Show UNIFORM lAWS ARE PROPOSED PROPOSE Utah People Return Iron from Annual Sessions In Detroit I annual nual confer The thirty fifth once enco of ot the commissioners on cancer I uni- uni uniform form state laws was held at De De- Detroit troll troit from August 26 25 to 1 W W. H H. Folland of ot Salt Lake am n 1 C C. R. R HollIngsworth of Ogden Og tw twi two of ot Utah's commissioners were pres ent Int The Tho other commissioner Dean W W. H. H Leary of the thc law school pres-j pres of tho the University of at Utah was pre pre- prevented prevented vented from attending on account commission of ot Illness two Eighty-two ers era were present and lon 1 44 H lions represented thus making this conference the greatest as 81 to th thi the number of ot commissioners pres nt and states statu represented The uniform arbitration ac act adopted by the conference of was as reconsidered rec and finally adopt adopt- adopted ed and amI recommended to the severa tah s for tor passage pa l ge by tho the legisla tures turea The conference approved three uniform the aute-the the uniform written obligation act uniform party part agreement the uniform Joint cation gatlon act all act all drafted by Williston of ot the Harvard Hanard lay law school These acts were ere approver by the American Bar Dar association as a aIts at al Its Detroit meeting and will noW nov be presented to the state stale leg legisla- tures TO COVER con n DISPUTES The arbitration ar act was the sub sub- subJect sect of ot extended debate and con con- consideration conn by the bar association There are two schools of though thought upon the subject of ot arbitration on one one holding to the view lew that only on present pres pres- present ent disputes d arc a subject b to t tt i I Ir ion I and the e other holding that al all disputes r Pa those existing and thos ob I to arise In I the future should ul b be submitted to arbitration and the finding of at the arbitrators to be final in law and fact tact The uniform arbitration act 1 I I drafted so as to cover only onh exist existing In ing disputes dl and andas was as approved by bj bythe bythe the bar association by a large ma ma- majority It Is le Impossible to foresee what disputes may arise In the fu fu- future tu- tu ture turn and parties to a contract are naturally reluctant to agree In ad ad- advance vane vance that all such disputes should be arbitrated and the finding ol or the arbitrators made final In law lawand lawand lawand and fact tact and thereby foreclose them es es el of ot recourse to the courts It was also feared that thai contracts calling for tor arbitration ol of ot differences might easly be made to contain a a. clause clau e that arbitration arbitration tion would be had a at New York City Chicago or some other large commercial center which would be to the great ad ad- advantage ad- ad advantage advantage vantage and expense of at other par par- parties ties say residents of ot Utah OTHER PROPOSALS The conference considered the following uniform acts Trust receipts chattel mortgage public utilities vehicle extradition of t f persons charged with crime sale salO red and possession of ot firearms compulsory gory lory attendance ot of nonresident wit witnesses nessI'S and the narcotic drug control act All AH were finally re- re referred erred back for tor further consideration lon tion and the drafting drafting- ot of new tenta- tenta Ive tI h e acts In view ot the consideration lon Ion given ghen this year ear The fifth tentative draft of the uniform mortgage act was the sub- sub subject cot of ot much debate and debate and criticism The Cho adoption of ot the act was defeat defeat- defeated I ed ed d and the committee discharged there Thero Is much divergent opinion red ind It seems Impossible to draft dratt in Ln act satisfactory to 25 states as ass asIs ase Is s e required AIR Alii The conference also has under consideration uniform acts as fol- fol lows Sale of securities blue sky ISk law aw child labor one days day's rest In Inen seven en en Incorporation mechanics' mechanics I ten Len n act The conference voted voled to stand by bythe he the uniform aeronautics act adopt adopt- adopted ed d at San Francisco In 1922 now In orce Corce In ten state stater tand- tand Ing ng that the bar association a of ot sew New York has criticised a certain portion of ot the act The conference Is le composed of at tl ree commissioners from tram each state territory and Insular pos pos Dos easlon It was organized In 1899 by y the American Bar DOor association a Tho rho object of ot the conference Is to I promote uniformity In state laws lawson on m rn all subjects where uniformity Is desirable and After a a. decision is le reached to take up a certain subject a com corn committee committee Is appointed which usually employs an expert draftsman drathman and anda a first tentative draft ot of the pro