Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-15

effect which would rcailt from the
governments refusal To- allow tho
New York Times and other news
papers which published the dopurt Of
the senate sub committee on aviation
90 bee circulated abroad. ttli then
that the purpose ot the government
was plain II material appears witch
the government says cannot. Doe rent
abroad, that WITH tcnd-tu mako ,yrlv
newspaper office refuse iD publish
that matter The only people BOO tine
world today who are Interested 800
tho subject and who do not know
about our aircraft business arc the
American people what the uuui..
tlon In ls perfectly well known 'u our
allies. and Is perfectly well known fu
our enemies and the effect OF This
governmental order would lr tr pro-.
vent tho publication of anything ru.
ntiug To- the aircraft situation .u tho
rcWspapcrs hy refusing the muIa. fu
them to go abroad Al important
newspapers send more or lrss cuu..g
60 Europe II the publication ut amy
matter will prevent their going
abroad. cost them money involve
tho loss OF postage ana an uf that
Of course. they VIII omit such muffur
altogether. and 10 VIII never reach
the American people.
Kllls Information sourrcs.
The order OF the war Industries
board cutting down tho space Go Doe
used by newspapers. further suuuI.
utcs the American people from tHp.r
sources nf Information whatever
wns the design OF this order the ~.
feet iy uumigtu kublc. IL can only fp.
suit IN the very considerable Irdur.
tlon ~ special CORE spOudpucr and
special articles loo all newspapers
Tho available space th1' viii hr left
newspapers viii bc obliged 90 use
Tor such necessary Items A4 thc cas-.
unlty lists. official reports. aurI cor-
tain amount ~ restricted urWa from
the battlefront Hy this one syypepIug
order the government has very con
siderably reduced, n ~ has not en-
tirely eliminated. the volume " spc.
cinl Interpretation sent from Wash
ington and other important ccntors
II In especially significant that the or.
der specifies that reading matter
must be reduced, not giving the
newspaper publisher the option. (
he should desire 90 exercise 10. uf
reducing his advertising spico.
though this would be done a his
own expense
Therefore l look at This order OF
the war industries board as only an
other step iu what is apparently q
comprehensive plan 90 prevent the
American people from lenrnlna any
thing about The war. or It's conduct
except such Information ns lt be- de.
sired shall Doe given out The Asso-
ciatod Press ana aH other news
agencies serving American ncwspa
pers have agreed 90 submit 90 cen
sorshlp, and the only why In which
they can exist at an Us by slnvishly
ObeyinC the bchtst of those I'm con.
troll OF the government
I'm addition 90 AN this. reports
have come tO me that many small
newspapers throughout the country
fear to make amy independent re-
port ". or any independent com
mrnt on the news Uf the day be.
cause of coercion. and tho a4tItuds
taken hy most OF them Is tho easy
one Of prcferring existence on tha
governments terms rather than tn,
surely hazardous one OF attempting
10 perform a difficult duty toward
their readers
"Groplng In Darkness"
Tn the light or these various
facts Il appears that tho United
states has already reached that
period OF darkness which 10 was
feared by many of us who predicted
u on the floor OF the senate would
arrive n extra constitutional powers
were granted TO the government n
~ Is possible 10 prevent the fun tex
and meaning Of such report as
that OF the senate subcommittee on