Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-29
from the activities of this bureau !,

from the activities of this bureau in
converting the American mind.
Half the Latin-American COVER
ments use this method Of presenting
themselves to the public. 1t has been
sa'd that when q new minister come,
to Washington from a Central nv
South American contry his first act II
70 get a press agent. Sometimes these
are kept in the background but ire
quentlyt n press agent Is Haunted, as
a regular part of the establishment
OF legation or embassy.
In other words the foreign govern
ments not only send special ministers
and ambassadors to the governments
OF the United States; they also send
special ambassad ors, in the form of
press agents, to the American mind.
Many fascinating stories Of the din
I!omatic battles which are fought out
ny these press reprcse htatives and in
formation bureaus could be told and
back OF their activities there are
many romantic and interest
ing enough to vie with the best stories
of International spies. " :
the order of things has NOT
changed wholly and there remain
some of the old fashioned and highlv
ronantlc secret agents. It must he
borne In mind hat in about half of
the smaller Latin American republics
tnere Is a party Of malcontents which
is always seeking an opportunity to
OBTAIN power. In this country when
a party Is gu of office it seeks to re-
urn through the medium of the polls
and the ballot box. In many of ths
Latin-American countries the more
alrect method Of revolution or militar-
lstic coup 1s preferred . Each of these
out-of-office parties knows that when
the time comes and the coun Ia eve
cuted the first thing to- be done ia m
gain financial support in the United
states and the diplomatic recognition
OF the American state department
therefore all such factions maintain
1untas or secret agencies at Washing
1on ahQ some have branches in New
1t has been said that when +ho
picturesque old Arlington hotel was
torn down, the Latin-American Mot
ters were routed and they could find
no other congenial place. The did
Arlington was a fine rambling ola
hostelry with long dark corridors
carpeted with a Brussels covering In
which a mans tread would be nm.
heard. 1t was full of cosy hooks and
corners and winding passaseways. It
was an Ideal place for conspiracie
n clandestine political meetings.
When the building was RACED it was
reported that the ghosts OF a thou
sand plots lowered over the site
nightly until the new Arlington build.
ing where the veterans bureau now
Is housed was erected! m"
but the secret agents did not laayo
Washington. They bought gum sho.s
: take the place of the silent carnets
OF the old Arlington and betook
themselves to other hotels: less con-
genial to be sure, but endurable. In
the summertime, which IL a gay sea
son In Washington, they are to he
seen on the roof gardens Of The c,+w
IN Its many parks and motor ways ana
At other places where society conpre-
gates. 80
The job of secret agent apparently
Is 2 lucrative as we'll as dtyertlng one,
They all seem to have plenty az f,inH.
and to live we'll. What thew accom-
plish is difficult to measure-dombf
less 2 good deal in some cases and
n0tning ~ others-but SO long az
washington is the capital Of the
world. the may be expected to an.
lington likes them. They are orna-
mental and give a cosmopolitan al.
mosphere which no city, especially q
capital. could afford to despise.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
G. Was the weather that lie known
as Indian summer predicted by the
Indtans7 F T. r.
A. The popular belief that Indian
summer weather was predicted BY the
native Indians, finds no documentary
lcorroboratton, and the idea that the
term Indian summer" was employed
lby the early settlers, seems to be q
myth. a short eason OF pleasant
weather in the Central and Atlantic
coast states, usually occurs In Octo.
Der or November, more rarely In De-
Icember. 1t Ais characterized by an ,ai.
most cloudless sky, calm or Hight aifs,
hazy atmosphere. and mild temper.
ature In the day tins. being cool at
night It may last M or two weeks
and may occur two or three times
during a season. As to the origin OF
this expression, Mr.. Albert Matthew'S
has shown that there is no record al