Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
n INFORMATION IS USED
etary Describes in Detail
bw Great Britain Uses In
tmation Cleaned from Neu-
al Mails and Adds That Act
for War Purposes Only.

don. Sept. 15.--David Lloyd
Re, British secretary of war. to-
| ave the Associated Press the fol-
statement:
3ere appears to be deliberate
hign, set on foot in the United
by German agents. to throw
on the good faith of His
$ty's government in regard to the
bf information obtained through
censorship.
Sese German agents, with whose
fground methods of working We
|uite familiar. appear now to have
.rected my statement in the House
|mmons on August s. although that
nent was fully explained by Lord
TT Cecil. minister of war trade. on
st and most explicit assurances
he same subject were given by
. n q later interview on August %.
spite of this these propagandists
lying to dress out my statement
|nething new. multiplying Lord Rob-
fecil's assurances which followed
Let me now say on behalf of the
|irv authorities what has already
said on behalf of tho foreign Of
that when Information is passed
\ the censorship to other depart
+ it is for the sole purpose Of
InS the action of the government
fe conduct of the war.
hat an American firm. to whom the
IN office has given a permit for
Xport of certain German goods from
frdam, on tho ground that these
had been paid for before the war
ng that permit fraudulently. as fire.
Ply has been the case. we pass the
pnation on to the foreign office in
that they may cancel the permit.
gain. when We find that a neutral
is using British banking facilities
the purpose of trading with our
les and is deceiving the British
in question as to the real purpose
he transaction, We pass that in.
|ation on to the proper department
fder that they may refuse to license
transaction. Or. again. IL we learn
Ia shipment Of central band, ostensibly
one neutral firm to another. is really
ped for the enemy, We see that the
3aband committee gets that informa.
hat, frankly stated, is what we do
we affirm. and challenge anyone
eny it, that honest business inter,
and trade secrets Of an American
hant or manufacturer are as SAT,
he hands of the military censors
OF every other government depart,
AS they are in the hands Of tn,
rican postofficc"
the House Of Commons August
Lloyd George in answer to ques
concerning the use made of let
written by neutral manufacture
examined by the military censo
according to the London Times
rt of the debate. that the letter IL
ton was not stopped in the sens
it was not allowed to proceed t,
tlpil' but, Tue war score
added, it is of course the practic
Communicate to the public depart
concerned any information o
ers of public interest which ma
obtained through the censorship
such use to he made of it as tn
ocular department may conside
Fable This was done in this in
ce.'
|rd Robert Cecil in this statemcr
august . said that neutral CORE
denCc in no single instance ha
used to assist British competitio
peaceful neutral commerce.
sta ement to the Associated Pres
ust % LorI Robert reiterated ths
from trade letters had been use
y for government purposes AR
r for the purpose of substitutin
d trade for neutral trade"