The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-13
THE wAR CORRESPONDENTS.

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The United States government has
issued useful circular on the japanese
ordinances and regulations for the pres
emf war. in which the rules for CORE
spondents are embodied. AS showing
the difficulties under which these men
work and the careful watch which is
kept on them, the following is submit
ted:
REGULATIONS FOR WAR CORRE-
SPONDENTS.
Article /. Newspaper correspondents
who wish to follow the army are re-
quired to make application to the De
partment of War, together with
| sketch of their antecedents and a docu-.
ment of personal guaranty signed by
the proprietor of the newspaper to
which they belong.
In case of foreign correspondents,
their application shall be sent through.
their respective ministers or <consuls
and the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Foreign correspondents need only
mention in their application the name
of the newspaper to which they be-
long, and dispense altogether with the
presentation of sketches of antecedents
and papers of personal guaranty.
Art. 2. The applicant must have been
engaged in journalistic work for not
less than a year as a member of a
newspaper staff.
Art. 8. Foreign correspondents who
can not understand the Japanese Ian
guage may take with them one inter-
prefer each into the field.
AnU eorracpondenf rad1,irir,ey an in
terpreter may engage one himself and
present an application on the inter-
prefers behalf, accompanied by paper
of personal guaranty for the same.
Art. 4. A foreign correspondent, in
addition to his interpreter, may en-
gage one or more servants when cir
cumstances demand it; the procedure
of engagement to be in accordance with |
the foregoing article.
Art. 5. The authorities, when they
consider Ii necessary, may cause the |
selection of one person to act as joint !
correspondent for several newspapers. 1
Art. s. In case any person is allowed |
to accompany the Japanese forces, an !
official permit shall be given him.
Art. Z. The applicants allowed as
stated above shall be attached to a |
..koto shireibu" Chigher commanding |
of1cer).
Art. 8. Correspondents shall always |
wear foreign clothes, and to their left |
arms shall be attached a white band /
measuring about two inches in width, |
on which the name of the newspaper
offices which they represent shall be
written in Japanese, with red ink.
Art. g.. Correspondents shall always |
carry with them the official permit, and
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and officials belonging to the japanese
forces.
Art. 10. Correspondents shall always
observe the rules and orders to be is
sued by the koto shireibu so long as
they remain with the japanese forces.
In tease they disregard the above rules
and orders, the authorities of the koto
shireibu may refuse to allow them to
accompany the Japanese forces.
Art. IL. The war correspondent will
not be permitted to dispatch his COM
munications whether they be corre-
spondence for publication or private
letters or kilograms, etc.) until after
their examination by the officer APP
pointed for the purpose by the higher
commanding office. No communication
containing cipher or symbols will be
permitted to be dispatched.
Art. II. The army and it's officers will
accord as far as circumstances permit,
to the war correspondents suitable
treatment and facilities, and. when in
the field and in case of necessity, give
him food, ETC., or at his request give
him transportation in vessels or vehi-
cles.
Art. Is. In case the war correspond
ent is guilty of a violation of the crimi-
1o1 1ox rraf1f To-
the preservation of military secrets,
etc, he may be adjudged and punished /
by the court martial according to the
penal code.
Art. IA. Articles 6 to Is are applicable
to interpreters and servants.
GOVERNING MA
VAL WAR CORRESPONDENT
CONCEAL Gazette, February IL. 19O4.)
Article 1. a newspaper war corre-
spondent DESTROYS to accompany the
naval staff, imperial headquarters. for
permission.
Art 2. A newspaper war correspond
ent shall obey all orders of the COM
handing officer of the fleet which he
Art. 8. No communications concern
ing war shall be sent until after they
have been examined by officers NOM
mated for the purpose w the COM
handing officer of the fleet which he
Art. A. The commanding officer of the
fleet may cancel the permission grant
ed to newspaper war correspondent.
Art. 3. Necessary regulations con-
corning the treatment of newspaper
war correspondent shall be fixed by the
officer of the fleet
Art. 6. a newspaper war eorresnond-I