Evening star., 1932-03-13
Active for World Court


Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman, vice
chairman Of the Washington Commit
tee of the American Conference on In
ternational Justice, which will be held
in Washington May 2-6 has taken
charge of the activities of the womens
branch of the conference. Her plans
are more comprehensive than any
previously prepared for a gathering OF
this type, and will be made an essen
tial part of the share that both men
and women are to have in the work
of the delegates during their stay here
Mrs. Tuckerman is organizing the
Luncheon Committee and Is making
arrangements for numerous pre-con-
ference teas and luncheons, in addition
to the receptions to be held during the
conference sessions. Directed by her
will be several group committees, among
which are those representing patriotic
enterprises, service Interests and busl-
ness women.
Crosby Has Distinguished Record.
Oscar T. Crosby, chairman of the
General Committee, in addition to his
of the Treasury in charge of the Fiscal
Bureau, handling Liberty loans and
loans to allied governments, has been
active in the preparation OF much legis-
lation dealing with foreign affairs,
served as director of the Belgian Com
mission for Relief, uncer Mr.. Hoover,
its chairman, and has engaged in ex-
ploration work in various parts of the
world He has also served in executive
capacities in connection with various
American public utilities. He was par
ticularly a factor in the development
of the present Washington Railway d
Electric Co. and the Potomac Electric
Power Co.
In connection with the efforts to ad
vance the cause of international justice,
he states that he advocates broad dis
cussion of the proposition that only
through the establishment Of an in
ternational tribunal and an interna-
tional force sanction will it be possible
to maintain international peace" He
is not in favor of endowing the League
of Nations with such force, believing
that the strictly political organization
of that body renders 1t an unsafe de-
pository of such an armed force. He
holds that so long as the existing
mechanisms are depended upon, the ma
tions will be dependent upon their own
national armies for self-defense." He
is convinced, he says. that the projected
conference here will offer forum for
the discussion Of various plans for
international peace-keeping.
The conference Is sponsored by the
American Peace Society, which Is Of
fering active support in plans for the
gathering.
Members Of ID. C. Committee.
The Washington committee Is made
up of these leaders and members:
Honorary chairman, Senator Arthur
Capper; Senate Office Building; chair
man, Oscar T. Crosby; treasurer, George
w. White; Finance Committee chair
man, Houston Thompson; vice chair
men, L. Corrin Strong and Mrs. Walter
r. Tuckerman; secretary, Arthur Deerin
Call; Program Committee chairman, Dr.
James Brown Scott.
Members-R. P. Andrews, Ira A.
Bennett David H. Blair, E. A. Brand,
Mrs. w. DUB. Brookings, Mrs. Arthur
D. Call, Dr. Arthur c. Christie, VIII
ence w. DeKnight, Mrs Clarence G.
Edison, Col. Wade H Ellis, John J.
Esch, Joshua Evans, jr.; Mrs. Philip P.
Gott Col. u. S. Grant. 3D.; DR.. Thomas
e. Green, J. Miller Kenyon. Randolph
Leigh, Charles S. Lobingier, Dr. George
Edwin Mclean, Mrs. Harold N. Marsh,
Justice Walter 1. Mccoy, F. w. Nc
Reynolds, William c. Miller, Mrs. An
drew j. Montague, George Maurice
Morris. Dr. Harold G. Moulton Charles
William Needhan, Mrs. Frank 3. Noyes,
Mrs. John j. O'Connor, G. F. r. Ogilby,
William Tyler Page, Mrs. Eleanor Pat
terson, Walter S. Pratt, jr. Algernon
P. Reeves Mrs Daniel c. Roper, Mrs.
Nellie Tayloe Ross, Mrs. James Brown
Scott, Daniel c. Roper, Col Harold N.
Marsh, Harry H. Semmes, William
Philip Simms, c. Bascom Slemp, Ernest
N. Smith, Mrs Ernest NJ Smith, George
Otis Smith, Sydney F. Taliaferro. Mrs.