El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-30
Lawyers Set a Precedent
Bar Association to Meet On ForefpD
Soil For First Time I'm History:
Lord High Chancellor to Attend.
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chancellor of England, Richard Bur.
ton Haldane who will be the guest OF
| honor at this American convention
! held upon British territory. The visit
of an English lord chancellor to a for.
elgn country is a most infrequent oc-
J currence and is regarded as important
! as IS visit of royalty. The fact that
! Iord Haioane comes to this country il
( acceptance Of the invitation extended
t. lin By the American Bar assOcia-
ton viii go upon record as the great
est courtesy ever paid to the lawyers
OF one nation by the chief jurist of an
other. His stay in America will be
| short extending over only five days.
/ Just what Bearing the visit of the
Ilrd chanceICr mas had upon the To-
/ cation OF the convention in Quebec no
one can say excepting the president of
! the bar association, Frank B. kellogg
OF Minnesota, who arranged the mat
ter Mr. Kellogg is automatically 81
lent upon the subject excepting to say
| that he discussed the matter with lord
, Ha1dane during his visit to London
! last winter While the matter of Sc
J Letting the location of the convention
| is in the hands of the executive COM
I mittee, 1t was expected to be in Gin
! cinnati until the circulars of announC.
ment were issued a few weeks ago.
/ An invitation to come to Montreal
/ was extended to the association last
I year by J. c. Archambault, the ba-
! tonnler OF the Montreal bar, who was
a guest of honor at the convention held
! last year in Milwaukee.
No Union Contemplated.
Holding the convention in Quebec
does not indicate that a union of the
bar organizations of the two coun-
tries IS under contemplation as the
constitutions of both make this i'm
( possible The American Bar associa-
/ ton IS composed entirely of Americans.
me lawyers of no other nation could
be admitted to membership aIthough
Tor several years il has been custom
airy to invite the law organizations of
other nations to send delegates who are
honor guests. Germany France and
Great Britain have been represented
In this way and Maitre Labor. baton
nler of the bar of Paris, France. will
pc guest of the Montreal convention
Ine American. Bar association which
was organized in st. Louis in 1873 has
a membership of more than 5000 law
yerS- The stated objects of the or
Sanlzatlon are the advancement of the
science OF Jurisprudence, the admin
lStration of justice throughout the
country, the promotion of uniform leg
lSIa1On among all of the states the
upholding of the honor of the legal
procession, and the announcement of
cordial relations between the mem
bers Of the American bar.
Higher Ideals Sought
one OF the strongest movements of
the organization is directed toward Sc
curing higher ideals in the standards
OF the legal calling. Some years ago
the association appointed a committee
guidance Of members Of the American
bar For three years much consider
alton was given to the subject and a
set Of canons adopted. These are
based upon the code of Christian V
Of Denmark and Norway, arranged af-
ter Is years compilation; the LAWYERS
prayer. written by DR.. Samuel John
son IN 1853; the so resolutions for
lawyers framed by David Hoffman, OF
baltimore, in the early part of the
18TH century; the codes existing in ]
the different states, and other au-
thorltles which were carefully studied
oy the committee having the matter
IN charge. Since these canons were
adopted by the association in 1905 /
they have been adopted by the asso- /
Citations IN &c states as well as the bar /
organizations in several cities They
represent the highest ethical ideals of /
the profession.
The New York City Bar association
last year spent $4,000 to Ouree tba
bar of those whose conduct vas diSe
cred1table. It employs a staff to in
NeSugate cases of which cOmDIafD+
was made, to clear the victim if inno-
cent, or secure his resignation if srr1f1
~. Fourteen cases were HANDLED Nv
TINS starr last year and their efforts I
resulted IN the dlsbarment of nine the I
suspension OF two, and the censure of
three. raise swearing. misaDDrODria (
ton of a clients money. arra6reTnent ]
Tor division of fees with Iavr0an ]
oDlalnlng a verdict in favor of a client
upon testimony known to be false, and
attempt to bride a court clerk TO Sc
cure an irregular discharge are amen \
the most numerous of the charges
made.
Seeks Uniformity of Laws.
Ihe most important public service
by the bar associafior, i iTS
continued effort to secure uniformity
n the laws Of the different states Tba
of state boards of com
llS19l IoleIS upon this subject has been
secured through fG in {
IFSt state board of commissioners on /
1HIAOIih state laws was authorized bv
ne New York legislature in 1890. Now !
Ill, are % IN existence, including
aldssAa. haWall, Porto Rico, the Phil I
pplneS and the District of Columbia
As tnese commissioners are nearly an |
MEMBERS OF the bar association. their /
y oTK IS largely aided by the orsanf-
alton and the closest cOoperatfo5 eN-
SITS between them 5
=, ne ne association has been especially
me ltll IeSIeo In securing uniform state
avs upon marriage, child labor, work
uen compensation, bills of Iading
,olIer inspection, desertion of families
-'ueCeI inmate sentences for criminals
II rahce' the registration of land Ii I
les and purity of articles of com T
Ierce- For some of these subjects uni {
or laws have been DreDared and ! n
eht TO the legislatures of an of the I
tates; few Of them have been
io7, and others are under cOnsidera-
mn Marriage Law Adopted
Inc Uniform marriage law which has o
cen adopted by the Bar association h
IOEldes that no marriage shall take "
ace without license and that an T
llcdtlon shall be made for the license Ii
we days before its issue. excepting
I extraordinary cases. The issuing
| Ihe license is hedged about bv care
IL restrictions so as to identify the Z
ar.Ies. The qualifications of the q
Try celebrating the marriage cere- 3
my is left to the state, but at least b
y y witnesses are required 9
me enid labor act endorsed by the / .
ssoclauon is in some respects a com
80 OF the laws existing upon the
IoJect In all Of the states but is an
y r0Eement upon them. It practically | ~
9Hlolts the employment of children b.
Iuer Il years old in any gainfuI oc- a.
paLlon, and makes provisions for the s.
.stratlon of ages and conditions of T
IA CHUNG all permits for employment al
ne employment of children under 16 ii
ieSCIIcted under certain provisions, in
Is the employment of females under fO
Inc hours of labor are restricted bC
m m oy the day and by the week OF
me WOrkmen's compensation bill
rs the liability of contractors and
LplOEe provides the amount of com