The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-20
Both Present At Convention Of Amerl
can Bar Association Which Met
Today In Washington
City.
EACH MADE AN ADDRESS
Ex-President TAFT introduces PresI-
dent Wilson Who Delivered
Speech o. Welcome to the
Delegates.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Without
directly referring to the European
war, President Wilson today, In well
coming delegates to the annual con-
vention OF the American Bar associa-
ton, asked the cooperation Of that
organization In maintaining interna-
tional law In the present situation.
President Wilson was introduced by
former President Taft, president Of
the bar organization, Chief Justice
White, all supreme court justices and
many members Of the cabinet, dip
lomatic corps and state department
were present.
purposes of the United states in the
war situation was the theme Of Presi-
dent Wilson.
"You can establish the case OF your
client by the character. conduct and
appearance Of your Witnesses" said
the president. SO you can establish
the purposes and character of ma
ton
Taft, in introducing the president,
ident Wilson in every way "in the
present serious hour"
In his address to the lawyers, the
president said:
"Tns opinion Of the world is the
mistress Of the world; and the pro-
cesses OF international law are the
slow processes by which opinion
works its will.
What We should be watchful OF is
not so much jealous interests as
sound principles Of action. If you
can establish your character, you can
establish your credit.
Citations seem to play so much
larger rule now than principle. There
was time when the thoughtful eye
of the Judge rested upon the changes
OF social circumstances and almost
palpAbly saw the law arise out Of
human life Have we got to time
when the only way to change law Is
by statute? l should hate to think
that the law was based entirely upon
| has t.eens' l should hate to think
that tie law did not derive its i'm.
pulse from looking forward, rather
than from looking backward.
II am not venturing In this pres
ence to impeach the law. But I do
wish to make this intimation, that in
this time of world change, in this
time when we are going to find out
just how, in what particulars and to
what extent the real facts OF human
life and the real moral judgments of
mankind prevail. 1t Is worth while
looking inside our municipal law and
seeing whether the moral judgments
OF mankind are made square with
| every one Of the judgments of the
law itself.
You can see to 1t that you lag be-
hind the average moral Judgments OF
the mass"
L Taft's Address.
/ Dwelling at considerable length on
the European war and its effect on
the United States and paying mark.
ed compliment to President Wilson
for his neutrality stand, VIM. How
ard Taft, former president OF the
United States, and president Of the
American Bar association delivered
his ae dress before that body today.
In addition to discussing the war, the
former president presented review
Of important legislation passed by
congress in the past year.
"Waile we stand aghast at this
awful welter of blood. destructive Of
the happiness Of Eurore," he said,
I'VE are profoundly grateful for our
! splendid isolation and the freedom
from entangling alliance which Wash.
ington enjoined upon the American
people
In praising President Wilson for his
warninu To the American ne0nlo 70