The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-15
CREEL TO 'DELOUSE'
U. S. PUBLIC LIFE
announces His New Calling
and Denies Strained Rcla-
tons With Wilson.
PROUD OF EXECUTIVE AID
He Predicts President Will
Win in Struggle for Per-
manent Peace.
Sn,cfnl D,snntch 10 TIE SUI.

WASHINGTON, March l4.-"An the
poison brewed in Congress, all the malig-
nancies OF partisanship were duly and
enthusiastically poured into the wells OF
foreign opinion increasing the difficulties
OF the Presidents task. but falling to
defeat him"
This is part of the description which
George Creel, erstwhlle chairman OF the
Committee on Public Information, has
brought back from the Paris Peace Con-
ference. Creel announced he has chosen
a new calling and will now devote him
self in the capacity Of independent writer
TO "delousing American public life"
He vigorously denied any strained re-
lations with President Wilson and
boasted OF having had the Presidents
sympathetic support in every word,
thought and deed.
After year and half in one of the
Governments most trying positions"
Creel said, driven always at top speed
along an absolutely uncharted course
1t is my greatest pride that am able
to state that from the first to the last
/ had only faith, confidence and the
most inspiring support from the Presi-
dent
Makes q Prediction.
will Wilson win? OF course he will
win. They might as we'll try to stop a
tidal wave as to stem the worlds de-
mand for permanent peace and reduced
ornaments"
On the question of Bolshevism Creel
said:
"Bolshevism in the United states is
vocal and out of all proportions to its
members. Most of its leaders are the
cheap type of intellectuals. who re-
gard life only as a medium for emo
tional thrills and notoriety.
THE coming and inevitable labor
shortage will kill 1t absolutely. The
sreat danger. however, is that forces Of
reaction will use this bugbear to
frishten people away from true prog
ress."
On the question of Ireland Creel dis
agreed radically with President Will
sons contention that this is purely
British question. Creel said II was one
Of the worlds greatest problems. Sew
eral times in the course Of the inter
view the descriptive word "delouslng'
was made use OF by Creel.
Merely n Humble Assistant.
~ believe this country is big enough
to house an independent writer who
wishes to help delouse public life," he
said. Later he stated he would be
merely a humble assistant in the de-
lousing process of which our public life
stands in need
oil +Ia ANA iear
correspondents abroad got sore" be-
cause he refused to act as wet nurse"
for them in gathering news from Of
hcials. This was in striking contrast
to the attitude of correspondents here
In the days of the Committee on Public
Information when the principal sore
spot WIS the fact that Mr.. Creel in
sisted or assuming the double role of
wet nurse and wet blanket where news
was concerned and suspected,
Settlement OF the accounts of the
Committee on Public Information, now
being made, will show that the COM
mlttees domestic work was virtually
self sustaining" George Creel said to-
day
OF the original appropriation OF ST.
100000 for the committees domestic
work., Mr.. Creel said about $500, 600
remained unexpended. About 100000.
he said, had been made from motion
pictures and war exhibitions and paid
into the treasury and about S250.000
more will come in from this source. The
committee chairman said 1t might 'be
interesting to learn that the der.ded
official Bulletin, had taken in SS4,2 in
subscriptions. Additional sums, he said.
are expected TO be realized from the sale
Of furniture and fixture belonging to the
committee.