Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-01
AMERICAN BAR
ASSOCIATION
MEETS
the CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER
DELIVERS THE ADDRESS or
WELCOME AT MONTREAL. PRES.
IDENT KELLOGG DISCUSSES CALI.
F0RNIA'S ALIEN LAND LAW.
LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR
OF GREAT BRITAIN SPEAKS

VI uNLhl Dnl MIN u Ihn,
Montreal. Quebec, Sept, 1.-Premie
Borden opened the annual meeting c
the American Bar association toda
with an address, welcoming the mos
/ distinguished body of men ever gatl
cred in Canada The leading jurst
of the United States are here almos
without exception and besides ther
/ there are some of the most prominen
members of the bar in Canada, Eng
land and France.
The session of the Bar association
this morning was devoted to the ad
dress OF welcome by the CANADIAN
prime minister, the annual address o
the president of the association, deliv
cred by Frank b. Kellogg, of ST. Paul
Mimi, the nomination and election o
new members, the reports of officers
anr similar routine.
The event of the afternoon was the
delivery of an address by Viscoun1
Haldane lord high chancellor o
Great Britain.
Treaty making power" particular
ly in its relation to the controversy
aroused by the alien land law of Cali
fornia, was the topic of an address
by Frank b. Kellogg, president of the
association.
Mr. Kellogg maintained that Tie
Federal government hau the right to
define by treaty the status of foreign
citizen within the states, the places
where he may travel, the business IN
which he may engage and the property
he may own, both real and personal,
and the disposition Of such property
after his death.
H." said Mr.. Kellogg, citizens of
Japan have any right TO own real es-
tate in California, it is difficult to see
how this law takes away such right
because it provides l. substance that
such aliens may acda.fe, poascss. en'
joy and transfer real estate in the
manner and to the extent and for the
purposes prescribed by any treaty.
The California law, he explained
between aliens eligible,
ard those not eligible to citizenship,
permitting the former to possess, EN-
10Y. transmit and inherit real prop
erty in the some manner as citizens,
and limiting those not eligible to cltl-
zenship to the rights extended to them
by treaty with the government of the
United States.
He said it was understood, however,
by the public generally that Califor-
nia claims the right to legislate in re-
pect to land held by aliens, notwith-
any treaty provisions with
he federal government, He asserted
rat the question thus raised is one OF
vital importance to our nation in Its
'elation to foreign governments.
The Rt Hon. Richard Burden Hal
lane lord high chancellor of Great
Britain, delivered the annual address
It the meeting of the American Bar
association. His subject was Higher
Study in Law and
Gthics,'' and he held the attention of
lis hearers until the end of his speech
which was only little under ten
housand words long.
The lord chancellor began by en- |
,hasizing the fact that the United |
;tates, Canada and Great Britain to- /
ether form unique group because |
f the common inheritance of tradi-
ions. surroundings and ideals, and
in the region of jurispru-
ence. He declared that lawyers are
allied on in days that lie in front TO
lould opinion and encourage the ma
ons of this group to develop and rec
gnize a reliable character in the
bligations they assume toward each I
ther. He considered that there are
,lations possible within such group
lat are NOT possible for nations more
olated and lacking identity of his
,ry and spirit Canada, Great Brit
n and the United States. with COM
on language, common interests, COM ;
on ends, resemble single society, F.,
hich might develop foundation for ,
ternational faith of kind new In
e history of the world. The English
sitor urged lawyers to assist in the
eshening of the conventional atmos-
lere which surrounds men in public
e by omitting no opportunity to
ink rightfully, and to contribute to
e fashioning of more hopeful and
solute kind of public opinion. 1t was
G chance of iaving before the audi
ce at Montreal this thought that in
ced him to obtain permission from t
ng George V to visit this meeting. p
Continuing, Lord Haldane presented n
e following message from King il
.orge V: Il
81 have given my lord chancellor C
rmission to cross the seas, SO that C
may address the meeting at Mon e
,al. | have asked nim to convey G.
I'm me to that great meeting of the
vyers of the United States and of q
NADIA my best wishes for its success. C
antrtain the hope that the delibera- Il
ms of the distinguished men of both
untries who are to assemble al n
ontreal may add yet further to the jt
teem and good will which the people w