Show CONVENTION 0 OPENS WELCOMED BY SPRY MELDRIM RESIDES PRESIDES BAILEY TO SPEAK TONIGHT Officers of the American Bar association and of the Ut Utah h State Bar association Issued a special and urgent invitation today today io to the people people peo peo- pie of Salt Lake to be present In the tabernacle tonight at 8 o'clock when Joseph W. W Bailey former United States senator from Texas will deliver the annual address of the association Ball Bailey y will have for his subject The liThe American Judiciary ry He is known as as one of the most gifted orators In the nation William How Howard rd Taft was scheduled to preside and introduce the speaker but he Is delayed and will not be here until tomorrow noon Tomorrow night Mr Taft will preside and Introduce Simeon E. E Baldwin Bald win former governor of Connecticut who will discuss Changes In In in- in Law Tonight one of the distinguished Jurists jurist who Is Is- Isher here her for fop the convention convention con con- will probably preside I I The questions of the hour must be answered by wisdom 0 01 oi war var by the law or by the sword Permanent and peace cannot be expected but if the rights of nations could be bf determined d by law and the j judgments t pronounced q b by the la v la enforced then there would be a reduction to a minimum of the thc violation of national rights and the preservation to the largest degree of Jf the worlds world's peace Mere sentimental appeals for peace avail little If peace is to lo be won it m must st be by enlisting in the army anny of peace the samo same strong forces that gain victory vie vic tory in war Peace will never come through the denunciation of a na nations nation's nations nation's na- na tion's heroes it will wUl never come by the destruction of or the military pride and spirit of ot tho the people It had better never come than come crawling in base submission to wrong rong and insult A Juat just war is better than a dishonorable peace and no greater curse ean can befall j a people than the decay of ot that patriotic spirit which stands re ready d in a cause that is 15 Just to rally to a nations nation's colors and to take tako no account of blood or treasure expended in their defense With c calm lm and Impressive emphasis emphasis em em- standing sturdily erect as s the fine old Southern soldier veteran that he is IB and amid vigorous applause Gen Peter cv 1 W. W l president of ot the American liar Bar at association this thin morning uttered this ultimatum concerning concerning concerning con con- the present International situation Uon It formed the climax of ot ofa ofa a a. splendid address on The Lawyer which mark marked cd th the opening session of ot the thirty seventh annual convention of ot the thc association which has and aud has hos had among its members some of ot th Ith m moat st vital factors in Sn t the e develop ment jot the nation He Herbert bert R R. MacMillan pr president s1 o 0 othe othe the Utah State Bar association clation opened tho the convention In the bl hall ball at 1020 by Intro to the convention Gov William Wil wn liam lEarn Spry Following the welcome welcom of ot the governor another mothe brief briet bu but Impressive Impre address of ot welcome wa was m made do by by United Stat States s George Sutherland and then President do dot dent t made his annual ad ad- dress This Thin Is a ft pleasure that comes ve vel verj seldom eldom said eald Governor Spry tt te welcome so up many distinguished peo peo- pl We re are aro aro glad you saw aw fit fit to moot meat here lere Wo We wanted to know more mor a out you and we wanted you ou tc te know more about us It is 8 s a n. good gooc thing tor for men men to meet fac J fac to fact face now and then thIn and ond to know other bott better r. r The Te people of Utah want the yie people peo peo- pI of or the United States to kno them thorn as they are I regret that yoi yov are not staying longer that yo you wll wW be beso so busy husy working while while- you an at here Wo We have Ye many things to show sho our our things that the work the orld knows little about Duty D lY comes conies with power a an nn l op opportunity Op- Op p walls waits on both Never NC r ir lii the history of has eo so broad Continued on page pago 3 OPENS Continued from rom paga I. I and so eo interesting a a field ork of or I truly ed f for r the work the l' l t- t lawyers ja eB Out of our modern n- n new ta fa facts and new ne comon com com- fleas c on of facts acts are aro constantly ing Ing S f never er dreamed of law not covered by des tc and not settled by d cases t l The TheaRt vast aRt chan change f that been bce wrought within the the m mem- mem m- m 1 of living men make the truths of y 1 M MCm em stranger th n the the fables foully uly We c travel trawl now now from pa t to Jerusalem b by bs steam wo we Il aph ph or telephone to our friends ome ome send end a wireless to them at nd nd cable them across the ocean no longer ride In the one horse re eeor or on the tho old ol stage coach but palace car automobile or air air- Fulton's Clermont han become Th The rude rood or stone atone Is replaced by truc- truc I steeL The spinning wheel has haa me the factory with wih Its thousands Its arm army of or operatives corporate wealth The he cultural chemist has re restored the then TI n out