The sun., 1919-09-06

sires or by the pressure Of public senti-
ment that we performed our duties as
the American members Of the Commits
sion on Responsibilities and filed our
reservations to the report Of the COM
mission"
The publicity committee OF the asso-
citation issued q statement to-day saying
that the association had taken no ac-
ton upon the recommendations OF the
majority Of the special committee APP
pointed to study the League OF Nations
covenant.
The report which favored ratification
OF the covenant without amendment, with
two Of the FIVE members of the COM
niittee dissenting. was not received In
time. It was said. for consideration by
the executive committee and the latter
committee took no action.
The American Bar Association brought
its convention to a close with the cleo
tion of officers to-day and q dinner to-
night. Hampton L. Carson Of Phila-
delphia, former Attorney General OF
Pennsylvania, was elected president.
Secretary George Whitiock of Baltimore
and Treasurer Frederick e. wadhams
of Albany, N. Y, were reelected. Judge
Thomas c. Mcclellan of Montgomery.
Ala, was chosen a member of the execu-
tive committee in place Of Ashley Cockrill
Of Little Rock, Ark, the only retiring
member.
Speakers at Dinner.
Distinguished jurists and lawyers sat
at the Presidents table at the dinner.
among them Chief Justice Edward D.
White Of the United States Supreme
Court
Judge George T. Page OF Peoria, Ill.
the retiring president presided. The
speakers included Justice William Rem
wick Riddell, High Chief Justice Of On
tario; Viscount Finlay, former Lord
Chancellor OK England; Chief Justice
Arthur p. Rugg OF the Massachusetts Su-
preme Court; Hugh H Brown of Tono-
pah, New; Edgar A. Bancroft of Chi
cago and President Carson.
Justice Riddell said that the peace of
the world was founded on 1.-THE harmony,
the amity and the union of the English
speaking peoples"
ut is not the American American
he said, who dwells upon the rancol
preceding and following the American
Revolution. 1t Is the hyphenated Amer
lean who does that It Is that class that
is doing the DEVILS work. but some day
Uncle Sam will take a day on and give
an acid bath.
| There is a great drama going on at
Washington. 1t Is watched with abated
breath by the whole world. It 10 not
| for me to suggest what the outcome will
be, but as This IL free country In
which q man may say what he pleases
may say that In q sense do not par
| ticularly care. I know that the peace
ana amity between the United States
| and Great Britain Is the peace of the
world. II that fails the arch falls
Whatever comes II Is absolutely certain
| that your people and mine standing
together will both do their part"
The greatness Of a country, Viscoun'
| Finlay told the members of the bar. de.
pended upon the freedom of the individ.
ual But" he added, I'VE must see tc
1t that no man is compelled against his
will not to work"
He said he looked forward to the mos
significant results for the world from
the cordial ties existing between the
United States and Great Britain.
Let US be Of good cheer" said thu
Viscount. I'VE have been through try
ing times before. believe there viii
be found In US that stubborn purpos
that wins the victory. I am very san
guine about the future of our two coun
tries and that is to be sanguine abou
the future of the world"
ne pdiu trtDut6 10 tne Work OF rranc
in the war and said that when thu
Germans started their invasion "the!
forgot one thing; the existence of God
Chief Justice White said that tn,
whole structure of this country wa
built upon the foundation of the Con
stitution.
II look out with the future darkened,
he said, land I feel that perhaps tn
misery of Bolshevism and its evils ar
upon US. But the thought comes to m
that the people who have saved an,
defended individual rights and libert.
in the past through the still, small voic
Of the law will safeguard these libertie
in the future