The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-04-11
EDITORS LIFE
NOT A HAPPY ONE
A SatiricaI Sketch illustrates
Troubles of Journalists to
Keep out Of hot Water


subject to the previous censorship
and those that are not. The for
mer can print nothing without the GEN.
sors approval, while the latter are sup
posed to enjoy a fair degree of freedom.
The theory is that If they publish matter
or comment Objectionable to the govern
ment, the Ministry of the Interior either
warns them, or. If the ocense be seri-
Gus. suspends them for a specified term.
If not permanently. or. prohibits their
street sales or the printing of advertise
ments ythem.
Several days ago Mirskys successor.
Minister Bouliguine suspended two ST.
Peterburg dailies, Nasha Jiza and Nashf
Dui, for their 'pernicious' and seditious
editorials on current affairs. These pa
pers were among the most outspoken and
liberal of the Russian capital but the
Minister'S action came as a great shock,
for of late all the papers have been re-
relaxation of the press laws by Prince
Mirsky.
Quite apropos is a satirical sketch Just
published by the Novoye vremya, the
most opportunist of the great Russian
papers, describing the woes of the editor
whose paper is not, nominally. subject to
the previous censorship. and who. as the
pubic believes. can print anything he
likes at the risk of subsequent measures
OF discipline. Part of this sketch is
translated below from the Literary Di-
gest:
Scene. Office of the editor of a great
political and literary and popular daily.
The editor is gloomy and has weary,
resigned air. His secretary stands beside
him and subrits copy for next days pa
per.
Here is an item on a conference of
workmen employed in the x factory"
Send it to the Governor General for
Here is an account of the meeting of
The City Council.
ITO the. censor OF the Mayor!'
AN article on the carrying capacity Of
the Siberian railroad"
To The military censor
"A report of the zemstvo meeting of
this province
To the Governor for examination"
Some illustrations for our supple
ment.''
ITO the different censors. according to
Here is an item about a scandal In a
justice court" !.
"Kin it; the Mayor has asked by tele-
phone to maze no reference to the affair"
AT this moment the doorkeeper enters
and says that the general bureau on the
press wants to talk to the edltor on the
phone. The editor takes up the receiver.
listens and says to his secretary: Make
a note to the effect that we are not to
reprint the item about that rogglng case
IN the school. Then. dropping the re-
ceiver. Nv hat else have we got?'
"A letter from the Ural about a disease
that looks like"
ITO the censor of the plague commits
sion.' J.s1.
"A telegram from Oriel about cholera"
ITO the censor of the medical depart
ment.''
An article on Labor Unions in Switx-
erland-'
Let me have it; will look it over. BY
the way. let me see the bound volume OF
ministerial circulars. Come to think of
it, there is something in one of those con-
fidential circulars about such things
The secretary retires, but returns short
ly. greatly agitated. II cannot find the
volume of circulars. SIR" he says: can
not imagine what became of AZ"
The editor is stunned. He grows pale.
then red What, In the name of Satan.
do you mean? Do you wish to cut my
throat? How can l edit a paper without
the book of circulars? Can carry them
all in my head? Now. what shall we
do?"
The doorkeeper enters an brings q
fresh circular from the general press bu-
reau OF the ministry. The editor sighs.
What? Another one? Good heavensve