New-York tribune., 1919-05-15

go through the censor's Office. 1t must
be read and approved.'
went to the barge Office. Officials
here were obliging enough. A tele-
phOne message to the pier resulted in
the two cases being sent over at once.
But they reached the censorship bu-
reau after 4:3O, and it closes at 4:3O-
sharp. So the thing had to be held
over until yesterday morning. | went
to the censorship office at noon yester-
day My two suit cases were there,
the pamphlets and clippings books all
nicely laid out on table | rushed
an old acquaintance. But an inspec-
tor stopped me sternly
Kept Back by Guard
"Careful," he shouted, "don't touch
those papers"
asked how soon could have them.
| was told that would have to see the
chief of the censorship bureau, Mr..
Maney. Mr.. Manley. it turned out.
was in some other par. of the building.
presumably attending conference.
Someone in the room suggested that
Mr.. sManley be called on the telephone
and be told that | was waiting for him
to release the material. But this sue-
gestlon was squelched by man at a
desk.
Instead Of calling the censorship
chief he suggested that | com around
later in the day | told him would
rather wait, and he pointed out a chair
in the far end of the room, where, he
said, | could sit down.
l did as suggested. but | did not sit
long in the chair Instead, walked up
to one of the men and began asking
hlm questions about the censorship,
about the parent organization in Wash
lngton to which the New York Office.
was responsible These questions had
an unexpected, though to me familiar
effect | had become the correspondent.
the reporter. Instead Of being studied
| was studying. | was observing the
men. was taking in the Office. read
annoyance in the faces Of several of
the attendants.
Sees Bureau at Work
had often in my travels in Europe
seen the same expression on the faces
OF various attaches and official and un-
offclal secretaries" at embassdes. le-
CATIONS and consulate Offices. Every one
IN the censorship Office became imbued
with as great desire of seeing me
out OF there as | was of getting out.
and suddenly Mr.. Manley appeared. We
shook hands cordially He studied me
as ne talked to me-
you have some collection of liter
ature here" he said. "Wkat do YOU
mean to do with that?"
l explained that the various envel-
opes with clippings and brochures were
material depicting conditions in Eu
rope which l thought would be Of in
terest to the American people, end | in
tended to work them into articles for
The Tribune
to fall into improper hands," Mr.. Man
ley said skepticaly, "and then about
your correspondence here. Has The
Tribune used your dispatches exactly
as you have written them? Have thew
censored or changed anything in
them ?"
Roosevelt Letter Opens Way
suggested that ~ could readily
md out this by calling up the editor
or The Tribune, which Mr.. Manlev said
he would do. Meantime he proceeded
with mis- examination of me. He
pressed questions which tended to es
tabllsh my identity, l answered these
questlons, but, growing somewhat tired
OF the uncalled for cross-examination.
l took out letter of introduction
which Theodore Roosevelt had given
me shortly before his death. The let
ter had the desired effect. Mr.. Manlev
at once went into private office and
began telephoning. His assistant went
into another private office and called
Ihe Tribune. | could not hear what
they were saying
But a few minutes later the chief
OF the censorship bureau came out and
told me that he had just telephoned
10 deputy Collector George f. Lamb
and was told to release nv paners
AS | was packing my material in
the suitcase his assistant asked me