The New York herald., 1922-01-21
Davis Sees Birth of World Court
Tells Bar Association Washington
Arms Conference Is the Nucleus.

emeritus Of Harvard University. in an
address to tho Bieelow Club OF Boston
University on November II. That done.
he declared the writer of ''rhc Mirrors
of Washington unfair TO Elihu Root.
Mr.. Guthrie quoted DR.. Eliots opinion
that there were many bad examples Of a
degenerate practice among leading
lawyers in large cities to seek or demand
high fees. Then he said In part
"Dr. Eliot's criticism OF lawyers for
not accepting judicial Office was equally
unjust and unreasonable in view of the
fact known surely to all who care to
investigate that most of our able and
distinguished Judges have very small
private means and are serving generally
for wholly Inadequate compensation that
they would make much more at the bar
or in any other professional work, and
that they remain on the bench from the
most unscThsh and the highest sense Of
public service. Lawyers Of ability and
OF distinction arc constantly compelled
to decline public service on the bench
solely because their duty to their families
and other private burdens and response
bflities preclude their undertaking what
Is generally to scholarly lawyers the
most attractive and congenial Of all
professional services. that Of administer
ing justice.
Indeed, venture to assert that in
no other profession is there to-day a
higher or finer spirit OF public service or
n n'c~a general willingness to serve
withOG' compensation i'm maintaining
law and order, in promoting and uphold
ing just legislation, in advising and pro-
tecting the poor or in championing and
defending the personal and property
rights Of those who are unable to pay
adequate fees or frequently any COM
pensation whatever"
Mr.. Guthrie was glowing in his praise
OF Mr.. Root and declared that his un-
kind biographer in THE Mirrors of
Washington was seeking to discredit
1.-The legal profession itself" He said:
"This critics standard by which he
would judge high minded and patriotic
lawyers when serving as statesmen can
be gathered from his assertion that Mr..
Roots world court that Is. the Per-
has little better hope of acceptance, for
Mr.. Hughes Is not q voluntary sharer
or gicry.'
ITO the mind of this critic OF the bar
Secretary of State Hughes would be
capable of refusing on behalf Of the
United States to accept this great inter-
national court of Justice because some
one else might possibly share in the
glory OF establishing it! Mean indeed
must be this anonymous writer's eStl-
mate of the patriotism Of our Secretary
of State.'
DR.. Masujima spoke in behalf OF the
International Bar Association and In
vited the New York State Bar Associa-
tion to become a member Of 1t. upon
the motion of Henry w. Taft 2 COM
mittee was appointed to examine the
proposition. Mr. Newton's paper was a
review Of his office and Mr.. Goodwin
urged legislation providing for self-gov-
ernment OF the bar by members OF the
bar, preferably by judicial districts.
Philip Carroll of New York introduced
report in which he declared that there
was no comprehensive legislation COW
cring aviation. He suggested, as part
OF the report. that another amendment
be attached to the Federal Constitution
giving the Government Jurisdiction over
the air that covers the United states.
Mr.. Carroll. member of the Aero
Club of America. declared that separate
air legislation by the individual tates
led to confusion and barriers to prog
ress.
The meeting will continue to-day, con-
cludine tonight with dinner at the
Hotel Astor.