Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-10
|BA[UNGER KEPT OUT|F0R PRISON REFORM
International Congress to Con-
vene Here in October.
FIRST MEETING IN U. S.
Delegates From Many Nations Will
Attend Sessions.


| EoASA6A NSPA Coo0IdIAVeS w lille III
This Country Will Visit Penal
Institutions in Large Cities.
| An event of worldwide interest and
Importance will be the International
Prison Congress, to be held in this city
next October The great organization
with ramif1cations in nearly every country
was especially invited to hold its 1910 SEES
sion here by joint resolution Of Congress,
and when President Roosevelt extended
the invitation 1t was accepted with en-
| thusiasm and unanimity. 1t will be the
first time the prison congress has ever
| met in the United States.
| At intervals Of five years congresses
have been held at London, Stockholm.
Rome, st. Petersburg, Paris, Brussels and
| Budapest. The congress always has been
| officially invited by the government of
the country in which 1t was held, and
the sessions always have been held at
| the national capital. While the congress
| rests on a basis of government support,
1t must depend largely on the cooperation
| of private societies and individuals inter-
ested in various aspects of modern pen
ology.
Prof Charles Richard Henderson of
the University of Chicago, who is presi-
| dent Of the congress, was in this city
yesterday arranging details Of the meet
| ing.
"In the last forty years. Prof Hender-
son explained, 1.-The international Prison
Congress has had q marked influence on
modern civilization. Wiser laws, better
institutions, improved methods for social
protection, new agencies for the preven-
fY11n md Cav <l0
ment and reformation of the prisoner
are directly traceable to it's influence.
| 1t has served as an international clearing
house for the collection and diffusion of
information
Organized in 1871.
| The International Prison Congress was
organized under joint resolution of Con-
gress passed March Z, 1871. DR.. E. c..
Wines was appointed commissioner by
President Grant to secure the co-opera-
| ton of European governments in holding
| a great international congress for the
| discussion Of all matters relating to So
cial advance. DR.. Wines visited the
courts of Europe and was eminently sue
cessful In consequence of his. efforts,
which were supported by the most en-
lightened jurists and statesmen of the
world, the first International Prison Con-
gress was held In London in 1872.
While not all Of the nations have sent
the names of all the delegates. we already
know that the coming congress will be
more widely representative than any
previous congress-" Prof. Henderson said.
Hitherto the Central and South Ameri-
can states have not been represented, but
in response to the invitation of our De-
partment of State the following countries
already have responded: Venezuela,
Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Cuba, CO.
lon1bia, Haiti, Honduras, Costa Rica. Sal
vador, Chile and Uruguay.
Turkey will send Saad Eddin Bey,
come Prof. Simon Van der IA and II.
Z. Dresselhuys, director OF prisons
Prof. Adolphe Prins, general inspector of
prisons. will be the official representing
Belgium. julie RIkle de Belize, president
Of the congress at Budapest. together
with Prof. de Finkey and Prof Russten
van Berry, will represent Hungary. From
Great Britain will come the English COM
missioner. Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Bryce;
Walter George scott, chairman of the
prison commission, for Scotland J. s.
Glib bons, c. B.. chairman of the prison
board Of Ireland; Maj. II. 8. Rogers, gen.
eral surveyor Of prisons for England and
Wales. and Thomas Holmes. secretary Of
lne Howard Association, London. China
has named four delegates. They are Hau
CHEN, Hau Shih Ying, Chin Shoe Cheng
and Ii Fang. Prof e. Borel of the Uni
versity of Geneva and DR.. Guillaume is
represent SWltZeTl6QQ. OT Gulllaum0 Is
a veteran of prison reform, as we'll as an
eminent statistician.
Russia to Send Delegates.
Liberia and the Transvaal will be rep
resented and from ancient Greece will
come eminent legal representatives. and
delegates Russia will send DR.. E.
Khrouloff. director of the prison admin
istration Of Russia; Nicolas Loutchinsky,
a journalist; Prof. Paul Lubinsky. DIR.
Nicolas Levedeff, Serge Pozincheff and
others.
1.-THE international prison congress is
| not a voluntary association of private
| citizens without responsibility. The in
| ternational prison commission, which is
the continuous executive committee Of
the congress, is appointed by the govern
| ments. 1t formulates questions and or
ganizes Investigations - into problems.
While the decisions reached have no
| binding authority upon the governments,
! they always have been considered by
lawmakers and judges with respect. They
are cited in law books, in government
| reports and in legal discussions
The American Prison Association,
which represents the state and federal
institutions of correction, will hold it's
sessions two or three days preceding
the International Prison Congress. This
preparations for the entertainment Of
foreign guests. This society was organ
| lied by DR.. Wines, and for several
years it's president was r. b. Hayes,
former President of the United States
The American Institute of Criminal
Law and Criminology will hold its Sec
ond meeting at the same time as the
American Prison Association. It's pres
ident is Prof. ]. H. Wigmore, dean of
the School of Law of the Northwestern
University.
Congress has appropriated $780, 900 for
| the expenses attending the holding of
| the prison congress. The delegates are
| to visit typical institutions of correc-
ton in nearly all of the American cities,
from New York to Chicago, returning
| by way of Louisville and Richmond and
| thence to Washington.
The local executive committee will
| be composed Of John Joy Edison. chair
man: Robert B. LaDow, superintendent
| of prisons, and A. Pickerell, director of
| the Red Cross Society.
The officers of the International
Prison Congress are Charles r. Hender-
son. president; Fred H. Mills Of New
York city, director of finance, and Dr.
| Guillaume, secretary.
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