South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-20
OUR AMERICAN CENSORSHIP SYSTEM.

OUR AMERICAN CENSORSHIP SYSTEM.
Appointment OF George Creel to the craftsmanship
of the American censorship board during the war.
seems be meeting approval the American
newspapers generally A newspaper himself Creel
seems have adopted the policy of putting the news
papers their honor keeping the news
from them. that ought not be printed rather
up them print it. this for the countrys good
1t remains 20 be work there
is merit in it, if the editors really wise Think of
the widechested editors this will give the country;
who can run around conscious of knowing a lot that
ordinary folks find and just beaming with
wisdom that he is honor bound not to disclose.
Maybe however, Censor Creel-who, by the way
not a stranger to News-Tmes readers because of
merous articles that have carried from his penis
not his newspaper experience, worrying about
the American newspapers getting very much that
needs censoring. Ye correspondents must get some
thing censor before can censor it.
and American army and navy officers and methods
pretty close mouthed Those ally may pride
themselves on being pretty tight but when it comes
being infinitely indefinite and uncertain, leave
Americans An example from the western is
significant.
Asked at San Francisco, where U-boats are oper-
ating Capt Gilmer commandment of the twelfth naval
district said that
Apparently credible reports indicate that
submarines probably off the west Mexican
coast"
Capt. GImer ought to meet that non-committal cub
reporter who early warned be reliable, avoid
libel and always qualify, modify when the apparent
facts had tendency hurt the standing feelings
of folks who in to his editor something
like this:
1T is generally rumored that some five
thousand people attended the wedding of Mr..
T. Ga@some Fisher and Miss Mayre Gish, at
First church, sometime a. m.
today Rev Philip Easeright for forty
years the alleged head clergy.
officiating. While he is approximately SO 1-2
years old. to be Mr. Fishers first
plunge into the matrimonial waters and we
have no tangible evidence to the contrary The
bride whose debut had the pleasure of
chronclng in the past. is supposed to be the
only child of Hon. ]. Gould Gish. reported to
be president of our First National bank,
plus $42,OOO.OOO or so advertised. She was
fully attired in a white brocade. presumably
paid for by her father. careful count of
the presents showed them to fairly
merous and probably satisfactory and costly.
The alleged happy pair after a short
west, will receive their supposed friends at
their bungalow. 81 Temple St. after May
1, later
Which was all right for the reporter though not
exactly of the that the editors with
reference to the Uboats in the Pacific. They
know where those Uboats specifically rather than
generally; secretly, and for publication, if
but they know matter Of self preservation
AS editor puts it:
I'VE brave, and prepared to stick to our
post, and encourage other people o enlist just
long it is safe but that a U-boat
is lingering specifically coast. and We
know right where TO find our cyclone cellar and
how to chuck the family in it. Is the govern
holding back this u.s. just TO
keep the job; helping recruit the
army and navy without pay? We don't care
for that. but think of the wisdom could
enjoy. and what wrinkles eyes might
ry could but witness our fellows running
about town here, unconscious OF their danger.
still preaching expedition 10 France? De-
posts? We should say Wed keep
right telling them TO enlist"
Censor Creel ought to the rescue OF those
San Francisco editors. They may never get another
chance to carry much unspilled wisdom about in
their cosmoses.