Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-21
Many Items Dealing With 9th
er Than Military and Naval
Matters Held Up, Says Of
ficiaI,
PRO- GERMAN DISPATCHES
CANNOT GO THROUGH
Propaganda Designed to
Preach Doctrine Of Teutonlc
Supremacy to NeutraIs Must
Be Suppressed.
ASSOCIATED Pres. corr~pondsncsJ

ASSOCIATED Press Corrcspondence.)
London, May 12.--With the war not
far from completion of it's second
year, the American newspaper corre-
spondents In London have become so
accustomed to working under the ham
dlcaps OF censorship that there Is
now comparatively little friction be-
tween the men who would send the
news and those who would stop il.
Although there are occasional stop
pages that are past understanding.
correspondents generally have learned
the limitations under which they can
disseminate news from a bellgerent
country and the censors have at the
same time become more reasonable.
In an interview with Sir Edward T.
Cook who, with Sir Frank A. SWEET
tenham directs the press bureau, a
correspondent of the Associated Press
has been given an exposition of the
principles under which the handling
of news, both for the foreign and Brit
ish papers, is administered under wer
conditions
Was Ruslsin's BIographer.
Sir Edwnrd Is best known In jour-
nalism as the former editor of the
Daily News. and since his retirement
from that position he has devoted
himself to literary labors. He has
edited John Ruskin's works and wns
Ituskins biographer, making many
important contributions to English
literature and since the war began he
has published life of Dolane. the
famous editor of the Times
In beginning his exposition. Sir
Edward said the press bureau never
censors articles or kilograms criticiz-
ing the censorship. He urged the
correspondent not to speak too much
good" of the censorship.
Are Natural Enemies.
II don't suppose you are likely to
do So" he said, hut 1t would really
be n terrible blow II you did The en-
terprisng newspaper or news agency
ana an efficient censorship are nat
ural enemies, and If the day should
ever come when the newspapers. Brit
ish and neutral eonspired to praise
the press bureau. It would be a catas-
trophe for one or other of us; il
would mean either that the Journal
lists had lost their go or that our
censors here had been neglecting
their duty"
Sir Edward declared that the only
bouquet thus far laid at the feet
Of the censors came unintentionaly
from Count Won Bernstorff Ger
many's ambassador to the United
States. when the ambassador de-
scribed the British bureau as one
which "in its efficiency and imagina-
tive powers has never had Its equal
In the history of the world"
Praise From Foe.
"That," declared Sir Edward. '1s
probably higher praise than We de-
serve, but think 1t Is pretty good ev-
dence that we have prevented some
hings which the enemy would have
liked and done other things which he
mas disliked. That is real compll-
nent. for the press bureau Is n war
department."
Sir Edward pointed to the British
governments notification upon the
Of the war that the teIe-
'raphic and radio services throughout
he empire would be suspended. and
le emphasized the phrase contained
n this notification that the govern
nent would under certain conditions
permit the transmission OF some mes
ages "as an act Of grace
Many Messages Passed,
II sometimes wonder" he went on,
whether It is realized that instead OF
egarding every instance of stopped
able as an act of wrong, you ought.
" the letter Of the law, to recognize
very passed cable as an act OF
race. The number of messages
which We stop, delay or otherwise
eal with is neglible compared with
hose we pass right away.
In quoting the governments noti-
loation | am dealing only with rights.
n Interpreting the notification In
ractice we do not. ! assure you. say.
'hen a message Is put up to us:
Here is an American message; come.
t us xiii IL, we have the right What
'e actually say to ourselves is: Let
$ see If this cannot he passed as 1t
ands.' And If 1t cannot Let us see
ow little need be taken out
Sir Edward then explained that the
ensorship is governed by the defense
I the realm act, by the regulations
lade under it by order in council,
nd by instructions, explanatory in
etali. which are issued from time to
me by the press bureau and by vari-
us departments of state.
Object of Censorship.
The object of the censorship which
lie British government imposes. said
r Edward is two-fold: first. to pre-
ent the British press, and the cables