Evening star., 1925-08-16
BIG ISSUES ON ACENDA
OF PARLIAMENTARY
Arms Limitation, Drug Curb, Codification
of International Law and National
Minorities to Be Discussed.

| this purpose to a forthcoming con-
| ference of the Union.
These proposals" the resolution
will say, would eventually be sub
mitted to an International conference
called for the purpose of effectuat-
ing the codification of international
| law"
Declaration of the rights and duties
of nations, and the criminality OF
wars of aggression and the organ
ization of international repressive
measures, will be other topics dis
cussed under the general subject of
| the development of international law.
International effort to prevent the
| misuse of dangerous drugs Will be
! one of the most vital and interest
| ing subjects on the program. In this
connection the attention Of the con.
! ference will be called to the fact that
the agreements reached at the two
conferences at Geneva from Noverp.
ber. 1924, to February. 1925, made a
| somewhat modest advance toward
final suppression of the abuse of dan
| gerous drugs; and therefore the gath
ering here in October will be asked
to recommend that the parliaments
and governments of the nations sig
natory to the Geneva drug agree
ments see that they are ratified with
out delay 'as first and indispensable
measure for an effective continuation
of the humanitarian struggle against
the misuse of drugs"
Latin Americans Attending.
Great Britain, France, Italy, Ger
| many and practically all the other
European nations, 1t is expected. will
| be represented through delegates from
their respective parliaments at the
meeting. Six Of the Latin American
nations already have accepted the in
Der of others will come. Those al
| ready heard from are Haiti. Hun.
duras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and
Venezula. This year will be the first
time that the American republics,
other than the United States. have
participated in the Inter-Parliamen-
tary Union conference.
Among those coming rrom Great
Britain will be Lady Astor, Sir Arthur
Horne. Arthur Henderson and Brig.
Gen. E. L. Spears. Germany will send
a group of 36 members, among them
Josef Karl Wirth, former chancellor;
DR.. Rudolph Breitscheid; DIR. Bern
hard Dernburg; Walter Schucking;
and Paul Loebe, president of the
Reichstag. The United States which
is entitled to "a votes at the meetings
OF the union Will De- represented Dy
at least 40 members Of the national
congress. Ireland Is reported. to be
sending a delegation of FIVE of its
strongest parliamentarians.
During their visit to Washington
the parliamentarians will be received
at the White House by President Cool
idge: they will be the guests at a
state dinner by Secretary Of State
Kellogg; and also will be guests of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States. Arriving in New York
September %, they will be received
by Mayor Hylan; and they will be
given an official reception in Philadel-
phia on September 39< Returning to
New York after their sessions here
they will be entertained by the Car
negis Endowment for International
Peace; and on October 10 will leave
for Niagara Falls where they will be
met by the Canadian group whose
guests they will become. The sittings
of the conference will be held October
u and 13 in the Canadian Parliament
building at Ottawa.
(Copyright 1921