Arizona republican., 1918-01-08

view to her (Russia's) continuing for a time-perhaps until the actual pai ticipatiOn by the Americans. How long that will be remains to be seen. It is of consequence Ca matter of lm- portance) to set forth the opinion that a new offensive will speedily take place as amounting to a conviction.
 "The question about the secret agreements between Russia and her allies must not be allowed to rest tie, be lost sight oG. The hostile governments try to frustrate the effect of all publications bearing upon the agreements with all the means at their disposal in order that their pe~9le may not learn the war aims and the reasons why they were egged on into the war.
 Last spring a large number of Rus- sians were repatriated from Switzer- land through Germany to spread Ger man propaganda in Russia. In this connection the censor said:
 Nothing is to be published con- corning the journey through Germany from Switzerland of Russian emi- grants"
 Later this instruction was revised to permit publication of articles con- corning the journey of the immigrants but without comment"
 Serious economic conditions are dis closed by the censorship orders. One forblds the publication of advertise ments of dog meat for sale.
 Samples of some of the other memo randa follow:
 There is no objection to the re- printing of the manifesto of the inde- pendent socialist party in case it is adversely commented upon, even with
 In the interest of a victorious car fylng through of the war, which is en- dangered by every stoppage of work. | expressions of the press which recom- mend strike or express themselves | otherwise in favor of a strike are for | bldden. Utterances which are directed i agalnst stIikes are indeed not subject | to the censorship. but it is supposed thereby that they are kept free from 1 immoderate sharpness which could of Ter material for irritating the people,
 Reports concerning disturbances in hoengsberg in Prussia and concerning warning from the commander of the flrst army corps which followed in the hoenigsberg press are unpermissible.' ''
 It IS desired that it should be clear ly and distinctly put in the foreground that the enemy offensive has utterly failed on all fronts, that the entente has no alternative but to attempt q new offensive as the enemys states men are still against peace"
 Recent Reuter- dispatches which have entirely English reports from Russia concerning commencing disso- luton of chaos, etc, and strike are worthy of notice. It is required to ! reports and to assume an attitude of reserve toward them and occasionally to add thereto a critical word.
 Concerning the most recent bomb attack by German flying machine on London nothing may be published.
 Attention is drawn to the frequent ill-humor at the front often caused when it appears from the selection of captions for the reports of the war events, that the press out of need fol sensation or awkwardness does not permit the recognition of which event is the most important
 The publication and discussion oi the resolutions adopted in a strike meeting of the Leipsig unions and ot a telegram sent to the imperial chan cellor are not permissible.
 The publication is to be, avoided o anything concerning the state of the clothing material business and con. corning, the purchase of clothing ma terial in the occupied districts as wei as in Switzerland
 Advertisements of undertakins establishments which seek the re moval of the bodies of fallen soldier. are not to be accepted.
 "It is not desired to discuss or ever to mention the German importation. from abroad, especially from Holland