The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04
FOR The
CENSORSHIP OF
NEWS CODIF|ED
Committee on Public Infor.
nation Prepares Uniform
Set of Regulations.

Washington, June Regulations
for the guidance of the American
press in carrying out the voluntary
censorship the newspapers have i'm
posed upon themselves since the
United States entered the war have
been issued by the committee on pub
lie information. Virtually all of the
matter specified by the committee as
dangerous and liable to be value to
1.-THE enemy is of the character which
most of the newspapers Of their own
accord scrupulously have eliminated
| from their columns.
In making public the regulations,
copies of which have been mailed to
every daily paper in the country,
George Creel, chairman, announced
| that the committees name was given
| in no spirit of subterfuge, and that
its censorship function will be sub
ordinated to the task of giving the
people information.
'The one effort will be to open
up the business of the government.
as far as may be proper and posi-
Bile, to the inspection of the people,"
he said.
The committee was appointed and
Mr. Creel was named chairman by
President Wilson. There is however,
no law vesting it with censorship
powers.
Following are the regulations:
'In order to preventative use of
our press by the enemy it is neces-
sary to avoid the publication of news
items or articles which will interfere
with our plans of campaign or rem
der more easy the work of hostile
spies. The suppression Of all news
;e ,J,x 1SIx a1x n he
of direct utility to the enemy is urg-
ed and expected Such matter is in
Dictated as follows:
.'A-Genera1.
81. News regarding naval and
military operations in progress, ex-
cept that officially given out.
80 News of the train or boat
schedules of travelling official mis-
sions in transit through the United
States.
SO. Threats or plots against the
life of the President or other high
officials, unless announced from au-,
thoritative sources. When arrests
are made this specific charge should
be ninimized by mere mention as
'disorderly conduct A.
81. News relating to the activity
of the secret police.
"5. News of possible or observed
movements of alien labor through
the territory of the United States or
their arrival at or embarkation from
any of our ports.
B--Naval.
News relating co tie naval oper-
atoms. as follows
The locality number or 1oen-
tity of warships belonging to our own
~. -.
navy or to the navless OF any country
at war with Germany. salsys5 e
z. Secret notices issued to ma
rinesl or ether conhdentlal lnstruc-
tions issued by the navy or the de-
partment of commerce relating to
lights, Ightsh1ps, puoys, or other
guides to navigation.
20. All Information concerning the
departure of merchant ships from
our ports.
"a. ALI information indicating the
port Of arrival Of incoming ships, or
| after their arrival indicating, or
| limiting at, the port at which the ships
arrived.
s"These rules apply with equal force
| to information indicating ports from
| which they sailed. It is suggested
| that arrivals of merchant vessels may
| be published under general heading
| similar to the following:
1 Arrivals of vessels: At Atlantic
ports: Suffolk, Neptune. At Pacific
| ports: Mankato.'
SO. Details as to conveys and as
to the sighting of friendly or enemy
| ships. whether naval or merchant.
/ "s. Information concerning the
having of mines or mine fields by our
own authorities or by the authorities
/ of anv nation at war with Germany.
SCI. Information regarding signals
| orders. or wireless messages to OF
/ from war vessels.
"s Information regarding opera.
lions INV or against submarines. II
rasnac+ 70. ,,nverified REPORTS of sub
morina victories or submarine disas
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