Evening star., 1921-11-17
NATIONS OFFICES
BEEHIVE Of WORK
Army-Navy Building Houses
Impulses Which Will Go
Around World.

The big wing of the Army-Navy
building set aside for the executive
offices of the nine delegations par
ticipating in the arms limitation con-
ference is now a beehive of industry.
All of the delegations which have not
yet moved into their quarters are to-
day moving, and the one building
houses impulses which will shortly be
sent around the civilized " orld. Room
arrangements made for the various
nations seem adequate and excellent.
and the system is now working
smoothly.
T..is morning the heads of the varl-
Gus delegations were across the street
in the American building, sitting
as committee on procedure for the
consideration of far eastern questions,
but e. rspody else, apparently, except
the resident diplomats. was over in
the Army-Navy building. The en-
trance lobby and long corridors
generals. secretaries, technical ad-
v!sers. private secretaries and plain
Americans and people of other ma
tionalities having business with the
foregoing officials.
Press Quarters Filled.
The spacious press quarters is filled
at all times with representatives OF
the newspapers of this and other
cities, Of american and foreign agen-
cies and with special correspondents
of varying degrees of eminence gath
cred from all over the world.
Marines from Quantico under charge
of a commissioned officer stand at
every doorway; Boy Scout messengers
are thick as flies: the phones at the
stant calls; postmen, telegraph mes
sengers. delivery boys and secret serv-
ice men come in and out.
Arranging an Interview.
The system established for the neces-
sary safeguarding of the persons and
The time of the members of the various
delegations is complicated one and
makes doubly arduous the days work
of a newspaper man. The representa-
i've OF the press, humble reporter or
Scintillating special correspondent de-
cides whom he wishes to see.
He approaches the information desk
and shows his special pass admitting
him to the press section. counter
signed by Henry Suydam of the De-
chairman of the standing committee
of correspondents. He can. and usual
ly does, submit at the same time his
personal card.
Next, one of the information desk
staff calls the desired dignitary on
Tic ttlCpuouS tAIlu NiC
callers desire. If the answer be
affirmative, a Boy Scout is summoned
and the visitor and messenger start
off on their long tramp. The marine
at the door let's the caller pass un-
challenged by reason of the presence
-. scout.
The latter takes his companion to
the proper room, announces him, and
then retires to the corridor outside.
there to wait in patience. no matter
how long the visit may be. No one,
no matter who he may be, is given
chance to wander from room to room
or from delegation to delegation.
Still Another Barrier.
If the caller has next to see some
one else he emerges. picks up his
scout, goes back to the information
desk and starts in all over again.
The bright-face and alert boys per-
form this service two days a week,
from 3 until o'clock. and are not
recompensed in any way. Let no one
doubt. however, that these lads are
serving their country and honoring
their uniform.
A Still further barrier has been
adopted by certain OF the delegations,
which have appointed special re-
ception official. to whom all visitors,
no matter what their business or what
the particular person they want to
talk to, are taken. He handles the
caller, if possible; If not he takes him
to his destination.