pro- proposed proposed proposed posed act Is submitted and considered consid consid- considered considered ered and discussed section by sec sec- section ion tion and must be so considered at t three annual conferences and be approved ed on roll call can by twenty twenty- five thc states before the act Is recommended recommended recommended mended to the state stare legislatures for passage The acts are arc also sub submitted milted to and approved by b the American Bar association ONE OXE ACHIEVEMENT EXT I The greatest accomplishment of ot the conference was undoubtedly the uniform negotiable Instruments act which Is now the law In M 61 jur jur- jurisdictions jurIsdictions jur I thus making the law as M MI I to promissory notes and negotiable Instruments the same In all the states The conference has draft draft- drafted drafted ed d and approved ed excluding the 1925 19 meeting forty five acts Utah's Utah standing Is le very good for It has enacted 15 of ot the uniform acts The 1926 1925 legislature passed the tho uniform declaratory Judgments act uniform fiduciaries act and tho the conveyance act a. a t George B. B B Young of at Vermont was elected president and J. J J P P. Chandler of ot Los Angeles vice pres pres- president presIdent president ident for tor the ensuing year DUTIES nUTIE ASSIGNED J j Commissioner Folland I d was ap- ap appointed I In pointed pointed dm to the uniform u public P C law section having In charge the util util- utilities utilities act and vehicle act and Commissioner Com Com- Commissioner I missioner Hollingsworth to the uni uni- uniform uniform uniform form civil procedure section and made chairman of the committee to draft the uniform mechanics' mechanics I lien Hen law The meeting of ot the American Bar association was one of the best bestIn bestin I In Its history of ot forty eight years The attendance was waB very ery large l and ond the lawyers lawers of or Detroit and Michi Michi- Michigan Michigan I gan can were very attentive and left nothing undone to make the meet- meet meetIng meetIng meeting I Ing a success and a a. very pleasant one CHIEF ADDRESSES CES The address of ot President Charles Charlei CharleiE i E Hughes was wall most excellent Other addresses were delivered at atthe atthe atthe the general meeting by Charles Deecher Beecher Warren ot of Michigan on Legal al Aspects on Our Relations With Mexico Honorable George GeorgeW W Wickersham on Codification of ot International Law Edson R R. Sunderland of at Michigan on An Appraisal al of English Procedure the Right RI ht Honorable Lord Buck Buck- muter former lord chancellor of ot England Ingland spoke with unusual elo elo- eloquence quence upon The Romance of or th the Law the Honorable Frank B B. J Kellogg secretary of ot state stale upon the Chinese question M. M Manual Manua anual Fourcade of ot the Paris bar dally delivered ered Bred an address In French Former Presidents John W. W Davis Judge Alton B D Parker Fred Ired W V Lehman Lehmar and R. R E. E 1 L. L J. J Saner S ner presided at different dif dif- different ferent fer nt sessions There were er the usual meetings of ot the subsidiary bodies of at the American Bar Dar asso also A Aery Ael very ery el Interesting conference confer conter- conference ence was wan held of ot three delegate from each state tate and local bar asso usO- associations In the United States Slates The delegates from Utah were George Geor e eH H H. Smith Judge W. W I I. I Snyder and W w. H H. Folland JUSTICE FIRST ST Attorney General John G G. Sar Sar- Sargent Sargent gent as a 0 country lawyer lawer delivered delivered ered red a splendid address In n the way of ot advice to his brother lawyers upon how the lawyers of the coun coun- country country country try might promote among the lens zena 7 ns a better understanding ol ot American Institutions Institution The following follow tollo- following ing statements are quoted from his address It Is more the duty dut of ot lawyers laWers to see ee that justice it Is done than to win cases In court He urged lawyers to subvert their craving for publicity for tor the good goodof of ot th the cause he has chosen to serve He lie said aid that the lawyers lawyer's opportunity to join In civic Im Improvement im- im improvement provement movements lay more in inthe Inthe Inthe the courtroom than elsewhere because be be- be- be because because cause persons gathered there to hoar hear discussions In real life lICe And the h lawyers lawyer's great opportunity or to tobe tobe be useful fre to f teach the principles principle I hI hIot of ot our form of government to In Instill In- In Instill still respect for the law to show why the law Is to spread the tho doc doc- doctrines doctrines doctrines trines of ot good citizenship arise arises from this very ery state of ot facts I ALL ALL- HAVE PART How easy day after atter day In Incourt incourt