New-York tribune., 1921-11-27
Conference Reporters Daily
Have Indoor Tour of World
De'ega'ions Housed in Vast Wartime Extra Navx
'''c1ure-and = It's Long, Long Way
From SsThe Strand to ssTokio',

FROM Ihe TTibuHcs tvashimoton H.r.,.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2e.-Hunting
news now is ceasing to be a snort and
Is becoming a chore. During these
Gays OF committee meetings, heads for
sooo stories are few and the CORE
spondents are either taking to the golf
INKS or haunting the Navy Bu;Idinr
where the delegations have their ~
noes, and where they are wont to re-
celve the representatives of the nress
This Navy Building is an enormous af-
falr, thrown together during the war
20 mousse the extra Offices of the Navy
department.. Its corridors seem To
extend for miles. and as no f,ivvers ar.
allowed inside the building. Il is +.
common sight to see CORRESPONDENTS
VINO ordinarily move in their own or
borrowed automobiles. dragging THAR
ieet along the interminable corridors
as they make their journey from ma
tion TO nation. In fact, the distances
al are as great in the Navy Building as
sney are in the Times Square station of
tne subway. And unfortunately, there
IS no little green line to show the way
Whether it is out of sense Of the
inherent fitness Of things, or merely
out OF respect for geographical facts,
the Chinese reception room is at the
other end of the world. After walking
seemingly for miles, exhausted experts
may be seen scrambling for ore Of the
lew available chairs, or fighting for a
seat on the edge of the table. Droop-
ing figures of newspaper men are
slouched about the room, too exhausted.
as rule, even to gossip. Then comes
the atfable DR.. Tsao, head of the Chi
nese Press Bureau. and in the most
accomplished after-dinner toastmaster's
style introduces Dr. Wang, or Dr.. Koo
or DR.. Sze. The correspondents perk
up. and out come hundred torn en-
velopes and as many stubs of pencil, to
note down how many postoffices the
foreign nations have in China and to
ask the usual number of foolish uues-
tions. DR.. Wang or DR.. Koo or DR..
Sze, as the case may be, speaking in
the most faultless English, answers as
Tar as possible all the questions that
are put, and shows spirit of the ut
most friendship and graciousness. By
the time all those specializing in China
have f,a couple of envelopes covered with
illegible notes, there comes pause,
and Dr.. Wang or DR.. Koo or Dr.. SEE
smiles blandly and asks, Anything
else, gentlemen" and pausing for a
moment, bows and says Thank YOU !"
and the correspondents gather their
coats and hats and start out for Italy.
It's long, long trail to Italy. Some
thing Of the atmosphere of the SOM
nolent South pervades the gathering
room, and as fewer men seek news Of
ltaly's views, and as the Italians pro
vide more chairs than the Chinese,
every one sits down with sigh of re-
lief and awaits the entrance of the Ital-
ian publicity director. This gentleman
is sunburned and haired. and
quite appropriately looks little like
Caruso. In an accent that is familiar
to the people of New York he proceeds
to read to the assembled outfit extracts
from the Italian language press of
America, or from weekly publication.
and delivers a pleasant little address