soil THe Tho hydraulic ener ener en- en er er Cr has baa his made fertile the arid lands mechanical engineer by b a thou- thou d labor saving Having devices haa har end end end en- en d man to throw awa away the hoe and d erect creel In the thc Image of ot his cr er Tile The village water wheel be bees bees heu he- he es u the te Niagara Ia ara a chained d and the lie thE ow dip lp Is lost In electric glory stylus t luR has l been een succeeded b by the writer c-writer the printer b by the Mer- Mer Ier- Ier I thaler the he h hand nd press b by Hoes Hoe's 1015 uple The mad rushing train Is ped In ail an Instant b bit compressed while anesthesia the lie Roentgen and ant surgery together r ra h a knowledge of Dr the lawn Jaws lawf of pant pant- on lon and hn lence have Increased duration of human life ot Not on only has science compelled c old old law Jaw a w to expand and new tut R to be lie enacted but hut translation trans trans- aLlan lation h by land lanti An and sea Bea 1 lit In Inthe the ivens vens above o and nd the waters waters' be- be th th nr arc ari presenting new problems regulation control and ownership opp-ner opp erco- erco c with wih foreign nations freedom rr of the t seas heas the tho three- three o 0 or r cannon shot limit blockade of it private property on 01 seas seas neutrality of ot what in tod faith it consists and In what y If violated contraband what It in Is If dhow determined et and the right of oC or destruction of ship and nd irgo the rights of American citina citi- citi ns na In American neutral or helg- helg r rent ent nt ships what hat those rights are ow BK abandoned and Jost and nd without r rang rong n to others be enforced arc matTS mat- mat TS that preset with wih a n heavy hand on onil ont t 10 i bra brain n and amI heart of ot the worlds world's il l S The queston questions of the lie hour must be answered b by wisdom or orwar orwar w war war r b by the law mv or l h by the sword Permanent and universal pt peace ce c cannot be expected but hut If I the rights of nations could be he determined deter deter- mined b by law Ian and the Judgments pronounced flounced by the tho law enforced lien there would be lie a reduction to 0 a minimum of or the tho violation of or national rl rights and nd d the tho preservation ti t tion n to 10 the largest degree of or the worlds world's peace 1 f Mere Mere sentimental appeals for fore peace e c avail aU little If I peace Is to toI tobe tobe I b be won it mu must t be by hy enlisting 1 In In the arm army aimy of ot peace Itce the same strong forces that pain gain aln victory In kar war ar Peace PlACe never neVEr will come h the denunciation of ot a nations nation's naton heroes It I will wi ne er never c come come me by rhy the tho destruction of mill mill- mi- mi It tary ry pride and spirit of o the people peo- peo peo- peo pl IT HAD BETTER DETER NEVER TR COME COIF THAN TITAN CRA CRAWLING I IN lr BASE SUBMISSION TO WRONG WRO rG AND INSULT AJUST A AJUST JUST JUST WAR IS BETTER BITTER THAN FRAN THANA FRANA A A. A DISHONORABLE PEACE AND ANbo NO XO o GIU GREATER ATER CURSE CAN BEJ BEFALL A LL A PEOPLE THAN i-THAN THE TilE DECAY OF THAT PATRIOTIC SPIRIT WHICH f STANDS READY 1 IN A CAUSE PAUSE IS JUST TO RALLY TO TOrA rA A NATIONS NATION'S NATIO S COLORS AND TO TAKE TACE Q ACCOUNT OF DF BLOOD OR TREASURE EX- EX D IN IN THEIR DEFENSE DE- DE General concluded d b by reiting re- re fomo some of th the chan changes chances that arc are K place In the la laws s Cs governing go occupations labor laws Hh th the object ct of benefiting labor Thee problems cannot he be an- an 11 h by 13 the demagogue Dynamite innot answer them They can cn only e answer answered b by the clear thinking c nd courageous lawyer declared tho the In conclusion ho ur urged ed er e every lawer law- law er to respect above all else elso the c con con- n- n I commend lo to you OU the Lawyers I the words of or H Y V rou u ha have hare C power and honor could you OU have h e the esteem of or the theIse Ise ise and good value the constitution which you ou live 1 i was talking 1 to e. a a. a man recently ho no said lc that that before he came here e had had an art n Id Idea a that there were three he Ge in Ut Utah the the Mormon temple Gre Salt Sal lake arl and the desert that he probably overlooked fou t the i tho fact that Death Valley ly to the e West went t of oC us U. U alley The OVern r then eror outlined r t f U Utah Utah's some resources mentioning the Opper 5 And a. a an aron Iron ron mountains and iri any irr declaring that Utah had sit t It i Uth enough m In lt it great p 1 lake r to gret pickle the tho A And he added if th the world vant d its Hs pickles I sweetened Utah 3 ut f t he e nough said sugar Utah to th them m. m was waH prowl proud I t h her r pe people and or of her R and girls He was t h he Informed the applauded th n mb 88 g th that t Utah spent more moreth P per r cent or of her th taxes In V maintenance nance of her schools h ne o said great gret hopes and t great i re 4 t tWe c he In t 11 We conclusion are P OUd tv that ator lt a Cro- Cro r has l Ja generous hed bl hi blessings I Upon us man many S All W I w we a ask fak Is more lav people land water a cr and tho the ic o o re- re Who 1 con ur arMs arn r are opera Pcr to those e U utAh bY J and or nd if help u- u uj build UP mak 