The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-09-26
LODGE AssA1LS NEWS SUPPRESSION
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answered these questions succincty and after the inter-
view was recorded over it and authorized its publ
cxtion as follows:
ION the floor of the Senate last Tuesday referred to
the probable effect which would result from the govern
ments refusal to allow the New York Times and other
newspapers which published the report of the Senate
sub Committee on Aviation to be circulated abroad
said then that the purpose of the government was plain
material appears which the government says cannot
be sent abroad that will tend to make every newspaper
office refuse to publish that matter The only people in
the world today who interested in the subject and
who do not know about aircraft business the Am
erican people What the condition is is perfectly well
known to enemies and the effect of this government
al order would be to prevent the publication of anything
relating to the aircraft situation in the newspapers by
refusing the mails to them to abroad All important
newspapers send more or less copies to Europe If the
publication of any matter will prevent their going abroad
cost them money involve the loss of postage and all Of
that Of course they will omit such matter altogether and
it will never reach the American people.
The order Of the War Industries Board cutting down
the space to be used by newspapers further separates
the American people from their of information
Whatever the design Of this ORDER the effect is
mistakable only result in the very considerable
reduction Of special correspondence and special articles
in all newspapers The available space that will be left
the casualty lists official reports, and certain
amount of restricted from the battlefront BY this
one sweepin gorder the government has very consider
ably reduced if it has not entirely eliminated the volume
Of special Interpretation sent from Washington and 9TH
important centers It is especially significant that the
order specifies that reading matter must be reduced not
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desire to exercise it, of reducing his advertising space
though this would be done at his own expense.
Therefore, look at this order Of the War Industries
Board as only another step in what is apparently com:
prehensive plan to prevent the American people from
learning anything about the war; its conduct except
such information it desired should be given out The
Associated Press and all other agencies serving
American newspapers have agreed to submit to
Ship and the only way in which they exist all by
savshy obeyng the behest ofhose in control of the
I'm addition to all this reports have that
many small newspapers throughout the country fear tc
make any independent report Of or any Independent COM
ent the Of the day because of coercion and the
attitude taken by most of them the easy of prefer
ring existence the governmenstems rather than the
surely hazardous of attempting perform difficult
duty toward their readers.
n the light Of these various facts it appears that the
United States has already reached that period of dark
ness which was feared by many Of us who predicted it
on the floor Of the Senate would arrive if extra const
onal powers granted to the government If it is
possible to prevent the full text and meaning of such
port that of the Senate sub Committee Aviation
from reaching all classes of American voters then how
people, who deserve to know the truth about their
war; for it is emphatcay their war; to be that any
Of the information being served to them is reliable? If
the corps Of specially trained writer's accustomed to serve
the newspapers from Washington and other chief CEN
ters is to have its opportunity for expression checked
then who henceforth will have confidence in the dry Off
cia reports relieved only by the questionable nterpre
tation Of an official press bureau?
These conditions do not seem possible in America,
and it does not seem possible that America will tolerate
S'ci" VSe ~ UecVineS 1uAy aware VI uie HediIs anu
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Senator Lodge then referred to his speech the
senia of peace delivered six days before revealing that
the response to it had been gratifying and of unusual
scope national as well as international In giving furth
point to what he had said then in the open session Of
the Senate, he continued
Eve and our allies have entered upon the road to vic
tory. We have taken the offensive believe we shall
hold it. In yopnion that offensive ought not to stop
short Of Berlin, where we must dictate peace AS SAID
in my speech last week. the American people have moth
ing in this to gain except victory for the salvation Of
humanity and civilization, and that victory full and COM