Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-28

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countries his plans have not become
known.
No Special Privileges.
Mr.. CreePs statement regarding
the presidents trip follows
1T has been arranged. that the rep
resentatiyes of the press association
will travel with the president and the
official party
with the approval of the presi-
dent, the secretary of war has set
aside the transport Orzaba to carry
duly accredited newspaper oorres-
pondents to France December /. All
passengers will report to General Nc
Manus at port of embarkation, Pier
8.
"In the matter OF sailing list no dis
elimination will be made or special
privilege granted. All responsible
newspapermen, duly accredited by re-
sponsible newspapers are entitled to
passage.
Passports have to be vised by the
various consuls in New York. Appli-
cations that have not yet been made,
should be filed at once and reported
to me, likewise, applications that
have been made but not vet acted
upon The state department is ex-
tending every aid in the interest of
expedition, and press passports will
be lifted out of the regular routine.
The question of expense is one
that can not be determined yet This
matter will be put over for the time
being, as the newspapers can be billed
when the amount has been ascer-
tanned.
baggage should reach the baggage
office, Pier No. 9, by II O'Clock noon
on Saturday. If officials at this pier
receive checks sufficiently in advance
they will attend to collection
at is requested and hoped that
correction will be made of the very
untrue report that attempt will be
made TO interfere in any manner with
the free flow of news from America
to Europe, or from Europe to Ameri
ca. The whole effort of the govern.
ment from the first, has been to as
sure adequate and authoritative rep
.resentadon of the press at the peace
conference and to assist news distri-
button in every possible way.
No Censorship OF Any Kind.
There is no press censorship of
any kind in the United States today,
and at the personal request Of the
president, the French and English
governments have lifted all censor
ship regulation bearing upon Ameri-
can press matter
The widely circulated humor that
George Creel, chairman of the COM
mttee Oh public information, will
have control of official publicity in
connection with the peace conference
is absolutely without foundation.
There will be no such control and the
situation itself precludes any such
control. The peace conference itself
will undoubtedly decide upon the
of announcing its dclibera-
tons and decisions, and the right of
to free movement and !
interview is, Of course, one that can |
not be abridged in any degree.
1.-THE postmaster general is making |
4 study of the cables with a view to |
aiding the press in every possible !
way and will shortly make his own |
Mr.. Creel, who has made all ar /
for the discontinuance of !
he domestic work of the committee |
on public information, is proceeding |
20 Europe to wind up the work of the /
foreign section. He has no cOnnec-
ion whatsoever with the peace COM
mission,
The representatives of the COM !
nittee or public information who
;ailed last week did not, in any man
1er. constitute an official peace con-
'erence press mission. There were
accountants, film men,
md division heads, not one of whom
will have connection with the peace
or with the. preparation
matter, Their sole du-
les will be the completion OF the
work and the settlement
If contracts and business details in
,ident to the absolute cessation Of
o4;yifU 2,