Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-21
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strict order against the press. officials
OF the Internal Revenue Bureau said
they were compelled to bar newspaper
men from the conference.
Text of Official Order.
The text of Official order No. |. which
places the Treasury Department. in the
matter of news gathering. on a par with
the War Department and most of the
other Federal departments in Washing
ton reads as follows:
Treasury Department order No I.
1t is ordered that the following
changes in organization and procedure
in the Treasury Department shall be
effective Immediately:
I'D All statements to the press or
to the public through Interviews,
speeches or public addresses by any
officer or employee of the Treasury De-
partment shall be submitted before re-
lease for approval by Mr. Herbert E.
CASTOR, assistant to the Secretary.
90 All legal matters affecting the
general control and direction of Mr.
Herman Oliphsnt, general counsel to
the Secretary.
go All administrative matters. in
Guiding personnel and budget, shall be
handled by MI. William II. McRevnolds
administrative assistant TO the Secre-
tary.
"tSigned) H. MORGENTHAU. JR.
Acting Secretary of the Treasury"
McReynolds, who formerly was di-
rector OF the old Personnel Classifica-
ton Board. has more recently been as
sisting Mr.. Morgenthau at the Farm
Credit Administration
Because of his long association with
personnel matters, his name has fig-
ured prominently in the speculation
concerning the appointment OF a Re-
publican member of the Civil Service
Commission, which must be made as
the result of the death recently of
Commissioner George r. Wales.
The oroers given to bureau and di-
vision heads when called into Acting
Secretary Morgenthau's Office were
verbal instructions that there has been
100 much talking about Treasury affairs
and that hereafter they were not to
converse on official matters with news
paper correspondents. Whether as q
coincidence or not the action taken at
the Treasury to clamp down the lid on
news information followed the day after
publication OF charges by Everett
Sanders chairman OF the Republican
governmental statistics has been applied
10 the important Federal Reserve bull
letin for November. which goes out not
only to all newspapers of the country,
but to nearly all banks and large bust
ness organiza tons.
The upshot of Mr. Morgenthaus
order of Yesterday is to create at the
Treasury Department for the first time
since wartime DAYS Treasury public
ity man. The Treasury. therefore. be-
comes the last Federal department to
employ publicity man responsible for
the whole department Especially since
March 4 1t had been practically the
only Federal department in Washing
ton. save perhaps the State Depart
ment, where correspondents were given
fun liberty TO see and consult with
bureau and division chiefs on their own
initiative. From now on all such in
quiries for news for what has be-
come known as background informa-
ton" will have to be directed TO Mr..
CASTOR, and as Acting Secretary Nor
genthau explained at the press confer
ence yesterday the publicity director
may or may not let them see some one
else, in his own discretion.
"See Herbert" Says Morgenthau.
When you want information" he
told the correspondents, see Herbert.
That is his job"
Just how Mr.. Gastons new duties
will affect the press relations of the
Offices OF controller of the currency
and the Bureau of Internal Revenue is
not known at the present time. Ken
meth Hayes and J. L. McGrew are. re-
spectively. the press relations men of
tWn Thar work in the
past has always been helpful. rather
than imposing restraints on news and
has never smacked of censorship.
Until they confer with the new Treas
ury public relations chief, probably to-
day or tomorrow, they can give no
answer.
There was some doubt. also whether
the new rule can be made to apply
to the Federal Reserve Board which
deems itself an independent body.
Heretofore, the board has done its
own talking for publication and when
u feels so inclined emphsticallv re-
hlsas q .s't snd ors,liony the rign'
81 si.r one - as. S. svtoeoceo g.s-
teroor e'n@n inquiries were mace -
ss rolns ne CENSORSHIP" cnsress
b,ohgh % me cosirmsh OF fnS b.
puoIirsL NJ tions Commitlee
AIR. Or stou IS sain 20 De one Of tae
tignt naIio men OF Tie new Acting
Secretary OF the Treasury, and
brought to Washington by Mr.. Nor
genthau. When Mr.. Morgenthau became
conservation commissioner of New
York State he appointed CASTOR his
deputy. When he became governor
of the Farm Credit Administration
last Spring, he brought CASTOR TO
Washington and made him one OF the
two deputy governors. His experience,
therefore, has been wide in finance
and credit matters as it has been wide
in the newspaper field.
Censorship Is Seen.
1t is also unknown just how long
the new censorship rule is to remain
in effect. According to Mr.. Morgenthau,
Mr.. Gaston's supervision of public in
formation will be given q trial for
several weeks anyway" which would
be sufficient time to see how 1t works
| out
Back OF this new move at the Treas
! ury. however was seen gradually
| encroaching censorship of all Gov
eminent news and particularly of gov
ernmentsl statistics undeHth so-csiied
ADVISORY group set-up owD as the