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SUPPRESSION ON FACTS.
A letter signed by Messrs. H. W: Massingham, Noel Buxton, Arthur Henderson, John A Hobson Gibert Murray, J. A. Spender, R. H. Tawney, Sidney Webb, and, L S. Woolf has appeared in the English Press drawing the attention of the public to the way in which the existing Censorship is being used by the authorities.
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·ING" BETWEEN THE Piece Goods-Cotton On the
THREE POWERS,.......... 3rd ins Spot Good Middlings in Liverpool, were quoted at
The paper mills in Japan con-
The Tokyo Asahi recently 20.36d, which is a slight advance template raising the price of published an editorial article, on last week's price. July cotton paper for news-paper from next entitled Relations of Japan, was 19.678. and September 18.71d July. On the 22nd of May, the Britain, and America" which is Bengals had advanced to 15.20d. Directors of the Moji, Fuji, Yok of interest as expressing the and Egyptians after remaining at Kaichi, Chuo and Kyushu Paper sentiment of the more advanced 26.55d, for over two months have Mills incited the committee of the section of the Japanese nation now risen to 26.842. Things in Newspaper Guild in Tokyo to a towards the Anglo-Saxons. The Bombay are steadier and Brosch dinner at the Kagetsu Restaurant article is unfortunately somewhat
In January of this year the for July August is quoted at Rs. in order to break the news in a discredited by the absurd sugges International Remer was started 537. There is not much change gentle, friendly manner. Most of tion that the Bolshevik GovernIts objects cannot be stated better in the spot price in New York; it the newspapers have yearly conment in Russia is under the than they were in so article by was 31.15 cents on the 9th inst. tracts, expiring on June 30th, and control of the Germans.
Viscount Bryce in the December and January were they were invited to pay Sa sen per The doubt which is gaining number cheaper si 30.23 and 29.65 cents roll more on the new contracts gound among the British and A journal devoting itself" to respectively. Home Market. The paper-makers are overwhel-Americans of late, it begins, "is foreign affairs ought to present a Prices continue the upward course med with regret but their profits whether Japan will not in future continuous record of what is pass- and people are still being dis-"show signs of considerable appointed "thereby. No at- diminution. Market prices have revoke the Anglo-Japanese Alli-ing in all the chief countries.
ance and cast aside the American-In order to guazantes impartiality, tempt seems to
have been dropped while the cost of pro- Japanese Entente, proceeding to the columns of the journal ought made tó -catch up with duction still rises. The mills say ally herself with Germany and to be open, so far as space permits. telegraph work, and it takes from that they have hitherto been sup- Russia. For our part, we think to temperate statement, of each ten to twelve days for a wire to plying the newspaper offices with that such a doubt is absolutely ride of the case in any really im- reach us from England: paper at very low prices, and
unfounded and hardly worth portant controversy arising in a sufficiently long to allow of a must, in the interests of their commenting on; but seeing that foreign country, or between such number of happenings matter has been taken up by the mand necessitated another dinner the master by the Anglo-Saxons, between two foreign countries. The shareholders. raise it. This de- undue importance is attached to 5 country and Great Britain, or British Chamber of Commerce. for the members of the Tokyo it is necessary for us to point If one side of any case is un- bat so far with no apparent re- Newspaper Guild at the Seiyoken, salt. In addition, the Post Office Tsukiji, the following day. The out how erroneons such a view popular here in England, it is all is. The origin of the doubt is the more desirable that it should people appear to have forgotten newspaper men's view, as ex-perhaps to be traced to the fact be heard and considered... Facts this far-off emporium of Compounded on the occasion. was merce and cargoes are arriving that they were paying twice the that as Germany used cunningly are, of course, what is wanted. daily without a scrap of advice. pre-war price, and that, whatever
10 manage Russia when under The longer one lives the more The old system of posting "Con- the makers might say, things had the sway of the Romanoffs, so she anxious does one become to have signers letters." by the carrying got easier since the end of the is now secretly controlling the facts rather than views."
Lenin Government, and this has vessels might will be reversed to war, though prices of most things given rise to fears in Europe that and continued until such time as might take a the mail boats can be relied upon reach a normal level. There was with Russia. or
long time to Germany may enter into alliance German in- once more: There will be a the strongest possible case against fuence may remain in the as mountain of clerical work to be an increase, even though there cendency in Russia, and Ger- performed within the next few might be some objections to daye. as we are promised that an immediate decrease.
many may endeavour to extend some mail will arrive here short- question could be reopened when her influence by an alliance with Japan" also. It is, however, Local Market. Those of prices in general have settled absolutely impossible for Japan Us who can count years down a little. As for the profits to of experience of China trade of the paper mills, they were quite against Britain and America. It join Germany and Russia by the score, will be struck by as high as they had any right to is true that among a minority of the inevitable set-back that has be in spite of the whining they been handed out during the past had just heard. According to the the nation more especially week. It seems to be the invari-latest returns, the minimum divi- among part of the militarists.-- able course of events, that, when dead paid by these mills was 25 sqme pro-German sentiment may print and the Review was on the our markets begin to show ea- per cent, while the maximum perhaps be in evidence; but there point of going to press when the couragement, something gives was 50 per cent.
is no doubt whatever that the printer informed the editor that a way and we are thrown back to dividends, the paper mills had majority is governed by a feeling detective from Scotland, Yard had the deadly dull routine, and have put
of community and sense appeared in his works, and ques- to begin again planning schemes redemption. and
of oneness with the Anglo- tioned him about his intention of for the raising of a Phoenix out The newspaper men therefore Saxons. This is to be noticed printing these speeches, and had of the ashes which are the only agreed that the
in the distinctive tendency of taken away proofs of them. The remains of the structure that pre-tracts about to be made certainly thought current in this country printer (no doubt for reasons to
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In order to fulfil these objects nearly half the Review is devoted to the publication of "Facts and Documents." Last month it was proposed to print, among these documents, four speeches de- livered by Lenin no less than a Year ago, in January, February. March, and April, 1818. These speeches dealt with the Bolshevik Peace and the internal affairs and policy at the time of the Brest policy of the Bolshevik leaders at the same period.
