Arizona republican., 1917-07-31
NEW CENSORSHIP REGULATIONS REQUEST NO MENTION BE MADE
 OF TROOPS ARRIVAL ABROkn
Republican A. p. Leased Wlrel

or press regulations IldhlHB Hldlei iol changes in the voluntary censorship rules under which American news papers have been operating was pro- mulgated tonight by the committee on public information.
 The new regulations contain the first general request that there be pub lished no mention of the arrival of American troops at ports, replacing in that respect an express authorization in the old rules for use of any cable dispatches passed by the European CensOrs.
 Other sections of the old regulations are made more severe by specific stip ulations in place of the more general language employed in the rules in force until now. Information which the government considers might reveal military movements or policies is de- scribed in detail.
 In the statement accompanying the new regulations, George Creel, chair man of the committee, says that Ire peated and serious violation of the voluntary censorship have been at tempted to be excused on the score of misunderstanding" and that a Ire statement" is made with the idea that hereafter there shall be no room for doubt as to the committees desires.
 The instances to which the most seri- ous charges of violation have been made. however, have not resulted from misunderstanding of the committees rules but from following them implc- itly. These instances have involved publication of dispatches passed by the European censor announcing the ar rival of American military units in Europe. On this subject the commit tees only standing rule contained in the general list promulgated May 2S and never replaced nor revoked, was as follows:
 All messages received from abroad by cable or wireless are censored at the point of dispatch or receipt and are free for publication unless some espe- Cial circumstance arouses the suspicion of the editor"
 The rev rules, instead of stating this principle, substitute for it a prohibition on publication of:
 Information of the arrival at any European port of American war yes sels, transports or any portion of an expeditionary force. combatant or non combatant, until announcement is authorized by the secretary of war or the secretary of the navy"
 Secretary Baker and Mir Greet were seen together at the formers office to- night by representative of the Asso- ciated Press. In reply to a question as to whether he subscribed to the lan- guage in the paragraph discussing al legged violations MT. Baker said he had approved the whole statement, all though he had not written it. MT Creel said that Secretary Daniels, who could not be reached tonight, also had +l1 jssu
 MT. Baker authorized the statement that he had in mind in relation to the strong language employed by MT. Creel, no specific newspaper or press association. In the harsh language used he insisted, the purpose had been to do what many press representatives asked be done, to "scold" offenders. The secretary said he had received a report from the war college showing nine separate items published in American papers of recent date which the officers at the college regarded as furnishing valuable information to the enemy.
 MT. Greet declared that the purpose of the paragraph referred to was gen. eral, not directed at any specific case or cases
 The whole purpose of the new reg 7lations, both MT. Baker and Mir Creel insisted, was to make impossi- ble any further misunderstanding of what was desired.
 The committees statement follows
 The desires of the government with respect to the conceaIment from the enemy of military policies. plans and movements are set forth in the fol lowing specific requests. They go tC the press of the United States di- rCct1y from the secretary of war anC the secretary of the navy and repre- sent the thought and advice of theil technical advisers
 For the protection of our military and naval forces and of merchant shipping it is requested that secrecy be observed in all matters of:
 '1-Information in regard to tht train or boat movements of troops Such information is at all time ant under all circumstances dangerous ant should be sCrupulously avoided.
 '2-Information tending directly o indirectly to disclose the number O inlentity of troops in the expedition arv forces abroad.
 Conformation tending to disclos the names of line officers of expedi tionary forces and reference to indi vidual units of these forces. Onl, names of staff officers are permis sible
 "4-Information calculated to dis close location of the permanent bas CT bases abroad.
 "5-Information that would dsclos the loca ton of American units or tn eventual or actual position of in American forces at the front.
 "6-Information of the movement q military forces toward seaports or C the assembling of military forces 8 seaportS from which information migh be drawn of any intention to embar them for service abroad: and informa tion of the assembling of transports c convoys and information of the em barkation itself.
 "7-Information of the arrival at an European port of American vessel transports or any portion of an expedi tionary force, combatant or non- com batant until announcement is author ized by the secretary of war or tt secretary of the navy.
 '8-Information of the time of dc parture of merchant ships from Amer can or European ports or ports frol which they sailed.
 "-Information indicating the port , arrival of incoming ships from Euro pcon ports or after their arrival ind eating or hinting at the port at whio the ship arrived.
 ''10-Information as to conyoys ar as to the sighting of friendly or enen ships, whether naval or merchant.
 ''11-Information of the localit number or identity of WarshinS heIon,