The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-06

| East for the China and Japan war.
| Three years later he Joined the Greek
| army in Crete, and last autumn saw
| him once more In the Soudan, where he
accompanied Lord Kitchener to Khar-
toum as The Illustrated London
News" artist.
| So far G. W. Stevens experience of
war has been almost entirely confined
to recent operations in Egypt. Here,
however, he established reputation
for himself as a brilliant correspond
ent that is fully equal to that acquired
after years of work by many an older
member of his profession. A Balliol
man by education, Mr.. Stevens de-
serted a university career of much
promise Che is a B. A. of Oxford for
one of journalism. This was in 1898,
when he Joined the editorial staff of
1.-THE Pail Mall Gazette" On the
launching Of THE Daily Mall he
transferred himself to Marmsworth s
banner. Since then his work is so well
known that it scarcely needs recapitu-
lation here. Mr.. Stevens literary ac-
tivity may best be appreciated from the
fact that, in addition to the host of ar
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periodical press, he has found time to
become the author of six books. His
war letters from South Africa will be
eagerly looked for
To Wilfrid Pollock, who represented
1.-THE Morning Post" with the Greek
army in its late campaign in Thessaly,
belongs the distinction of having been
the first of his craft to impress the BIZ
cycle into its service. Previous to this
he had been an assistant editor on THE
Pioneer at Allahabad. BY the way, It
is interesting to note that Mr.. Pollock's
journal, The Morning Post" has the
honor of being the first English news
paper to make use of a war CORE
spondent. This was In the year 1885,
when a Mr.. g. C. Gruneisen was dis
patched on behalf of this paper to
Spain for the purpose of describing
the service of Sir De Lacy Evens Span
ish Legion,
With regard to the cost Of transmit
tins war news from the field of action
to England vast amount Of ignorance
obtains among the public. The fact is
the --latest from the Front" so glibly
bawled from every street corner by
leather lunged newsboys is a far more
costly luxury than most people would
imagine. For instance several of the
kilograms which Mr.. Forbes sent to
1.-THE Daily News" when he acted for
that paper during the Russo-Turkish
war, consisted of eight thousand words.
AS the charge for transmission was Is.
Cd. per word, such messages cost $500
p9ph Jrn6pr hoe irnI1 CT a
may well say that the kilograms were
worth their weight in gold. IT, in ad-
dition to this. the amount consumed in
paying salary and travelling expenses
is taken into consideration, it will be
seen that the maintenance Of special
is responsible for the dis disbursement
of no insignificant sum.
In no sense of the term can a war
correspondent write without license"
A staff officer acting as press censor.
and the imperative necessity for always
being in possession of the following
form of warrant (Which is issued only
by the War office), combine to effectual-
ly provide for this A glance at the regu-
latfons on the subject, appended below,
will show that they have been framed
by master hand. and offer no loop
hole for the over jealous scribe to get
round them in his anxiety to steal a
march on his brothers of the pen:
/. All newspaper correspondents ac
the army in the field must
be furnished with a license granted UNI
der the authority Of the commander in
chief at home In this license the pa
per for which the correspondent is
agent will be stated.
O. correspondent may not write for
papers other than those mentioned in
his license.
g. Licenses will not be granted to
those whom it is considered undesirable
to have as correspondents in the field.
Retired officers will be preferred.
4. All correspondents in the field will
under the Mutiny Act during their stay
with the Army.
S. Correspondents will not be allowed
to go to the outposts without special
permission, to be granted in writing
each time a correspondent may wish to
visit them.
g. The use of any cipher is forbidden
to correspondents French and Ger
man are the only foreign languages per-
nitted
T. Staff Officer will be named to
act as Press Censor. He will grant |
passes when necessary to all CORE |
spondents at the seat of war. Each |
newspaper having correspondent in |
he field or at the seat Of war will send |
1im a copy of every issue of their pa |
oers, so that he may, by examining |
heir contents, be assured that the |
press rules in the field are strictly adj |
lered to.
s. This Press Censor will have the |
power of insisting that all communica- |
ions from correspondents to their
must be sent through him,
md he may detain or alter the com
nuncaton should he deem it injurious
o the interests of the Army.
8. The G. O. c. will through this S.
}. give as much information as he may
consider advisable. The Press Censor
will fix an hour when correspondents
nay call upon him daily for informa-
ion, and he will be authorized to tell
hem everything that can be published