Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
LAW GROUP MEETS
HERE NEXT MONTH
International Society Will
Hold Four-Day Session
in Capital.

The American Society of international
Law, of which Charles Evans Hughes,
former Secretary of State, is president
will hold its twenty-third annual meet
ing in Washington, April 24-27, in
elusive, at the Willard Hotel.
The opening address will be delivered
by Mr.. Hughes the evening OF April
"a at $50 o'clock
DR.. James Brown Scott, vice presi-
dent Of the society and secretary OF
the Carnegie Endowment for 1nterna-
tional Peace and director of the en-
doWment'S division of international law,
Will read paper on The Treaty Be-
tween Italy and the Vatican.
Report on Law Progress.
A report on the progress of inter-
national law will be given by the record
ing secretary, George A. Finch, who
is assistant secretary of the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace.
April Is at 10 o'clock the report of
special committee on codification of
international law will be given by Jesse
5. Reeves, chairman, followed by a
round table conference. DR.. Reeves is
professor of political science at the Uni
versity of Michigan.
The board of editors of the Amer
lean Journal of International Law will
entertain the society at luncheon at
the Metropolitan Club at 1890 pm.
The afternoon program consists Of
the report of the special committee on
enlargement of State Department publi-
cations, William C. Dennis, chairman;
survey of governmental publications for
the study of interna tional law, by Tyler
bennett, chief of the division of
publications of the Department of State;
round table conference on publications
Tor the study of international law gov
ernmental and n-governmental, con-
Quoted by Manley o. Hudson, Bemis
professor of international law, Harvard
Law School.
The executive council will meet at
$50 o'clock at Jackson place.
The evening session will be devoted
to THE Pact of Paris for the Renunci-
alton OF War; It's Meaning and Effect
In International Law This address
will be by Roland S. Morris, professor
OF international law, University of
Pennsylvania.
On April 26, the session will open at
10 o'clock. Chandler P. Anderson.
american member of the Mixed Claims
Commission, will speak on "The Scope
and Character of Arbitration Treaties"
NudTleS Cneney Hyde, Hamilton FISH
professor of international law and
diplomacy, will present THE Place of
Commission of Inquiry and Concilia-
ton Treaties in the Peaceful Settle
ment Of International Disputes"
will Discuss Treaty Power.
At $50 that evening Charles Henry
Butler, author of "Treaty-making Pow
er of the United States" will discuss
Limitations of the Treaty-making
Power of the United States in Matters
Coming Within the Jurisdiction of the
States"
The session on April 81 will be de-
voted to business sessions and meetings
Of the executive council and interna-
tional law teachers. The annual din
ner will be at 7:30, with Mr.. Hughes
presiding.
Elihu Root is the honorary president,
and Charles Evans Hughes, president.
Edwin B. Parker is chairman Of the
executive council. Other officers are:
Honorary vice presidents, Charles
Henry Butler, Frederic r. Coudert,
John W. Davis, Charles Noble Gregory, |
Frank B. Kellogg, John Bassett. Moore,
Edwin B. Parker, Jackson H. Ralston, |
George Switzerland. William H. Taft, |
George Grafton Wilson and. Theodore |
S. Woolsey; vice presidents. Chandler
P. Anderson. David Jayne Hill and
James Brown Scott; recording secre- |
tary, George A. Finch: corresponding
secretary, William G. Dennis.