The Independent . but one impor- Censorship tjmt igsue hag Con. Again Defeated gregs flatly refused to give any consideration to the desireof President Wilson for extended warpowers; the question of a press censor-ship. When the espionage bill past theSenate on May 14 both the censorshipand the prohibition amendments hadbeen eliminated, but the administrationdid not accept its defeat and attemptedto have the censorship provision againinserted by the joint conference com-mittee of the House and the conference report favored a sec-tion prohibiting the publication of in-formation with
The Independent . but one impor- Censorship tjmt igsue hag Con. Again Defeated gregs flatly refused to give any consideration to the desireof President Wilson for extended warpowers; the question of a press censor-ship. When the espionage bill past theSenate on May 14 both the censorshipand the prohibition amendments hadbeen eliminated, but the administrationdid not accept its defeat and attemptedto have the censorship provision againinserted by the joint conference com-mittee of the House and the conference report favored a sec-tion prohibiting the publication of in-formation with respect to the move-ment, numbers, equipment, descriptionor disposition of any of the armedforces of the United States if thePresident should consider that suchpublication might be useful to theenemy. All offenders against the actwere entitled to trial by jury; the juryto determine not only the fact of pub-lication but the probable usefulnessof the published information to theenemy. Discussion, comment, and criti-. © Underwood & Underwood LAUNCHING THE U. S. S. RECRUITIt doesnt look like a fake—this big land battleship in the midst of New York skyscrapers—andin one sense it isnt, for its purpose is to win by appeal rather than attack, since it constitutesthe central feature of a widespread advertising drive to gain recruits for the navy. The rigging ofthe ship is complete in every detail and inside there are offices, lecture room and gymnasium
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