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Show ''FDR GUIDANCE OF THE PRESS Chairman Creel Sends Out, Rules for Carrying Out Voluntary Censorship Upon Newspapers. WILSON APPOINTS THE COMMITTEE No Law Binding Publishers, Publish-ers, Who Have Entered Arrangement as Exhibi- tion of Patriotism. "WASHINGTON. May 27. Regulations 'for the guidance of the American press ; In carrying out the voluntary censorship the newspapers have imposed upon themselves them-selves since the United States entered the war were issued today by the committee com-mittee on public information. Virtually all matter specified by the committee as i dangerous and liable to be of value to the enemy is of the character which most newspapers of their own accord scrupulously scrupu-lously have eliminated from their columns. In making public the regulations, copies of which have been mailed to every daily paper in the country, George Creel, chairman, announced that the committee was given its name in no spirit of subterfuge, and that its censorship ; function will be subordinated to the task ! of giving the peoplo information. j The committee was appointed and Mr. j Creel named chairman by President Wilson. Wil-son. There is, however, no law vesting it with censorship powers. Regulations Adopted. Following are the regulations: "In order to prevent the use of our press by the enemy it is necessary to avoid the publication of news items or articles which will Interfere with our ; plans of campaign or render more easy j the work of hostile sies. The suppression I of all news matter which ts odviousMv likely to be of direct utility to the pnemy Is urged and expected. Such matter is indicated specifically as follows: "A General : "1. News regarding naval and military operations in v'Sicfcs. except that ofii-i ofii-i eia!ly given out. i "2. New s of the train or boat sched-! sched-! ules of traveling ofllcial missions In transit tran-sit through the Cnited States. It is the j dutv of hospital it y to surround diet in- guished foreigners with eery protection. J Threats or Plots. ! "3. Throats or plots against the life of the president or other high officials, un-' un-' less announced from authoritative ! sources. In such time of tension unbal-j unbal-j a need minds are especially susceptible to. ' suggestion, and till accounts of such j crimes -ind trials growing out of them ' , are likely to influence weak minds and. Incite to criminal acts. When arrests are i made, this specific charge should be mini- mired by mere mention as 'disorderly coi.duct." i 'A. News relating to th activity of , the secret police. Their work in piotect- : ing the country from the enemy's agents in our midst Is handicapped bv pub- j licit v. "i. News of possible or observed movements of rlien labor through the territory ter-ritory of the Cnited States or their arrival ar-rival at or embarkation from any of our ports. "RNavaI : "News relating to the naval operations as foliows: "1. The locality, number or Identity of warships belonging to our own navy or to the navy of any country at war with Germany. '"2. Secret notices issued to marines ( or confidential instructions issued by the i navy or tlie department of commerce re-' lating to lights, liqhtships, buoys or other I guiles to navigation. j ' All information concerning the de- ' parture of merchant ships from our ports. Suggestion Made. i "4. All information Indicating the port' of a rri val of incoming ships, or, af ter j their arrival. Indicating or hinting at the poi't at which the a hip arrived. These j rules apply with equal force to-lnforma-tlon Indlcat Ing ports from which they sailed. It is suggested that arrivals of merchant vessels may be published under j a general heading similar to the following follow-ing : "A rrtvals of Vessels : At A tin n tic ports Suffolk, Neptune. At Pacific ports-Ma ports-Ma nka to. "o. Details as to convoys and as to tlie sighting of friendly or enemy ships. , whether naval or merchant. "ti. Information concerning the laying of mines or mine fields by our own authorities au-thorities or bv the authorities of any nation na-tion at war with Germany. i "7. 1 n for mat Ion regarding signals, orders or-ders or wireless messages to or from war vessels. "8. Information regarding operations by or against submarines. In respect to unverified reports of submarine victories or submarine disasters, the committee gos no further thn n to urge restraint and to rennet-1 that the greatest care be taken to a voM confusion between mere rumor and official announcements. "ft. Information relating to drydocks and to p.II classes of work, repairs, alterations altera-tions or construction performed in connection con-nection therewith. Military Movements. "C Military : "I . News of possible or observed movements of Canadian troops through the territory of the United States or their arrival at or eniba rkatlon from any of our ports. "2. Information regarding th fixed land defenses of the- Cnited States, their very existence, as well as the number, nature or position of their guns, should not be mentioned. "3. Information In regard to the train or boat movements of troops is at all times and under all circumstances dangerous dan-gerous during war and should be scrupulously scru-pulously avoided. "4. F-peclfte Information regarding the duties of small deta chments should be avoided us dangerous and laying them open to attack. In forma t ion rezardinp the assembling assem-bling of military forces at seaports from which inference might be made of tiny Intention to embark I hem for service abroad. "6- Information regarding the aircraft and n ppurtejia m-es ui-ed at government aviation schools and tried out in experimental experi-mental tewis under military authority." |