Evening star., 1946-08-11

produced the Universal Postal Conven-
ton OF 1874, the Convention on Railway
Freight Transportation and conventions
on the safety of life at sea and one
establishing uniform bills of lading.
The Peace Conference of 1899 at The
Hague established the International
Court OF Arbitration and second con-
Terence in 1907 made revisions In the
arbitration court convention. Those
conferences also produced conventions
dealing with warfare, the pacific settle
ment of disputes, the limitation of force
for the recovery of contract debts and
other subjects.
In 1880 there was held at The Hague
conference on the codification of in
ternational law. Judge Hackworth was
a delegate.
Meanwhile there was work done
in this hemisphere through the various
conferences of American States which
was likewise important in the develop
ment of international law.
One of the great works in the field
Is the Digest of International Law"
an eight-volume work by Judge Hack
worth to which he devoted much of his
time over a period of 10 years. 1t was
completed about three years ago. Copies
may be found in the major chancellories
Of the world.
What an associate described as q
'prodigious memory" aided Judge Hack
worth in the writing Of the monumental
work.
Born in Kentucky.
Judge Hackworth is a Kentuckian,
born In Prestonsburg SO years ago. He
obtained his A. B. degree from VAL
paraiso University in Indiana and his
law degree from Georgetown University
here in Washington. Later he did post
graduate work at George Washington
University. In June the University of
Kentucky honored him with the degree
of doctor of letters. Earlier the State
Legislature had adopted resolution
commencing the election of Judge Hack
worth, native son, to the court.
He entered Government service as a
clerk in the Civil Service Commission
In 1909. A magazine writer who once
referred to him as one of the "unsung
heroes of public service" wrote he had
worked for the Government for some
seven years before he received as much
as $4,000 a year.
AS legal adviser of the State Depart
ment he had much to do besides being
tho chief ralio,ooe of tho Gecratorv of
State in the field of international law.
His duties included the drafting and
interpreting of treaties, handling prob
lens of the rights and obligations of
neutrality, prosecuting claims against
foreign countries and, when there were
defending them. He also was member
of the Secretarys Staff Committee.
The international conferences he at
tended make long list and gave him
an extensive acquaintance among those
who handle the international affairs for
edge of the problems. He accompanied
Secretary of State Hull to the Moscow
Conference in 1943.
He was intimately associated with
the organization of the United Nations.
He was member of the United States
delegation to the Dumbarton Oaks
Conference which did the preliminary
work on the United Nations Charter in
1914. The following year he was adviser
to the United States delegation to the
Conference of American States at
Mexico City. Later he was chairman
of the International Committee of
Jurists which met in Washington and
drew up the statute for the World Court
for submission to the United Nations
Conference at San Francisco.
Work on the statute completed, Judge