The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-02
VlSHINGTONIS
PLAYING HOST
TO THE WORLD
xsi,onaI Capital Is Busy Entertain
ing, the Greatest Brains OF
the Great Nations.
nv FREDERICK j. HASKIN.
lcnecial 10 The Argus.)

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srtual physical aspect IS but a VII
- compared TO the CAPITALS OF the
s,ser great nations Of the world
~. crowded into this village right
- are the greatest brains OF the
- nar,ons, at work trying to
80 srcb an understanding that
! se-safter when International dis
.~rooments arise, the recourse VIII
nos be TO battle.
ro- weeks delegation after dele
-.,on las poured into Washing
- via all OF their attendant ex-
rerts clerks and attaches. AS they
Ssra nj somehow or other they
save been taken in and made com
so-,able. The city was pushed to
~ greatest limits whe1 var cane,
~ anfarny of clerks had TO be as-i
s;miIated. Despite every effort
si1ce then. Washington's popula-
.;en has remained about at the high
ssst reached a few years ago.
pat Washington is used TO taking
IN bigger crowds than it is equipped
n handle. Inaugurations have
,saeht people here that there is
,Iuays room for everyone. These
hsys beeu brief affairs, of course,
Srt the problem now is the same
on a larger scale and for greater
duration.
For many days preceding the ac-
mai formal opening of the confer
ence, the official reception commit
tea Of the state department has
virtually slept 10 its respondent
Mn hats. The lives Of these men
became a seemingly endless sue
cession of going 10 the union sta
ton. greeting incoming statesmen
md experts, conducting them TO {
lrnchaon o. soI2a ether formal al
tsir arranged il their honor, See
tuv them safely e]EsConced in their
W.shlLgloa habitatiOns, then start
trg the whole round over again for
etaer guests.
rhs gts.e department put the ar
raureraeuts for the conference into
. tie hands Of Henry P. Fletcher,
Il un4sr secretary Of state, and for
msr ambassador 10 Mexico. General
direction Of the whole great occa-
sion Is In Mr.. FletCher's hands, an
enormously difficult job requiring
tie delegation OF d great deal OF
authority 10 others.
At first blush, it appeared that
Washington did not have enough
houses and apartments unoccu-
ped to enable the whole delegation
70 stay in Washington. The post
Office department was called upon,
though, and Washington letter car
Tiers, in their daily rounds, checked
up and discovered some 500 unoc-
culied houses. The addresses were
furnished the state department, and
have proved of great help.
AsW Delegates Are CHARTERED.
The main delegations and prin-
cpal experts for the most part have
taken over whole sections and floors
q hotels. In some instances Wash
fngtOu mansions which viii not be
used by their owners this season
we're obtained The hundreds of
clerks have been housed through
TIE cooperation Of the pOstOfhce de-
Rrtme1t, the Washington p~ostoffice
n particular, the Chamber OF COM
MERGE Of Washington, and the real :
etate men here.
Next il importance to the dele
sshens and their attaches came
NE ho7des Of visiting newspaper
mel Many Of these men have
eone half around the world IN order
uAt the, readers of their papers the
Nord over will have first hand, eye
Nihess reports of all that trans
pres n this most important inter
National gathering.
As q Link between the conference
%eI and the newspapermen, regu-
a washington correspondents as
.ea as visiting reporters, the~state
SgaFunent drafted the services of
sIIp PaTchin, formerly for a long
e-e a Washington newspaperman
O1nected with q New York news
Spef' Mr.. Patchin, since leaving
~ journalistic field, served for a
1le IN the state department in
1aea TIE same capacity. Associat-
win Mr.. Patchin in his work are
s Suydam and . corps of as
.ae washington newspapermen
".Aeo an organization 10 cooper
WIN the state department il
sa-Lhg the newspapermen here
tRe conference. This organiza-
y composed Of two members
esen Of the following organi-
tn0us' The National Press club.
81, sanding committee of CORE
ss,-a1ts-representiug those men
soSA at the press galleries of
ses sssS-the White house report
"a ~ reporters regularly assign
ue state, war and navy de-
res.-ats, and those who cover the
ST. department. This organi-
/ p Is known as the American
ST. council has conferred with
vws~fy OF State Hughes. and is
Ia In complete harmony with
department, Mr.. Patchin