The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-28


Mr. . lCreel'5 statement Fea.rGinl |
the presidents trip follows:
1T has been arranged that the rc D.
resentatives Of the press associ9 ton
will travel with the president and the
official party
With the approval of the pr1 ident.
the secretary of war has set aside the
Ori2aba 70 carry duly accredited ncvs-
paper correspondents to Franco. Tho
Ou1aba win leave the Hc5okeu dock
at 2 o'clock neon, Sunday. December
J. All passengers viii report to Gen
oral McAlanus Al port OF emharkat,on
pier three
In tie matter OF sailing list no dis
elimination will be made or special
privilege granted All responsible
ncWspaDermcn, duly accredited by re
sponsible newspapers. are entitled TO
passage.
Passports have TO De ysed by
the various consuls in New York Ap-
plications that have not yet been made
should be filed at once and reported
to me, likewise, applications that have
been made but have not yet been act
ed upon. The state department Is
extending every aid in the interest of
the expedition and the presidents
PASSPORTS viii be lifted out Of the reg
ular routine
The question OF expenses is one
that cannot be determined as yet This
matter will b. nut over for the time
being, as the newspapers can re bill
ed when The amount has been asccr-
tanned
Baggage should reach the baggage
office. pier number by l2 o'clock Of
noon SATURDAY Officials at this pier
receive checks sufficiently in advance
they viii attend to collection.
1T i3 requested and hoped thst cor
rection will be made of the very re
port that attempt will be made to III
terfere with the flow OF news from
America to Europe. or Europe to
| America, On the whole the eifort OF
! the government from tho first. had
been to asare adequate representation
of the press at the peace conference,
and TO assist in news distribution III
every possible way
There is no press censorship ~
any kind in the United States today
and at the personal request OF the
president the French and English gcv d,
| erDments have lifted all censorship
regulations bearinI9 upon American
press matter,
| The widely circulated rumor that
! George Creel, chairman Of the conf
mittee of public information, win have
control of official publ!e,t'- ia con-
Injection with the peace conference, rs
without foundation. There will 0e no
such control and the situation itself
preeludes any such control The peace
conference itself win undoubtedly de-
! pend upon this manner 81 announcing
| It's deliberations and decisions and
the right Of correspondents to free
movement and interview .s Of course
one that cannot be abridged in any
degree
THE poslmaster general is maAiEe
a study Of the cables with view oi
| aiding the press in every possible
way and will shortly make his own
statement
Mr.. Creel Who has made all IT
lrangements for the discrimination oi
the domestic work, of the colnmitte e5
on public information, is proceeding tc
Europe to wind up the work of the
foreign section He has no copnec-
tion whatsoever with the peace COM
mission.
THE representatives Of Tie COM
mittoe on pu6ilc information. who
sailed lest week did not in any manner
constitute an official peace conference
press mission They we're stenogra-
piers. accountants, film men and div
ision heads, not one of whom will have
connection with the peace conference
or with the preparation Of the cor
ference's press matter Their SOLE
duties will be the completion Of the
committees foreign work and the set
Itlement OF contracts and business dc
tails incident to the absolute cessa.
Ition OF activities"