The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-23
DENIES DISSENSION REPORT
Melville Stone, Home from
Paris, Says ENJOYS Sim
ccrely Seek Justice.
LORTON IS GIVEN H0N0RS
World Publisher Made Secre-
tary of Central Division
News Agency.

NEW IORk, Aprll e. Develop
mCut OF communication
promises chance that tho League OF
nations may accomplish its object Of
insuring world peace Melville Er
Stone general manager OF The As.
RoCiated Press. recently returned
from the penCd Nonfcrcncc, told tho
members OF the news HssociAilon at
their annual meeting and luncheon
today.
Nj. stone doubted II anybody
knew whether the League project
would succeed but said the repre-
sentntivca Of the associated powers
had addressed themselves to the
formation OF an organization, In
tended II possible, 10 prevent re-
currcnce of war, which he said had
reached a point, through the ud-
vance OF science. where u future con
flict would well nigh. mean human
annihllafion iiy tho modern pro-
ces'scs ~ communication, how
ever tha nations were inevitably
brough: closer together. he said, eN.
tending mems vtaions and giving "a
.httlc promise" that the failure OF
the congress of vienna 100 years ago
might hc followed "by something
like success.
Allies Are Agreed
II was a mistake, MT. Stone said,
10 imagine that there had been AN
unpleasant or angry situation be
tween tho pcacr cpyoys of the as
ISOLATED powers, who had brought TO
their task n sincere desire To solve
a great problem, Despite Tho Ger
man hopes OF differences among tho
conquerors he added. they had
agreed as to principle,
l.l Ia Iga m III
regions p France, Mr. stone declared
1t had been torn by the most mnlign
and outrageous AANagery the world
had even known" TO bring about its
rehabilitation, he asscped, extension
Of long time CrcfSS by American
manufacturers wasN essentially
scheme which he said could be car
ricd out through the banks with
federal reserve system TO fall back
upon in case Of emergency.
Nmity In West.
In keeping with the pan American
spirit Of the meeting. inspired by the
recent ADDITION Of - South Amcri-
can pcwsptpcra 20 the Associated
Press Nucmho,shlp. Mr. stone stated
that this extension Ot the service
gave assurance OF the amity OF the
western hcrhispherc. In Hike manner
in earlier days. he said the OrganlLI-
lion had been "A material factor In
ccmcnting the relation Of the
northern ana. southern sections OF
the United States a union which
made possible the national spirit
evidenced In the spanish American
war ana ro,cmphasized p the world
conflict
Tho members OF the Associated
Press at their ANNUAL meeting today
reelected five directors whose three
year terms had expired. They were:
Ebert ~ Baker Cleveland plain
Dealer. Clark Howell AtlanY con \
stiurion. Charles Hopkins Clark.
Hartford Courant, Charles \, KoOk,
ntitaburgh Dispatch, y 5 Me
Cl1ptvhy, Scurcmontu Rec
1Nic members also elected i. =.
Maclcunan Topeka state journal, to
I'm me vacancy caused 10y the rosiE
nation VI Oswald Garrison Willard
New aNork Evening Post the term
cNpiEinR IN two years
Mcssers Baker Howell ana clark
were nominated by the nominating
committee McSacrs Rook Nc
Catchy ana McI4ennan received |
their nominations from the floor
Iorton l. ScCrcatTN.
Advisory boards and committees
for the central and southern divisions
were elected The officera 7fh cen
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