The evening world., 1917-05-01
WILSON PUTS ALL
WIRES OUT OF j. S.
UNDER CENSORSHIP
Gable, Telegraph and Tele-
phone Messages Now Sub
ject to Regulation.

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ecutive order signed by President
Wilson providing for the censorship ,
OF cables out Of the United States
and OF telegraph and telephone lines
into Mexico together with regula-
lions governing the same we're made
public to-day by the Committee on
Public Information. The order was
signed by the President under au-
thority vested in him by the consti-
tuition and the Congressional resolu-
tlon declaring the existence Of a
state OF war. Enforcement OF the
regulations is delegated to the War
and Navy Departments. The order.
dated April 2s. IL as follows:
Whereas. the existence OF state
OF war between the United States and
the Imperial German Government
makes II essential to tho public
safety that no communication OF a
character which would aid the enemy
or its allies shall be had.
Therefore, by virtue OF the power
vested In me under the Constitution
and by the joint resolution passed by
Congress on April 8. 1917, declaring
the existence OF a State OF War, 1t is
ordered that all companies or other
persons. owning. controlling or operat-
ing telegraph or telephone lines or
submarine cables. are hereby pro-
hibited from transmitting messages to
/ points without the United States. and
: from delivering messages received
from such points, except those per-
mitted under rules and regulations TO
I be established by the Secretary OF War
for telegraph and telephone lines, and
, by the Secretary OF the Navy for sub
8 marine cables.
ITO these departments, respectively.
In delegated the duty Of preparing and
enforcing rules and regulations under
this order to accomplish the purpose
, mentioned.
a This order shall take effect from
j date.
(signed) WOODROW WILSON"
4 Secretary Daniels has assigned
! Commander ID. w. Todd. director OF
: naval commL ..ications. to have
; charge OF the cable censorship.
Brig Gen. Mcintyre has been select
cd by Secretary Baker to direct the
telephone and telegraph supervision
on the border.
? These cable censorship regulations
arc issued for the guidance OF the
public:
"Codes-The following authorized
codes may be used conditioned on
their acceptability under the censor
ship regulations In effect in the for
eign countries concerned. The name
Q OF the code shall be written in the
check and be signalled free: A B c
! 5th scottE. 10th edition: Western
Union (not including five letter
j. odltion); Lleber's mot including five
letter edition.; Bentley's Complete
u Phrase Code mot including the on
, and Mining supplementsJ: Broom
halls Imperial Combination Code
y Broomhnlrs Imperial Combination
y Code; rubber edition; Meyers Allan
n tic cotton code. 3sth edition: River
II Slue cOue, otn EDITION, n a.
10 "Addresses-Must be complete. but
properly registered addresses may be
used. where permitted by the censor
ship abroad. However, code addresse.
r registered subsequent to Dec 81
q 1916, may not be used in messages "a
and from Central and South America
Cuba, Porto Rico. Virgin Islands
/ Haiti. san Domingo. Cur. 40, or ir
messages transiting over the Com.
merclal Pacific cable or via trans,
Pacific wireless.
n "Text-Cablegrams without tex
u will not bo passed.
10 "Signatures-All cablegrams mus
N be signed by the name Of the firm. or
In case OF an individual, by at leas
Is the surname: code addresses as sig
J. natures are not permitted.
n "Decoding and Translation o
Cablegrams-Al code cablegrams an,
"a cablegrams written In the approve,
"a foreign languages. will be docoded o
N translated by censors,
ID "Suppressions. Delays, etc.-Al
"a cablegrams are accepted at the send
!" eT's risk, and may be stopped de
pr layed or otherwise dealt with at tn
J. discretion Of the censor and withou
No. notice 10 the Aenders. No informa
st ton respecting the transmission, de
10 livery or other disposal Of any cable
ed gram, shall be given by paid service
-. and requests made by mail must
es addressed TO the telegraph or cabl
e. companies and must be passed upo
by the censor. Telegra phiC and pos
Acknowledgements ~ receipt a.. {
and u. G. +. servlces) are suspende
In all counties
q Information 10 Senders-Any eN
90 planation OF text word or word
~. etc, required by the censor from ~
10, sender in the United States shall /
'sT obtained by collect message frol
~ the censor TO the sender ana by
paid reply from the sender OF Il
OF cRblegram,
Coded cahlegrams fled directly
mt cable Offices where a cable censor
2N stationed, as New York, Key " os
shl Galveston and San Francisco, shou