Evening star., 1937-07-04

to be a place for the discussion of
public affairs-and a very inter
eleventh institute held at Charlottes-
vile, Va, the discussion of inter-
American relations is to be paramount,
and it is notable because it is the
first time that the Latln-American
nations have entered into such a con-
ference in spirit of more complete
accord with the United States.
The Classic Halls of University of
Virginia Welcome Distinguished Men.
The entire atmosphere of the Uni
versity of Virginia breathes the spirit
of Thomas jefferson. The historic
old campus, upon which have trod
the great and distinguished OF the
world for almost two centuries. is
never more beautiful than at this
time of the year, when the classic
old buildings designed by Mr.. Jefferson
eleam in Softened colors of pink and
buff through the viStas Of green trees
and hedges and the centuries old ivy
which covers the walls. The lovely
serpentine brick wall of perfect pro-
portions, which through the years has
been thing OF beauty and Joy TO
architects and artists. Is a constant
reminder of the man who perhaps
possessed more varied talents than
any one of his age, or, as for that
any age. Scholar, statesman, dlplo-
mat, philosopher, reformer, agrarlan
and agriculturist, and an indefatlg-
No hntf M
mankind, he yet found time to rear
his two daughters, writing them
charming letters directing their educa
ton and even the polite etiquette OF
the day in the form of up-to-date
social usages.
To wander through the classic ar
cades before the one-story, one-room
student cottages of the East and West
Ranges, it would be easy to recon-
struct Colonial and United States
history through part of the eighteenth
and nineteenth eraS. Stop at the
door of the room where Edgar Allen
Poe dreamed and suffered, or where
some old-time statesman or lawyer had
canned the orations of Demosthenes
or Cicero-but if one gets to meander-
ing around the university he never
knows when to stop and even those
petticoated co-edS cease to be nui.
sance. So come on all ye Eli Bananas
and you Senator James Hamilton
Lewis of Chicago, to whom it il
anathema to criticize the University
of Virginia, and whose loyalty through
the years has never Waned, for this
is intended to be story about the
institute which meets today and which
has high hopes of practical results.
DR.. Cox Has Great Hopes
For Outcome of Institute.
In discussing the institute with DR.
George HoWland Cox, Harvard man
director of the Inter American Center
of George Washington University and
associate editor of World Affairs Mag
azine. who will lead the round-table
conference on inter- American rela-
tions which will be held each after
noon in Clark Hail. from July to TO-
DR.. Cox stressed the Whole-hearted
spirit in which the South American
statesmen and diplomats are entering
into the present conferences. He at
tributed it all to the good nelghbor
policy of President Roosevelt and the
wonderful impression which has been
made by Secretary of State Cordell
Hulls sincerity and frankness in deal
ing with his pan-American neighbor's
affairs and the impression on South
Americans as whole, which both
the President and the Secretary made
during visits to the Southern republics
The President with his sincere
frienly manner and the earnestness
with which he approached the subject
Immediately won the confidence OF
his Southern neighbors at the Buenos
Aires Peace Conference. And from
the morning when Mr.. Hull put on his
old gray felt hat and started out to
call on some of his neighbors at
Montevideo he not only won the con-
fdence but the hearts Of the Uruguay
ans OF course his chief Of protocal
stood aghast at the Secretary paying
call without his topper and walk
ing stick, and horror OF horrors, spat-
less-but down in Tennessee where
the Secretary came from such for
mality was not necessary with neigh
bors.
George Washington's Inter
American House.
May it be said right here If you are
going to call on DR.. Cox George
Washington University is not suf-
ficient address as it begins somewhere
about Nineteenth and G streets and
wanders over a vast amount of ter
ritory down through Foggy Bottom
One with perseverance can, however
finally arrive at an ugly little late
Victorian house with Main Street
porch on the front, which is known az
the Inter-American Center of George
Washington. Then up pair Of un
pretty stairs and there in small back
room is where DR.. Cox has his ONCE
This must be unselfishness on his par
as he thus gives the larger rooms ovel
as society rooms to the students.
All Speeches at Institute
To Be Before Audience.
At the present institute DR.. Cox sale
there would be several changes intro
duced in the system Of procedure
which he thought would add to tn.
general public interest. All speeche!
are to be delivered before an audienc,
in Cabell Hall, which seats something
like 1000 or 5000 people Then +,
general round table discussion will fol
low at which questions will be i,
order. 1t is understood that the usua
method has been to deliver thu
speeches before those especially inter
ested in a given subject.
Mr.. Alexander A.
Troyanovsky Will Speak.
Other subjects besides that of inter
American relations will be discussed
Mr.. Alexander Antonovich Troya