Evening star., 1925-09-07
CAPITOL CHOSEN
AS PARLEY SCENE
World Lawmakers to Be
First Ever to Meet in
Congress Halls.

Proha bly, for the first time in his
tory. the chambers of the Senate and
House of Representatives will be
come available for the use of
body other than the American Con-
gress, when the Interpa parliamentary
Union begins a six day meeting here
on October l. Illustrious members of
foreign Parliaments over the world
will join American lawmakers to
consider International problems. with
the codifcation of international law
forming the jor topic of discus
sion.
The twenty third conference of the
Union. as il is known officially. will
bring the organiza ton TO the United
States for the second time. II met
in 1904 at st. Louis-the only time
ii has assembled in the two Americas.
Thirty countries are represented in
the membership and the official lam
Cuages of the conference will be
French, German and English. If the
South American representation is
large. Spanish may be added as one
of the official tongues. Australia
ard New Zealand will not send dele
gates, because of elections in those
lands
President to Greet Group.
As the conference is coming here on
the invitation of President Coolidge,
on request of the Senate and House.
the Chief Executive will officially re-
ceive the delegates. Preliminary infor-
nation indicates that there will be 800
foreign parliamentarian participating.
and 65 members of the American Con
greSs.
Arriving i'm New York toward the
end of September a large group of the
delegates expect TO be granted the
freedom of the port thus waving the
usual customs examinations. az they
have been advised TO obtain diplomatic
pa ssports. 4 special train will carry
them from New York 10 Washington,
but a stop for an entertainment in
honor of the visitors is being arranged
At Philadelphia.
The program here embraces discus
sion of Pan-American problems; the
Development of international law; Eu.
ropean customs understa nding; reduc-
ton of arnaments; dangerous drugs,
aud topics bearing on the parliament
airy system in general. Questions To-
cal to one country are ruled out of
the proceedings.
Mount Vernon. the home and tomb
of George Washington, will be visited
by the delegates during their stay az
the tapltal. ana tne 1ndHlDeT cl SCili-
merce of the United States will tender
them a reception and luncheon. Sec
Kellogg will preside at a State
dinner at the Mayflower Hotel on Oc-
tober G. supplementing the American
Government coGnizance of the visi
tors at the White House reception
earlier in the day.
Will Visit Niagara Falls.
on October s and O. the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace
will entertain the visitors in New
yp-t In their special train the dele
-4-eS viii go to Niagara Falls. \. Y,
Tor 2 sightseeing tour on October 10
and -.
The Canadian group of the union
WI take over the duty of host and
he delegates will visit Toronto. OF
: wa. Montreal and Quebec. The final
sitting of the twenty-third conference
Of the union will be held in the parlia
rnent buildings in Ottawa. where ma
tioral minorities and dangerous drugs
will be discussed. This probably will
take place on October 13.
The 1924 conference of the union
was held in Berne and in Geneva.
Switzerland where its headquarters
are located. Peace by arbitration and
international law is the prime object
of the union.
Senator Mckinley of Illinois is gen
eral chairman of the conference. Rep.
resentative Burton of Ohio recently re-
turned from Europe, where he made
arrangements for the Washington
gathering.