Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-29
Bar Association At Dinner

against interest attributed to kia Ma
haulelua that am acutely conscious o!
the fact that shall be unable to do
the subject OF my toast exact or indeed
any Justice.
Whether or not International arbi.
tration shall be substituted for war IN
the determination Of international is
sues is question of great moment even
at the present time when all existing
International issues have been, for all
practical purposes, finally determined,
and universal peace reigns triumph.
ant.
In these days of invention and scien'
tihc achievement in which the arms
and munitions OF war have attained
such a high state of perfection there
can be but one result to the submission
of an issue TO the aTbitrament of war
humiliation Of the national entail OF
either the one or the other Of the war
ring powpTs-if the neutral and non
combatant nations will permit Of the
/ final determination OF the issues Joined
by wager or battle
/ But neutral and nOn-Combatant ma
4 lions will not permit such tinal deter
minutiOn By such means. No nation Of
4 the earth Is so isolated or Of such little
/ commercial importance that its subJu'
cation and humiliation would not he
u matter Of concern to some national
government other than that with which
/ 1t Is at war. and before the issue be-
tween the contending nations is final.
Is determined, such other nation Is
sure to demand that the matter In dis
pute be determined by arbitration and
recognition OF such demand will be
compelled by the other nations OF the
earth.
II matters in dispute between nations
are invariably determined by interna'
tional arbitration after the commence
ment but before the natural conclusion
OF a war instituted to determine the
issues presented, why should not the
matters in dispute be settled and de-
termined by international arbitration
before the commencement of such war
and thus save thousands of lives and
millions OF dollars to the contendinG
nations?
War a Relic OF Barbarism.
War at best Is a relic OF barbarism
II savors OF time when might alone
constituted right and in this COLDER
. era when the liSht of reason illuminc'
/ and the spirit Of natural justice control
? the nations of the earth in their poll
{ tical and commercial relations will
, each ltner, the Iec' urse to arms as :
means of settling and determining In
ternatiOnal disputes should neither b
S countenanced nor permitted.
[ While the days of prophecy are pas
o venture the prophecy that before tn
Q present decade has passed into histor
r all controversies between nations re
= quiring adjustment and determination
| will he adjusted and determined by In
h ternational arbitration as substitut
1 for war,
The Prevention Of Litigation" wa
the toast with which J. 7. De Bolt
" name was mentioned.
:, Mr.. J. r. DE bolt said II was not u
tended TO stop litigation that nigh
Litigation was an evil incident ,
civilization. While absolutely impo'
y, sible to prevent litigation the lawyer
/. should check II as far as possible
a Lawyers should have the high idea
/ that they followed profession and NJ
= business. It had Eecn sa,
n that the country was ruled h
p the lawyers. II that were so let thcI
| realize their responsibilities, SO tina
10 the civilization Of the world may Il
a advanced. In savage communtic
l. there was individuality but a lack ,
ID unity, As the savage emerged frol
I'd barbarism his wants increased, il
Of u.ylduality declined and community
I'd interest developed, With such deyC
rs opment litigation arose and increase