The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-26
WINNIPEG TO GREET
THE CANADIAN BAR
Viscount Finlay to Be Guest
at Annual Meeting Of
Association.

Chief among the distinguished guests
at the annual meeting Of the Canadian
Bar Association to be held at the Royal
Alexandra Hotel Winnipeg, tomorrow.
Thursday and Friday OF this week.
will be the Right Hon. Vlscount Finlay
OF Marin, G. c. NJ. G. To meet him and
to take part in the proceedings num-
Der of prominent public men have been
invited to be present. These include the
Right Hon. Sir Robert Borden. Hon. Sir
I.omer Gouln. Premier of Quebec, and
outstanding representatives Of both the
American and Canadian bar.
Among the local members Of the pro-
fession who will figure prominently at
the convention are Sir James Atkins
X. c., who has been president of the
association since It's formation in 1914 !;
Isaac Campbell, X. c., vice-president
for Manitoba; G. W. Allan, K c., NJ. p.
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee, with 7. A. Hunt, K c., as vice.
chairman; w. II. Trueman, X. c.. chair
man of the programme committee, and
w. J. Upper. X. c.. chairman OF the
publicity committee.
Viscount F'inlay, who will deliver the
| Thursday evening. August rs. has been
a leading figure of the English bench
and bar for a generation. When Lloyd
George formed his coalition Government
in December, 1916, Viscount Finlay ac-
cepted the post of Lord Chancellor Of
Great Britain and was elevated to the
peerage. At that time he made the unique
stipulation that on his retirement he
should not receive the pension of $4,000
year which It has been the British
custom to pay to every retired Lord
Chancellor. This condition he kept on
his resignation In January, 1919.
An occasion on which he touched
Canadian life closely was that Of his
appearance for the British Government
before the Alaskan boundary tribunal.
but the unsatisfactory result OF the arbi-
| tration from the Canadian standpoint Is
not ascribed to lack OF effort on his part.
but to diplomatic considerations which
are said to have influenced British repre-
sentatives on the tribunal.
The eminent Kings Counsel. now II
years old. Is the son of an Edinburgh
| doctor, and received his education at the
| famous university Of the Scottish capt
tai. He was called to the bar in 1867,
| was made a Queens Counsel. bencher
OF the Middle Temple in London and An
ally become Solicitor-General from 1895
| to 1900 and Attorney-Gener from
| 1900 to 1906.
BY an odd coincidence Jacob
NJ Dickinson of Chicago. who will rep
resent the American Bar Association at
the meeting. was one of the counsel of
the United States before the Alaskan
boundary tribunal He was Secretary
OF War In the Cabinet OF President
Taft and served as Assistant Attorney
General during the administration OF
President Mckinley. For many years he
practised his profession in Nashville
Tenn, and frequently by special per-
mission served as a member OF the
Supreme Court for Tennessee. In 1907
he was president OF the American Bar
Association.
| Another prominent American who
will address the convention liz ]. B.
Winslow. Chief Justice of the Supreme
legal profession in the middle West.
Some Of the leading Canadians who
are expected to be present are: The
Hon. C. J. Doherty. Minister of Justice
who Is honorary president of the asso'
citation the Hon. Arthur Meighen. Min
lister of the Interior the Hon. w. NJ
Martin, Prime Minister Of Sas-
katchewan; the Hon. Horace Har-
vey. Chief Justice OF Alberta the Hon
| j. L. Brown, Chlet justice or the Courl
OF Kings Bench, Saskatchewan the
Hon. Mr.. Justice Mgnault of the Su.
preme Court OF Canada. Ottawa, who
| will introduce tho discussion of lega
ethics; Eugene Lafleur, X. c.. vice
president for Quebec S. w. Jacobs
| X c., NJ. p, OF Montreal. one of tbs
mos active Opposition members of the
House OF Commons II. B. Bennett, X C.
of Calgary vice-president for Alberta
A. c. Clark. X. C. of Calgary. who for
some years represented North Essex in
the Dominion House DR. James Muir
Of Calgary, president of the Law Society
of Alberta: the Hon. ]. r. Boyle, Attor-
ney-General OF Alberta T. NJ. Tweedle
X. c.. ". p, OF Calgary; Frank Ford
X. G, Edmonton.
large number of members are ex
pected from Saskatchewan, among then
being; The Hon. w. F. A Turgeon
Attorney General; the Hon. w. d. VII
loughby, Moose Jaw; Norman Macken
Zie, X. c., president of the Law Society
OF Saska tchewan. From Ontario viii
come: The Hon Sir Allen Aylesworti
OF Toronto. vice president for Ontario
Col o. n. Biggar, X. c., Judge Advo
cate-General, Department Of Militia
Ottawa: John +. Orde. X. c. Ottawa
| treasurer of the association.
The Hon. j. ID. NJ. 4,aAter, II. C.. o.
ct. John, n B., former Attorney-Gen
eral. and Hector McInnis. X C., o
Halifax, one of the leading directors o
the Nova Scotia Steel Company ar,
expected from the Maritime Provinces