Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-23
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
By RAYMOND G. CARROLL.

BY RAYMOND G. CARROLL.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23-The longer
one IS here the more certain one becomes
that Washington is just an office. Walk
ing nervously up and down the room is
government, a bulky form with a relent-
less tread. In one corner stands the
Nations filing cabinet; tier upon tier OF
the records of the work done since 1776.
There is the waste basket into which have
been tossed all the unrealized hopes; bills
that died in legislative committees, or
by executive veto and the many express
sions of human endeavor that persisted
at the very Threshold Of realization. On
the fat-top desk in the center of the
room is a heaping basket containing
the work of moment, the burning issues
pending by Congress. The Supreme
Court and the President, in short, all
the business Of the Nation, and last, but
of worldwide Importance, the armament
limitation conference.
In the same general sort OF way 'one
might designate New York as a check
room, Denver as a san1tarium, Los An
geles as a holiday and so on. But let US
keep to Washington, now past the close
of the first week in the greatest con-
ference ever held in the memory of man,
a meeting face-to face of nine nations
pledged to ground arms" and lift the
burden of taxation everywhere there are
people.
WHO ARE
eco GETTERS?"
Who have been the American "go-
getters ~ We have all been filed with
Inv n h1
international horse show, and been told
OF the splendid team work between the
President and the American big four"
But after all the erudite Hughes, the
scholarly Lodge, the learned Root and
the practical Underwood have been only
the sum Of Information placed in their
hands. As great as was Marshal Foch.
we cannot forget he had a Chief Of STAFF
Weygand, who coordinated tho minds Of
Haig, Diaz, Pershing and thousands of
others all the way down to the first line
private soldier. 1t Is quite the same
In this battle Of peace. All that appears
on the surface Of the American machine
in the new Navy building are messengers
swiftly passing from room to room,
building 10 building. Some carry bulky
packages, others letters. There is heard
also that the constant ringing OF IN
Vulnerable telephones, heads Of bureau
IN departments calling up factors Of the
American delegation Then, through It
all we hear from the outside corridor
the dreary drone of endless dictation and
I the monotonous clicking Of many type
writers.
It IS the rustic Of our $50 gettersH
stalking in the grass Of a war-weary
world Complicated as the American ma
chino for armament limitation may seem,
It is a beautiful piece OF assem- bling,
weII-oLed- machinery and best OF all, II
stakes you there and brings you back,
which, 1 believe, Is the test Of anything
mechanical Every sort and kind Of a
mind forms its parts; experience In
state craft, economics. international law
travel, war on land, war at sea, war In
the air-everything Of moment IN con
facts between peoples,
COLLEGE MEN
TO FORE.
Passing the names Of the American
delegates pIenlpotentinry and their adj
visory committee of twenty one members,
We shnn delve at once into to personnel
OF the secretsriat- Basil Miles Is secre-
tary Of the delegation. He Is a short
bow legged man Of couTtly manner Just
back from a trip around the world. Dur
ing the Bnr he was chief OF the Russian
/ division n the Department of State
/ previously having been connected with
the American legation IN Petrograd. He
/ lives In Washington and is a great lover
Of dogs having fine kennels Of Englist
sheep dogs and Russian wolf hounds J.
Butler Wright, 4 counselor of the dele
CATION. recently returned from London
He is q tail, dignifed parsonage who
somehow always can find time 10 do Z
favor If the cause Is deserved. In con
| trast to Mr.. Buffers knowledge on Brit.
fish affairs we have another counselor
Edward Bel. q little bald man with q
black moustache just back from a yeal
In our embassy at Toxic. He IS a walk
Ing index Of the last moves on tbs
Asiadc checker board. Before going
further we must mention John W. Gar.
rett, secretary general Of the conference