East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-24
BRAND IS SORE At
FOREIGN PRESS MEN
RESENTS CERTAIN STORY
BUT GETS WRONG MAN
Gives ex-United Press Correspondent
Orders to Leave France, But That
Party Proves His Innocence-Oth-
er Correspondents Worried.

London.-There is a story about an
old saint who once threatened from
the pulpit to throw his Bible at the
individual in his congregation who
had or hadn't done something that the
saint thought he hadn't or ought to
have done. whereat every member
of the congregation lodged.
The samething has happened again
only differently
Premier BRAND of France threat
ened to throw foreign newspaper
correspondent out of the country and
every foreign correspondent lodged.
The one he premier had in mind. not
only thought but knew, that he, was
the candidate. The others weren
aware however, of certain inside in
formation in this particular corre-
spondent's possession, and under
standing French governmental meth
ods. realized that it might be any one
of them.
Hence there was much excitement
in foreign journalistic circles in Par
is following the premier's threat
Representatives of London newspa'
pers and news agencies warned theil
home offices to stand by for troubl'
in case they proved to be the one'
NJ BRAND was after. Some of th'
American correspondents sent simi
lar messages to their respective head
quarters.
The explanation lies largely in tn
fact that Premier BRAND and hi
ministerial colleagues passed throug
a period of most intense anxiety dur
ing the recent railroad strike an
faced a situation the peril Of whic
can hardly be exaggerated.
OF course it was the correspond
ent's business to describe the situa
ton as it was and they did so. The
realized that they must have give
offense to French officialdom, nc
only from the fact that the news the
sent was of the kind to give offens
but from the activity of the govern
ment censor.
The censorship is an establishe
institution in France. 1t does m
apply to the French newspapers be
cause the home press is suppose
to be free. but 1t does apply to
matters offered for transmission owe
the government telegraph wires-th
only telegraph wires in France.
Knowing, then, that they had a
offered for transmission news dis
pleasing to the government there wa
not one of the correspondents bl
wondered If he was not the perso
the premier proposed to make an e.
ample Of.
How IT Happened.
The whole affair gives an excellel
idea of the freedom which does n
exist in republican France.
The way the correspondents fir
found out what Premier BRAND WI
up to. was this:
There lives at the present time
the Paris suburb Of Versailles Il
same Francis Warrington Dawso
who. as the United Press represent
tive. accompanied Colonel Roosevt
into British East Africa Until son
1s months ago Mr.. Dawson was ma
ager Of the associations Paris b
reau. Then he retired to devo
himself exclusively to literary wo
as distinguished from journals
Having lived a particular quiet a
inoffensive life at Versailles.
Dawson was surprised to recei'
very shortly following the collar
of the railroad strike, a perempto
summons to police headquarte
Complying. he listened in profou
astonishment to the information I'll
the commissary Of the departme
was ordered by the minister of I
fnterior-M. BRAND is minister
the interior as well as premier
tell him that unless he left Fren
territory within eight days. the I
lice would put him out Of 1t.
But why?" inquired Mr.. DAVIS