to act as arbitrators.
Second-The selection by parties to any in
ternational dispute from among the members
of the above-named body of arbitrators and an
umpire to form arbitration tribunal.
Third-The creation of a permanent admins
trative council, composed of the diplomatic rep
resentatives at the Court of The Hague. with
The Netherlands Minister OF Foreign Affairs
Fourth-The establishment under the direction
of the above-named council of permanent bu-
reau whose services Will be at the disposal of
ALI arbtral tribunals.
The conference therefore urges the members
Of the association to their influence in their
ratification of The Hague convention relative to
the settlement of international differences; (b)
to promote treaties between two or more states
agreeing to submit their differences to arbitra-
ton under the provisions of the convention.
The conference decided that a special
committee be appointed to examine in de-
tail the provisions of The Hague conven-
ton and prepare report thereon LOT the
next conference.
The resolutions We're taken UP one by
one. after brief addresses touching their
f4N- ID,,tJ
a paper on Immunity of Private Prop
erty at Sea from Capture During War
He was followed by Thomas Barclay of
Paris on the same subject, after which
the conference adjourned until tomorrow
when a resolution will be offered on the
subject.