Arizona republican., 1917-05-03
An Evil of Censorship

An EVi or Censorshlp
 A fine illustration the evil of censorship, we mean such censorship has been in effect in Eng land since the outbreak of the and such sweep ing censorship proposed the pending espionage bill before congress, is conveyed in the following Associated Press dispatch of Tuesday.
 LONDON, Hay l. 8:37 D. m-Admral Lord Beresford speaking in London today and complaining of the ncompleteness of the official returns of the submarine sinkngs said that the losses were appal ling. He declared that he keen on the matter that he inclined to risk the penalties of the De- fense of the Realm and tell the people himself. because until they informed they would not realize the importance of economy.
 The people of Great Britain have been importuned by it's statesmen by all who charged with the conduct the exercise the strictest economy. They threatened if they do not exercise it voluntary that the government will exercise it upon them forcbly Yet people have been given the fullest the most convincing why it should be exercised-the menace of starvation because of sub marine operations It is true that they have been told from time there is great deal of tonnage being destroyed, but the official reports have mini mixed the extent the destruction. The government has assured the people that it taking measures to cope with the submarines Notwithstanding the un- reliability of official news from the beginning the senseless concealment of disasters by and land the people yet have some confidence in the gov 
 the-progress of the submarine warfare. a special practice of the most rigid economy. What must effect upon their morals when they learn that the submarine campaign is progressing almost beyond German expectations?
 We told that in a democracy the people in- dvidually cooperate with the government and that democracy is better than an autocracy where the people parts of machine. We pride our selves upon indvidualism But there be cooperation and no individualsm without intelli- gence There can be intelligence unless the people are informed In democracy the people entitled know everything even the worst
 Under Prussianism where there is no individual ism, where there be exercise of individual ir eligence where every part of the machine must dis charge it's Junction. such censorship do harm. It can effect nothing one another
 The only difference whether the people in Germany know not is that if they do not know the worst. they will have less to worry about. Whether they know not and whether they worry not, will not affect their relations the which orders their lives for them in detail It practices economy for them and cOmpels them IS parts of the machine to keep the machine in motion
 censorship in time of which is designed only prevent useful information reaching enemy is proper and necessary. That is information which be conserved It cannot be trusted to the people of democracy for there is danger that it will somehow reach the enemy It is something which while it concerns the people is information which be beneficial them aid them in any way in their service of the country
 But information of the kind which Lord Beresford is being withheld would be helpful the people and would mpel them aid the government It would give them not only for, but impetus to the economy which the government has enjoined upon them. It is also information which be of addi tonal service to the the enemy already it. It is known at Berlin, ton, just many the submarines have sunk
 The censorship clause of the espionage bill would make way for the establishment of the same kind Of senseless censorship in this country. leaving the people in ignorance of the things they ought know and gropng in ignorance and uncertainty they would lose confidence in the government and themselves