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lawyers Of America and the
British Commonwealth develop
a Marshall Plan of Ideas" to
spread their common heritage
of justice to struggling new
nations.
Gould we not embark joint
ly on a program to spread the
common doctrines of Runny-
mede and Philadelphia, to
spread the Habeas Corpus Act
and the Bill of Rights to the
younger nations?" he asked IN
his convocation address.
"Nationalism on the march,
the desire for a better life and
social equality; these are the
new movement sweeping the
EARTH" Mr.. Randall said.
1T is incumbent on us in
the legal profession TO develop
a Marshall Plan or a Colombo
Plan so that these forces find
their expression not through
violence and revolution but
through peaceful change
wherever possible"
Randall Receives Key
At the opening ceremony,
Engineer Commissioner Fred
erick j. Clarke welcomed the
visitors and presented a key to
the city to Mr.. Randall.
The city has never well
coined a more distinguished
group with more influence on
the social conscience Of the
United States" Col. Clarke
said.
Sylvester C. Smith, jr., of
Newark. N. j., chairman of the
ABA House of Delegates, re-
sponded that it was "particu-
larly fortunate that, at a time
when so many of the basic
rights Of man have been lost
or are being threatened in vari-
GUS parts of the world. this as
sociation should meet in our
Nations Capital"
/ Others who spoke were Denys
Theodore Hicks, president of
the Law Society of London:
Sir Reginald Manningham-
Butler, Attorney General of
England and Wales; United
States Attorney General
Rogers. and John D. Randall,
president of the ABA.
Eisenhower to Speak
President Eisenhower is
scheduled to address an assem-
bly, of the ABA later today at
the Sheraton-Park Hotel. Vice
President Nixon and Secretary
of State Herter are among the
other high officials who will
speak before the convention
later in the week.
Some $4,000 persons from
throughout the country and
foreign lands are in town to
attend the annual meeting of
the ABA, which has a men,
bership of nearly 100000
lawyers.
The ABA convention. return
ing to Washington for the first
time in 10 years, officially
opened at $3.50 a.m.-an hour
and a half before the convo-
cation at the Monument-in
a brief ceremony at the Statler
Hilton Hotel, headquarters fol
the association.
After the convocation. the
,, members divided into smaller
sessions at hotels throughout
the city. The topics discussed
at panel and committee meet
ings today covered such topics
} as labor relations law, banking
and business law, and insurance
and compensation law.
White House Lawn Party
Weather permitting, a lawn
party and reception for some
1000 guests to the ABA will
be held from 6 to 8 o'oclock
tonight on the White House
lawn. President and Mrs
Eisenhower will greet the
! guests.
: At 8 pm. Lord Evershed
, England's Master Of the Rolls
speaks at a dinner in thu
Sheraton-Park honoring the
judiciary of the United States
Attention tomorrow is cen.
tered on the first session of the
House of Delegates, the ABA's
249 member policy making
body. The house will takt
action on proposals and recon
8 mendations from committee
! and sections.
Chief among the controver'