Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
SOCIETY OF LAW
TITO OPEN SESSION
American International Body
to Hear Wickersham and
Many Others.

The American Society of Interna.
tlonal Law will convene at the Willard
Hotel Wednesday for its twenty-fourtt
annual meeting, which will continue
through to Saturday night, when ses-
slons will conclude with the annual
BANQUET.
A distinguished group of lawyers and
1urists will be in attendance. Among
the speakers for the banquet will be
the German Ambassador, DR.. Vor
Prittwitz; Chairman Porter of the
House foreign affairs committee, DR.
George W. Kirchway, former dean OF
the Columbia University Law School
and George w. Wickersham, chairman
Of the Hoover Law Enforcement Com
mission.
Announcement of the program was
made by DR.. James Brown Scott, presi-
dent of the society, who also is director
OF the Division of International Law
of the Carnegie Endowment for Inter-
national Peace.
DIR. Scott to Speak.
DR.. Scott will deliver the presidential
address Wednesday night to open the
sessions, on THE Individual, the State,
the International Community" and an
informal reception will follow.
Thursday at 10 o'clock Contributions
of the Permanent Court of Interna-
tiopal Justice to the Development of
International Law" will be discussed by
the following speakers:
Conflicts in Respect to the Jurisdic-
ton of Crime" Wendell Berge of the
New York bar; Interpretation of
Treaties" Robert R. Wilson. professor
of political science, Duke, University;
Nationality and Domestic Questions, y
T. j. Maktos: Department of State
Succession of States" Francis Deak,
Columbia University Law School. and
son, Bemis professor international law,
Harvard Law School.
At ! O'Clock, George Grafton Wilson
editor-in -chief of the American journal
of International Law, will tender a
luncheon to the board of editors at the
Cosmos Club.
Executive Council to Meet.
The executive council will meet at
Jackson place. the Offices of the Car
negie Endowment for International
Peace, and at $50 o'clock the follow
ing speakers will discuss Neutrality
and Neutral Rights Following the Pact
of Paris for the Remuneration of War:
Quincy Wright, professor of political
science, University of Chicago and
Clyde Eagleton, professor of govern
Friday morning at 10 o'clock Rear
Admiral G. L. Hussey, U. S. N, re-
tired, and E. G.. Trimble. instructor at
New York University, will define Pos
sible Restatement of the Law Govern
ing the Conduct of War at Sea-" At
2:30 o'clock a round table conference
on the Recommendation of international
law will be held, with Edwin D. Dick
inson. professor of law, University of
Michigan Law School, and Hunter
Miller, editor of the treaties, Depart
ment of State, as speakers. Extra
territoriality and Foreign Concessions
In China" will be discussed by John
C. H. WI, former president of the
Provisional Court at Shanghai, and
William C.. Dennis, president of Earl
ham College, former legal adviser to the
Chinese government, at $3.50 that eve
ming.
Conclusion of discussion of the pre-
ceding papers will take place at 10
o'clock Saturday morning April 26.
The annual dinner of the society will
be given at 1880 o'clock Saturday eve
ming at the Willard. DR.. Scott will
preside.
Elihu Root is honorary president of
the society and the vice presidents are
Chandler P. Anderson, David Jayne
Hill and Leo S. Rowe.