The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-12
PARIS SETS ASIDE
HOPE FOR ENDING
OF CABLE CENSOR


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s3ges through England tc points in the
Mediterranean. The situation as be-
tween Great Britain and neutral coun-
tries Is also so had that men at the
British terminus Of the Atlantic cables
have found il more rapid to mail mes
sages from London 10 Holland, Sweden
and Paris
So as the situation stands now with
all the physical delays inevitable under
present conditions, the existence Of a
censorship must delay still further com
mercial messages. Business men are
protesting that this is delaying the re
sumption of normal conditions in world
trade n hat until foreign trade can
be restored there will be little relief for
much OF the unemployed in the United
! States.
The American delegation at Paris,
backed by the British, continues 70
press for the raising Of the economic
the sudden settlement Of the military
and naval conditions which shall rem
der Germany impotent is an answer to
the argument that the only way TO
make Germany sign the peace treaty
is by holding the economic blockade
over her head. England and the United
States 10 not share that view, but they
are now evidently prepared to put into
effect at once measures that Will alb
solutelY insure Germany's ~capttulation
with the expectation that the complete
lifting Of the blockade will thereupon
be effective at once,
The navy department yesterday is
sued the following statement:
Arrangements have been perfected
by the naval department through the
chief cable censor, with the British
chief cable censor, whereby cablegrams
between United States territory and
points outside Of the British empire will
not be censored by British censorship
even though they may pass through
British territory.
similarly cablegrams between points
In the British empire and points outside
of the United States will not be cen
sored by the United States, even though
they may pass through United States
territory.
Effective Shortly.
This arrangement becomes effective
1901 am. March 10, and under Il a
cablegram between London and Val
paradise will be censored by the British
only, although ii may pass through
United States territory and a cable
gram between New York and Stockholm
will be censored by the United states
censorship only, although Il will pass
through British territory, Up until the
present such messages have been CEN
sored by both the United States n
Great Britain.
1T is impossible to maintain an ef-
fective blockade against enemy territory
and enemy firms without a cable CEN
sorship. and the arrangement just
completed does not contemplate the
abolition OF cable censorship, but only
the elimination of double censorship,
The new system will not minimize
the delay to which cablegrams are sub
jected as a result of congestion on the
cable. There are now not only fewer
cables in operation than before the war,
but also increased cable business and
frequent interruption to the cables
which are in actual use,
The great majority Of cablegrams
from the United States to points in
Europe, Africa and Western Asia pass
through Great Britain. The interruption
Of cables in the North sea often makes
from England by post to the northern
neutrals and a current delay OF -four
to five days, in each direction, is at
this time reported on cablegrams which
pass through the Mediterranean, This
type of delay should come more and
more infrequent, but it will not be OBJ
waited by the arrangement just com
pleted with Great Britain.
The United States desires to discon-
tinue cable censorship at the earliest
possible moment and every modification
consistent with its agreement to main
tain the blockade is being made, but as
long as the allies consider 1t necessary
to continue the blockade against enemy
territory and enemy firms It will be
necessary to continue the censorship"
copyright, 1919, by the New York
Evening Post, Inc.