El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-07
NOTABLES ADDRESS
ALUMNI OF MICHIGAN
Justice Day Predicts a Trib-
une of Law to End the
TerrOrs of War.

] new y. req. "A great III
| ternational tribune to settle the con-
| ,trOversies Of the nations OF the world
! is foreseen by patriotic jurists and
sta tesmen, according to a declaration
made tonight by United States SUI
/ preme court justice William r. Day
before the University Of Michigan
alumni of the eastern states, at its ma
| tional dinner. OF this tribunal the
United States supreme court is a pro-
totype. justice Day asserts.
Justice Days address, in part fol-
| lows:
Under our system of written con-
: stitution. everywhere obligatory. if the
reign Of law is to effectually displace
| the resort to force as a means of set
ting controversies the constitution
as the supreme law Of the land must
prevail over a legislative act contra
vening its terms. The supreme court
is not authorized. as is sometimes sup
posed, to annul the laws of congress.
except in the judicial admins tratiOn
OF private rights, when the court must
choose between rights created by the
constitution, emanating from all the
people. and an enactment Of the legis-
lature, which is but the voice of the
agents of the people acting under au-
thority of the same ccnStitut-
ton. The duty of the court
to give effect to the con-
stitution. when upon a fair construc-
ton an act of congress cannot be
reconciled with it, is so plain. decIar-
ed chief justice Chase. that it is i'm
possible to make it palmer by argu-
ment
The supreme court of the United
States may summon to its bar. and
there determine the conflicting rights
Of sovereign states. That which be-
tween nations would be a cause for
war against neighboring nation is,
under our system. but the ground OF
involving the jurisdiction Of the SUI
preme court whose decree is uniform
~ accepted as conclusive between the
contending states. IN this feature Of
its jurisdiction hopeful and patriotic
jurists and statesmen see the prototype
of a great international tribunal so
constituted and with such jurisdiction
as to settle the controversies of the
nations of the world without resort TO
the horrors and suffering of war"
College Men Must Solve Problem.
United States senator George Suth-
erland, of Utah. responding On behalf
of the senate to an address of welcome
to the National Dinner" declared that
upon college men would fall the task
OF solving the problems now facing the
country. Caution, wise craftsmanship
and sometimes the exercise of that
courage which moves deliberately in
the face of clamorous demands to make
haste" were essential to the success
Of the task. he said
Just now it cannot be denied" he
said. that there is much social un-
rest in the country. The demagog is
abroad i nthe land and confusion of
thought results. 1t is the day of vast
combinations of capital. of gigantic
business and corporate enterprises. The
problems Of government, of business,
of society. crowd upon us for solution
from every quarter"
Osborn Praises Michigan Men.
A discourse upon the role that
Michigan men are destined to take in
leading the progress of their country
cred by Gov. Chase S. Osborn, of
Michigan.
The prestige and potency of a uni
versity depend to a great degree upon
the usefulness and loyalty of its alum
nj he said. The stronger the alumni
and the finer his fibre the greater is
his responsibility. Michigan men are
doing their part in the service of so
ciety. Everywhere they are giving
their strength and courage and charity
to the work of solving the problem Of
self government
Everywhere Michigan men have
FASTENED to buckle on the armor of
both public and private endeavor
Their accomplishments in all walks
of life are an honor to their Alma
Mater"
What Is Congress-:
Earl d. Babst, postmaster. answer
ed the question. What is congress?''
with the declaration that Congress is
Michigan Alumni association"
This witticism was one of many used
by Mr.. Babst in introducing the half
dozen distinguished speakers. Mr.
Babst had fortified himself with data
to maintain his declara ton.
For many years" he said we have
heard a great deal about the ways of
becoming United States senator. The
only sure plan is to go to the UNIVERSE
ty OF Michigan"
In welcoming the distinguished alum
nj Of the University of Michigan to the
national dinner" DR.. Royal S Cope
land, SO. president of the University
Of Michigan club of New York, said. in
part:
There are said to be from 10. 600 to
10000 natives of Michigan in this city.
What is better is the fact that there
are nearly 1000 sons and daughters of
Michigan university in this metrop-
oils, Hardly a firm of prominence. a
newspaper, or an engineering estab-
lishment in the city, but recognizes
our university by placing in positions
of trust the graduates of old AIicni-
gan"
President HutchinS Talks
President Harry d. Hutchins of the
University of Michigan, spoke upon
THE State University-the University
of the People" before the Institutes
alumni of the eastern states at their
national dinner" here tonight. He de- |
clared that Michigan was the first |
state to devise and put into successful |
operation a complete and fully articu- |