The sun., 1918-08-19
RRIGNS
IN BAR ASSOCIATION
Law Yields First Place to War
in Coming Convention
in Cleveland.
'PACIFIST GRAVE MENACE
Important Topics Listed on
Programme-Japan Sends
Noted Legal Orator.

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The law will yield first place in i'm
portance to the war when members Of
the American Bar Association assemble
In Cleveland, August 2s, for their an
nual convention. Every speech. every
committee report and every other feature
on the notable programme will reflect
the spirit of patriotism and eager readi-
ness for war service which has animated
the legal profession in America since
the United States went to the rescue OF
general decency and international law.
| In a preliminary series Of suggestions
Attorney-General' Gregory has urged
the lawyers to get their hatchets out for
the. respectable pacihsts,' who consti-
tute, he says, the gravest menace to
America
The greatest danger to this country"
the Attorney-General summed up. rs
not the German spy or sympathlzer.
who would be glad to convey informa-
ton or blow UP munitions and supplies.
| The greatest menace Ia the so-called
respectable pacifst.' I can respect a
woman who has brought child into
the world and opposes his going forth
| to battle, but l cannot characterize the
male paciflst. who believes there IL
nothing worth fighting for. as other than
physical or moral degenerate. BY bale
| ful influence he Is committing the I'M
1 pardonable crime Of stabbing In the
back the lads who are fighting at the
| front for his liberty as well as their
own. There u no room for the pacifist
| In this country. War has been declared
for good and Sufficient reasons and by
the war making power. and this asso-
citation should In every way set its face
against the pacifist and his propa-
| ganda."
Allied Bodies to Hold Sessions.
On Monday and Tuesday of next week
the bar association sections and the
| subsidiary and allied bodies will hold
their special sessions On Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday business sessions
| Of the national body will monopolixe at
| tention.
At session to be presided over by
Elfhu Root, lFsuneJiro Miyaoka, an emf
nent lawyer and diplomatist OF Japan
| and who has journed to America for the
| especial purpose of addressing the bar
| association, will talk on the topic Safe
guarding Civil Liberties in Japan"
Other principal addresses are to be de-
ltvered by Justice John H. Clarke Of
the United States Supreme Court.
Hampton L. Carson OF Pennsylvania.
Walter George Smith OF Pennsylvania
and Andrew Squire Of Ohio.
The committee on commerce, trade
and commercial law will report six
House bills pertaining to the bankruptcy
act as still pending, and Ave others as
having been introduced. The commit
tee has found 1t impossible to make
progress In codification Of the law of
common carriers as to freight in inter-
state and foreign commerce and has
ASKED for more time to deal with the
subject.
This committee says II has watched
with much interest the practical work.
ing of the Federal Trade Commission"
which 1t believes Is performing a most
useful public service. In its report
there Is also an approving reference to
the new standard of ethics in competi-
| tive commerce which the rulings of the
| commission institute.
For Present Bankruptcy Act.
1T Is further recommended by the
committee that the bar association pass
resolutions renewing Its adherence to
the national bankruptcy act and oppos-
| ing pending bills designed to repeal the
act.
In part the Committee on Interna-
tional Law will report:
Your committee wishes to express its
| deep satisfaction at the high and scrup-
| ulous regard for it's International obli-
cations. and for the rules OF interna-
tional law and Justice, and the human
restraints OF the laws OF civilized war
fare. displayed by our Government even
In the heat of the present appalling con-
| test II ventures to hope and to predict
for the Entente Powers. with whom the
United States operates in an accord of
lah aW.A NEh1
| will restore to more than their pristine
use and authority those rules OF inter-
national Justice. order and humanity
which are called International law, a
victory which will entrench them in
principle and In practice against the
brutal assaults Of our common enemies,
the Central Powers and which will ex-
tend and assure their benevolent pro-
lection as far as men lawfully journey
upon the land or voyage upon the sea.
not only for the citizens OF our own re-
public, but for all lawful men in our
own days and in days to come"
The report Of the Committee to OPP
pose judicial Recall submits that Judi
cial recall may now be regarded as dis
credited throughout the country. and con-
tinues to urge its objections against the
bill for approximation OF Judges. A
fling is taken at Senator Owen in line
OF his attempts to deprive the supreme
Court of the United States Of its func-
ton to declare invalid any unconstitu-
tional acts OF Congress. The menace
Of Socialism has never been 80 great as
at present, says the committee. which
also stated 1t has seen At to aid pub
licity in opposition 10 the Non-Partisan
League.
With its report the Committee on
Noteworthy Changes in Statute Law for
the Year 1918 submits tentative re-
view covering war legislation approved
by Congress prior to June Is, as we'll
as all available State statutes dealing
with problems arising from the war
Among those which receive notice are
compulsory labor, dsloyalty, seditious
utterance and sabotage laws
The claims made for ''Garabed" and
the Perrigo "free energy" together with
the demands made In behalf of these
now exploded wonders, are reviewed in
the report Of the Committee on Patent.
Trade Mark and Copyright Law. which
also touches briefly on legislation re-
Gently enacted by Congress in relation
to initiating and maintaining secrecy as
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