The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-21


y F1iFtigllsd nation Of value to
- i,ss4 &c. the public can be
Ttks5.-f----~& obtained from any
fr.o departments or officials. Whether the
...-ston 20 secrecy comes from the White
81 ..se or not ia not apparent. but it's the gen
D.nrv Tho state Department has
q.tv. kept ts transactions close. tNeu TUG
..f rival occurrences are guarded as Jtal-
....t asf involving great nauona1 OF l"oeS-
..I ,uee .ions. Al air OF mystery peINau.s
....tI.ng connected with the department
clerks rltte shout as II teaIiuI thAi INC
..,l of Their footsteps might betray some
.r and they look at you as il 10
III YOU were 10 give me
sh.ke tlere would he shower
e|te secrets" This sort OK
-r is expected from that departments uut
..-+. 10 6as been the custom FOR the chlela
u. other departments % PGH8.i{ u'5O'so
Inst II tlo events occurring ia ,neH Io9t.eS'-
-u~,siietols This IS not the practice
mo seeker otter information Is met
.i .-rs..f. ey.s.aae and delays lnternlna-
I.o Mauvoi tle pfn' ipal oi-iCi''' ~ i'y 80 80
.. regard it asat a.l capanel 5p'S'uNeil pVHf
Size existence NJ facts. l4dec2 solIo vi .u'in
1...ot a.Uarentlr consider that they are IN
t. i-s.- '.gaa Io the truth when questioned
l... ,..,--au,r mon as g. occurrences I'D IleH
r.....+..e.t. ~ dlv,siY IDS. Tie Tespons. oAl'y
t.l. ef... al aIairs does not rest with inc
...a.r.ra..-. They arc simply OOeylng
a.ltl- a. sap rDi--
vrG posIoFfICU DEPARTMENT.
t+..fotpeIsonl experience Mt the Post
n.re IlefArt .lelt Will serve to locate the re-
..u.'nlIIN.
uI.H.ra 7ay or two after Mr.. Wanamaker
become astel-Gcneral ! called, to-
.rvltL several otleT correspondents, TO
,rects and mike his acquaintance. lie
quito genial and pr fuse in his prOtcsta-
" au earnest desire 90 cultivate intl-
relations WITH the newspaper men. lie
red his fixed belief in the principle that
Yeopla are the Government and
the people were entitled 10 know
that their public officials were
The press. hc added. was the one
LIS of communicating with the people. il
through tic press that the public
.u.- could make daily report OF ther pro-
.n.F Id conclusion, Ilr Wanainaker
u.l us that newspaper reporters and cor
f.uts would Toe welcome la his depart
..t All times. and he added that should
-trucu0n OCCUR 10 the procuring Of me
u.ru bee wanted IL reported im-
.te. o. him Kew old remove IL. He iu-
ItI ais department 90 be an open book for
.... we're concerned 10 read. Only day
.. tu. aver was denied access 70 certain ln-
..tl which 10 had been customary u
-. .rt freely. Never before had any at
...... at.ocrecv been made. ! went to the
.. the division. "a gentleman who had
.. the department for twenty years,
... requested ls lnterpJsiton % md me
.r the documents desired. Alter
razzIed hesitation he replied. Pm
rt can't help you Now you know
.r I've always served the newspaper
would DO 81, now. but we have pos
.t ..-s That no information Of any kind
...u.. gwen out from any Of the desks"
-.n hy chiefs Of divisiOnf' 1 asked M
Not.a b7 chiefs of division. For news
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.Wa. a, these Instructions" was the
.IleIost mastor-GeneTal himself " was the
aporse
TuE OTHER DEPARTMENT.
Much the same tactics were adopted in the
other departments Take for instance, tie
recent excitement regarding the CAnian yes-
the ltata All the information while the
excitement was most intense we got came
tr.m abroad and most oft BY cable At the
Navy Department statements coming via the
al .e. winch suhse4u ent-y proved facts We're
.rrhAteal'y denied, and thus the American
..e were actually mi5led and de-
r.1 iu regard to matter That
90 haVo involved serious international en-
t .ucul-. Finally, whom az the essential
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-.-et lAo pl1s5 WI III. d.. Ili r,,..
controversy our people had 10 depend
. ~. cable fu information that should
been communicated right here ~ Wash
u 1856 the authorities when pied by
correspondents as they We're daily
...I.. ID. AL SORTS OF evasiya denlals, ro-
aad even prevaucations.
uaE.f ISDlsoEEEr tBENDs.
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