The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-14
TODAY
III THE NEWS
The Censorship
After war Plans
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"A George Crcrl of withdrawal
ot all voluntary censorship
requests under which American
newspaper publishers have been
working slE." the nation went to
war will not make great differ
cucc IN the matter published 10y
the newspaper, of this country
There viii hr broadening of
scope and detail as io some classes
of news particular, that relating
90 military matters. and there
probably will be- greater free
dom IN editorial expression as to
matters relating 10 the conduct of
the war and ~ tu after war poll
clcS That viii be- all
American newspapers have
never recognized The right Of "a
federal official or of Mr. Crrcl A,
bureau 10 forbid advocacy OF a
federal policy that they regarded
rs light, or criticism of q policy or
course Of action that they regard
ed a. wrong although at times
during the past two wears II has
appeared that efforts AT that kind
of restriction of free speech have
been attempted They did not get
far
ON the other hand the great ma
lorliy of American newspapers did
moi require the voluntary censor
ship or any other kind of censor
ship 10 guide them IN eliminating
from the news or editorial columns
of their papers matter likely 10 hc
harmful % the nation at war
Every request as 10 military opera
iiouS has been observed with a
Srl1lpulous care that lief, nothing
80 be- desired. There has never
been day during the course of
the war that American ncvspa
pcrs have not had access to utor.
muiiuu that would have made
startling news. but that might
hnvr been prcjudicial 'o the ma.
,im IS interest ii published There
wa, never even q temptation To-
prIut that kind OF news.
Aud in pcar, American news
papers will continue 10 observe q
voluntary censorship tn restrict m
news and m editorial expression.
matter detrimental 'o the welfare
of this untiou II has not req Iircd
censorship, or q trrol 10 keep
American newspaper, straight.
They .rr built that vd>. Those that
are not straight and that illi to
observe the constant censorship of
good Judgment and the public wei.
fare as a rude do not last long.
Tho announcements that President
Wilson docs not favor PLACING Jn,
formation OF reconstruction program
und policy m tu, uauda OF 90 ,uutr,a
sional committee. hut proi,rs t gou
mission OF Investigation uJm,i iN
himself. ia not SURPRISING. THAT J'.
itud, has been mad, u,'turfk rhHp
as opposition uf NJ Nusou'a spokos
men In congress 10 tine practical
Weeks resolution. and Dos support of
tho bin to place the appointment OF
such % commission 300 tho hands "i
the president
The surprising l'utur. fs that with
umpl' power Tor m, appointment ui
such a commission. uud,r the almost
absolute authority that nas nDDu r,at-
ing with him since we wont lu wuI
the president has NOT appointed such
"a commission ui business md srI,u-
utiC iuN,aurItur, ts Do, UDA PROPOSES
long ago.
Tho governments of EnIand.
France and Itub have rHd such com
missions at work upou the problems
uf reconstruction and u Hli,r WaT
program tor years.
II rs true that tho American Eov-
eminent has been extremely busy So
have American busiucss men, hut
there is not much doubt that Tho on
crgN ana hralrs 20 cope with thcs,
problems effectively could have been
found ready 10 enlist tu tt' u1uou's
scrNlcc at any tluo duIug The past
two ycurs.
Now, with tho war ended, We start
~ the beginning tho investigation
end OF our after WuI prugrtm, q pro
Gram which sooner OF later. and hr-
torr II can become effective, must SEA
20 congress foi approval II Is not
likely that congress VIII approve any
program until its own committee
have conducted their own thorough
INQUIRIES
There has been enough pi dol1N mn
THE tremendous Norl. The Ions way
q ound results mn the Wrong wt' "A
ihis stage.