The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-31

The WAR CORRESPONDENTS
Translation Of the Rules That
Govern Them in Getting the
News--Are Very Stringent.

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No special news is contained III the
letters received yesterday by the Foreign
Mission Board from the missionaries IN
Japan. A batch OF mail from this sector
usually arrives every Tuesday. and In
tho present situation ,inNt he@Far last u
is always. awaited with the very live
Hest interest. Several letters from Japan
were received yesterday. but they con-
tain no particularly striking war items.
The missionaries express no alarm over
the situation, ard express the opinion
that the seat Of war Will never be shifted
to Japan itself. They believe. all the
fighting will ,he outside tho little Island
kingdom. ,8s "a H
The practically plete inablllt y OF the
press to obtain any definite informa-
ton Of the state OF things IN the East
q is one of the most marked ard one of the
most exusperatng features of the war
Iii q communication to the United States
Department of Commerce. and Labor,
which las Just been Issued In .bulletin
form, Lloyd O. Gliscom, tho United
states ministerial Tokio, transmits trans
latloEs or several important ordinances
and regulations from the Official Gn2ette
relating Ito the state Of war There ls
also Il long order OF Ills Majesty the
Emperur5of Russia. The Japanese papers
refer TO tho exemption of Russian mer-
chant ships from capture; the rule gov
ernlng contraband OF war tho regulh-
tons for press correspondents with army
ard navy; the issue of cxcheauer bonds
for war purposes. and tho strategical
sea areas, Toxic Bay, Haltodatc. Maya
saki and Kobe
The situation with reference to tho
dearth OF news from the seat of VIII
is largely controlled BY the two coun-
Tea, Tn,
let anything get out The Japanese reg
llations for correspondents, as reported
by MI. Ciriscom. arc very minute. THEY
provide that the native correspondent
who wishes TO follow the army must
make application to the Department of
War. together with sketch OF his ante
ccdents ard document OF personal
guaranty, signed by the proprietor OF his
newspaper. Foreign correspondents may
dispense With the guaranty, etc, but
have TO make application through their
respective ministers or conslIs and the
Department az Foreign Affairs
THE STRINGENT RULES
z Some of tile other rules follow:
Article 2, The applicant must have been
than u year asa membelsof q newspaper
staff,
Article 3 t9ssisap sFSSrreSpGnaea,s ; M",
Tor each into the field,
4 Any correspondent requiring an n'e,
sent an application on the Interpreters
behalf, accompanied bS n paper Of per-
sonal guaranty for the same,
Article 4. a foreign correspondent, ~
addition 10 his interpreter, may engage
one or more servants when circumstances
demand II, the procedure OF engagement
20 be In accordance with The loreso'ag
article,
Article o. The authorities when hey
consider it necessary, may cause Me So
lection Of one person 90 act as lolHt ~
respondent for several gneWspantrs,
Article i, In case any person IS aiioned
official permit shall be given hum
Article 7, The applicants allowed rs
stated above shal! be attached to z Nknto
sIirelbu" (hlgler commanding oiiscerl, vi
Article S. Correspondents shall always
wear loreign clothes and 70 their LETT
arms shall DC attached q white band,
measuring about two inches IN wldth. o.
which the names of the newspaper Of
flccs whiel they represent shall be Mrit'
ion IN Japanese, with red ink
Article Q, Correspondents shall always
carry With them the oihcal permit, ana
shall when asked show u 70 ot'leela.
and officials belonging Ia the Japanese
forces,
Artice 10. Correspondents shaliiAlNnSS
ohserye The rules ul.d orders 70 po issuea