The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-20
Annalists of Indian Warfare and
Drumhead Courts Martial.
FUSS AND FEATHERS.
The Times Breaks a Lance for
Insulted Journalists.
10y CABLE TO THE HERALD

the following rules and regulations, which have
been issued for the guidance of newspaper
editors and their special correspondents with
the armies in Inda:-
Wander One.-All correspondents desiring to
write for newspapers from the seat of war must
be furnished with license, granted under
the authority of the government of India. This
license shall state the name of the paper or
papers to which the correspondent is agent
Number I'co.-On no account may CORE
spondent write for other papers than those
mentioned in the license. If he desires to do so
he must get permission, this fact being duly
registered on his license.
Number Three.-No one may write for q
newspaper without said license. The govern
ment of India will not grant licenses to those
whom they consider undesirable as correspond
ents in the field. Retired officers will be pre-
ferred.
Number For.-All correspondents in the
field will be placed under the Mutiny act dur
Number Fre-All correspondents shall wear
distinctive badge, and must on all occasions
carry their licenses with them.
Number Sir.-It may be necessary on certain
occasions not to allow correspondents to roam
about the theatre of war ut pleasure; if SO, an
order will be issued to that effect and the cor
respondent must obtain passes to go from one
place to another, and must understand that
even if he have a pass to view q certain posi-
ton he may still be prohibited approaching it
by the local military authorities. On all occa-
sions he must conform to the military exigences
of the time and place.
Number .Sercn.-Correspondent will not be al
lowed to go to outposts without special permits
sion, which will not. however, be generally
granted.
j Number Eight-Telegraphing in cipher is for
hidden. English is the only language per-
mitted
Number Mne.-A military staff officer will be
appointed to act as press censor. He will grant
licenses subject to the approval Of the govern
general officer commanding in the field COM
municates to correspondents; he supervises in
telligence sent by them to the newspapers and
is charged with the duty of preventing the press
laws of the field from being broken or evaded.
Number Tcn.-The military censor has the
power of obliging all communications sent to
correspondents from the newspapers to go to
their destination through him, and should he
deem the intelligence dangerous to the good of
case of kilograms the military censor will gen.
orally exercise this power.
Number Elercn.-Mitary authorities will give
correspondents rs much information as is con-
sidered advisable and consistent with duty.
Correspondents are therefore invited to get
their news from that source rs much AS possible
Nt,,nbcr Ttceire.-The military authorities
will facilitate, rs far as they can, the despatch
and conveyance of messages of correspondents
munication at the disposal of the general
officer in command not be sufficient to take the
intelligence Of the correspondents, the latter
may. under the sanction of the military censor,
arrange special means for transmitting mes
sages it, however, being clearly understood
that these new arrangements are entirely under
censor.
Number Fourtecn.-It is therefore illegal for
correspondents to organize any special means
Of communication under their own control or
management, or to employ telegraphic or post
offices beyond the radius Of the military juris-
diction neither may they secretly employ rail-
way officials or others to carry letters.
Member F1tsccn.-All newspapers having cor
respondents in the field must send regularly
copy Of the paper they represent to the head
quarters where the correspondent is.
NumLcr Sirteen Correspondence who infringe
the Field Press Regulations are not only liable
to punishment according to the military law in
force, but their licenses can be taken from them
and they themselves sent to the rear out of the
zone of military operations.
Wander Serenteen.- Should correspondent be
expelled, no other will be allowed to take his
place in the service of the newspaper which he
represented. The editors of newspapers will
be held responsible for the conduct Of their
agents with the army.
Number Eghteen.-Editors Of newspapers de-
sirous of sending agents to the theatre of war,
and the correspondents they propose for that
purpose, will be required to sign the following
declaration -