The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-04
THEY HAVE SOME
VERY TOUGH TIMES
TROUBLES or WAR CORRESPONDENTS AT THE FRONT TOLD
ONE THEM

Of miles away from the war. but are
likewise out - the Strip Of the eenaofs
~ the two no lions.
The latest ast Of rules for the for
eign correspondents was published this
week. II orders that n a message for
pubiica ton roferH 90 the army. IL must
DO submitted. dufinE certain hours, 30
a certain officer ia the war depart
n,eut II Il refers 90 the navy, II
must b. submitted 30 thu naval office.
aud n Il deals with foreign relations.
Il must 20 20 an attaahs % the for.
ciEn office. la case more thaa one u
the departments are referred 10. the
message must so 20 each n them. 30
after a man chaHes around 10 one. two
of thrss offices. n he Il lucky enough
% find his men IN and not otherwise
engaged. ho gets permission 20 submit
his story 90 tho censor. who may OF
may not pot his official stamp upon
H.
Great areas u the country are
Forbidden TO TIE CohitE-
sPONDEETs
aud their cameras. and they are
warned that n they leave Japan. they
cannot Join tho army nom any other
point.
ne Official NNAHh NtAAAAaAH
rpondrntH, likewise state that all let
tors-sysn such personal ones an let.
tiers % ones own vtfe~must be sub
mittod 20 tho authorities before tbsy
are sent.
For a long time the men had hopsd
that. once Ia Korea or Mahehufia,
they would BE- reasonably fres Of the
censorship. bat that hope was dashed
when Japan signed Korea 20 treaty
by which the former will control the
iattors territory and will run the
Korean mail and telegraph service alb
solutsiy.
Ths only way 10 svade the rules thua
far has been 10 charter dispatch boatE.
which could clear between Korean and
other neutral poFta. bot since the Jap
Ansss grotsctoFats over korsa. that
. country u ln effect a BELLS srent ard
u IL not praha BILE that a dispatch boat
viii be able % DO business Ia korsan
ports when itn character Il known.
Tho correspondents have pleaded and
pouted. eosssd and oBsssd and biub-
bsr~d and clustered. but the Japanese
are a. -. q. F
POLITELY FIRM
az they Yer. the first day.
Nearly three weeks sEo. after the
correspondents had raised = particus
larry violsnt heSi. gar passsa were
Issued and for Nesk thsrs was great
eEeitsnsnt. bat the paasss don't a~ern
90 be kood anywhere this aide %
Korea. aud NC are not 10 be allow u
20 SO there Tor quite a while. 30 the
eHrits.unnt Il nubaidins
Tho period u waiting would have
sent ths ''nssupa per bunch here 20
the insane aEyiuaa. n IL were not for
the
FUNNY THINGS THAT HAPPEN
70 them. For instance. enc man gave
bis Interpreter "a ard told him 60 80
got himself a field outfit. meaning
uous heavy underwear. blankstn. etc.
The nA;ivs disappeared f0r n few
hours ana came back. after q viHit
10 the secondhand oiothluk stores.
Ito wore a lonE. black Prince Albert
coat. a rod and green golf vest and
black broadoloth trousers. which were
Inserted into whits leather riding les.
Elnaa. The costume Was finished of
b a low. fiat fclt hat. such az Church
- England cufats0 wear. and which
was AZ least four SinaA too large for
the interpreters head. In This Earh
Do now strlts about the place and hr
u the envy Of every Japanese In
town w. d. CoLNEH-