Evening star., 1941-04-23
International Law
Teachers Open
3-Day Convention
U. S. Hos Duty to Protect
World Order, Declares
Professor Fenwick

The Seventh Conference OF Teach
ers of International Law and Re
lated Subjects opened here today on
the keynote that the United States
has a right and a duty to protect
its interest in international law and
order.
The three-day conference got un-
der way at the Brookings Institu-
tion with an address by the director,
Prof. Charles G. Fenwick. Byrn
Mawr College. The conference Is
sponsored by the Carnegie Endow-
ment for International Peace.
"As the crisis through which the
world Is passing becomes increas-
ingly acute, it must at last be real
lied that the United States has a
vital national interest of its own in
international law and order Prof.
Fenwick said. I'VE have right to
protect that interest against law
breakers and we have a duty to pro-
tect it.
Might Have Prevented War.
''It is my belief that had we as
sumed the leadership called for by
our commanding interests. we might
have prevented this catastrophe
Now, at this late hour, we can at
least help to formulate the condi-
tions of a future world OF law and
order, and we can direct our ener-
gies TO finding the ways and means
by which that ideal may be made
a concrete reality
Prof. Fenwick outlined to the as
sembly, composed of many of the
leading students of international law
in the country, the problem Of set
ting up practical machinery to pre-
vent violence and promote justice
between nations.
Three committee reports followed
his address.
Opening tomorrow in conjunction
with the conference is the 35th an
nual meeting of the American So
ciety of International Law, of which
Secretary of State Hull Is president.
He Is scheduled to preside at the
opening session at the Carlton Ho-
tel at 8:15 pm. Ricardo j. Alfaro,
former Panaman Ambassador to
the United States. will speak on
Continental Principles of Inter
national Intercourse
Speak This Afternoon.
Speakers at this afternoons ses-
sion of the teachers will be Prof
Edward M. Earle, Institute for Ad-
vanced Study. Princeton. N. j.: E.
Wilder Spaulding, chief, Division
of Research and Publication, De-
partment of State, and Prof. Nor
man J. Padelford. Fletcher School
of Law and Diplomacy. The as
sembly will hear Prof Max Lerner
williams College. and Prof. Clyde
Eagleton, New York University, at
tonights session beginning at 8:15
o'clock
Tomorrow mornings session of the
| teachers starts at 10 o'clock, with
the speakers to include Prof. Hans
Morgenthau, University of Kansas
City; Prof. Malbone w. Graham
University of California, and Prof
Harold M. Vinacke, University OF
Cincinnati. They will discuss, re-
spectively, National Socialist, Com
munist and japanese doctrines. The
afternoon meeting will open at 2:3o
o'clock with addresses by Prof
Fenwick and Prof. Benjamin H
williams, University of Pittsburgh
on inter-American organization.
Henry Grady to Speak.
The teachers meeting continues
tomorrow night at 8:15 o'clock and
concludes with a luncheon at the
Carlton Friday at 1890 pm, at
which DR.. Henry r. Grady, presi-
dent, American President Lines, will
speak.
Sessions of the Society of Inter
national Law will be held Friday
at 10 am, 2:30 pm. and S:15 pm
Senator Thomas of Utah, vice
president of the society, will preside
at the night session. The meeting
closes with a banquet at 7:30 pm
Saturday.