The New York herald., 1922-08-04
No Room in New World for Discord
Dr. Lima of Brazil at Institute of Politics. Says Decent
People in North and South America Think Alike.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
WILLIAMSBURG, Mass, Aug. 3.-Dr.
Manoel de Oliveira Lima OF Brazil, in
the public address at the Institute OF
Politics tonight. declared the new
world has too little ground for inter-
national discord to flourish. noting that
scheme of antagonism to the United
States-antagonism of political ideals
rather than anything else, but coupled
with an identity of local interests---that I
was started a few years ago under the
name of A B c. because It was com
posed or Argentina, Brazil and Chilli.
failed and disappeared as a meteor from
the international horizon.
Its promoters" he said, Justified
such a design by saying that Saxons
and Latins think differently, but / am
rather OF the opinion of DR.. zeballos,
whom the Institute of Politics will have
the pleasure of hearing next summer.
that decent people do not have different
ways of thinking.
I'VE try in that end of the Southern
Continent to be good friends. without
getting into q stupid and useless ami
mostly against the American Union
which will never have the opportunity
of controlling our destinies II we only
show ourselves up to the task of man
aging them. Nobody can complain Of
his fate If he has himself contributed
to make 1t inglorious or pitiful."
International news, according to the
general opinion expressed by the round
table group on that subject to-day, Is
receiving inadequate attention In tho
American press. Philip Marshall Brown
of Princeton University laid the blame
on the type of man American news
papers send abroad, He drew contrast
between the foreign correspondent he
met while Charge d'Affaires In Constan-
tinople In 1907-0S, whose opinion was
generally to be followed, and the type
of man he has met lately in Europe.
A Harvard professor said: "The for
eign correspondence which appears in
the best of our American newspapers Is.
In my opinion of very good quality and
Of reasonable quantity. would not
mean to say that the quality is all that
is to be desired, nor would / say that
the variety is sufficient feel that
special signed articles on foreign affairs
are very potent influence in the forma-
tion OF public opinion. perhaps nearly
as important as editorials. and therefore
I think 1t advisable to improve that
phase of the work as much as possible.
A lady from Pittsburgh said:
"Througout the country we want more
international news and international
news which IL interpretativc. 1t Is prob
ably exceedingly difficult for those in
the profession to realize how little the
general public comprehends. Its imagi-
nation--more, Its sasacity--is very linn
tied. Two and two make, usually. moth
ing. Therefore the need for wider cir
culation OF news-intelligible news--is
very great. and to intelliglbly circulate
that news wo must have more corre-
spondents who, before they are great
are great men--men
with eyes to see and ears to hear. men
with objective and international minds,
and an understanding not only of inter-
national events but of the limited vision
Of the man who Is to read. We must
have editors who realize that such news
is essential for the best future Of the
world. 1t Is my opinion that this is
what the public wants."
a college professor Of twenty years
standing. now librarian In an Eastern
university. said that, outside the great
dailies. the amount of for
eign news printed Is wholly inadequate.
While residing in Nevada he had found
the San Francisco papers more made
quate than the small dailies, and pre-
ferred to wait four days for the arrival
OF the New York papers before reading
any news.
Supporting this opinion a clergyman.
keenly interested In sports as we'll as
political news. says: "For Improvement