The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-07
Sir Ruggles-Brise Made
President and London
Gets 1915 Meeting.
EUROPE RECOGNIZES
AMERICAN METHODS
Foreign Delegates Give United
States Credit for Many
Reforms.

A double honor was accorded Great
Britain by the International Prison
Commission today by the selection Of
London. England, for the place Of meet
ing OF the International Congress at its
next session in 1915, and the unanimous
election of Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise,
h c. B., Of England. as the president
Of the congress and commission
The action was taken today when the
commission which is composed of the
special American and foreign delegates
named by the heads Of the respective
governments, and acts as the governing
board Of the International Prison Con-
gross, met at the New willard Hotel
At the same meeting Prof Simon Van
der Aa, GroningtOn, Holland, was elect
ed general secretary TO succeed DR.. Gil
laume, chief Of the bureau Of statistics,
Berne, Switzerland
In appreciation of DR.. GHlaume's ser
vices as secretary since the orSaniza-
ton OF the prison commission, that body
unanimously voted to make him pres
tdent d'honeur.' the highest homer in
the power Of the organization TO be
stow.
Il. accordance with the general Gus
tom. Prof. Charles R. Henderson, Of
Chicago was elected as a president
d'hOneUT." after Sir Evelyn was elected
to succeed him
Commission Pleased.
Prof Eugene BoreI. Of the Law Uni
versity at Geneva, Switzerland, was
voted the thanks Of the commission for
his work as editor-in-chief of the Of
fetal publications Of the organization
Frederick WONen of Norway, was
elected treasurer
The elections and selection Of the next
meeting place We're formally reported TO
the general congress in the Bureau Of
American Republics this afternoon ana
were accorded unanimous approval
4 luncheon was rendered the retlr-
ing president, Charles r. Henderson, to-
daT 81 the New Willard, by the mem
bers of the International Commission.
Members Of the commission expressed
approval today of the speedy manner
In which the sections OF the congress
have dispatched work OF the respective
subsidiary organizations. For the hrst
time I'm years the work has been COM
pfeted, and none Jeff over TO clog the
HhaI proceedings which will be held
tomorrow morning in general session
The annual banquet Of the OTganiZa-
ton will be held this evening In the
some members spent this morning and
afternoon sightseeing in Washington
Under the direction OF the local en-
tertainment committee, OF which Rob-
ert Y. LaDOw, superintendent OF
prisons at the Department of Justice.
has been most active, the foreign
and American delegates were escorted
10 the important places OF interest IN
the District. .-..a. -rH-..r.
il WAS expected that the delegates
would visit the local jail, on the. East
ern Branch, and the new WOrkhOuSe
at OCcoQuan, Va. which has several
times been favOrably mentioned dur
ing the discussion Of that section OF
The congress which mas beeh ueallhS
with questions relating to prison ad-
mlnlstrations.
Foreigners Convinced
Qualification that foreign delegates
have been brought around 10 the theory
of the indeterminate sentence and the
parole system. was the keynote OF the
banquet rendered by the Americans last
night. European conservatism mas al
wavs stood. heretofore, IN the way OF an
Endorsement Of the American planr al
though it has been urged upon succeed
Ing prison congresses.
The final approval Of the iQdetermi-
nate sentence is regarded as epOch-
making in this country and abroad,
The. foreign delegates are understood
10 have been won over to the Ameri-
can plan because of their obSerVa-
tions during a ten days tour IF the
country, prior to the converting of the
congress
Three members Of the Cabinet We're
present at the banquet last evening.
Attorney General Wickersham, repre-
toastmaster. Secretary Wilson and
Secretary Nagcl also were in at
tendance.
The address throughout reflected
the triumph which has come to Ameri-
can prison methods through their
adoption by other countries
The Hon. Walter George Scott. the
master of PoIworth and chairman Of the
prison commission for Scotland, spoke
Of the recent tour of the delegates and
provoked applause when he said that
the efficacy OF American methods had
been fully established.
Shigeiiro Dgawa Of Japan, said We
owe much TO America for improvement
In the prison systems
Addresses along similar lines were
made by Don EuGnic Silvela y Corral, Of
Madrid. Judge kimpah T King, Of the
supreme court Of China; Albert Garvin,
Of Weathersfeld, Conn; j. T. Gilmour.
warden Of the Central Prison, OF To
routo. Senator SugUsto Picrantoni, Of
Rome. and Prof Charles r Henderson.
president Of the international prison
congress.
Senator Pierantoni addressed the del
egates first i'm English, then IN French
and finally I'm Italian. The senator is
president of the University Of Rome