Evening star., 1914-08-15
DEFERS ITS DECISION
REGARDING CENSORSHIP
Administration Gives Cable Compa-
mics Chance to Be Heard
Before Action.

Acceding to the request of several
commercial cable companies that they
nay have an opportunity to be heard.
he administration has deferred for sew
raj days its final decision regarding CEN
orship Of cables and wireless messages.
nder the neutrality proclamation of the
resident.
II is expected by the administration
hat the counsel for these CONNER
ial cable companies will confer with At
orney General McReynolds Monday as
the legal questions involved.
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
onferred about the cable censorship yes
srday, but took no action. deciding to
tudy the situation further.
Cabinet Officers Views
one cabinet officer said that as the
ituation created had no precedent the
Washington government was endeavor-
lg to arrive at conclusion that would
e in strict accord with its announced
ttitude of neutrality
He justified the placing OF censors at
he wireless stations because from these
tations the American government should
OF permit information to go direct to
eiligerent ships. and indirectly be the
leans Of causing naval engagements with
onsequent loss of life. AS to the CEN
BRING Of cables he was non-committal.
Colville Barclay. charge d'affaires of the
:ritish embassy. has presented memo
andum regarding the mining of the North
"a to Secretary Bryan, with the assur-
nee that the British admiralty would do
II in its power to assist the shipping Of
-iendly nations to avoid the explosives
sported to have been laid there by the
ermans
British Governments Statement.
The cablsd statement Of the British
overnment follows:
German action and the measures 1t
lay entail are a source Of grave danger
shipping. British admiralty will.
owever, from time to time, and sub
ct To naval exigencies. try to indicate
ertain routes and channels for trade to
ass to the scheldt and they do not
ish in any degree TO keep trade away
ON. the English channel
Difficulties in the way OF q guar
ntee for the Rhine, which Is nearer to
le center of war, are at present in
lperable.'
No Advices on Japan's Attitude.
Ambassador Chinda of Japan. who
Il state CdllcT tOudys
aid he had no advices whatever tend
x TO confirm or deny the published
ports that Japan was about to de-
are war Oh Germany.
State Department officials said they
ere equally ignorant of any imminent
eVelopments in the far east.
No More Reservists to Belgium.
On instructions from Brussels. the
:elgian legation has notified it's con-
ular agents throughout the United
tates that no more reservists are to
returned to Belgium until further
office.
Discusses Censorship.
George Clapperton. vice president Of the
ommercial Cable Company, commenting
the discussion of the censorship. point
out that the submarine cable differs iI
very important way from wireless teleg
Apply. Wireless communicating with 9
'arship at sea-" he said, is the same q.
warship cutting a submarine cable anc
lkinS the end on board. The sending Of
kilograms may be considered in the same
ght a. traffic in supplies or munitions o.
faf.
Our citizens are not prohibited from
furnishing belligerents with supplies.
The c1ttsens of neutrals may even sup