New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08
London, October %.

,..~,. situation in France; both unpub-
,,.he5 When Colonel Lambton arrived
~, the front with the latest long
s;.rstehes from Sir John French, he
I,rr8 that the long silence Of the
W. Office had affected peoples spirits.
{, he went shout saying; "Why are
,.,u depressed? Everything is all
right"
The report that London was worry
no reached Sir John French a little
later Forthwith he telegraphed to a
friend in high place:
owhy are you decreased? Things
arc going splendidly."
And all over London, where this
news reached. faces grew bright again.
vet. the War Office. for reasons SUIT
,;ert no doubt. 20 the military mind,
s.u holds back or delays good news.
TIE 5ispatch Of September L, ending
Nth events of September 10. was not
,ub'ished tll October 10. With II We
we're allowed 20 read the dispatch Of
October $. ending September %. Gould
any real favor have been done by CIV
i,r 20 the world. sooner and separately,
,so 8isratch Of September II? That
~ itself was two columns long, ana
.ho- o. October S was FIVE columns.
Ttev were admirable examples Of war
literature. but what proportion Of the
r,tic can or viii read seven columns
IN 40 once? And what conceivable
risk could have been run by taking
NE public into the confidence OF the
,-orsr,~,cnt with respect TO events
49, +ban a Month old? Moreover, II
,~sv be- presumed that when Sir John
r~crcb Sent his dispatch he meant it
- he published. lie understands the
value o. an enlightened and cheerful
public opinion.
The Two Chathams.
Tho rule Of the Press Bureau 20 de
's+e from all unofficial dispatches and
letters all names Of places having a
-r1i.s~v CT naval significance IS a
sov-l rule: ia theory. So IS the Press
Rrreau itself o sound theoretical con-
csrt.or. All depends on how the the
orv Is carried ont in practice. Here IS
an example:
N letter recently submitted TO the
pcs Bureau the word Chatham Oc-
ourre1 Chatham IS naval base, and
= was struck out. But a censor who
road wi.h his mind as we'll as with his
eyes would have seen that in this case
tbe word had nothing to do with the
naval base. The reference, as the con-
Tex. plainly showed, was 10 Lord
Chatham.
No Money Returned.
One other point; about cabling. As
matters now stand, not only are
private messages censored, but the
money paid for them is eonhs-
sent. For this the Postofice seems
- be responsible. The arrange
rer.s O. the Press are. ! pre-
su~e. as they used 70 be, with the
csb-s companies direct. and they have
sr account with the companies and pay
o~'v for messages actually transmit
teC. But the private sender who hands
in his message at a Postoffice ana has
10 paw for Il in advance does not get
his money back if the message is sup
pressed.
This 7 know from my own expert
c9ce. The POstoitce gives no reason;
!: just keeps the money, and contents
;tself with telling you Il WILL not be
reraid tried 20 suggest 70 the POST
master General that when money hao
been paid for q service 70 be per
formed and the service was not per
formed The refunding of the money
was an obligation Of honesty. But
the ar0eal 10 honesty made no impress
sion. and the money paid remains IN
the Postofice pocket. 1t has not
bec- handed 20 the cable companies,
because the suppressed messages have
not been handed 10 them. II belongs
81. the sender Of the message. very
likely the Treasury, which IN hnanclal
matters rules the Postofiice, insists on
keeping the money. The public, at any
rate. is practically without redress'
though the amount thus extracted from
the business community must be con-
siderable.
Criticisms or Mr.. Churchill.
The British public seems disposed at
this moment 70 resume into It's own
hands some Of the powers it has dele
gated 20 certain persons known as
Cab.ret Ministers. II is dissatisfied
with Nr Churchill and Mr. Mchenna'
Mr. Cnurchills apology-in the form
O. q cOugratulation 20 the troops con
cerred-for sending Marines and Naval
BucaLes TO Antwerp, has not been wen
received. His heapeo euiogles on those
trooos NAV pass, though everybody
knows that the Naval Brigades were
not ft 10 be sent abroad. But When ne
excuses their failure on the grouhu
that their dispatch was only one par
Of "a larger movement which was never
completed, the admission IS lhought oah-
ger0us. Il DO was meant 70 senc Troops
from the Allied lines either 10 a.
tack the besiegers rear or for service
in the trenches, the inference drawn
IS that that the Allies IN France coulu
rot spare those troops. mat Is thougnI
& dangerous disclosure. Nor do people
see NV the First Lord of the Ad-
riralty should himself have gone TO
Artv-err In is no part Of his duty TO
undertake the defence OF Iorllheu
places on foreign soil. The governance
a. tho Naval Forces Of Great Britain
IS thought 20 require his UNDIVIDED
attention
Close upon that comes the linden
again. and her new captures OF English
ships tbis time in the Arabian sea,
are received with a true British grow.
The value Of her prizes altogether Is
computed 70 reach s10,O0OOOo' ne ear
the cost Of a Dreadnought. me
Times" and other papers thereuPVn
ask when the Admiralty propose ~
end the Emden's career. The Inulr 'l
losses are greater than the direct tnJ
effect on India trade is damaging; am anu
she may presently interrupt the ma
Service 20 India; az she did for IoIt
night all communication between Ilu'"
rad BUrmah Says "The Times
There is q general feeling, wnich
10 ..Ls that the AL