The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-23
CREEL'S BUREAU
EXPLAINS ITS WORK
Public Information Committees Fnnc
tions Outlined in letter TO
President Wilson,
HAS WEEKLY NEWS SERVICE
Printed Matter rs Distributed From
Aircraft I'm Enemy Countrtes--Son-
Ducts Speaking Tours and Holds
War Conferences.

This committee on public iuforma-
ton. of which George Creel is at the
head, has awaited itself Of every medi-
UNI of publicity to explain to the peo-
pic Of this country and other coun-
Itries why America went into tho war
and what IT la doing In the war All
this Is set forth In q pamphlet en-
titled THE Activities OF the Commit
tee on Public Information - which has
been issued BY the Creei committee,
Under the head Of "Airplane Ser
vice" the pamphlet says;
AN increasingly important part of
the work in foreign countries Is con-
cerned with the distribution Of our
printed matter by aircraft lombard
mcnt planes loaded with leaflets and
pamphlets that carry the truth to de-
luded people, go regularly over the FIR
ling lines and far into the lands both
on the eastern and western fronts.
The success OF the campaign depends,
as a matter OF course, upon the num-
Der of planes that we are able 10 en-
ploy, and 7 have made "a request upon
the war department for such mum Der
OF machines az viii permit us TO CO.
operate with the French in the torma-
ton of an escadrille"
The activities of the CreeI commit
tee are outlined as follows by Mr..
Creei in letter to President Wilson
The President the White House.
My Dear Mr., President AS viii be
seen by the accompanying report. the
committee on public information has
grown 10 be a world organization.
Net only does II touch every part of
the great machinery that co-ordi-
mates the forces of America for VIC
tory. but 1t carries the mes ntngs and
purposes of America TO all peoples.
making the fight for public opinion in
every country
Besides the daily war news. which
II issues TO the whole press OF the
country, II supplies some 80 900 news
papers with feature articles. a week
ly news service, and governmental
PUBLICITY material OF an sorts.
IT has prepared and printed for dis
trihution to all parts OF the world
1S 100000 copies OF fifteen different
pamphlets In seven languages
Holds War Conferences.
N conducts speaking campaigns in
every state OF the Union arrauges
meetings. books speakers, conducts
war conferences, and organizes tours.
and in the four minute men alone
II commands the volunteer services
OF $4,000 public speakers
II has wireless and cable news SER
Vice that is being extended TO every
capital In Europe, Scandinavia. the
Orient, South and Central America
and Mexico. and a feature articIa
service OF similar proportions
II sends to foreign countries mo.
ton picture exhibits showing Amer-
ica's social. industrial and war prog
rese
It has modified the advert,sins
forces of the country--press. perjodt.
cal. car. and outdoor--fer a patriotic
campaign that will give $4,000, 600
worth of free space to the nationsl
service.
o. II designs posters, window cards
and similar material OF pictorial pub
LEFTY for the use OF various govern
ment departments and patriotic So
cieties.
II prepares moving picture films
showing our war progress and exhibits
them to hundreds of thousands of
people daily.
, II issues an official daily newspape
foe the government. with a circula-
ton of 10000 copies a day.
With the aid of a volunteer staff of
several hundred translators, II keens
In direct touch with the foreign Iane
Epsge press. supplying selected arti-