Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-05
PRESIDENTS WORDS
WIRED BROADCAST
His Address to Congress
Quickly HeraIded Through Z
out the World.

President Wilson's address TO Cons
gress yesterday was heralded through-
out the world by the United States gov-
eminent. The achievement is regarded
as probably the greatest publicity feat
ever undertaken. Distribution OF the
message abroad was personally directed
from New York city by George Creel.
chairman of the committee on public
information.
Nearly every known means OF com-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. train. telephone
telegraph, wireless and submarine ca
ble-was utilised in transmitting the
address. While an operator in New
York was clicking or its text on a
transcontinental wire direct to San
Francisco. where II was immediately re-
layed to the orient, another at MS sloe
was sending a Spanish translation 10
Colon, Panama Canal Zone. from where
IL radated throughout Central and
South American capitals.
Wireless operators picked the Presi-
dents words out OF the air and relayed
them to Caribbean sea points Doubt.
less many ships in these waters knew
what was being said In washington at
almost the same time the address was
being distributed over telegraphic sys-
sterus in this country.
5000 Miles Of Wire Employed.
1t is estimated approximately $4,000
miles OF telegraph and cable wires were
called into use in transmitting the mes
sage.
Chairman Creel received copy of tho
address in New York city by special
courier from Washington early yester-
day. A corps OF typists was put at work
in locked room to make duplicate copies.
Meanwhile, in an adjoining room, 1 twas
being translated into French and Spanish.
These rooms were guarded as precau-
ton against the contents OF the message
becoming public prematurely.
Upon receiving word from Washington
that President Wilson had begun deliver
ing the address corps OF telegraph and
cable operators. at Mr.. CreePs direction,
Immediately began their task OF wiring the
message broadcast-acroes the United
States to San Francisco, there to be re-
layed to Shanghai and thence to Toxic
and Picking: across the Atlantic to Lon
don. whore 1t was picked up and resent
to the continent: and down the eastern
coast TO Panama for retransmission to
Central and South American points.
Radiates From London and Paris.
At London and Paris the message was
placed In the hands of the established
commercial and governmental news
agencies. From London the French
translation was forwarded to Paris
London also served as a relay point to
Stockholm. Copenhagen, Christiania and
OF the message was sent to tho Ameri.
can embassy at Petrograd- London
also fled to Algiers and other northern
African points.
From Paris were served Lisbon, Mad.
rid. Rome and Bern.
Nv York sent the address to South
America, the most southern point be-
ing Rio de Janeiro. This cable runs
by way of Colon to Chile Colon re-
layed to Bogota. Valparaiso. Quito and
+ N tytrn rd In 20 "a
Pas and Valparaiso to Santiago and
Buenos Aires.
Colon Distributing Point.
| Colon was the point from which the
| message radiated throughout Central
America In the absence OF perfected
news agencies with extensive conneo-
lions in Central and South America,
copies Of the message were placed d.
rectly in the hands of American min
listers In these countries for immediate
release to newspapers and distributing
ORGANIZATIONS In their 1urisdfctiona.