Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-08
WITHOUT NDtRNG Prince Ferdinand Fears His PEOPLE BIG MWA
No BAR SAYS[ABOR|
THERE CAN BE

Law Notes leading legal maya
zine gives the following account OF
Maitre Laboris speech at q banquet
Eivcin this eminent lawyer in London:
Maitrc Ldbori. who spoke In excel
lent English, said that, before even
thanking those present for the most
they had given him, he must excuse
himself for addressing them in their
own language. and explain why he
thought 1t necessary to do SO. II was
certainly not In order to make him
self Understood. for he knew very
well before what a select assembly Of
learned men he was speaking. and per-
haTs he ought even to be ashamed OF
numbering the fine and noble English
language. when no doubt all his hear.
ers were thorough masters Of II. On
an occasion such as that when he found
himself among SO many accomplished
and illustriUus gentlemen. and espec.
tally when ne felt so deeply the sense
OF the great honor done TO him, II
seemed to linn that he had no better
means Of expressing his thanks with
simplicity and of showing that his
gratitude was completely devoid Of
rhetorical preoccupatiOn. Certainly
he was not rresumptuous enough to
think that such an amazing manifes-
tation could be in any way attributed
TO his humble person. He thought he
did not misunderstood the true mean
ing Of H. lie was certainly deeply
touched by all that had been said, that
was so exceedingly fiattering. about
himself But he could not ignore tho
fact that the greatest part OF IL was
due TO their kindness and valuable
sympathy Nor was II possible either
for him 10 forget that the dramatic
side OF the events in the midst OF
which he had had to fulfill his pro.
fessional duty for some years past was
particularly calculated to produce an
illusion in their minds as to what they
SC kindly considered his personal mer-
its. lie could not either natter him
self with the idea that they intended
to pay an honor to the French bar.
taken as whole. Certainly he was
very proud of the high honor the pres
idcnt and many others had so Kindly
shown him. End they could easily guess
with what cagcrnCss he associated
himself with their sentiments. But,
naturally. he was not qualified to be
there as the representative OF any
French order of barristers, nor had he
any right to speak in their name. What
the receipt d which had been accorded
to- him meant. IL he was not mistaken,
was to render special homage to the
right Of legal defense, so essential. SO
imprcscriptiblc. and consequently SO
universal. that men OF different coun-
tries, however jealous they might be
OF their own National feelings. could
join together and become one In pro-
claiming II inyiolable. He was proud
e think that his presence this evening
did not seem to be regarded as an un-
worthy opportunity for such purpose.
| nadmitting foreign barrister they
not only marked in n manifest way
their belief that the right of defense
was a natural right; they showed at
the same time that It was the common
aim OF all barristers to protect this
right, which from the most ancient
times had been committed as a sacred
deposit to the bars of all civilized ma
tons. The bar. In fact, was indispen-
sable to secure to the advocate the lib
erty and power to accomplish his pro-
fessional duties There were Circum-
stances, he knew. where nothing else
was required to assist a barrister In
his sometimes arduous task than a
mighty institution. strong association
Of men who. respected and feared for
their knowledge, honor. and influence,
were, at the same time. so thorough
ly united by their professional ideal
that they were in some way compelled
to bring their fellow-members. In
spite of their own counsel. opinions,
or passions. to the support of their
common authority. II has been right
ly said that v ithout independence there
was no bar. II was no less true to add
that without u bar there was no in
dependence for the nation. and where
would this be better understood or
more highly proclaimed than In such