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Show ft. ft ft MUKLED GERMAN PRESS "The special significance of the series of orders to the German newspapers, news-papers, which our state department has secured and published, Ilea only la the details. We learn not only what it waj forbidden to publish, but what the German government desired to have published. The task ot, the' German editor was made easyor Intolerable by Instructions not merely what news to print, but what opinions to express. Thus America' Am-erica' was tobe belittled while Austria Aus-tria was to be coddled, and praised. But the anti-war and anti-government speeches ot Austrian deputies were forbidden circulation in the German press, Mo,t suggestive were the commands to be silent about strikes 'and other forms ot labor la-bor unrest and popular discontent. All told, the clear Intent was to seise, control of Oerman newspapers and make them an instrument in tha hands bt the military 'absolutionlsts'. iNew York Evening 'pbst |