Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-11
Performed Great SeNlDe b
Guarding NIlss' Inlsresis
During War.
THWART MANY Zoe stHE


cenBorshiD- Judging trom emu
ciSms In America, such - that e tho|
MerchantS association 10 tAs poStnas-
ter general. the going of this var in-|
stitution win be Just % joyously W6l-
coined abroad - in HngianA. Dut|
whatever the petulanes q thoso wAo|
think war restrictions have lid 0vor|
too long. the postal eensog. n tAS og1n-
ion Of those who have WATCHED hlsl
work from the viewpoint q HEitlaA 60
allied security throughout he WHR.
has been Of the greatest service y
defeating Germany.
The nearness Of the date e ~ -
mise of this institution has eallo9SoFlA
considerable information aD0ut ~
work. Thus far. howsVss tAsrO -
been no amusing side sueh - WoD
shown during the obssQuie0 1oR ~
cable censorship.
Just after Mr.. Lloyd George gooeooe'
ed Lord Kitchener a. secretary ~
war II is related that ho provided 10
ammunition for the censor 10 givo -
paragraphers q lease on war llfA NJ
Lloyd George went to Branashott -
bid good BY to q Canadian dlvisioa
about 10 cross the channel AftoP
the inspection he made Q speech iron
his motorcar, concluding with Q Ou~
tation from the Bible; .And nay thO
Lord Of Hosts bs with you." oOere
spondentB who sent their oi1patcA1D
first 10 tho censor were surprised -
and the final words Of the socfUlary
running in this fashion; .And Day
be with yoa." h
was amusing. but also serious. in ne
minds Of the news writers. % thag
protested. However. they cot thslR -
ply from the censOF's depaFtmqnt:
'.The kaiser. having claimed TIE horo |
% his aid-de-camp, no reference waSe
be made to the Divinity IN this ecnnse.
don"
Enemy eehemea ThWaFtol
As said. the postal eonsOrShlD has
a. yet turned up no mOrSSl q VolA-
tive choleeness. Tho postal censor
ship, however, has thwarted many 60
emy schemes that make Just - n
teresting or more interesting rad
ing. Furthermore, the BEitish postal
censorship was q much further reach
ing organization than was attonploa
In America, simply because England
was the channel through which virtn-
ally all questionable man matter AoWoa.
The postal censor In London was the
dam which held the food Of continenlal
mall until each portion Of Il could b
passed upon and approved beDcro -
Ing scattered over. the wide world
An idea Of the immensity Oe he taak
can be obtained from the tact that ~
STAFF Of nearly Q hundred expert M
,uists was constantly employed % a.
anime and approve mail matter WElep
ten and printed IN more than Q hun
lred languages and dialecth ..Manne
scripts In every conceivable tongno
found their place IN this great maaD
q mail, estimated ct about 10000 ~
ters daily.
Much Of the man was passed WstA
,nlv mechanical inaDaetiOn. 10 aurU nlA-
lhe sxsminers become az certain calS.
-or,sa ~ commnnIcatioua. luf 80,
,Iderohlo more than ~ timo naveA a
mail was consumed 81 aR
examination and toseI q
,re-tInnahIa matter, aogno of Ma
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