Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-11-02
THE TRUTH TREATED AS
CONTRABAND,

the truth about the war. ana now
Pearson's Magazine, one of the Oldest
monthly publications in the United
States, has been excluded from the
Canadian mails, because the editor
refused to ban the truth from it's
pages. In the New York Call OF Oc-
tober 20, we find the following inter-
esting statement regarding the eX-
clusion Of the magazine from Canada,
lest that the Canadian people should
read the truth:
Although no specific reasons are
given, Pearson's Magazine has been
barred from Canada by the Chief
Press Censor OF that country The
only article in the November issue OF
the magazine that could have been
Objectionable from a British view
point was that by Miss Connolly,
daughter of James Connolly, the
Irish revolutionist, who was taken
from hospital and shot. In Miss
Connolly's article it is said that
British officer tortured and terrorized
a 15-year-old Irish girl, Molly Nc
Loughlin, by pretending to shoot her
as a spy
The only editorial comment that
might prove Objectionable to the
Canadian Government is contained in
the October issue, in reference to the
starving people in Poland. The edi-
torial said: "These unfortunate peo-
pie have been harried and ravaged
by the Cossacks and starved by the
English blockade, so that half mil
lion of women and children, ii is es-
timated, have perished OF hunger.
Little boys and girls have been found
who have gnawed their own arms"
Harris Appeal.
Frank Harris, the editor, added an
appeal to President Wilson, asking
England to permit America to extend
Poland such relief as was being af-
forded Belgium.
The article concludes as follows;
The British" he wrote, "will not
allow American supplies to pass to
the starving Poles save under con
ditiOns much more onerous than
those applying to Belgium relief.
This crime against humanity is, per-
haps, the blackest in the whole war"
I'm other words" concludes the
statement, Ito speak on behalf Of
suffering women and children is a
crime in the eyes OF the Canadian
Government, and an Americans ap-
peal to his own government in the
cause of humanity is boycotted."
Following is the letter sent to
Pearson's by the Chief Press Censor
for Canada
Your telegram to Postmaster
General referred to me. Pear
sons Magazine forbidden circu-
lation in Canada because it pub
lished communications and re-
ports concerning the operations
or the present war and the
movements of the forces of His
Majesty and Of His Majesty's
allies and commented upon the
policy of the government of a
neutral state, such communica-
tions and reports being likely to
cause disaffection to His Majes-
ty,,to prevent, hinder or inter
fere with the success of the al
lied forces by land or sea and to
prejudice His Majesty's relations
with a foreign state or other
wise assist or encourage the en-
envy, and to prevent, embarrass
or hinder the successful prosecu-
tion of the war AS to failing to
give you warning, I do not pre-
sumo to dictate to publications
printed in foreign countries.
ERNEST j. CHAMBERS,
Chief Press Censor for Canada.
Reply From PearsOn's.
The following letter was sent in
reply by the Pearson Publishing
Company:
October 2S, 1916.
"Mr. Ernest j. Chambers, Chief Press
Censor for Canada, Ottawa, Can.
Dear Sir--I have your wire ad
vising us why Pearsons Magazine
has been excluded from the Canadian
post thank you for your very
prompt response and / wish to ex-
press the regret OF all connected with
this magazine that this action has
been taken by your government.
"The people of the United States
hold o varity of opinions concerning
the European war, depending on pre-
vious racial birth, Interior financial
interests and the propaganda of the
so-called capitalist press Our fnan-
ciers and munition manufacturers
have profted immensely by the war,
and inasmuch as this profit has come
directly from sales of munitions and
supplies to the allies and by loans to
the allied governments, the ultra
capitalist interests of the country are
in consequence pro-ally. The big
daily papers are either owned by
these same capitalist interests or ef-
fectually controlled so that our daily
food in the way of news and propa-
ganda has all been favorable to the
allies. On the other hand, there is
a pro-German party, backed by the
German press and supported by a sec
tion of the English press, which is as
violently pro-German. AS a conse-
quence, it has not been possible for
our people to be neutral in thought.
Standpoint OF Pearson's.
"Pearson's Magazine has discussed
the war, but never from a political
standpo purely an economic one.
Our special writer's have been in
structed to keep all partisan bias out
of their articles and to discuss the
war only in relation to its economic
phases. In the war articles which
have appeared in our columns we
have pointed out, among other things,
that thn German EoVcrnmQnt has