Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-06
David Lawrence
VIII Cover Peace
Meet for Journal

table in Europe and the momentous
transactions which will transpIre
there. The Atlanta Journal has per-
| fected the most efficient possible
means OF securing and presenting to
| it's readers these events and, in so far
as is possible for human judgment
| to discern, their significance.
In addition to its usual worldwide
news-suppiying agencies. including
the Associated Press. and the United
Press, The Journal will have as its
| special representative David Law
renee, of the New York Evening
Post. who is without peer as a news
paper writer upon political events
of world significance.
Until assigned to France with
President Wilson Mr.. Lawrence has
been the Washington correspondent
of the Post, and in the quality of his
service he has stood pre-eminent IN
the rank and file of Washington cor
respondents ana has a following that
is nationwide.
He adds to his capacity as one of
the most efficient reporters in Ameri-
"a the rare ability to interpret events
political, legislative and diplomatic
In the light of the history of all these
fields. To these indispensable attri-
butes he adds also a practical ideal
ism which gives stTikingly human
color and quality to his work.
No correspondent has a wider &C
quaintance among the men who are
making and viii make history. and
| BY them he is trusted implicitly. This
means an inexhaustible wealth of ac-
curate information from authentic
sources 1T the peace conference. 1t
means actual participation in coun-
/ ellis OF mOmentous Importance and in
flUencc: il means knowledge of what
is in preparation long before it finds
/ its way even into his own dispatches.
Predicted wilson's Election
Although his influence and prestige
had been steadily growing, Mr.. Law
renee may be said TO have made his
first real appearance In the national
| limelight in the fall of 1916 when,
after a nationwide tour. he alone
predicted correctly the election of
President Wilson without New York,
New Jersey, Illinois and Indiana, but
with California. Washington, Mon
tana, etc.
Since then he has more than sus-
tanned the reputation previously won.
The accuracy and authoritativeness
with which he analyses and explains
the purpose and Views of President
| Wilson makes his work unique In
I journalism. In this field he has no
rival and his articles are therefore
read with closet interest by states
men. editors and publicists in this
and other countries. II gives invai-
liable advance information as TO the
trend of affairs.
Mr.. Lawrence has scored so many
bulrS-syes by his predictions that
they are now accepted as matter OF
course. Among these were the TAX
! ing over OF the railroads by the SOW
eminent, McAdoo's appointment as
director general, presidential indorsC-
ment o. woman suffrage. the Ian
sing-Ishii agreement. licensing OF ex-
ports and imports and other de-
velopments in rapid succession.
Two Press Services
| Besides the special and INFINITELY
| valUa ole service which Mr.. Lawrence
/ will render the readers of The Jour
/ nal, they Will have the news of the
| peace conference presented to them
by the greatest staffs of correspond
/ ents that the Associated Press and
the United Press hay" ever assem-
I bied for the handling Of any news
/ situation.
The staff Of the Associated Press
! at the peace conference will be made
UP as follows:
Melville Z. Stone, general man
ager; Elmer Roberts. chief Of the
Paris bureau; Robert VI. Collins,
chief of the London bureau; Charles
I. Thompson. Charles z. Kloebe.
Salvatore COTtesi. chief of the Rome
! bureau; l. c. PrObest. chief of the
Washington bureau: ). r. Conger.
former chief of the Berlin bureau:
Edwin N. Hood. Robert Berry. F. 3.
Ggundy. J. \. Bouman. Burge Nc
Fall. James p. Howe. Philip Il.
Powers. Stuart Marony. S. T. wader
and T. T. Topping.
For the United Press, Ed L. Keen,
general European manager OF the
service. will be in direct charge. AS
sisting him directly will be Fred s.
Ferguson and Lowell Mellett. both
Of whom have had wide experience
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