Arizona republican., 1921-11-15
By Frederic ]. Haskin


 WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-Wash- ington, politically the most important capital in the world, in actual phys ical aspect is but a village compared to the capitals of the other great na- tions of the world. But crowded into this village right now are the greatest brains of the great nations, at work trying to reach such an understand ing that hereafter. when International disagreements arise the recourse will not be to battle.
 For weeks delegation after delega- ton has poured into Washington with all of their attendant experts, clerks and attaches. As they have come, somehow or other they have been taken in and made comfortable. The city was pushed to it's greatest limits when war came, and an army of clerks had to be aSsimilated. De- spite every effort since then, Wash ington's population has remained about at the high peak reached a few years ago.
 But Washington is used to taking in bigger crowds than 1t is equipped to handle. Inaugurations 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 a larger scale and for greater duration.
 For many days preceding the &C., tual formal opening of the conference, the official reception committee of the state department has virtually slept in it's resplendant high hats. The lives of these men became a seemingly endless succession of going to the Union station, greeting incom- ing statesmen and experts, conduct ing them to luncheon or some other formal affair arranged in their horor, seeing them safely ensconced in their Washington habitations, then starting the whole round over again for other guests.
 The state department put the ar arrangements for the conference into the hands of Henry P. Fletcher, under secretary of state and former ambas- sador to Mexico. General direction of the whole great occasion is in MT F1etcher's hands. an enormously diff ficult job requiring the delegation Of a great deal of authority to others
 At first blush it appeared that Washington did not have enough houses and apartments unoccupied to enable the whole delegation to stay in Washington. The postoffiee de- partments was called upon, though and Washington letter carriers, in their daily rounds, checked up and discovered some 800 unoccupied houses. The addresses were fur nished the state department and have proved of great help.
 How Delegates Are Chartered
 The main delegations and principa experts for the most part have taker over whole sections and floors o1 hotels. In some instances. Wash ington mansions which will not bt used by their owners this season were obtained. The hundreds of clerk! have been housed through the CO operation of the postoffice depart. nent. the Washington postoffice il particular; the chamber of commerce of Washington and the real estat' men here.
 Next in importance to the delega. tions and their attaches came thu hordes of visiting newspapermen Many of these men have come hal around the world in order that thu readers of.their papers the world owe will have first hand, eye witness re ports of all that transpires in thi most important international gather ing.
 As a link between the conferenc, itself and the neWspapermen, regu lar Washington correspondents a well as visiting reporters, the stat department drafted the services o Philip Patchin, formerly for lonj time a Washington newspapermal connected with New York news paper. MT. Patchin, since leaving the Journalistic field, served for time in the state department in mucl