Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-19
HAZE NOT nlsEN ALLOWED TO
PUBLISH STORY on SINK.
ING OF AUDAClOUS
CHAF|NG UNDER POLICY
stories Have Been Printed IN Every
Country Except England and
British Public Has All
ltumOrs

o. ociHiel Pros
LONDON. Dee lS-The British
press ccns0ratc has not yet permit
ted the British newspapers To make
any mention of the loss of the bat
tleship Audacious. The tact tHJt
the Audacious was pui out OF com
mission by mine. or by German
submarine. of the northern coast OF
ireland on October ~ and that the
White star steamer Olympic tool,
off her crew are well known in AN
English newspaper offices. however,
and are matter OF common report
among the public.
The policy OF the Admiralty In de-.
cliniug 10 have any statement made
In England Is dictated by the view
that IN the absence OF official con
firmation the Germans may think
that the report H. another cauard
which has gained general crcdcnoc
like the widely spread and firmly
believed story OF the passage OF O.
Russian army through Great Britain
to Franc. American newspapers
containing the story have been sold
on the new sstands OF the London
hotels. and offered ON Fleet street
by the ueNsboys This has made
the English papers chafc undor
what thcy consider the uuncc, ssar.
rigors of their censorship. The Daily
News aud Leader. one Of tn" strong
est party organs Of the present gov
eminent published pointed pro
test recently. 4 censorship o. q
wholly new experience for English
newspapers They have quickly adj
pusted Themselves to the pOssiblllil's
Of defyiug Il In the spirit while oil.
serving " IN the letter The Daily
NCNs aud Leader did not mention
The Audaciout. but i said. and cy-
ciyonc under TODD u meaning
"Rumors OF an event of yc:v
great importance to Tie British pub
~ have been circulating for o vcty
onr time past now 'u t,is country.
Nerv full accounts OF N, event n
question have nov hcen published ln
the swedish. the Dutch. the Amcri-
can and finally the GcrInan papers.
There l. scarcely an importsR pub
lie lu the world. that Is to SAY.
which has not now received "a fufl
report OF the alleged occurrence. cy
cent that one which is most directly
affected by it
THE truth or falschoOd OF ne
reports D. natter on which iudg-
% cnt may ne indeed for the mo-
urnt mus, b. suspended u b. ir-
Z iiiIillC thni the authorities muy
hSvl 20 q rcdslns for delaying ihr
publication OF news. favorable or
otherwise, until time when iU their
Judgment ~ publication viii b"
o'os, effective or least prcjudiCial 10
the public interests The sincere
study and understanding Of national
psychology may be- OF important
-istanCc iu struggle such as tH1i
We are nov Naging But 10 Is surely
70 psychological bluDdCr Of the first
common property of their neigh
hurs
The Times dwolls oditorially upon
the. same saying
"Our office 3, Uttered with Gcr.
man newspaper containing news wD
ore forbidden Go publish We have
also mauv american ncWspa con
/ taiuiu. the same news. which U8s
further sent broadcast Boo th, Ger.
! man wireless mo ages Tho prc-rnt
position. therefore g. that tho whole
world o. with news this country is
o. OF permitted 20 know. and tho rldi-
cul0us feature OF the situation I-
that very large number ot indiyidu-
ais in these islands know u quite
cll"