The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-31
PARKER HEAD OF
AMERICAN BAR
Former Candidate for Presidency
Of the United States Is
Honored.
LOS ANGELES TO BE
NEXT MEETING PLACE
Clash in the American Bar Asso.
citation Over Roscoe Pounds
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elected president of the American Bar
association, to succeed George R. Peck
of Chicago, without opposition, and by
reclamation, at the closing session Of
the association in the state capitol, st..
Paul, today. When Judge Park er 8
name was read by F: w. Lehman,
chairman of the general council, at the
burst of applause which greeted it
gave. proof that his election was as
sured.
John Hinckley of Baltimore, Md,
of Albany, N. Y, treasurer, were re-
nominated and reelected.
Election of vice presidents followed
states, BY, their delegates H; G. Mer-
Ger of Minneapolis was elected vice
president for Minnesota. Other Min
nesota officers are Daniel Fish of Min
neapolis, Charles W. Farnum of St.
Paul, Ambrose Tighe of st. Paul and
j. L. Washburn Of Duluth.
The following were hamsd a. an x
Los Angeles, CAL; Ralph W. Broken
ridge of Omaha, Neh- Rome G. Brown
of Minneapolis, Mimi; Walter G. Smith
Of Pennsyll yania; Charles F. Libby Of
Portland, Me. -<--.........'> =. ..-- =, i
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gross Internationale DIES Avocats.''
''Other Business
Following the presentation Of nomi-
nations, the association made a vigor-
GUS attack upon a heavy batch of I'M
finished business. The first matter to
come up was the deferred report of the
executive committee.
A resolution authorizing the general
mil 10 ,+pD1 Srl> lot, tlo
newly organized Association Interna-
tionale DIES Avocats,'' contained in
this report, was made the object of
a brilliant attack by James 0. Crosby
of Ganovello, La. Judge J. M. Dick
enson Of Chicago sought to amend the
resolution to imply recognition rather
than adhesion. The matter was finally
passed on to the next annual meeting.
Another section of this report pro-
vided for the creation of standing
committee on taxation.
Los Angeles Next.
meeting. F. E. James of Cincinnati
presented a resolution naming Los An.
geles, subject to the order Of the ex-
ecutive committee. This motion was
carried. ...,
George B. Wheeler of New York in
printing and distribution of 1900
Pound of Lincoln, Neb., on "The
Causes of Popular Dissatisfaction with
the Administration Of Justice.' James
B. Andrews of New York Immediately
took the floor to oppose this motion on
the ground that the paper contained
not indorse. Mr.. Pound then rose to
state that many Of the sentiments
ascribod to the paper were not to be
Urges Insurance Control.
Federal control of insurance was
urged in the report of the committee
on insurance, submitted to the associa
ton today. Not only did this report
urge the federal government to assume
control of the insurance companies
but it also condemned the Armstrong
act in decisive terms. This report
reads in part: 49,
INSURANCE is in constant warfare
with bankruptcy and ruin, but is lever
victorious. Fire insurance furnishes in
demnity against our annual fire waste
of $15O,0O0,O0O. The life companies
raid their .poolGicgyghhodldders in the year
ance Press, May IS, 19o6.) More PEG
pie are, therefore, directly concerned
with insurance than with any other in
stitution of modern life, and the pub
lie interest in insurance is intense; but
the almost universal ignorance with re
gard to it and the principles upo1
which it is based has made possible
thru legislation ostensibly supervisory
but actually destructive in its tenden
cy, greater menace to the interest!
of the policyholders than they have
suffered thru the mismanagement anl
dishonesty of company officials and the
Incompetence or unfaithfulness, charac
terlstlc OF the majority of the state in
surance departments. ..~-,E'
1T is natural that an aroused anc
angry public should demand legisla
ton to correct the evils now
disclosed, but it is absurd tt
commit the direction of corrective leg
1slation to either the opponents or thu
5eneticiaries of system under which
commercial dishonesty has t1ourished K
such an extent as to be a national dis
grace. ~z :.tr---r.
1.-The most conspicuous exhibition Of
legislative unwisdom is found in The
bills prepared by the Armstrong com
mlttee and passed by the: New Yorl
legislature, the most conspicuous be
cause 1t has had the widest advertise
ment and because of the things which
The committee might have. done bu1
failed to do and its ignorance of tn.
SUBJECT is confessed. Dr. William A
F,ricke, reinsurance commissioner 3,
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