Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-11
ARCHBISHOP GIVES
DEGREES TO $40
c. U.
IS Additional Students Re-
ceive Normal Diplomas
in Morning Service.
SPEAKER ASKS SOUND
INTERNATIONAL LAW
Most Rev. Curley of Baltimore
Scores Scientists Who Deny
the Existence of God.

Degrees were conferred upon 34s
students and normal diplomas were
presented to Is graduates at the annual
commencement at Catholic University
this morning by Most Rev. Michae
]. Curley, Archbishop of Baltimore.
The exercises were marked by plea
for the development of an internationa
law under which the World Court woulc
be able adequately to treat the con.
troversy brought before it made by DR.
Charles G. Fenwick, professor of inter
national law at Bryn Mawr College
In the same exercises Archbishop Curley
took occasion to attack pseudo scien-
lists whose persistent denialS Of the
existence of God, he said, are almost
daily features of press reports, and tt
beSeech the graduates he addressed tt
abide by the ideals and PHILOSOPHERS
given them during their studies at
Catholic University.
In his address DR.. Fenwick who was
Between Nations" declared the problem
today is "one of applying to the con-
duct OF States those fundamental
principles of right and justice which
men have long since come to apply
between themselves as citizens of the
State In which they live"
"No Man Judge"
an this third decade of the
twentieth century" DR.. Fenwick as
serted, no one questioned the great
principle of the law that in the dispute
between citizens, the Judgment of the
whole community, as represented by
it's court of justice, must take pre-
cedence over the opinion of the in
dividual citizen. No man may be the
judge in his own case. And we have
for more than 100 years applied that
same rule between the individual
States of the United States. The
Supreme Court is the final arbiter OF
their disputes"
Continuing, DR.. Fenwick contended
the present problem is Ito apply the
same principles to the nations of the
world and to develop an international
tribunal which shall be competent to
hear the disputes of states"
such a tribunal already exists in
the Permanent Court of International
Justice, the protocol of which has been
signed by the United States and which
now awaits the ratification of the Sen
ate" he declared. "At the same time
1t will be necessary to develop interna-
tional law so that the World Court will
have a body of principles to apply to
the controversies brought before it."
Cooperative Defense Needed.
DR.. Fenwick declared it would be
further necessary to develop some sys-
TEN of cooperative defense which shall
take the place of individual armament
and the reliance of each state upon its
own resources for protection.
In his remarks, Archbishop Cllrley
commended DR.. Fenwick's views on in
ternational law, declaring there need be
no conflict between the laws of moral
ity and the laws Of nations. The arch
bishop addressed himself to the group
Of scientists whom, he said, announced
discoveries" OF evidence of just how
mankind was started ten million years
ago." At the same time, however
Archbishop Curley paid tribute to the
sincere scientists who actually had de-
voted their energy to the betterment
of mankind.
This mornings exercises were marked
by the presentation of diploma with
which Pope Plus XII appoints Clarence
Eugene Martin knight commander OF
the Order of st. Gregory the Great
The valedictory was delivered by Joseph
William Clay, graduate, of Cumberland
Md. The invocation was pronounced
by Mgr. e. A. Pace, vice rector of the
university, while announcements were
made by Right Rev. Mgr. Hugh A
Ryan, rector.
The degrees conferred included liz
bachelor of arts, 80 bachelor of science
(including engineering), bachelor OF
music, IL bachelor of laws, SO master
of arts, law ard sciences master de-
grees, % doctor OF philosophy, IS
bachelor in sacred sciences or canon
law, % licentiate in sacred sciences OF
canon law and 8 dotor in sacred sci
ences or canon law.
The list of graduates will be pub
lished in The Star tomorrow.