New-York tribune., 1922-05-13
n;sputants A g sured d OF
0nick Action by Judges
e Their Own Selection,
and Decisions Are Final
Short Cut Promised
n Business Trouble
Local Costs, Delays Elin,i'
mated, Men of Standing
serving Without Pay

new system Of arbitration Oh ei|'i
..... IN New York State, destined. in
49, shs,ief Of its sponsors, to relieve the
.our.s Of rs per cent of their cases and
;. achieve for the poor degree Oh
.,.,ies frankly impossible now, was
;snnehed Yesterday at luncheon meet
i, If iurists, lawyers and business
and professional men at 1l5 broadway.
The new system, or tribunal comes
;,.o he;nc under the name Of the Arbi-
.ration Society of America, duly moor
po.sted and chartered
The Arbitration Society OF America
,rovldes a personnel of several thou
sand-eventually perhaps tens of
,hou,ards-of persons in more than
400 lines of endeavor. including indus
tries, whose expertness IN their respec-
tive fields makes them subject to call
10 act as arbitration judges in any
kind of civil dispute or controversy
;hst may arise, and whose decisions,
sader a law already on the statute
hoks. Will be final and unappealable
e,eept for fraud or serious error.
The launching of the new tribunal is
axlared by Justice Charles l.. Guy, of
As State Supreme Court; William c.
aiisld, former Secretary of Com
as.rs former Magistrate Moses H.
G,asman and other of its sponsors to
!. the first workable attempt to solve
de problems Of the courts in this
country. Aside from relieving court
c,ngestion. which in this state alone
has doubled in the last three years. the
rev body will operate to dispose of
litigation efficiently, economically and
speedily"
No Profits Contemplated
Through legislation to be advocated
by the American Bar Association at
its convention in San Francisco next
August, for the enactment of uniform
arbitration laws in all the states and
for the enactment Of a federal statute
as we'll, the sponsors of the peoples
court hope to make it operative
throughout the country The effect of
sEeh an extension will be 20 give the
country Mr. Grossman said, judicial
lHssfut'on which. apart from operat-
ng independently OF the courts. will
ha ana relieve them TO an extent never
eeieis found possible.
ms problem of the courts has
nesn under serious discussion for
.ssaF.flve years" said Mr.. Grossman
va'y TWO months ago at a meeting Of
se bar Association Judge Clarence
os''a6in and former Senator Elihu
ao01 called vivid attention to it and to
ae necessity Of providing an instru-
saea' OF true justice for the poor man,
sao' ootn the bench and bar agree,
..s hss not been able to obtain justice at
~. arL .lales Under the present system.
,..e she new tribunal contemplates no
psontS TO any orc concerned. LAWYERS
may SUI junction as advisers. Court
~ay De held any time and anywhere.
Eases VIII not be subject to DISPUTE
" " deiay over legal technicalities
fasse are completely done away With.
Inc Judges must be amonc the
nos qualified in their resnectivo
ae!ds' They must know and undcr-
I4ho inc human phases ~ iugt;ce an.
,I'ey Will be selected after thev baro
,een ,e found satisfactory to both s;do.
y y 'heJ require payment for their time
Mey viii be paid, for it is intended eI't'o, ~
ssAe the tribunal self-sustain;ra ~ q.
az as possible. If the noor 'Iit1S l;4;ro as a.
gu pay for the settlement of h;s caso an.
ss may do so. II he cannot ms nav 's,e as.
ase will be decided cxpeditiouee1,y, ey ans "'s
,.s.fi! nevertheless. We hope Soon -tc ~
i lave building for the no boIdjnr SJv' ot &c
.s mese arbitration courts here ,ieau "
morrow. 1uActioh TO-
g. Distinguished Men Officers
All 1t IS necessary for litico,+ -
~ Is 10 get IN touch with the of4;cors ~
I'M. y. lAls society, at 115 Broadwa,' Wv ans
tfssent his case in the propo, n,srnor aaa
a. mere is real basis for its orb;trat;on r'+ie,
uat will be given after psr4v ~ sa,;. ar.u''
,s ,scIory to both sides is se1ectsd sd''s 70
sas a,se as Judge. Unless there is corr,r ~
.rsaop asa no i appeal can be taken. The arbi.
"a1pF rt Is the final authority =
,s.!a, .he work of the society win ba c,n
80 80 by ITS officers and = board nf
Sssinors' S,sr5 The officers, elected tv tbe
a'u 0i governors Yesterday. arc.
'Coati6ued On ps,s six,