Salmon O. Levinson, well-known Chicago Jewish attorney and champion of the cause of the outlawry of war, has established an endowment fund of $55,000 at the University of Idaho in honor of Senator William Edgar Borah in recognition of the Idahoan’s contribution “to the cause of world peace and democracy.”
The endowment will be known as the William Edgar Borah Outlawry of War Foundation. The donor did not specify what form the foundation is to take, but in the resolution accepting the offer, the Board of Regents of the University intimated that a lectureship would be established and corelated with courses dealing with the various phases of international relations, with special emphasis on world peace.
Announcement of the gift was made by Dr. Frederick J. Kelly, president of the University, who declared that Mr. Levinson is recognized internationally as the originator of the plan for the outlawry of war which the Idaho Senator has championed for years. It is said to have formed the basis for the Kellogg Peace Pact. Since 1917, the date of American’s entry into the World War, he has visited many European nations in the interest of world peace. He was the organizer of the American Committee on the Outlawry of War, of which he is chairman.
Senator Borah, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations in the Senate, has long advocated anti-war proposals and has lectured in the cause of peace.
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