New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
MAGAZINE OF SECRETS.
Il UNIQUE PUBLICATION.
admiral TayIor's "Bulletin" En-
hQnces the Gdyety of Nations.
tBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE ]

BY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE
Washington. March 21-The United States
Government has begun the publication OF
periodical for limited circulation which is des-
tined to contribute materially. if not painfully.
to 5ne gdyety Of nations Until the appearance
OF this extraordinary novelty in the field OF
Official documents the best energies OF the
federal lawmakers and enforcers have been di-
Tected toward the production and dissemination
OF the sravest sort Of information Fiction ard
Ievity have been rigidly excluded from the three
great governmental dailes the State Depart
rnent consular advance sheets the Treasury
debt statement and the Postofice service hGlle-
tin. while there is seldom any intentional fun
"a the monthly ma gaines ennaTating from the
Bureau Of American Republics. the Bureau OF
Labor, the Agricultural Department and the
insular division of the War Department Now,
however. simultaneously With the summer sus-
pension Of The Congressional Record Admiral
Taylor. chief Of stan. has distributed the first
issue Of a Bulletin Of Information. which.
under his editorship is to appear monthly.
the third Wednesday"
The first number consists Of thirty-three close
" printed pages. the text emhellished by seV-
eraI illustrations. mainly diasramatic eyplana
tions Of rather abstruse jokes. The matter.
most of II founded fact, is selected from
popular newspapers. domestic and foreign, al
though in scarcely an instance is specific credit
is the leading editorial. heart to heart talk
from the pastor his flock. With which the
February number opens, and Of which no ade
Quate idea can be given without reproducing
il verbatim. 1t is as follows:
This bulletin Is issued from time TO time by the
officers informed as 70 he work in progress in the
different bureaus Of the department. the gun foun
the various stations Of The tinted states naval
forces II MAJ contain also. Gertain Confdentiai
n abroad.
lshed in the genera irfoTmatop series Of the Ofhce
this bgile deen non the TSid compIiabnGis Ebiis
there are nlany items merely Of news and not
confidential. YET is desired that even I'll" exist
copies should ao7 10 handled by servants left
visits q fnrsie o4ioer< llrVrSnqgoer correspond
ents strangers: shouId ary Of its contents
When not heing read. these bulletins should be
Chiefs q bureaus. comma ndamts Of naval sta
lions coanlau udirg officers n ships. and all others
shogl2 e~cr6se direct Supervision over the issue
In order that tn" oai"ct for xh.h the bulletin IS
issued may not he defeated. it : directed that Gi
cnjiniczte them to off2cr~ under their romn1ani
'55b 5Fs al 7ba 1 @ 15t6 6r 81 Int kT Srins Si H ali copies
10 be turned in the issuing octicer before The re-
c"iIes all shall re destroyed except one complete
f coHfdntfa @ it ic9"ns 81 Of 'i The One 81 Naval
T1--"llir@ace. rider that il may he consulted by
r7e officers. by permission of tho commanding off,
This injunction. calculated as It is TO Whet
os-iosity regarding the contents "f the Bulle-
-. nevertheless operates from patriotic and
her considerations to prevent The Tribune
I'm rarroGucing onpinus extracts from the
... eedIne pages. II L fair TO say. however
- GlIlf-teI?t rs Il the lCI2se" articles. as we'll
{ most u The lIthy para gra phs. have already
ia I.-lI.-hed in one form her in the
,...-....= IF The Tribune within the last five or
\ months As instance. ray lie cited the
I I.ulGr statement nf the degree Of completion
= 1-rItel sites naval vessels. which appeared
a.. rhe tirst Page cf The Tribune. February -,
a. - eI;y pages aye devoted to Admiral Tay-
J.. orders and reports in connection with the
t.1ienra .volutions which in every essential
feature received the widest publicity d month
aca Apparently the neWsiest statement in the
bulletin foreshadoWs the adoption by the navy
Of = new type Of '-dotters.' Of which descrip
t:cn is promised in future issue. This is re-
lzr6ed as trustworthy and therefore especially
in r"rrent.
on The Whole. the publica ton is apparently
designed 10 cheer the tagging spirits of the
naval officers At Guam. Tutuila and other dis
stations.