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title	:	Causes and Conflicts : The Centennial History of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1870-1970
author	:	Martin, George Whitney.
publisher	:	Fordham University Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0823217353
print isbn13	:	9780823217359
ebook isbn13	:	9780585125701
language	:	English
subject	Association of the Bar of the City of New York--History.
publication date	:	1997
lcc	:	KF334.N4A845 1997eb
ddc	:	340/.06/07471
subject	:	Association of the Bar of the City of New York--History.

Page i Causes and Conflicts The Centennial History of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York 1870-1970

Page ii Also by George Martin The Opera Companion: A Guide for the Casual Operagoer The Battle of the Frogs and the Mice: An Homeric Fable Verdi: His Music, Life and Times The Red Shirt and the Cross of Savoy: The Story of Italy's Risorgimento (1748-1871)

Page iii Causes and Conflicts The Centennial History of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York 1870-1970 George Martin Illustrated with Photographs FORDHAM UNIVERSITY PRESS New York 1997

Page iv Copyright 1997 The Association of the Bar of the City of New York All rights reserved. LC 96-53609 ISBN 0-8232-1735-3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Martin, George Whitney. Causes and conflicts: the centennial history of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1870-1970 / George Martin. p. cm. Originally published: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1970 Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8232-1735-3 1. Association of the Bar of the City of New YorkHistory. I. Title. KF334.N4A845 1997 340'.06'07471dc2096-53609 CIP Printed in the United States of America

Page v PREFACE The first words of this book, I believe, should put beyond doubt that what follows is one man's view of the Association, my view, and not that of the Association itself, or more particularly of its centennial committee. For better or worse, the selection of incidents, the emphasis of trends, the judgments of men and occasional probing of their motives are mine, and while of course, I hope they present a balanced view of the Association's history, they do not pretend to offer a rounded view in the sense that a committee has worked them over to reach a consensus. The Association, through its committee, promised me a free hand with its history, and greatly to its credit, I think, it has not reneged. Next, it should be emphasized that what follows is a layman's view of the Association. Once I practiced law in the city and even, briefly, was a member of the Association. But that was long ago, and I have written this book as an outsider, both to the profession and to the Association. Certain consequences, I feel, follow from that and should be recognized. For example, there are judgments I cannot make. Edward N. Perkins, a lawyer and member of the Association, could state bluntly in the historical sketch he wrote for its seventy-fifth anniversary that there were a number of committees which held meetings, published reports and accomplished absolutely nothing of any significance. I lack the knowledge of any of the specialized fields of law to make such a statement. On the other hand, perhaps as an outsider I could judge better than a member of the Association the extent to which it had pushed David Dudley Field, like

Page vi a bad dream, out of its history. It seems incredible, but the first three histories of the Association, published at each quarter century of its existence, with a single exception in one of them, never mention Field by name. But these are minor consequences of my layman's view of the Association. A much larger one, I feel, arises from the general attitude of laymen and lawyers toward the organization. In the course of writing the book I have become convinced that the two groups, despite important exceptions, particularly among the lawyers, tend to judge it from different points of view. Neither view, it seems to me, is more right or true than the other, and both must be tempered. But they are different, and it may be wise to state that difference at the start. For the fact that I, a layman, tend to favor the laymen's point of view is, in a way, a premise to many of my conclusions. Pushing the two views to extremes in order to clarify their difference, I would say that laymen tend to stress the Association's role in government, particularly in movements to reform the judiciary or to protect an individual's rights. They think, perhaps unfairly, that the Association is, or should be, involved with justice. Whenever an injustice is committed, they hope to see the Association, like St. George on a white horse, ride up to the scene of the crime and slay the dragon.

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