The Washington herald., 1919-12-24
IN THE LIMELIGHT
GEORGE PERRY MORRIS.

China was far-sighted when she
made DR.. Paul s. Reinsch her special
adviser. following his resignation OF
the post Of American minister. You see
him going about his new work here In
Washington with an air of serious
arior that bodies III for the japanese
or any other enemies OF the funda-
mental rights Of a people that he has
come to admire and believe in. His
touch is here today, tomorrow there;
first it is the Shipping Board that sue
cumbs to his plea for increased
facilities in transportation between
the Pacific ports OF the two re-
publics; then it is a conference with
the expert propagandists for China's
cause. Next II may be a call to the
State Department to let in light on a
new phase of the conflict in the Far
East. from his new employers stand
point. Always IL Is the man-on-the
job. earning his large salary. TO be
sure, but more than that II is q
republican at work for a republic
TO save II from the penetration" and
exploitation OF an ambitious mon
archy. 1t is needless to remark that
with DR.. Reinsch now Joined to a group
of defenders Of China OF the calibre OF
Prof. jeremiah W. jerks. OF New York
University. and Prof westel W.
Willoughby, Of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. the case Of China is getting
before the American public in a way
that Japan cannot duplicate. She at
one time had one Of the best paid
and unpaid publicity sts1s for prop
uganda PURPOSES that any foreign
country ever had here. Missionaries,
artists. educators, journalists. played
her game. consciously or uncon-
sciously; and rose 10 meet any chal-
lenge. Some OF the more prominent
Of these men have died; others have
grown old and ceased to command
public attention. Some are now
stopped by their personal disapprovaI
OF letter-day japanese policy.
Bishop Charles II. Fiske, of the
diocese OF Central New York. who
has been telling the clergymen Of
the city of Syracuse. n. Y, that
they are going astray in identifying
themselves and the church with
the prohibition OF liquor and OF to-
bacco movements. once was a journ-
alist. Like the new bishop OF the
diocese OF New York he brings to
the House Of Bishops Of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church the expe-
riences Of life that newspaper
man gets; and they are quite differ
ent from those OF the conventional
cleric, whose career runs from home
to prep" school. TO college, TO d.
vinity school, and then TO a parish.
Fiskc. the reporter, did his work
in New Brunswick, N. J.. back in
the late SOS. FIRST on the Times
and then on the Home News.
Though living In q college town he
never had the advantages of study
at Rutgers. Quite suddenly, when
he was In early manhood, the call
Of religion came, and his kinship
with Haley Flske aided him along
the road to q formal education and
the priesthood. Since then his rise
has been rapid He IL q prolinc
writer OF helpful literature for
churchmen, and 10 especially ex-
ceIlent in popular apoIogetics. He
had to write for the workers, stu
dents and plain burghers OF the old
Dutch town on the Raritan In his
youth. and he eschews nigh brow"
writing now.
Speaking OF Journalism Il has had
recognition a. q calling from q high
source recently by the inclusion Of
the veteran. Frank Carpenter. in the
group Of men to whom the National
Geographic Society has given the
title Of life MEMBER His tourings
OF the world. his discriminating
comments on what he has seen and
heard. and his success a. q maker
OF books on geography for use by
children. have won him this honor.
James Bryce and Frank Carpenter
are in class A a. interrogstors when
hey travel, and It IL . toss-up as to