Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-19

w tant capital in the world, in actual
physical aspect is but village compared TO
the capitals Of the other great nations or the
world But crowded into this village right
now are the greatest brainst of the great ma
tions at work trying to reach such an under
standing that hereafter when international
Disbursements arise, the recourse Will not De
to battle.
For weeks delegation after delegation has
poured into Washington with all OF their at
tendant experts, clerks, and attaches. AS
they have come somehow or other they have
been taken in and made comfortaple Inc
city was pushed to its greatest limits When
war came, and an army of clerks had to be
assimilated. Despite every effort since then,
Washington's population has renal ed about
at the high peak reached few years ago.
But Washington is used to taking in bigger
crowds than it is equipped to handle. lnau
gurations have taught people here that there
is always room for everyone. These have
been brief affairs, of course, but the problem
now is the same one on larger scale ana tor
greater duration.
For many days preceding the actual formal
opening of the conference, the oHlclal re-
ception committee of the state department
has virtually slept in it's respondent h1gh
hats. The lives of these men became seem
ingly endless succession of going to the I'M
ion station, greeting incoming statesmen and
experts, conducting them to luncheon or
some other formal affair arranged in their
honor, seeing them safely ensconced in their
WASHINGTON habtations, then starting the
whole round over again for other guests.
The state department put the arrange
ments for the conference into the hands or
Henry P. Fletcher, under recretary of state,
and former ambassador to Mexico. General
direction of the whole great occasion is IN
Mr.. Fletchers hands, an enormously difficult
job requiring the delegation or great oeal
Of authority to others.
At first blush, it appeared that Washing
ton did not have enough houses and apart
ments unoccupied to enable the whole dele
cation to stay in Washington. The post
office department was called upon, though,
and Washington letter carriers, in their daily
rounds checked up and discovered some 9oo
unoccupied houses. The addresses were
furnished the state department, and nave
proved of great help.
How Delegates Are CHARTERED
The main delegations and principal ex-
perts for the most part have taken over whole
sections and floors of hotels In some In
stances Washington mansions which Will not
be used by their owners this season were OBJ
tanned The hundreds of clerks have been
housed through the cooperation of the post
| office department., the Washington postoflce
| in particular, the Chamber of Commerce Oh
| Washington, and the real estate men here.
Next in Importance to the delegations an
| their attaches came the hordes OF vlsltlng
| newspapermen. Many of these men have
| come half around the world in order that
| the readers of their papers the world over
| will have first hand, eye witness reports OF
! all that transpires in this, most important In
| ternational gathering.
AS link between the conference itself anu
the newspapermen, regular Washington cor
| respondents as we'll as visiting reporters, the
| state department drafted the services OF
| Philip Pdtchin, formerly for long time
| Washington newspa ,erman connected with
New York newspaper. Mr.. Patchln, since
| leaving the journalistic field, served for a
! time in the state department in much the
same capacity. Associated with Mr.. Patch1n
| in his work ire Henry SUydf m and corps
| OF assistants.
| The Washington neWspapermen formed an
| organization to cooperate with the state
| department in handling the newspapermen
here for the conference. This organization
| is composed of two memters from each OF
the following organizations: The National
| Press club, the Standing committee of cor
spondents-representin those men detail
ed at the press galleries of congress-the
White House reporters, the reporters regu-
larly assigned to the state, war and navy de-
partments, and those who cover the treasury
department.. This organization is known as
the American Press council.
The council has confe4 ed with Secretary
of State Hughes, and is working in complete
harmony with the state department., Mr..