Evening star., 1937-07-04
AFFAIRS INSTITUTE.
WILL OPEN TODAY.
Sessions at U. of V. to Dis
cuss Cooperation for
World Peace.
erecial Dispa tch TO The Star.

SlnNAOA EoS AAALE4, va, July D.
Peace on earth and how it may best
be maintained Is the theme around
which has been developed the program
for the eleventh Institute Of Public AZ
fairs, which begins tomorrow at the
University OF Virginia and will re-
main in session until July IT.
International Cooperation for
World Peace and Collective Security"
is the general topic selected by Dr.
Charles G. Maphis, director OF the in
stitute, who has planned a program
which he hopes will make this ses-
sion the outstanding peace conference
in the United States during 1897.
DR.. Maphis has completely revised
the plan Of the institute sessions this
year in order that attention might be
focused upon the one problem OF war
and what to do about it. Instead OF
having a series of unrelated discus
sion groups each dealing with some
topic OF importance he has centered
everything about one subject which
ne selected for its universal interest and
tlmeliness
Security Is Topic.
Collective security as national prob
lem is the only wholly domestic CUES
ton that has been given a place on
the program. But social security. old
age pensions. wages and hours leQis-
latlon and industrial strife are being
considered in their relation to world
peace.
Because OF the increasing storm and
stress In the industrial situation. DR.
Maphls has already begun to plan
ahead to have the program of the 1874
institute developed around phase, Of
'he relations between employers and
employees.
Ihis Summer even Democrats and
Republicans have been asked tn forget
party differences and to Join in one
eHort toward peace among the ma
IONS FRANK Wickhem of Sioux Falls.
8 OAK. president OF the Young Dem
ocrauc Clubs of America. and J. Ken
neth Bradley OF Bridgeport, Conn.
national head of the Young Repub-
mean Federation. will speak july 10
on the rights of nations and the paths
TO peace.
Rotarians Invited.
lnter-Amerlcan relations, the es-
Sential conditions for international
security. and world peace through the
churches are the subjects Of Discus
sion groups for the first week. Second
week subtopics are international or
ganization for collective security.
storm centers in the Far East. and
collective security as a national prob
lem.
Virginia Rotarians are sponsoring
the discussion Of conditions for inter-
national security. which will be di-
rected by Dr. Robert E. McElroy. pro-
lessor OF American history in Oxford
University. Members of Rotary from
all over the State have been invited
to dinner Tuesday evening at the
Pennington Club.
DR.. John A. MacCallum, noted
Philadelphia clergyman and author,
will deliver the vesper service address
tomorrow night at the first scheduled
meeting Of the institute.
Debate Scheduled.
r. Walton Moore, counselor for the
Department OF State, and James H.
Price, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
will speak at the formal opening OF
the institute on Monday evening.
President John Lloyd Newcomb and
DR.. Maphis will welcome the institute
members.
Herman @. Brock. vice president of
the Guaranty Trust Co., and Kirby
Page OF the emergency peace cam
palgn are evening speakers for July
6, while Summer Welles. Undersecre-
tary of State, and Senator Key Pitt
man Of Nevada are to be on the eve
ming program July 7.
Can America remain neutral?" is
the question to be debated Thursday
night by Senator Gerald P. Nye of
North Dakota, and DR.. Clark NJ
Eichelberger, director of the League
Of Nations Association.