The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
Scheme to Offset News Re-
garded in Paris as Anti
Patriotic.
AGENCY FOR PROPAGANDA
Articles Dealing Not Only
With Politics but Events
I'm France.

npsoial Gable to THE NEw York HuRALD.
CeSSrsoht, 1898, bv THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Feb. Z.
Propaganda on a scale which will
exceed anything ever attempted by
tho famous German Wolff Bureau i5
contemplated by France. The scheme
Is being studied by an important
group Of parliamentarians, who intend
to present bill embodying the idea
IN the Chamber Of Deputies at the
next session. The measure will pro-
vide for the creation Of an organiza-
ton which will not merely confine
itself to political propaganda, but will
use the telegraph and the cable to
every country in the world for the
dissemination from central bureau
Of articles dealing with happenings all
over France.
Whether It win be an agency OF the
Havas Service or tho Government radio
IL uncertain. At present both these
channels arc used for sending out Gov
eminent communicates In Europe and
through collaboration with Reuter-, the
Stcfani and American agencies they
reach England. Italy and the United
States, but fears have already been ex-
pressed here that these agencies al
ready are so established In their rou-
tine the Government will find difficulty
using them as It's agents in this work.
Therefore 1t IS likely that new organ
ization will be Effected and manned
with the most talented French writers
and editors and that its Offices will be
in constant touch with the Ministries Of
Foreign Affairs and the Interior.
Imagine a poor foreign journalist
lost In Paris and not knowing whom to
listen to among all the discordant
voices" writes Francois Poncet In this
weeks Opinion, unfolding the scheme.
1T would be great fault to abandon
him. On the contrary, the Government
must facilitate his task by giving him
confidence and counseling him with dis
erection, enabling him to obtain neces-
eary documents and even organizing
his visits throughout France. In short
In addition to military and naval at
taches. France must have intellectual
attaches who are capable OF presenting
the real France"
Such an effort was made during the
war by the creation Of press bureau,
but this is now largely clipping bu-
reau, owing to the economy which re-
duced the personnel to a point not per-
hitting efficient service. With the Gov
eminent having its own Geographic
agency, however, greater budget
would be allowed for the extension Of
the work, this to be spread over the
various ministries affected by the Posts
and Telegraphs. which will probably
turn over it's wireless station In Lyons
for the maintenance Of twenty-four
hours news service In all directions.
It Is understood that a majority OF
the members OF the Government favor
the plan II for no other reason than
that It will give them a stronger hold
on their jobs as well as open way for
hundreds of new political appointments,
as with the news being sent simulta-
neously to New York. London. Calcutta
and Pekin. for instance. each of these
cities will need its distributing staff if
serious competition is to be given to the
agencies which are now regarded as
antf-Brench ..