The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-25

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To rHn EBVrOR or TIVE sUN--Siy: Article
$50. Navy Regulations. reads az follows;
An persons D~eIongIns TO the savy or sppluyed
under The Navy Department ere Forbidden 20 pub
Hsh or 70 eauss or permit 90 be published. directly
~ Indtrestiy. % ~ communicate ny inbeyvieNa.
private letters or othorWtse. except ~ requires ~
tneir ohhcfai duties. any Information In regard TO
iug the acts or measures OF any department % the
Government, or Of any ofncer Acllng Hereunder
or any or criticism thereon. or any ON
eiai Instructions. reports or letters upon asy sub
Jeet Whaeover. or 20 furnish c0pisu Of the same 20
any person without the peFmtssloR Of the Navy
Department. No Dereon bel0aginR 70 the aavy or
euHpieyed oaaer the Navy Department saal set ~
me eorFcspondent OF . aewupapsr. dlscuss IN the
pubbc Drtnts matters pertaining 10 the persOnneI
% she naval servtee. or attempt 70 inaaenco legNnia-
euenostty ana approval OF the Department.. Any
yiolauSn Of ths DrOviaions OF this article wfn be
noted h tbe record % the Dcraoa cOnCePncd.
THIS regulation h being discussed In the
naval service more at present shan at any
previous time. As the navy to-day IL our
main reliance in war. our 6fIcsrs believe
that II 10 Impossible to make the navy more
emcient unless its needs can b freely and
Fully discussed by the men who are 20 hght
our ships In battle. n information that
cur BewapaDers have from time 60 time
printed upon technical subjects pertaining
70 our naval development has been, except
IN some instances, 81 very superficial nature.
In Crest British every daily paper has q
naval expert on It's STAT. q man who IN thor
has enough techn,caI EaowI.dss a. S,.cs.s
any naval o,,estknn ana mi. L.cxI.t~. rya-
vents him rom hs,,g . ,ool .S ,nv tsctS.n.
with us 10 In dtHerent. The newspapers
naturally 30 to tho officers for their ~lnforms-
ZION. Our officers refuse to speak gS be
quoted. and point to paragraph 2~. which
'n WY ccmmunscee.cn WE the puo-
Inc But the same regulation does noe pre-
cnis.s; rom regularly hsndiss out to the
own work. The consequence is that the
nsvsI Sn%.rd "a .n. ~. ~1..snssd
oy our hisnef cncers are NOS ~ Az IN accofu
witn the views throughout the navy,
The apparent object Of regulation ISL 10
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toselsh pohcy OF tns OnNed states seins
trusted with policy making are not soInr
to give 10 away. The real object Of this navy
rernIs,Icr 70 "a ursysUt -srv Scwu,er,s or
CRITICISM thereon OF. any Onicial instructions.
reports or letters upon any subject whatever"
ana therein Hes All the troaoIs. Nothlfg
una.eNer eau % alscuSteu a'set " receives
tne sanction OF the Navy Departufent. DOeru
Or bureau. what has been originated In the
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s.as,1- "a -S------
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OF aHoat' Wnetner chey believe % or not. The
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