Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
INSTITUTE PLANNED
ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Prominent Men and Women
to Take Part in Sessions
at University.

More than 100 nationally prominent
men and women will take part in
the program OF the Institute OF Public
Affairs which will hold its third annual
session at the University OF Virginia
from August to IT.
Dean Charles q. Maphis. director OF
the institute, has made public the pro-
gram which will deal with such I'M
portant questions before the American
people as crime and law enforcement,
the tariff. farm relief and Latin Amer
lean relations OF the United StaUes. Un-
like the international institute which
meets annually at Williamstown. Mass,
the Virginia institute deals solely with
national domestic problems. Discus
sions this Summer will represent many
schools of thought on acute issues OF
the day, including the problems OF rural
churches, the industrial development In
the South and the effort to unionize
Southern cotton mills, the tariff and
various phases OF newspaper and public
relations.
Prominent Speakers.
Among some Of the prominent speak
ers listed are Senator Tom Connally
of Texas, Senator Carter Glass Of Viz
einia, Senator David I. Walsh Of Massa-
chusetts, James M. Doran, United
States commissioner OF prohlbltlon::
Alfred P. Dennis, vice chairman OF
the United States Tariff Commission,
besides numerous educators OF the lead
ing universities.
Others from Washington include DR..
Ricardo Alfaro, Minister from Panama;
Miss Heloise Brainerd Of the Pan-Amer-
ant director, Better Homes of America;
William Jett Lauck, independent con-
sultant engineer: DR.. Edwin V. OHara,
director of Rural Life Bureau, National
Catholic Welfare Conference; Dana q.
Munro, Latin American Division. De-
partment of State; Lewis Raocltne,
deputy commissioner Bureau OF Fish
cries: T. R. Snyder, Chamber OF Com
merce of the United States; Frank
Tannenbaum, Brookings Institute; Ca
milo Borcia Trelles. Carnegie Endow-
ment for International Peace; Leon E.
Truesdale, Bureau of Census; Miss
Florence Ward, Department OF Agri-
culture; Sumner WelleS, formerly head
of the Latin American Division. De-
partment Of State, and DR.. Emma
Void. treasurer of the National Wom-
ans Party.
The institute will open with YES
per service the night OF Sunday,
August 4, at which DR.. Walter Russell
AP>DNOf~~~
Church OF New York, will speak on
"Religion and Public Affairs The
program each week day will begin with
round-table conferences at which some
topic of national interest will be con-
sidered. Each evening there will be
public address.
Will Honor Edison.
A reception at Monticello. the home
Of Thomas jefferson, Is on the program
for Saturday afternoon. At this time
Thomas A. Edison will be awarded the
scroll of honor as the first Jefferson
guest at Monticello
The first three round tables will
start Monday evening, August 5, and
day. The subjects are The Country
Life of the Nation" led by DR.. e. c.
Branson Of the University Of North
Carolina; Our Latin American Rela-
tions," led by DR.. Clarence H. Har-
ing Of Harvard University, and De-
mocracy as Operative In America" led
by DR.. Thomas H. Reed OF the Uni
versity of Virginia.
Senator Glass will speak on "Legis-
lative Farm Relief" at the first putlic
meeting the night Of August 5, after
Dean Maphis has made an Introductory
statement opening the session OF the
third Institute of Public Affairs.
rs the South Following the Right
Policy With Regard to Labor?" viii be
the question before the open forum the
following evening led by LIE Roy Hodges,
managing director of the Virginia State
Chamber of Commerce. Dean Maphis
has not made public the open forum
topics for August and 7.
Tariffs as Trade Barriers" a sub
ject made acute by the numerous for
eign protests received by the State
Department against the new tariff bill
of Congress. will be discussed August
by Vice Chairman Dennis of the Tariff
Commission. A Republican member
OF the Senate finance committee is
expected to be added to the program.
Candidate On Program.
Two public addresses are on the We'd
neSday night program. Prof. William
E. Dodd Of the University of Chicago
will speak on The Passing of the Old
United States.'' and Norman Thomas,
Socialist candidate for President Of
the United States in the last election,
will speak on "a Realistic Approach to
the Problems of Democracy"
One of the interesting topics of the
open forum. on Thursday morning, will
be Does the policy of refusing to recog-
nize Latin American governments set