Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-30

sort of entertainment or appeal
| thought to be welcome to the pub
| lie.
Much has been published regard
| ing the jurors following their YER
| dict acuuitting Remus on the sole
ground of insanity.
Enderis of Milwaukee. Wis, B.L. Hum
| mel of the Kansas State Agrlcul-
| tural College. and W. l. Newsletter
, IF Western Reserve University.
The National Political Science Asso-
citation turned this morning to a
clinical study of the Government ma
chinerv in a series of round table
conferences at the Mayfiower.
DR.. James Brown Scott. noted inter-
national lawyer, and DR.. w. w.
| Willoughhy Of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity led in the discussion of the
diplomatic processes of the Govern.
ment. Dr. Scott told of the participa-
ton of the United States in the two
Hague Conferences and predicted
third Hague Conference in the Sum-
mer of 1929 under the auspices Of the
League of Nations. DR.. Willoughby
discussed the procedure at the recent
Naval Disarmament Conference at
| Geneva.
The change from secret to open con-
| ferences was discussed, but ii was
brought out that the great bulk of the
| business still is carried on in secret
committee meetings and that only
matters already agreed upon are al
| lowed to come before the public in the
| plenary sessions.
Representative Dickinson of Iowa
and Chester c. Davis, consulting agri-
cultural economist, led in a discussion
Of the progress of legislation before
both Houses of Congress and the re-
lations between the State and Federal
Governments were described by FL
| wood Mead, commissioner of reclama-
| ton, and H. c. Cooling of the United
| States Bureau of Animal Industry.
State Reorganization.
The State reorganization movement,
| the object of which is to place more
power in the hands of the governor
with the object of simplifying the whole
structure. generally has proved fall
ure, w. H. Edwards Of the University
| Of North Dakota told the round-table
conference on methods Of public ad.
ministration. In the Is States, which
have adopted this plan since 1917. he
said, ii has been attended with admin
| istrative scandals.
| Historical research now has taken
on an international character. Waldo
| G. Leland, permanent secretary Of the
National Council of Learned Societies,
told the American Historical Associa-
ton. There are now. he said, two in
ternational bodies conducting projects
OF historical research, both of which
have been created since the war. The
| International Union OF Academies. he
pointed out, now includes 16 coun-
tries and probably viii take in Ger
many. Austria and Russia in the near
| future. The objective is the co-opera-
ton Of historians in the universities
of all those countries on a half dozen
projects in medieval and modern his
! tory.
The second, he said, f. the Interna-
| tional committee OF Historical So.
cieties, which now has its headquar-
tiers in Washington. which publishes
an international yearbook Of historical
photography.
Discusses Modern Family.
The American Sociological Society
| is holding its final sessions today.
with a large number of papers on
| the family. the church and the de.
veiopment of personalities. The mod.
| ern family Is losing its status as an
| institution and has become a mere
unity Of interacting personalities. Dr.
| Ernest w. Burgess Of the University
OF Chicago told this group. DIR. Ellis.
1 worth Faris Of the same institution
! spoke on the origins Of the church
! sect la modern society, pointing out
| that the emergence Of a new religious
group always is preceded by a period
| OF unrest. followed by vivid sense OF
class consciousness and aloofness
| from the rest Of society. The prog.
ress OF reassimilation into the body OF
society. he said. usually liz a gradual
| one.
DIR. Faris urged a more intensive
| scientific study Of various secfa risn
| groups in order 10 determine the exact
psychological reactions which brought
| them about
Predicts Debt Revision.
Revision Of debt settlements for
the bensfit both of the United States
and it's European creditors was nre-
dicted before the American Economic
Association last night by Prof. r. l..
Bogart Of the University Of Illinois
ana Representative A. Plat Andrew
or Massachusetts.
MIR. Andrew said that he had "foo
much confidence I'm the Judgment
ana conscience Of the American peo-
pie TO believe that the debt settle
inenta would stand. Prof. Eogart
ioresaw the time when American
| public opinion. based on a new con-
cept OF international relations. would
| demand their alteration.
The withdi avail Of the wealth nee.
| essary 10 make payments from the
debtor nations, he said. was IA severe
burden 10 them, whereas its receipt
| ny the United States constituted only
"a drop In the bucket Of tho national
income. The disproportion between
the bensfit To the United States and
the burden 10 the debtors. he indicated.
Was a strong reason for radical re.
vision Of the debt settlements.
The loan Of material in IA catas.
| trophe To protect both lender and Dor.
| rover from mortal danger" said MIR.
Andrew, ''is essentially different from
the ordinary business loan. In arrang.
! ing for the settlement Of such loans
/ the Congress, with a spirit Of fairness
| and wisdom, instructed the Debt fund.
| ing commission TO devise such terms
| as they believed 10 I've just and then.
| trusting that they had done No, rapid
| iy ana blindiy accepted tbs commits
sion's recommendations with little
scrutiny and without the slightest
change"
|