1 totoa lt Jak States j H what at il it can bc he Sutherland ut nerland Senator Senator cator George e n di ec u. t arcu in opening hB his hIt c ce Jf e y 1 address that the tho people of ot Utah ar are profoundly appreciative of ot the honor hono your presence has conferred upon them Our pleasure is tempered with wit wih only one regret that regret regret that your stay aly witus with wit wih us Is to bo be so short Continuing h he said paid fald In part The Tho American Bar association ha has ex exerted a I potent influence on the na naion nation na- na ion tion for it deals with wih the great sta sta- bizer the law without which gov got could not exist OA yA good law lawIs lawIs lawis Is the sweetest fruit of or the human brain Many of or our laws are wise few Cew of ot them perhaps none of or them are perfect If I a law la Is I to be bo made a arule arule a arule rule of or conduct it I should be mode made to tobe tobe tobe be understood But If It the measure 1 Is Isis II Is made prece precise It will wi be less lese elastic elatic So It Is that both tho the legislator and the Judge are caled called upon to s sacrifice sometimes the Ideals Ideal of Justice to the rough and real ready necessity In this day of or vast ast changes and growth the separation of or the things that are ar ill 1 and the things that tha are aro It Is delicAte delicate delicato deli deli- well wel Is no simple matter mater I a a. cate cato and complex problem The legislative leg leg- mind is 18 apparently obsessed Just at this time with the belief beliet belef that tha everything e should be controlled by legislative e fire The consequence Is that we are beset and anti bedeviled with wih bureaus burnus commissions and the like which hamper and embarrass the well wel meaning citizen to an extent al aU out of ot proper proportion In such a situation the attitude o othis ot of this organization Is IR Important be because because be- be cause white while hUe sanely progressive It re restrains restrains re- re ultra radical tendencies strains the of oC the time While Whilo hlo not rejecting a principle because e It I Is nO novel I. I It holds to tho ho old doctrine that WISDOM IS WISDOM I e even en n though It be inherited inherit inherit- ed and not present presently Invented Outlining what he ho b believed lc ed to be bethe the training and other qualifications nee needed ed b by the lawyer lawer and predictIng predicting predict predict- ing inS a great future In the field of ot law G Cene General al Meldrim president of or the as association association as- as a- a delivered del erel an address that was forceful entertaining and nd InS in instructive In- In S e t iU He began by recalling the last meeting In Washington and the high tribute paid pall to the American lawyer Iner by y Chief Justice White h I e. e He lie then briefly sketched skEtched the hl history tor of ot law Jaw so far as it Is known noting that it existed even en among savages ages In a R primitive form Law Lw Is an us old as time yet et as young as aM the new born moment he said fald It is as fiS certain as fate yet yetas yetas et as changeable R as the whim or fancy of the fleeting hour It I is as high as heaven hea-en as deep Jeep as ne hell hel as broad as space apace as infinite as infinity as nal as eternity as a and omnipotent a as God because it is an an attribute of God Cod and Its Is home Is the bosom of G God c General Meldrim then mentioned ment ned Iome some ome of or the founders lounders Ct the present do Jay o law principles and and how ho thes principles developed I The cultivated lawyer lawer does not Inder undervalue positive e regulations or forms o of precedents he ho said buthis buthis but Taut his vision Is not bounded b by them am and ho delights to ascend to higher altitudes which open to him a broader broad broad- er horizon and a more glorious pros pros- He lie Is thus able to perceive th that t tho the law in its Is great living essentials and principles ma may be and often oren i is something more than a. a command a-command of ot the tho sovereign o or of ot a l legislative bod bodIs body Is Is something deeper t than an these and und it has ha innermost ard and invisible springs In the nature of at ari ri n elevated morality hard b bj by the throne or of God Go and ami that its Hs are aro meant like the leavo of ot the Tree o oLife oC of Life for tOI the healing of of the nations nations- although th they may be colored or tinctured tine tine- tuned by the tho sons soils through which they the run iUn never neer ne el lose Jose the sweetness and ani 1 ed Original sources however far tar the they may flow ow or to whatever er U uses the they may may be ap appl applied ap- ap pl plied t If I there Q be Ione one more than another r which causes lost motion In Inthe inthe inthe the actual trial of causes and the oc occasional oc- oc miscarriage rI ge it Is 18 that Judges counsel and Juries do not clearl clearly understand hear and decide tho the true vital and anti determining Issues between parties These Thee Issues should be settled by pleadings and while these p pleadings should b be characterized characterized charac charac- hara hara- b by simplicity they should never nC Er be wanting in c certainty And so 60 with the r rules of evidence e These rules rlEs |