New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-16
New War Censor
Plans Publicity
For Government
Only Military Information
To Be Kept Secret
by Bureau
To Avoid Allies Error
Creel Leaves Ossining Home
to Take Up Duties at
Washington To-day

George Cree. United states war cen
sor, left his home. n. Oss.n.ng. last
night for Washington 20 begin his new
WORK This morning lie declined to dis
cuss the policy OF the newly created bu-
reau before MS departure. but prom
ised detailed statemen, during the
week
Under he White House ordev eStab-
fishing the Committee on Public lnfor-
nation, with Mr. Creel as civilian
chairman his work is divided into two
distinct branches. As war censor he
viii determine wha; news should be
withheld from publication as likely to
AID the enemy. but he is also empov-
cred 10 give the fullest publicity to a.
facts outside that definition
Ills latter duty is regarded by Mr.
Creel as highly important. He has no
intention Of pursuing the censorship
policy that kept vital information out
OF the English press for two years and.
according 10 foreign pubhcists. act
ually aided German by lulling the
people into a false sense OF security.
This. it is said. is one Of the many Eng
lish mistakes that Mr.. Creel. as we'll az
the Administration, has no intention OF
committing in this country. Under TINS
heading will come the important ser
vice Of scqusinting the country with
the urgen, need for future "a well as
present preparedness. As a. advocate
% universal training. II is believed thai
Mr.. Creel Will fight for that system a.
vigorously and as fearless.y as he
fought for political and social reforms
while he was Police Commissioned Of
Denver
Approves UNIVERSAL Training
Mr.. Creel approves thoroughly OF the
War College universal training bill. He
has expressed himself IN favor OF the
Swiss system and for bedrock pre-
par.dness for the United States. he IS
strongly opposed 20 what ne calls the
German system Of putting boys into
uniforms for two or three years. and II
il that attitude, il is believed, that has
caused him 10 be regarded in some
circles as an opponent OF preparedness
As censor Of war news he will be as
sisted by Secretaries Lansing, Baker
.ha oil ma bafa NJ the
Committee on Public Information. In
carrying out the policy Of giving the
hubble the freest and frsnkest knowl-
edge of other government affairs Mr..
Creel probably will have a free hand.
All departments OF the government will
be included in his publicity programme,
and II is Mr.. Cree's intention to give
out many good stories that have here
tofore been overlooked by officials lack
ing nose for news
Mr.. Creel is aware that the newspa-
pers have been generally meeting CEN
sorship demands since the war began,
and has no idea Of screwing the lid
down tighter than most editors have
themselves screwed it, He hopes 70
bring about closer cooperation between
the Administration and the press, and
to that end expects TO confer with ed
itors before he definitely announces the
programme Of his bureau.
tded in Campaign
The first war censor is thirty-nlne
wears old. and has been a reporter
magazine writer and public official. He
was one Of the chief publicity aids in
the Wilson campaign and the head Of a
80, ~ writer's who checked" Mr.