New-York tribune., 1907-08-26
PROPOSE ETHICAL CODE.
Actien By american Bar Association
UnHkeIy This Year.

fessionaI ethics for the American Bar Association
will be distributed among the members when they
assemble here in annual meeting next Tuesday
The proposed code. prepared by committee OF
prominent lawyers from various sections or the
United States will be submitted at this time mere
y for the information OF the association MEM
bers No effort to have the report adopted viii
be made now but it is likely that it will be sub
mitted to next years meeting for such action.
The members of the committee which prepared
the code Henry ST. George Tucker. Of Virginia;
James c. Jenkins. of Wisconsin; William Writ
Howe of Louisiana; Francis Lynde Stetson. of
New York; Ezra 3. Thayer. of Massachusetts;
Franklin Ferris. of Missouri; Thomas III. Hubbard.
OF New York; Frederick " Brown, of Minnesota,
and Lucien H Alexander. of Pennsylvania
Accompanying the code prepared by the COM
mittee is the following report Of work already
done and contemplated:
Your committee are of opinion that ths adoption
OF canons Of professional ethics By the american
Bar Association is destined tc have powerful and
viii he dificuIt to 0verestimate the importance of
tba yceH4 ~ We %oIioTle tbat such cano1s to he
come practically effective should be adopted Only
after mature and careful deliberation and much
fuller CONSIDERATION on the part Of our membership
than Is possible at one of our annual meetings.
code should have the active assistance Of every
member Of the association with thoughts upon
the subject, and that the recommends tons which
your committee may see mt TO make should pc con
ready been done in those states having codes q
particularly to the subject
We accordngly- annex an appendix. containing:
t. A. That d R0rtoq & Of b the 3 of eg9 g6uT pre
nabfv Of me % s6nti tn9 of ot 1rofessonal
ethics by this association.
bama, Colorado, Georgia, kentucky' ,Marylaa1nia. ana
i3 Mic3hgan 1,1.u Missouri Nortn Carolina West VIZ
G. The eight canons incorporated. in the 1893
D. The oath administered to lawyers on adrlis-
sion to the bar in the state Of Washington con-
tanning a brief outline of professional duty.
T., The oath prescribed for advocates by the Iaws
F. The lawyers prayer. written by DR.. Samuel
johnson. September p. 1850 ...,.-..oz &,
1888 by Christian Of Denmark and Norway; and
fessional Department" published at Baltimore IN
1885 and which are now printed IN the lea Hesr BOOK
First-Tlat the committee be continued and
Jones. author OF the Alabama code. which, with
associations Of eleven States also that Mr. Justice
81 Bre%eE eve and fhe r5 S and o @ com
mittee. and also Hon George r Peck. wac. ss
initial committee on this subject. Mr. Justice
Brewer was named by President Parker ark member
to decline We qaTe SINCE had the benefit Of his
adv, advice e. and we believe he would now deem II a
Second-That the association reprint sharswood's
essay on Professional Ethics as volume supple
mental TO the report OF the proceedings at the 1871
TtlFrdLThat the committee be directed to transmit
before December :. 1897. copy OF Sharswood re-
print and Of this report 70 each member OF the
association. and u request q careful examination
of the documents forth in the appendix 10 IhiS
report and the submission OF opinions and sug-
ges;ions in the matter OF the proposed canOns OF
ethics that the committee also be directed TO send
me reprint anu report u ~ sT T-;+5 ss+ % yiIt
referred to such committee as may be appropriate;
tees on rofessionai ethics both in the states with
codes and i'll those without codes. but IN which
Fourth-That the committee be directed TO have
the proposed canons OF professional ethics drafted
by MAY /. 1908. and on or before that DATE to
transmit copy to each member OF, OF the asSocia-
the final report % OF 1aa ths committee TO De ready Tor
Distinguished members OF the legal fraternity
from all sections OF the country here tonight,
and many VIII arrive tomorrow 20 attend
the thrtieth annual meeting OF the American Bar
Association. which will be opened tomorrow morn
Ing and continue until Wednesday afternoon An
even more notable gathering Of lawyers from all
the world will arrive in season TO hold the
twenty-fourth annual conference Of the Interna-
tional Law Association the last three days OF the
week They will include leading attorneys from
England, France. Germany, Belgium, AustrO-Hun-
gary. Denmark and Italy
The officers and committees busy perrectins
the final arrangements for the meetings OF the
American association, President Alton B Par
ker. ~ New York, and other officers and members
Of the executive committee holding short meetings
for that purpose this evening
The meetings will begin with a session OF the
general council at $50 tomorrow at the head
quarters. which have been established at the Fal-
mouth Hotel. This will be followed half hour
later by a public meeting at City Hail. at which
President Parker is TO de.--er his address. COM
nuncating the most noteworthy changes in statute
on points OF general interest made in the sew
eraI states and by Congress during the last year
The nomination and election of members and the
election of the general council will then be held
reports of the secretary treasurer and eXecu-
tive committee will be read. public meeting viii
be held in the evening, at which papers on i'm
portant topics Will be read and discussed James
Bryce the British Ambassador VIII deliver ad-
dress on Wednesday morning on THE Influence of
National Character and Historical Environment on
the Development of the Common Law.