Evening star., 1924-02-05
c. H. LEVERM0RE
Wins BOX AWARD
Autl or Is New York Student
of World Affairs, Writer
and Educator.
By the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, February s.
Charles Herbert Levermore OF New
York, student Of international affairs,
writer and educator. is the author of
plan 1859 and winner of the American
peace award donated by Edward w.
Box Of Philadelphia.
His identity was revealed last night
at meeting in the Academy OF Music.
under the auspices Of the Philadelphia
Forum and the policy committee Of
the American peace award, and he
was presented with half Of the $780,
900 prize. The plan was selected
from 22,165 submitted to the commit
tee on award as the best to preserve
peace among the nations of the world.
Details of the winning plan. which
provides, for American cooperation.
under certain reservations, with q
modified league of nations without
ber: for adherence to the world court
with the Hughes reservations, and
for a commission of jurists to codify
International law. were made pubic
January Z. but Its author was known
to only one pefson-a member OF the
policy committee.
"R10eR on NOKlO TeuCcs
Mr.. Levermore has, published sew
eral studies upon the general subject
Of world peace. He has been an in
structor in various colleges and uni
versities. including the University of
California, the Massachusetts 1nsti-
tute Of Technology and Adelphi COL
Iege, Brooklyn. of which he was pres
ident for eighteen years. He was
born in Mansfield. Conn. In 1856. and
was graduated from Yale In 1879.
From 1913 to 1916 he. was connected
with the World Peace Foundation IN
Since 1917 he has been secretary
Of the New York Peace Society and
in 1922 he acted as secretary OF the
newly formed American Association
for International Cooperation ana.
with other officers OF that BODY,
helped form the League of Nations
John w. Davis. former ambassador
to Great Britain, and one Of the
principal speakers at last nights
meeting, disclosed the name OF the
winner Of the award at the con-
ciuslon Of his address and pres, presented
$4,000. He will receive the other
half IL his plan Is indorsed by the
United States Senate or by a ma
jority vote of the American people
Quoted by Mr.. Bok's representatives.
All Eyes on Vacant Chair.
Throughout the preliminary for
malities the eyes of the audience
were centered on the vacant chair
placed on the stage for the winner
been sitting behind Miss Esther Ev-
erett Lape, chairman Of the policy
committee, was introduced the audi
ence arose and applauded for a full
minute. Expressing his thanks for
the honor accorded him, Mr.. Lever
more said he regarded 1t ''as q
trumpet call to service in the ranks
for the establishment and mainte-
nance of peace through justice under
The law" .-t
Melville E; Stone, counselor of the
Associated Press. presided over the
meeting. Other speakers included Miss
Lape and Henry. L. Stimson, former
Secretary OF War. A telegram giving
the name of the winner was sent to Mr..
Box. who is in Florida. and the follow
ing reply was read by Mr.. Stone:
"Will you please convey my sincere
condolences to the author Of the Ameri-
can peace award winning plan and tell
him meant well. But what with the
overwhelming publicity which will be
his portion, to say nothing Of the hun
dreds Of accommodating persons who
will tell him how to spend the money,
I envy him. The only enlightening ex-
perience / see ahead for him Is that
laboring under the delusion that he is
a free born American citizen he may
have his personal motives investigated
by q Senate committee"s
Davis Praises Plan.
The winning plan, Mr.. Davis said,
was conceived with a clear conception
Of conditions both at home and abroad"
In failing to bring forward anything
fundamentally new and startling" he
asserted the plan demonstrated its prac-
ticability in that ut takes count Of
things as they are and does not strain
after the more than doubtful merit Of
mere novelty" -.
"Realizing." continued the former
ambassador. that fifty-four nations
Of the world were already organized
author) brushed aside as belonging to
the sphere OF pure fancy and not Of
practical politics any effort to induce
them to abandon the structure thev
had built and start afresh from a new
foundation. >t.t.
"Conscious OF tho fixed determine.
tion of America to maintain the Mon
roe doctrine inviolate and to preaerve
it's own independence OF action, he
makes adequate provision for both.
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