court to show how to these people that In this country the law the ruts ruin ot of ch civil 11 conduct which binds us all Is a rule In the thc making of ot which every citizen has a part art that It Is the law the rule of at conduct be be- because because cause causa the majority of ot those whom It affects have agreed such a course is 18 better for tor the community than a Il different course and for tor no other reason He lie said It would be an easy eallY task taek In a a. to show persons gathered fathered courtroom following the fortunes of persons In a suit the meaning of ot American Institutions because the discussion would then have e a direct application The words constitution 1 constitutionality ty unconstitutionality rights and liberties would have then he said Mid greater meaning mean In to all who heard them discussed TAKING TAKiNO ADVANTAGE Do It In court he said Do It ItIn ItIn itIn In simple language that all can un un- un- un The court can under under- understand understand stand an argument couched in elm sim simple pie language as well as technical The Tho cause will lose nothing tho ho public Interest will gain much Mr Sargent deplored the desire and effort to win our causes by tak tak- taking takIng takIng ing any and every advantage antage we we- w can of ot our opponents short ot of dis dis- dishonesty dishonesty dishonesty honesty particularly the introduction Intro Intro- Introduction Introduction of surprise testimony without giving the opposing lawyers law law- lawyer lawyers yer an opportunity to combat It The longer I have havo practiced 1 law the more cases I have tried tho rho more I have hao become convinced con of ot the advisability of ot showing all the facts I know low of ot bearing on tho the Issue slue on trial whether for me or against me and further of or advis advis- advising advisIng ing my opponents In advance ot of the substance of what hat the evidence e them will be be he said UTTERS CRITICISM I. I Mr Sargent deplored announce announce- announcements announcements announcements ments In the newspapers of the employment em em- employment employment of ot lawyers in proposed law suits and the detailing of ot the charges of ot the plaintiff In advance of the filing tiling of ot a II complaint Ho He also deplored the practice of at prose proBe prosecuting ro ee attorneys In detailing fn in tn the newspapers Intended prosecutions prosecution saying both had as their object self Belt advertisement ad and do Injury by b b putting pulling evil doers on their guard guardI I I feel deeply on this subject he said and I wish my voice olce to today to to- today day might reach the ear of ot every lawyer lawer In the service of oe the public and that my word words might bo be persuasive per per- persuasive enough to bring him to see that It Is his duty to subvert his craving cra for publicity to the good goodof of ot the cause he he hu has chosen to serve FOR REAL L GOOD lie He said these o were troublous limes times with agitations to array the people In cliques and blocs ot con con- contrary contrary Interests with Ith crimes of ot vio vio- violence violence 10 lence prevalent with temptation not to la work and with little Inter Inter- est and serious thought on affairs of ot government In this situation he concluded There Is no one who can do eo so much for the real good of ot the country coun coun- countr country try tr as the lawyer lawer lIe He Is by education tion and training necessarily ne- ne fa familiar a- a millar with the underlying prin prin- principles principles of ot our government go he is al almost al- al almost almost most always alays one of ot the leading men of ot his community he always fills the office of prosecuting attorney and whether in the tho place of or prose prose- prosecuting prosecuting cutinI attorney or attorney attorn e for the th plaintiff or defendant he has an Interested and therefore attentive audience who ho will listen to and ab absorb ab- ab absorb what he says so long as the principles controlling its decision but will suspect him and his sincerity sincerity sin sin- sincerity whenever he lauds and an 1 ad ad- advertises advertises himself Brethren our opportunity Is great grut but we shall make the most of ot it only by performing our tasks task in humility and self effacement S RESENT PRESENT P Former d States Senator Chester Cheater I. I I Long ot of Kansas was RS elected president of ot the lUI lion tion Judge V W. I. I Snyder was made Utah Utah's member of ot the general council and W W. II H. Folland was aB se sc- selected d vice president from Utah I The Utah members attending the meeting were George H H. Smith I Judge W. W I I. I Snyder Vf IV H Ti Folland J J. J F F. MacLane MacLan Attorney General GeneralI Harvey H H. Cluff duff of Salt Salt Lake Loke Leo LC L. L Baker Daker of ot Provo and C C. R R. Hol I orth of ot Ogden |