Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-09
500 DELEGATES Due
At PEACE MEETING
World Alliance Program Is
to Begin Tomorrow With
Notable Attendance.

Notable Attendance.
A deflnite program for securing world
peace win be stressed by 40 prominent
speakers yat the fifteenth annual meet
ing and Good viii Congress of the
World Alliance for International Friend
ship Through the Churches which con-
venes here tomorrow.
President Hoover is expected to sound
a keynote Of the deliberations when he
delivers an address at the Armistice day
service at the Washington Auditorium
at 10 o'clock. About 500 delegates, rep
resenting church, civic and business
groups, will attend the Good viii Con-
gress. coming from various sections Of
the United States.
Carnegie Founded Alliance.
The World Alliance was founded by
the late Andrew Carnegie and its pres
ent head, DR.. William p. Merrill of New
York, was Carnegie's pastor. The al
lance has branches in 80 countries and
does not insist In particular instrument
talities 1t was said. having members
who have opposed American adherence
to the League Of Nations and World
Court as well as supporters of their
program. Furthermore, It was pointed
out, the World Alliance is not opposed
to legitimate measures of military Sc
curity, but 1t holds that ultimately war
must be outlawed in fact as well as in
name.
The congress will open tomorrow
morning at the willard Hotel, but an
Armistice Sunday service will be held
ut the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church at IL o'clock this morning. DR..
Joseph r. Sizoo, the pastor, will preach
the sermon. Other pulpits in the
churches, synagogues and other religious
societies Of Washington will be filled by
visiting delegates and executive officers
of the World Alliance, 1t was announced.
Initial Session Tomorrow.
Tomorrow's session. opening at $3.50
o'clock will be presided over by DR..
Clifford W. Barnes Of Chicago. Greet
ings from Washington will be presented
by Clearance A. Aspinwall, chairman
Of the National Committee. DR.. Mer-
rill. the president, will deliver the key
note address,. and the convention sermon
will be preached by DR.. Joseph Fort
Newton OF Overlook, Pa.
There will be four sessions daily to-
morrow and Tuesday, the congress
closing Wednesday morning when the
committee on Messages and Recon-
mendations" will report and oflcers for
the ensuing year elected.
President Hoover's address Tuesday
morning viii be the principal event of
the congress and it Is expected that
one Of the largest audiences representa-
tive Of all determinations win hear the
Chief Executives Armistice day mes
sage. DR.. Cloyd II. Marvin, president
Of George Washington University. viii
Aa~l-
States Marine Band will play and Rabbi
Abram Simon will offer the prayer.
On the morning Of Armistice day o
service viii be held at Arlington Ma
tiOnal Cemetery when q wreath will be
placed on the Tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier. DR.. James !. Vance of NASH
VILE viii preside and the speaker will
be Prof. Parker T. Moon Of Columbia
University.
At the afternoon sessions tomorrow
the theme will be Unfinished Legisla-
tive Tasks" There will be addresses
by President Mary Z. Wooley of Mount
Holyoke College, Prof. James T. Shot.
well Of Columbia University. and Yu-
suke Teurumi. the latter making IAN
AppraiBement Of the World Situation"
international night will be preserved
tomorrow evening with banquet at the
willard. The theme will be Essentials
Of international Goodwill" Addresses
will be delivered by Arthur Meighen,
former prime minister Of Canada; jus.
tice Florence e. Allen of the Supreme
Court Of Ohio; Alanson B. Houghton,
former Ambassador to Germany and
Great Britain. and Col. Raymond Rob-
ms Of Florida. Foreign Ambassadors
and Ministers and other public men
Smith. chairman Of the Banquet Com
mittee, will introduce Jacob Gould
Schurman as toastmaster.
Neon Discussions slated.
During the congress there viii be four
luncheon meetings and round-table dis
cuss;ons of various peace topics. The
first OF these will be held Tuesday at
noon, with Mrs. Edgerton Parsons serv-
ing as chairman Of these meetings. The
subjects and speakers are as follows:
Reduction Of Armament" Prof. James
7. Shotwell; Permanent Court of In
ternational Justice" Prof. Philip c.
Jessup; Practical Far East Issues"
Grover Clark; World Conference for
International Peace Through Religion"
DR.. Henry A. Atkinson.
Tuesday afternoon there viii be adj
| dresses on the general theme, Amer
ica-Interfacial and International Prob
lens" Speakers include DR.. G. c. WI,
Minister OF the Chinese Republic; Presi-
dent Robert r. Motion of Tuskegee Col
lege, Alabama, and Chester H. Rowell,
California publicist.
DIR. q. Parkes Cadman will be the
speaker Tuesday night ut mass meet
| ing presided over by John r. Organ.
Earlier in the evening there viii Be a
conference on community work, to
which the corresponding members Of
the World Alliance and all delegates
are invited.
The final session Of the congress will
| be held wednesday morning for action
on resolutions and election of officers.
DR.. Fred B. Smith will speak on "A
Forward Look-The American Council
of the World Alliance" The closing
address viii be made by DR.. John r.
Mott of New York on THE World Sit
uatton and Student Leadership" DR..
Smith. II chairman of the Executive
Committee Of the World Alliance.
Realize Size Of Job.
In q foreward about the sessions. DR.
Smith said yesterday that the church
10 going to seriously tackle the fob Of
securing world peace now that military
leaders, bankers, labor leaders and
scientists have failed TO bring 1t about
The church, too, has made O mess
OF 1t In the past, and 1t has been guilty,
just as other bodies of men have been
guilty, in fostering the war spirit" DR.
Smith added However, the men and
/ women who will meet in Washington
at the goodwill congress will not be
q pacifist crowd-for some of the speak
ers and many of the delegates love a
good nght--next to peace. And they
are ready to fight in order to secure
peace. But they do believe that no
situation can possibly develop among
the nations which may not be adjusted
through conferences or Arbitration.
This Is an experiment well worth try
/, ing"