Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-30

it was necessary to establish agencies
n the east, and it was necessary to
secure this foreign news through our
own men. Men who have received
their training in the largest cities of
the country. and know what is de-
manded in these large cities, are the
men we choose to cover the news in
foreign lands.
COUNTRY'S NEWS SERVICE BEST.
The news service of this country
is the best of the world If a man
could leave Portland in the extreme
eastern part of the country one day
and be translated 10 Portland on the
extreme west in another, he could take
up the story which he was reading in
the east just where he left off. We
have more than $4,000 miles of leased
wire covering all points of this coun-
try. There is continuous service.
Throughout the country news is writ
ten in uniform language. All speech
in this country is alike, which is of
course quite in contrast with o1r eX-
periences in the old world"
Colonel Diehl spoke of the character
of newspaper men wherever found. IF
was talking tonight to a gathering of
newspaper boys in Chicago or New
York would be facing the same class of
men that l see before me here. They
are alike the world over" Colonel
Diehl in conclusion told a pretty little
story of his advice to his own son just
through college. who mad come to him
for suggestions as tc following the
newspaper life. Il am not going to
advise you to enter this field unless
you feel special calling for it," the
colonel said he told his son, but, my
boy, | have climbed the mountain, and
am going down on the other side, and
if I had my life to live over again I
would travel the same road and live it
just as 1 have"
PEORIA HUIORIST HEARD.
George Fitch, of the staff of the Pc
oria Herald-Transcript, and famous
through his magazine stories, as we'll
as his daily newspaper column. was
the next speaker. Mr.. Fitch's subject
was, Once a Humorist Always a HUI
morist," or How it Feels to be a Fun
L
said "One of the times when 4 amt
is when I am called on for a speech.
Many men have hobbies to do things
which they can't I wish to compli-
ment the Tri-City Press Club on its
existence. In our city we have been
unable to organize and keep going
such a club, and this is true in many
cities. 1 am going TO talk about the
reporter this evening, the fellow that
has the old witch beaten one point,
so instead Of riding around on broom
stick, as did she, he rides around the
world or lead pencil.
"The reporter is full of hopes. full of
romance. He gives up prosperity to
watch the drama of life from behind
the scenes. He gives and takes fame,
and is the sexton of every busted Do
litical BOOM He is not a fixed star.
but rather comet, and his field is the
world. First he is in one town, then
in another. 1t takes him but a short
time to become acquainted in each
town, as there is the, same passion,
the same skyscraper and the same
baseball game. He knows a city in a
few days, whereas a man who has liv-
ed there all his life knows only one
route to his business Office. The re-
porter knows them all. He is the clear
ing house of gossip. He knows what
to write about and what is best to keep
out of the papers. He knows the con-
dftions of the world, and ever is his
perspective for knowledge increased.
''He it is that is the true soldier of
fortune. He is at the call of duty ev-