The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-15

pr. Ernest Minor Patterson, pro- 9essor of economics at the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce of the University of Pennsylvania, ano Professor Herrick B. Young, of AL borg college, Teheran, Iran, will be the principal speakers at the New England conference of Internation- al Relation clubs to be held at Col by college, Waterville, Me-, Novem- Der IS and Is.
 Plans for the conference were an- nounced yesterday by the Carnegie endowment for international peace of which Dr. Nicholas Murray But Ter is president and which is its sponsor.
 Professor Norman D. Palmer, fac Ulty adviser of the International Relations club at Colby, and Rob- ert William, conference pseident, al- 50 of Colby, are in charge of ar arrangements for the conference. Dr William J. Wilkinson, head of the department of history at Colby will have charge of a round table, is assisting with the arrangements.
 Miss Amy Heminway Jones Of the Carnegie endowment will attend the conference and take part in the program.
 pr. Patterson is one of the fore most authorities on economic ques- tions in this country. He has taught and worked in the economic field since his graduation from Park college and since 1910 has been a member of the faculty of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania.
 His experience in Europe includes service as special representative oi the American Academy of Political and Social Science in an investiga- tion of conditions in Europe in 1922 AS Q special representative of Gen. eral Henry T. Allen of the American Friends service committee, Dr. Pat terson made an economic investiga- tion in Europe in December, 1923 and January, 1884. He has also served as visiting professor at the Post Graduate institute of Inter- national Relations at Geneva ir 1929 where he conducted courses in the field of innational ecino- mics.
 During the summer of 1881 Dr Patterson gave series of lectures on "The Economic Bases of Peace before the Academy of Internation- al Law at the Hague. He also lec- tured that summer before the Roy al institute of international affairs in London, at the Liberal summer school of Cambridge, and at the Geneva school of international studies.
 pr. Patterson has been president of the American Academy of Polit- ical and Social Science and Is a member of the American Philosoph- ical society.
 He is well known as an author and as a contributor to journals in the fields of economies and politics Among his best known works are 'Ka,rope in 1927'', Western Europe and the United States, Tests of Foreign Government Bond, "The Worlds Economic Dilemma" and America, World Leader or World Led", and he is co-author with pr Thomas Conway, Jr., of Operation of the New Bank Act.
 His address at the conference will be on some aspect of the present international economic situation, and he will participate in a round table discussion on "Economlc and Financial Sanctions
 Professor Young, who is on leave of absence from the University of Pennsylvania this year, will speak on some aspect of conditions in the Near East and will participate in the round table discussion on colonial Problems. He represents Alborz college in America this year and has been invited to the confer ence by the Carnegie endowment.
 Miss Jones has been in close con- tact with students throughout the country for many years and is a well known participant in the In tcrnational Relations clubs confer ence. She is also actively interested in clubs in foreign countries having lived in France and Germany and travelled widely in Europe and the Orient.
 There will be three round tables with advisors and student leaders The subjects will be "The Neutral ity Policy of the United States "Sanctions," and Colonial Prob lems."
 Attending the conference will be clubs from colleges and universities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachu- setts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
 The International Relations clubs are groups of students organ ized under the auspices of the Car. negie endowment for internationa peace, in universities, colleges aac normal schools for the study and discussion of international rela' tions.
 The purpose of the endowment in undertaking this work is to edu- cate an enlighten public opinion It is not, pr. Butler says, to support any single view as to tow best te treat the conditions which may prevail throughout the world. but to fix the attention of students or those underlying principles of in- ternational conduct, of international law. and of international organiza- ton which must be agreed upon and applied if peaceful civilization # to continue.
 International Relations clubs arc arRanized in many countries in the world. There are $50 clubs at pres- ent iri the United States and l56 in foreign countries. These include clubs in Alaska, Puerto Rico. Hawaii ii of the British domains. the Brit ish Isles, the Far East, Iran, 1raq