The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-15
MARK SULLIVAN, FANOU5EDITOR
LECTURES ON PEACE CONFERENCE

Tho government operates this division OK
two classes and as child or the war
censorship for one would perpctuate II
self as others will do, but ono more
harmless basis than practtced at Paris
the present time
News has different quality with Diff
ferent nations. and what Frcnchman
thinks Is not worth publishing. is news
Of tho most vital interest to Americans.
the British, while different from the
American point Of view. is nearer TO tho
American ideals than that OF any other
people. Instances were cited or now
ruinors leak out Of the conference; these
rumors assuming other grotcsQue forms
which are humorous to the newspaper
writer until they come tangible form
and can be shaped in to STUFF worth pub
lication-
Mr.. Sullivan said when he arst went
70 Paris It was with great expectation
Of seeing the peace delegates on one
side Of the room forming the treaty OF
peace. while the newspaper and perlodi-
cal Representatives sat on the other side
and wrote for the cdifcation OF an ex-
pectant world Of the proceedings OF the
important event, but he was deiuded in
this matter. as open covenants, openly
arrived at were the last things the
delegates thought Of. and all writer's
were forbidden to touch on anything
other than 1nconseouential bulletins Is
sued for them to write live news from
The conference got together on Janu-
ary IS. The first thing taken up was
the routine work on credentials ana
other minor matters. and then the an
uouncement of the conference TO give
news out as 1t developed In press re-
ports which were issued in the shape
Of daily communicates. which IS the En-
ropean way Of giving out news. These
communicates were worthless and en-
tirely irrelevant to the situation and
contained no information at all. another
denial Of open covenants.
A protest by American Journalists
through President Wilson resulted In
the censorship being lifted to some ex-
tent. President Wilson conferred with
the British premier. who came over 70
the American idea, and the conference.
was more liberal with public announce
| ments Of its proceedings thereafter.
The CORES pondents were asked to get
together and tell just what they want
ed. Correspondents Of 70 nations.
! epeaxinE II different languages, held
conferences, brt made no Roadway 1or
while. Finally the Americans convert
! ed all except the French Journalists
who chung to the old idea.
Fifteen REPRESENTATIVES vi lHe pAoS
were finally agreed upon TO attend tho
! open sessions. and then the open ses-
! sions were abandoned
The big four are the ruling power OF
the conference, sitting in room oy
! themselves with no stenographers pres
ant and no record OF the proceedings.
| and the only news" given out is that
BY men from the outside adept at Veroai
| sinuosity, twisting their statements
! into vague subterfugc which was worth
less from a news standpoint
These incomplete decisions were NJ
| ,erly wrong, in Mr.. SuliiTans judgment.
| for when they were published they mis-
led the people and turned Hungary over
! TO the Bolsheviki in one instance where
! IL was limited that the Allies would de-
noand large indemnities and the territory
! Of Transylvania.
| Mr.. Sullivan told OF the delay OF over
I Ave months since the armistice was
signed, various reasons being given. One
| was the threatened revolution IN Ger
many, which. If successful, meant there
4 would be no government to deal with
In Hunland. The delay has caused lots
! Of trouble. but certain amount OF de-
Law was essential and unavoidable.
| When President Wilson announced ne