Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-05
new YORK MAN
WINNER OF BOX
PEACE AWARD
Charles Herbert Levermore
is Author of Plan 1869,
Selected by the Box Peace
Award Committee

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 5-Charlps
Herbert Levermore Of New York, student
of international affairs. writer and ed
ucator, u the author of plan 1869 and
winnsr Of the American peace award do
mated by Edward w. Box Of Philadel-
phia.
His identity was revealed last night
at meeting Of the policy committee Of
the American peace award and he was
presented with half 0f the $1,000 prize.
The plan was selected from 22165 sub
mitted TO the committe. on award as
the best to preserve peace amcng the ma
tions of the world. Details of the win
ming plan, which providis for American
cooperation under certain reservations
with q modified league Of nations with
out the United States becoming mem
r; for adherence 70 the world court
with the Hughes reservations and for 4
commission Of jurists % codify internA-
tional law. were made public January ".
but its author was known 10 only one
perso1-a member Of the policy COM
miftee.
Mr.. Levermore has published several
studies upon ths general subject or
world peace. He has been an instructor
In various colleges and universities, in-
cluding the University of California, the
assachuss It's Institute Of Technology,
and Adelphi College, Brooklyn, of which
he was president for eighteen years. lie
was born in Mansfield. Conn. in 1856,
and was graduated from Yale in 1879.
Since 1917. he has been secretary of
New York pace society and In 1922 ne
acted as secretary of the nawIy form
ell American Association for Interas-
tional Cooperation and with other Off
GERS az that body help "A form theleaRue
of nations non-partisan association last
year.
John W. Davis. former ambassador 10
Great Britain and one Of the principal
speakers at last nights meeting, dis
closed the name Of the winner of the
award nj the conclusion Of his address
and presented Mr.. Levermore with
check for $4,000. He will recsive ths
other half il his plan is endorsed by the
United States senate or hy "A majority
vote ~ American people through
referendum being conducted BY Mr.
Bok's representatives.
When Mr.. Lev.rmore was introduced
the audience arose and applauded for
honor accorded him, Mr.. Lavermore said
he regarded II as "A trumpet call 10 SER
vice in the ranks of the establishment
OF maints nance of peace through jus
tice under the law"
Melville IL Stone. counsellor or The
Associated Press. presided over the
meeting A tel gram giving the name of
the winner was sent 10 Mr.. Box. who w
in Florida. and the following reply was
read by Mr.. Stone:
will you pll ase convey my sincere
coincidence 70 the winner vi the Ameri-
can award winning plan and tell him
meant well. But what with the over
whrlminE publicity which will be his
portion. 10 say nothing of the hun
dreds Of accommodating persons who
will tell him how to spend the money,
envy him. The only enlightcning exper-
fence see ahead for his II tia tIaboring
under the delusion that he Is a free
born American citizen he may have his
motives invl stigated by
senate committee"
BALTIMORE. Feb. 5.-Chnrles III.
Levermore, winner OF the Box Peace
Prize. was a classmate at John Hop
kins University of Woodrow Wilson. He
received his Ph. d. from the history d.
partment in 1856.
Bully news" said Dr. John Nj. Vim
cent. professor of European history at
Hopkins. when informed Of the award.
:" Mr.. LevIrmore NJ one of the many
classmates OF the late President Wilson.
who have distinguished themselves in
one field or another