South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-14
CREEL READY To
QUIT, DEFENDS
HIS WAR WORK
Last Bureaus of Committee
on Public Information to
Go Out of Existence
on April I.
BY ROBERT J. BENDER.

By United Press:
WASHINGTON. March IA
George Creel. chairman Of the COM
mittee on public information. and
during his term a storm center in
volving congress and the press. has
returned 10 Washington 10 complete
"a report on his work and turn over
moneys 20 the treasury department.
preliminary 20 retirement.
In an interview today which
covered almost everything from
Washington 10 Russia in rapid fire
diction. Creel disclosed the following
interesting facts:
"As soon as I complete my re
port 10 the president I will return
TO private life. 7 believe this country
is big enough 10 house an independ-
ent writer, who wishes TO help de-
louise public life
Other Sections Quit April 1.
THE two remaining divisions OF
the committee on public information
the service bureau and the Official
Bulletin will quit April 1.
The subscription list OF the Bulle-
tin has netted sS4.2943O. (Prospec-
tive publishers please note).
"All the foreign offices Of the
committee on public information
have been wiped out save those in
New York. Paris and London, which
are being used for settling agencies
for the vast detail that accumulated
during Americas fight for world
opinion.
II have not been on the govern
ment payroll since March 1 and my
only work now is in relation 10 the
formal settlemet OF accounts.
'WH Wilson win? OF course he
viii win They might as well try to
stop tidal wave as to stem the
worlds demand for permanent peace
and reduce armaments.
ireland World Problem.
ireland? The Sinn-Fein swept the
country at the December election
carrying everything but four coun-
tries i'm Ulster. Ireland is not a ques-
tiop between England and Ireland
by any means. II is one of the most
important world problems to be
solved
"Bolshevism in the United States
is vocal out OF all proportion TO rs
members. Most of its leaders are the
heap type OF so-called Intellectuals
who regard life only as a medium
for emotional thrills and notOriety
The coming and inevitable labor
shortage will kill it absolutely. The
@reat danger however. is that forces
of reaction will use this bugbear tc
frighten people away from true
progress.
The correspondents who wer,
most fearful Of my secret control
OF the cables In France were even
tually quarreling Wi;n me for IN,
~teadfast refusal 20 act as their we
nurse"
Has $500 600 left.
Questioned as TO his reportet
constrained relations with Pres
Wilson. Creel said: such rumou
are so false as TO be absurd"
Regarding finances. "Out of 81.
100. 900 appropriated 10 the commit
tee for domestic work. $500. O00 re
mains on hand Some S4OO.0 600 rep
resenting profit from motion picture.
and war exhibitions has already beer
paid into the treasury. About $3.50.
00O more will come from this source
When credits are received from fur
niture and fixtures of all kinds. &
will be shown that the committee OF
public information has been virtual
Is self-sustaining
No Censorship by L. =.
As far as the transmission %
news matter between Europe an,
the United States is concerned ther,
has been no censorship OF any kin,
hv the American government. II wa
my iusisteuCe from the first that thi
Tow OF communication should be ab
-oIutoly free and it was our belief
stated before sailing that the Fren Fl
and English governments had agree,
fo this view. on arrival in Franc
we found that this was not the cas-
and that the French and Englisl
c.nsorshipS were operating whateve
rI~c may have been cut out certain
'vuo criticism OF the president or hi
purposes failed TO reach the En-
-opeau press All the poison brewcD
Iu congress. All the malignancies O
partisanship were duly and enthus
astically poured into the wells O
foreign opinion. increasing the diff
Hculties OF the presidents task bu
falling 10 defeat him. As far as thi
government Is concerned. Il has no
touched a single item of news. ha
put an Of its facilities az the disposa
~ the correspondents and has pro
tested increasingly against fOreig
interference"