The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28
MANY HEAR BRYCE
AMBASSADOR SPEAKS TO
LAWYERS.
Proposition to Indorse the "Unwritten
Law" as the Word of God Is
Indefinitely Tabled.

PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. 2S.-The ca
pacity of the City Hall was severely
taxed today by those who desired to
hear the annual address before the
American Bar Association convention
by Right Honorable James Bryce,
British Ambassador to the United
States.
A large amount of business was in
order today, including the nomination
and election of officers and reports of
special committees on classification of
the law. Indian Legislation, penal law
and prison discipline, Federal courts,
title to real estate proposed copyright
bill, James Wilson memorial services.
John Marshall memorial fund and
comparative law.
Ambassador Bryce and party were given
an ovation when they took seats on the
platform. President Parker in a few words
complimentary to the ability OF the dis
tinguished speaker. introduced the am
bassador.
He was received with cheers. the audi
ence of 1000 people standing for fully a
minute while cheering and a~pplauding.
Mr.. Bryce's subject was the common law,
which he characterized as being the COM
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England and a bond Of sympathy between
the two peoples whose value can hardly
be overrated. 1t Is the result of events, he
said, as we'll as of the mental and moral
qualities of the peoples.
Tracing its origin, he described Il as
having sprung from strong men and pug
~naclous men, who respected authority and
could at need control their impulses. A
bulwark of English freedom, he said, had
l..,. a.. -4.At ~ IrraEn 4Iff1on n ha tpfa1
by his peers. but I'VE In England have no
longer that confidence in the wisdom Of a
jury In certain classes OF civil actions
which we once had and the tendency of
recent years has been to narrow the sphere
OF its employment
Shortly before the adjournment Of the
association yesterday afternoon a decided
stir was caused by the Introduction by
Henry S. Dewey, of Boston. of n resolu-
tion containing articles of faith in which
reference to the 'funwritten law was
prominent. The resolution, which was In
definitely postponed. was in part as fol-
lows:
The American Bar Association. in CON
vention assembled. declares the following
articles Of faith, namely:
That the everything God is the supreme
Judge of the world.
That this association teaches that every
good law Is In harmony with the unwritten
law, so-callcd.
THAT the unwritten law, so-called, is the
Word of God.
That the real foundation of the common
law of England. so-caled, Is the unwritten
law, so-called. and that this unwritten law
Is the real foundation Of all good laws since
the beginning of the world, the foundation
OF common law, common sense, common
Justice. throughout the universe.
Judge Dewey asked that the resolution
be printed for further consideration at the
session today. There were objections to
this disposition of the resolution from all
parts of the hall, and James o. Crosby, of
Iowa, said the convention might as well
formally adopt the Ten Commandments.
George r. Peck of Illinois, moved that the
consideration of the proposed resolutions
be indefinitely postponed, which motion
prevailed.