American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-17

s.onsor. n Secretary Of The Navy
Daniels have both made damaging
admission 20 the effect that their OF
fIciai announcement % the victory OF
che American transport fleet Dyer
SHERMAN submarines was some What
elaborated
An Associated Press report from the
laaae OF the American nOtilla IN Brit
Ssh waters arrived on July 8. and en-
1irely diacfedited the Creel-DanielA
version 81 submarine attacks on the
American transports.
This report reafnrmed the previous
lmeasage that the voyage was unevent-
mi Ten days have passed since the
official censor gave out his scoop"
and still the people OF this country
do not know yet whether German u
boats attacked the transports or not
ecreol refuses 10 affirm the truth OF
his story and absolutely refuses 10
make public the report OF Read Ad-
anlrai 0leaves. which would undoubt'
eddy n~traiEhten out the matter.
The Washington manager % the
Associated Press had a talk with Sec
Rotary Daniels on the telephone, aud
Ar Daniels assured him that the ac-
count given out from his office for
publication on July 4 was based upon
eihe official report from Admiral
~rlicayea"
Mr. Croei fell into a rage when he
Naa shown the dispatch from Eng
tand. He admitted that he had
elaborated" on the admiral's report,
rand then continued;
Il am going over the navy depart
nent and advise Secretary Daniels %
pay no attention Whatvor 20 these
lnaty reports from his unpatriOtic
man Nothing hat has happened since
the war began has aroused the patro-
ftiam OF the American people as much
az this Fourth Of July announcement.
ne continued. In referring 10 the YER
nicn Of tho submarine attack written
~ himself ~ everything that this
country does during the war is 20 be
subjected 10 attack By nasty newspa-
Ders We might as well begin right here
TO pm an end 60 the discussion by
8paying 40 attention 10 them'
-Why not cOnfound the author Of
Whis report by printing the text OF the
official announcement from Admiral
egieaveaT" Mr. Crcol was asked.
The nasty papers would even try
no discredit that N w we're 10 pub
lish u" said Mr. Creel. hts warmth
~a1lng ~ we begin to publish Of
r acial reports the Germans would
tuow just where the attack was made
and repuisrd and thon they would
know where the transports render.
Foued
y vent 90 Secretary Daniels Of
ace. where he aud Admiral benson
had the report from Admiral Gleaves
~ was rather cryptic. We read Il over
fioFether and then / sai down and elab-
rated On the text OF the decipherod
message. 1 then wrote the announce
nent which appeared under Secretary
Daniels name II was an eiahOra-
sion OF the original report from Rear
Admiral Oieayes"
Ittmuat be- conceded that Mr.. Creel
a. good az elaboration. but the more
that this matter OF the thrilling au-
nouncomont made 60 tho American
people ON the nations birthday Is In
sesttEafcd. the worse it grows Ad-
miral GlNayes sen over a correct re-
port pa a happening OF minor impor
lance. "a the official American con-
sor and news distributor has been
vraughi Ia the act OF lacking on a lot
tpf emotional embroidery
Mr. Creci attempted 10 warm the
soockies of the hearts OF his follow
Heitlzena eith a lot of line writing. and
sn the offices of an decent newspapers
This sort of elaboration" Is known
by the plain and ueiy term OF FAX
tnE aud it Is Ouiy INSCRIPTIONS pub
licafioua that expand a cablegram OF
"A dozen or two words into "a column
nr tao pr romantic description
what the people 81 the United
states want is IA plain recital of facts.
aud aheu facts justify g. they viii
81 their own thrilling without having
co Do told hy Mr. Crori or Nr Danirls
fhat The news is glorious A score
90 STRAIGHTFORWARD words from an
American admiral are OF immensely
uore value io the public than several
Thousand words % fake stuff ~drippiag
alth gush and cxakscratlon from Mr..
reei and Mr. Daniels
E-ye-Wltnesses say there was a fight
other eye-Witnessss say there was no
at let ne have the truth Boise
salesman.
Il is a1t considered good form %
-Eriticire lus AZ present. when the
country 81 oaFased In the greatest
sar in history. alt what else than
Hrticlsm ull meet he situation fore
Tnid aboget
When a cabinea once and a cen =
appointed 90 safeguard R2 interests
~ the public deliberately conspire 20
m~isinf0rm. Nhat sould they DO if they
had a law empou er.ng them % censor
he news
This incident alone should forever
settle the censorship question. and h
certainly lessons The confidence OF the
American people in the government
President Wilson would not lessen the
esteem Ia which he Is held III there