The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-26
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By WILLIAM HARD,

Right under the nose of Senator
Moses committee on propaganda,
which has been Investigating the
Box Peace Plan, there arrived
today in Washington the arch
propaganda of all propagandists
from Europe for the League of
Nations.
This was none other than w.
O'Sullivan Molony, assistant Sec
rotary general Of the worldwide
propaganda organization new to
the knowledge of Washington
namely, the International Fedora
ton Of League Of Nations Asso-
Citations with headquarters at
Brussels in Belgium and with
agents commissioned to convert
the whole world to the League
and also to watch the League and
keep it up to it's work.
Aided BY Governments.
This federation, it was revealed,
consists Of associations Of private
persons in all the important coun-
tries of the world and there are
many Of these associations which
are supported indirectly by public
governmental funds in the coun-
tries to which they belong.
Thus it appeared that foreign
governmental funds are indeed being
used to conduct a propaganda in
this country for persuading the
United States to join the League Of
Nations. Whether this was wick
cd thing or virtuous thing for
foreign governments to do remained
disputed.
Mr.. Molony had been in Wash
4ngton only a few hours when an
enthusiastic newspaper correspon.
dent conveyed him to the presence
Of Senator Moses. Senator Moses
ct once sent to the room of the
Sergeant of Arms Of the Senate for
q blank subpoena and meanwhile
permitted Mr.. Molony to explain
his purpose in coming to this
country as the representative Of a
foreign propaganda institution.
Frank Of Purpose
Mr.. Molony turned out to be q
pAnk-cheeked innocent-looking young
man, tall and well-built and well.
dressed, with high pitched agree.
able choir-boy voice and an i'm.
mense, acquaintance with Euronean
politics, combined with an immense
disarming frankness in explaining
and declaring the nature of his mis-.
sion.
He said that Mussolini, dictator
OF Italy, after his fight with the
League Of Nations over the bonn.
bardment Of Corfu, had formed q
League OF Nations Society in Italy
supported indirectly by Italian gov.
ernmental funds. This society be.
longs to the International Fedora.
ton Of League Of Nations Associa.
ttons at Brussels, which Mr.. Molony
represents.
Mr.. Molony was not in any way
disposed to conceal the fact that
the national societies belonging to
the International Federation of
League of Nations Associations are
in numerous cases supported
directly or indirectly by the govern.
ments OF their countries and that
these governments thus are occupied
IN conducting a propaganda out.
side their own borders in countries
not belonging to the legaue.
Mr.. Molony argued that Ireland
had Joined the League of Nations
without committing itself in any
way to the territorial provisions OF
the Treaty Of Versailles and that
the United States similarly could
join the league without getting in
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territorial problems.
Sees Other Senators.
Mr.. Molony presented his argu.
ment to numerous Senators besides
Senator Moses. He dwelt on the
fact that the State Department of
the United States, having at first
refused to recognize even the exis.
tence of the League Of Nations,
now treats the league as an &c.
tually going organization and recog.
nizes its existence not only by
answering It's letters but also by
taking part in many Of it's activities.
He noted that the following
Americans are now already TAX.
ing part officially or uuosflcially,
by appointment of the American
government or by appointment OF
foreign governments, in the affairs
Of Europe.
Joseph c. Grew, appointed by the
American government to be unoffi'
cial observer in the Disarmament
Commission Of the League of Ma
tons.
Three Full Members.
Congressman Porter Of Pennsyl
Vania, appointed by the American