The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-22
BAR ASSOCIATION
MEETS AT DENVER
Many Lawyers Present From
All Over the Country.
DISCUSS MINING LAWS
PRESIDENT WETMeRE SPEAKS
ON SUBJECT OF TRUSTS.


Denver, Aug. H.-The american Bar
association opened its twenty-fourth
annual meeting at the Tabor Grand
Opera House this morning, with a very
large attendance of members, and the
opera house was well filed with Wis
ito-s.
General Charles NJ Henderson of
Nebraska, president Of the association
last year. introduced Edmond NJ. Wet
more in a brief speech. Welcoming ad-
dresses were then given by Platt ROg-
ers for the Colorado Bar association
and Hugh Butler for the Denver Bar
association. A brief response was made
by President WetmOre. after which he
delivered his annual address.
He discussed the more important leg
islatiOn Of the several states under the
following classifiCatiOn- Corporations
and trusts, labor, taxation municipal
ownership, elections, the administra-
ton of the law civil and criminal and
newly created Offenses, eduCg ton. the
laws relating 10 marriage and the re-
l4tion of husband and wife. and laws
upon miscellaneous subjects for the
/ regulation of matters affecting public
health, morals or welfare. Corpora
I items and trusts, President Wetmore
said, continue TO occupy much legisla-
tive attention. He said.
THE Incorporation of a company in
one safe solely for the purpose of doing
business elsewhere is not generally
looked upon with favor ia the states
where they are intended to oDerate.
/ and there 5 "a tendency to exact. IS
far as possible, the same guarantees
and extend the same control over for
eIgn corporations as over those char
tered by the state where they do bust
ness and even TO hold the foreign cor
pOraL0n to a Str1Cfer aCcOuntab ilitv.
ar. We-mOre also said: '-The sub
Jet of trusts has entered into the DO
I llucal issues that divide parties in the
country Time and experience will
doubtless show the expediency of mOdi-
I Tying much Of the legislation that has
been had on this difficult subject
Beyond Legislative Power.
1T is a striking fact. however. that
While thirty states of the Union have
adopted stringent antitrust laws with
Ia the past eleven years. vet during
Lne same period the amount of cap
ltat ana labor employed in the form of
consolidated incorporation, TO which
LIldt name IS usually given, has. in
those very states, steadily and even
enormously increased. which would
seem 10 show that without trenching
upon rights guaranteed by the cOnsti-
tuttons Of ali the states, the abolition Of
that form of employment of capital is
beyond the reach of legislative power
Treating of labor legislation passed
by California, Minnesota. Utah Colo
RADIO, Texas Oregon. Illinois Missouri
and Idaho, the speaker said that "the
/ right TO cooperate belongs to all alike:
that constitutional guarantees secure |
ultrammeied freedom to every man to
give MS labor or to employ the labor
Of others upon such terms as the par
I ties themselves may gree, subject only
to the restraint of such abuses as on
grounds of public policy and the public
I slSIl' may De properly the subject of
/ legislative Interference
On the subject of elections in various
states. especially those in which the
/ election OF United States senators BY
/ the people and the referendum idea
nave been adopted or suggested Mr.
\. etmore said such legislation showed a
/ bodies.
The administration Of the law bv
various states, education and the laws
ieidllhg 10 husband and wife were
naStlly touched upon by the speaker
I aLtet Wnlch he took up the laws and
regulations regarding the public health
ana welfare as passed by several
/ states MI WetmOre said that a gen
e!aI survey showed some defects. !
] among which were LEGISLATION on
portunist legislation. the evil v-bicb
produced what is known as the poIiti-
Cdl Doss- In conclusion he saftf-
| Inc opponents of the extreme doc
lIlhes or socialism are found. not
/ a1tloIS and students and theorists
me preachers of the doctrine of dis
/ content may be met among the edu
J Catsu, the intelligent and wei fnten-
IlJseu qulle as. often as among the
. seiI-Seekers and the dema gOgues"
Naming Of Committees.
., secretary John Hinek Y announced
+ that the executive COZ adj an
proved the applications of new
D TAnTnEnTfffrrr
/ states and territories. Of these. sixty
! tour are from Colorado. They tvere
/ declared members of the association.
/ president WetmOre then announced
/ com ualttees to audit the treasurer's re
! port on publication and on reception
/ me selection of a new general coun-
c'l was taken UP and the fOIIovins
gentlemen chosen. Alabama. Joseph ].
Ilett' Arizona, Everett E Ellinwood;
Arkansas, John Fletcher. California
David L. Wilmington: Colorado. L W
Loyt' connecticut, L. p. Brewster.
Delaware, Anthony Higgins: District of
columbia, Henry =. Davis. Florida r
w Whllams. Georgia. P. w Meldrim.
Idaho, William W. Woods: Illinois. T.
p bond. Indiana, William B. Breen: +
iowa, D. c. Cole; Kansas. John d.
MlHlkln; Kentucky. T. c.. Trebue- Lon
lsldna- William WirthOwe- Maine
y 1l.-,eS T. Libby; Maryland, s A
Nl-lamS- Massac husetrs Samuel Q
Bennett; Michigan. D. H Rail- Mime
sofa hiram F. Stevens; Mississippi. r.
n thompson; Missouri. James Hager-
man Ionlara- A. Q. BOtkin- Nebras- !
x. e. y. Montgomery New HamD- /
Shlre, Joseph W Fellows. New Jersey
=. j. Ferguson. New Mexico. r y
Satron; New York J. Newton Fiero. I
Zorth Carolina, J. Crawford Bfgrs.
NoILn Dakota. Is. F. Spalding: Ohio. J. (
~ sheets. oklahoma Henri. r Ash.
oregon Charles 4. Carey PeunsvIvs /
MIA. F. Wolverton; Rhode island. Ams-
sa =. Eaton, South Carolina C,barlee /
a. woods; south Dakota, c. O. Bailey. /
IgtinesSeg +. g Camp, Texas. F O. /
DIllard; Utah, c. T. Varian- Vermont
buhu B. Iatt- Virginia, s. $. r. Pat j
Jerson; Washington. c. H Hanford. /
West Virginia. W W Van WinzTa- /
W isconSin. r. NJ. Bashford; Wyominr. /
Charles n Potter.
memorial from the Louisiana PR
chase exposition commissioners was
Lead, inviting the assOciat ton to meet in /
st. Louis in 1908. and also to aDDof0f /
"a committee Of ZOE lawyers from me
various states Of the Union. a-t5 If
thought advisable from foreign conn 4
lEieS- TO formulate q plan for a 1lriv-ev