Arizona republican., 1914-08-22
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Cables Will Not be Placed Under
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 WASHINGTON, Aug 21-The pres ident and Secretary Bryan have vir- tually reached a decision on the extent to which the United States government should endeavor to enforce neutrality at cable offices and wireless stations in the jurisdiction of this country There will be no censorship on cables and modification of the present strict supervision of wireless contemplated in the plan that had been drafted, which will be submitted tomorrow by MY Bryan to Haniel VoVn Haimhausen, the German charge daffaires.
 Should the German government, which has protested against the cen sorship of the wireless approve the new suggestion, it will be put into effect promptly The plan would permit the sending of code messages at Sayville, l.. l., wireless station, by the German government or any other government but American naval officers would be retained in charge to prevent unneutral messages being sent.
 Under tentative instructions given by Secretary Daniels of the navy depart ment, in forwarding Wilson's execu- tive order, no cable messages of any kind have been permitted to leave the coast wireless stations. Consequently as the German government had lost it's cable to the United States, it found it. self practically isolated from the world and protested against the strict em- bargo.
 Germany pointed out that under the Hague convention a neutral nations is not compelled to censor messages. The president took the position, however, that a message should not be permit ted to be sent from coast stations to vessels at sea as this was tantamount to directing operations. In wrestling with the question. hosts of interna- tional lawyers have been trying to find an equitable solution that would give Germany an equal means of communi- cation with England, which has cable communication from the states It first it was contended, and virtually decided, that the American government should apply equal censorship to the cables. The point was debated in the cabinet, however, and the conclusion was, reached that the cable did not stand in the same relation as wireless. To censor cable connection, however, would mean stupendous undertaking. and could not interfere with England's cable communication through Canada England protested also against any possible censoring of the cable. claim ing that Germany was always at lib- erty to cut cables at sea. It was fin ally determined that while under the international law a neutral government is not required to censor cable mes sages, it should protect itself against unneutral wireless stations, as there is no physical means for belligerents to interfere with wireless messages when once they are sent from a neutral sta- tion.
 The plan that has now been brought forward would give the German em- bassy and consulates in this country an opportunity to communicate in code directly with their home government. Diplomatic information about the at titude of other countries toward the various developments of the war; and a wealth of general intelligence about the outside world has been lost to Ger many for many weeks since the Ger man cables were severed presumably by British warships.