New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-13
ROOT FIRST PRESIDENT.
O. s. .STRAUS PRESTDES.
american Society of international
Lac Organised Here.

The American Society of International Law. an
outgrowth of the Lake Mohonk peace conference.
was organized last night ar the Bar Association
headquarters.
Elihu Root Secretary OF State was elected presl-
dent. Among the twelve vice-presidents chosen
are three former Secretaries OF State, three
Justices OF the United States Supreme Court
and several diplomats while the tWenty-tnree
members Of the executive council are men well
known in the fields Of statesmenship. law and
diplomacy.
oscar s. Straus presided at the meeting last
night and in his speech told Of its object and pur
poses. lie spoke Of the meeting at Lake MohohA
last June and Of the plans for organizing this so
ciety, which numbers about hundred and TWEEN
ty-five members must OF them prominent men
THE American laws very broad and LIBERAL
said Mr.. Straus, land the United States has oeen
foremost in arbitration and in neutrality laws. 10
become world power we must clothe ourselves
with world clothes to fulfil obligations we
to lay here the foundation for great institu-
tion not only to be felt in this country ont as
an international course. There is before us
glorious work"
The object of the American Society of Interna-
tionaI Law, as set forth in the constitution last
night is foster the study OF international law
and promote the establishment Of international
relations the basis of law and Justice. To this
end it will cooperate with other societies in this
and other countries having the same object
An interesting and lively discussion the pro
posed constitution INDUCED in by some OF the
members present before It's adoption. Some Of those
who took part in 1t were William NJ. WINS, Judge
Hiram Steele Judge Penfeld formerly solicitor OF
the State Department; General Horatio C. King
and DR.. Albert Shaw
Judge Steele was in favor of restricting the So
ciety to members OF tbs legal profession and for
1ner members of the diplomatic service. This view
was supported by Mr.. WINS. Charles Henry BUY
Ter said that the English Society Of international
Law had among its membership steamship COM
panies, railroad companies ana insurance coln-
hat
Insurance. companies had aroused ceased Mr. WINS
was again on his feet and protested against the
commercialisu that the admission Of such corpora
tions would introduce into the society particularly
he opposed to insurance COMPANIES as = P
Of the society.
admit as members lawyers. diplomats. profess
sors clergymen and journalists II you WILL but let
us restrict the membership that when this society
will appear before an international conference IL
will have a good standing and prestige
1,,dqe PenAeId believed that the advice OF men
in the commercial world would be Of value to the
members, while Charles r. Coudert 1r-' look
practical view of the situation and SAID tnAt Ins
LAWYERS would control the society anyway even
with non-professional men as members But Wn@S
we mead besides the brains Of the lawyers, ne
added, 'is money as the snews Of war for peace
The question was finally deferred for future con-
sideration-
Professor James w Scott, of Columbia, who
acted as secretary announced that letters had been
received expressing the regrets Of the writer's at
their inability be present and their cooperation
with the movement. The letters were from joseph
H. Choate ex-Judge Alton B. Parker, Andrew Jar
negie Justice Leventritt, Professor John Bassett
Moore President Nicholas Murray Butler OF
Columbia and Judge Morrow.
Professor George w Kirchwey, dean Of the
Columbia Law School; Dr. Albert Shaw and Charles
Henry Butler were named by the chairman, and
reported to the meeting the following names
vicepresidents of the society: Chief Justice Mel
VILE w Fuller. Justice David J. Brewer and JUS
tice William r. Day, OF the United States Supreme
Court; Richard Oney, John ". Foster. Andrew
Carnegie John w Cariggs Joseph H. Choate Judge
George Gray, Oscar S. Stratus, Judge William w
Morrow and William H. Taft, Secretary OF War.
The elected to the executive council are DR..
James B. Angel. Ann Arhor, Mich, former
Minister China and Turkey Chandler
P. Anderson, New-York, associate council for the
United States on Alaska Boundary and on Behrins
Sea commissions; Senator Augustus O. Bacon.
Georgia; Congressman Richard BaTtholdt, Mis-
souri, former president Of the Interparliamentary
Union; Charles Henry Butler. Washington, re-
porter Of the Supreme Court OF the United States:
John NJ Dickinson Chicago. counsel for the United
States for the Alaska Boundary Tribunal; Profess
sor Charles n. Gregory, Iowa; Congressman Robert
r. Hit, Illinois, chairman Foreign Affairs Com
mittee; Professor G. ". Kirchwey, dean Columbia
Law School; Senator P. c. Knox, Pennsylvania,
formerly Attorney General Of the United States:
Robert Lansing, New-York associated counsel on
| Boring Sea Claims Commission; Professor John
professor Of International Law, Columbia Univer-
stty: Frank c. Partridge Vermont former Minister
to Venezuela William L. Penheid, Washington So
ictor for the United States in the Venezuelan
bitratiop: Horace Porter, New York, formerly Am
bassador to France; Professor Leo S. Rowe profes-
sor, University Of Pennsylvania; Professor James
B Scott. professor of law, Columbia University:
Carl SchurZ, New York, former Minister to Spain
and Secretary of the interior; Senator John G,
spooner. Wisconsin; Charles B. Warren, Michigan.
Boring Sea Claims Commission; Dr. Andrew D.
White Ithaca. y. Y; Everett P. Wheeler, New
York; Professor Theodore 5. Woolsey professor Of
international law, Yale University; Professor
George g. Wilson. professor OF International
law, Brown University and lecturer or law IN the
United States Naval College
The society will in connection with It's Work
publish journal to be issued quarterly at first and
later monthly, which will be devoted to subjects
of international law.
Secretary Root has already consented to accept
the presidency of the society and most OF the vice
presidents and members OF the executive council
have also agreed to- accept the offices to which
that the list OF resenbed the national biog-
sion of one honorary member year This mem
bership will be conferred as special honor on
men Of distinction in foreign countries.
PITTSBURG "SERVANT-HEIRESS" GONE.