The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-25
MORE HONOR FOR
EX-G0V. MONTAGUE
Distinguished Virginian to Attend
Continued Session of Interna-
tional Conference Bearing on
Admiralty Rules-One of
Uncle Sans Delegates.
RIG HMON VA-SpeciaI-

II Z II NJ o n d, V A-Special.-
Ex-Governor a. J. Montague is soon
10 cross the ocean again In the ser
vice OF the United States. and once
more he will represent this countrv
as delegate TO the International
conference of Maritime Law in Brus-
sells.
He will leave here August cath on
the Adriatic, in company with his
daughter, Miss Gay Montague. and
tOber 1st. ~
The former Executive is going 70
Belgium TO attend a resume session
OF the conference on international
IaW-that is TO say, to complete GER
tam work that was not finished when
TINS body OF distinguished men met
IN BRUSSELS last summer.
ms associates, as was the case in
lSOS, Will be Judge Walter c. Moves
United States circuit Judge. of Tey,
YORK; {. c. Birmingham, of New
ork' and Edwin w. Smith. of Pitts
ourS' All VIII travel on the same
steamship and the quartette expect
10 get IN some good work while al
The conference they are to attend.
uhuer certain limitations deals with
iour aH-important subjects of mari
tlIle law, collisions at sea. salvage
ana assistance to ships, limitation of
liabilities and MORTGAGES or martini
liens i'iiiie
The first session of the conference
eIat OF last year-dealt with the two
~ ni - Mentioned subjects, collisions and
savage, and the resume sessions
winch begins at Brussels September
hZth, viii deal with the Limitation Of
haDlhtles and maritime liens.
II seems to be the general impress
SION mat the plans worked out in
connection with the two first men
uoned subjects will meet general cor
sent among the representatives of III
various nations at the conference. but
Ihat some difficulty will be expert
ehced In coming to terms as to a uni-
form plan on the last two.
IWenty-three nations or republics
VIII be represented at the conference
nc Ohlted states, Germany, Argen-
une Republic, Austria-Hungarv. ReI-
gum. Brazil, Chile. Cuba, Denmark
spain France, Great Britain. Greece
Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway
aoIland' Portugal, Roumania and
Broadly speaking, the purpose of
the conference is to work out mil
formity of laws as to the snbiects
mentioned among the signatory now
ers-that is, those participating in the
meeting. 80 '''o
The deliberations will all be in
OHSAs anu GdSlOn DE LeVal. dis
tlnguished lawyer of Belgium, a grad
t6 OF Oxford and a frequent visitor
to tne United States. will act as in
Mr. Birmingham. OF the Americeo
speaks French huently and
Mr.: Montague has no difficulty in read
ing II. He does not claim a Partisan
accent IN conversation, however.
though he finds himself picking up the
speech rapidly when associated with
foreigners. wan
Mr.. Montague said todav that ha a,a
not expect to see Colonel Roosevelt
Whlle IN New York, as he viii go direct
10 MS boat. AS for the visit to the
great hunter shortly after the latter's
return to America, he said that amount
ed to nothing more than a pleasant fif
teen- minute chat. He happened to be
In New york on other business at the
time and availed himself of an oppor-
tunlty to talk with the ex-President.
VINO greeted him most cordially.
The former Governor looks forward
with unfeigned pleasure to his trim.
as II VIII enable him to rub shoulders
with some of the worlds most famous
men.