Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-29

sion throughout the country and 1t
appears their home governments are
well justified in believing that the
American press is as important, If
not more so than Department of
State in connection with American
affairs.
The newspapers in the last year
have had a good deal to say about
the Chita government. 1t will be
recalled that the Conference on the
Limitation of Armaments devoted
no little attention to this small ma
ton, officially known as the Far
Eastern Republic. Much of this
attention, this world wide publicity,
arose from the efficiency of the
Washington information bureau
maintained by the Chita government
which at psychological moments is
sued statements to the press or, in
other words, to that vague collective
factor in world affairs, the Ameri-
can mind.
The develoment has gone so far
that several of the old established
embassies maintain on their diplo-
matte staffs. highly trained news
paper correspondents. Sometimes
these are brought from the home
countries and have such impressive
titles as Press Attache. More fire.
quently they are American journal
lists employed in this country. 1t is
the general opinion that the best
results are obtained from the Amer
lean newspaper man because he is
more familiar with the American
mind and knows more accurately
how it can best be appealed to.
All readers of American newspa-
pers have seer a great deal of ag-
itation concerning Philippine indie
pendence. This springs largely
from the information bureau main
tanned at the expense of the tax
payers Of the Philippine Islands. for
tn esole purpose Of telling Amer
leans about the Philippines and
constantly presenting arguments
for independence.
Work of Irish Nationalist
The Irish nationalist have main
tanned such a bureau here for years
and many observers believe that
Ireland's independence resulted in
part from the activities of this bu-
eat in converting the American
mind.
iialI Tic 1itiii <hilCiiSaii So'S4
ment use this method of present
ing themselves to the public. 1t
has been said that when a new
Minister m to Washington from
a Central or South American coun-
agent. Sometimes these are kept
in the background but frequently
the press agent is Haunted as a reg
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legation or embassy.
In other words, the foreign gov
ernments not only send special min
listers and ambassadors to the gov
ernments of the United States; they
also send special ambassadors In
the form of press agents to the
American mind.
Many fascinating stories of the
diplomatic battles which are fought
out by these press representatives
and information bureaus could be
told and back of their activities
there are many incidents romantic
and interesting enough to vie witt
the best stories of international
spies.
The order of things has not
changed wholly and there remain
/ some OIL the Ola IdSHlOHeu anu HISI
ly romantic secret agents. 1t must
be borne in mind that in about
half Of the smaller Latin American
republics there is a party of NAL
contents which is always seeking an
opportunity to obtain power. In this
country when a party is out of Of
fee it seeks to return through the
medium of the polls and the ballot
box. In many of the Latin Amer
! lean countries the more direct
method of revolution or militaristic
coup is preferred. Each of these
out of Office parties knows that
when the time comes and the cour
is executed the first thing to be done
is to gain financial support in the
United States and the diplomatic
recognition of the American State
Department. Therefore all sucf
factions maintain juntas or secre'
agencies at Washington and some
have branches in New York.
1t has been said that when the
picturesque old Arlington Hotel was
torn down, the Latin American
p~lotters were routed and they coult
find no other congenial place. Tit
old Arlington was a hne rambling
old hosiery with long dark corri
! doris carpeted With a Brussels GOV