The speeches were already in
viously occupied our attention. ought not to be at any higher at present. The nation has which we shall refer) was not
It has happened once more: last prices than last time. The Guild awakened to the importance of willing to proceed with the print- week everybody was elated at the passed the resolution that the completing the plan of governing of these speeches unless they prospects before them and then Tokyo Newspaper Guild cannot
ment according to public opinion were submitted to the Censor. the strike broke out and seriously comply with the proposition made an end which it. proposes to They were accordingly submitted, threatened the existence
of by the representatives of the attain by moderate and reasonable and were returned to the editor, students no doubt worked their crease of price, in view of the the history of Japan extending publication of this material must plot very skillfully, but we fear present circumstances, and there over twently-Sve centuries also rest with the publisher." the flaw lay in the fact, that fore desires the withdrawal of the
publication of these historical naturally lack worldly demand." This they sent to the
documents is prevented by what experle so that other more representatives of the paper mills
is, in effect, intimidation. Under cunning scheers took advantage No reply being received, they of the situation and at one time met again next day (May 25th
the existing law, we undertand, the police, acting on the direct- ions of the Competent Military
foreign relations with China. The paper-mills regarding the in- methods. This is the result of marked "Responsibility for any
a lesson to be drawn from the
history of the world at large. In Germany and Russia it seems that there are two extreme car rents of thought running side by side an extreme Militarism and
Now the effect of this is that the
it must have caused alarm to the and resolved to insist on the Despotism opposed to an extreme Authority, can enter the printing youths when they beheld how reasonable treatment, to assist în
Conimunism and Bolshevism. greataconflagration was threaten-which they elected an executive There is no mean and moderate works, and, if the printer prints eby their well intentioned light-committee of three.
element in those countries in these speeches, remove all the
is of a modest bonfire." They A meeting of the Newspaper which we can seek a true politic-type in his premises, and stop his claim that they have gained their Association (not the Guild) in al companion. In other words, machines running for weeks. ends and brought about the driv Tokyo was held on the 28th ult. re- as we cannot espouse the cause The visit of the detective was ing out of certain ministers; at presentatives of newspapers from of Despotism and Militarism by thus an intimation to the printer present, it appears, it may be the all parts of the country being joining hands with the conserva- that, if he printed the documents,. results will be greater still, but present. They passed the follow- tives, so is it equally impossible he would run the risk of losses we imagine it will be many ang resolutions:-The Association for us to associate with those amounting to thousands of long day before such playing regards the proposition made by Bolsheviks who are bent on pounds. Naturally he is not pre- with fire is allowed to the paper mills as unreasonable.spreading all over the world a pared to run that risk. On the
hand,
of the hands on this occasion. HE
2.-The members of the revolution which is fine in sound other Foreigners will certainly demand
the publisher and editor are more adequate protection from Association shall take corporate hat extremely ugly in reality:
absolutely bound, although the authorities do not take the their respective" governments, action to prevent the raising of
the price. now that the war is over, and a
responsibility of forbidding little show of force goes a long 3-An executive committee
publication. But the question is, what shall be appointed and all has been gained ? Will the procedure of this matter entrusted "strike" affect the conditions of to them; *
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the Paris Peace Treaty, or bring The resolutions were notified of governments is worthy of great editor by intimidating the printer. Invalids and Korsing, Mothers canno the boycott to an end? We to the representatives of the paper admiration in that it is based on is far more effective than any of imagine the answers must be in mills on the 30th of May. The public opinion and aims at mak- the direct methods of suppression the negative in both cases. Then paper-makers réfused to climbing a healthy development by adopted on the Continent. It we have suffered a lot of incon- down. The committees of the means of a series of gradual and enables the Goyerament and the veniences, loss of business and Tokyo. Newspaper Guild and moderate changes agreeably to authorities to suppress completely much anxiety for a week, Newspaper Association met at the principles of evolution. In short, any fasts which they desire because of the want of proper Seiyoken on the same day and it is entirely in accord with the suppressed, or one side of any which is unpopular in government in this Repub-decided to ask the paper makers ideal of political development case lic, but. the writing on to think again
entertained by the majority of the England. wall shows that the On the 1st instant, the repre-stances, the maintenance of co- people are beginning to take notice of what was formerly sentatives of the newspapers met operation between the three Pow designated mandarin pidgin these of the paper makers and ers of Japan, Britain; and America regard to the new quadruple and if such is the case we venture repeated their arguments. The must be regarded as a policy syndicate in China. But nothing. to believe in the end, it will be next day the paper-makers com- which this nation should follow can be more foolish than to talk for the benefit of China. The mittee said that they could not as a matter of course. There is no of the probable estrangement of
withdraw. The representatives of week has been a blank so far as the two Tokyo newspaper organi. the pains of allying herself with a cause of these incidents. Look reason why Japan should be at the three Powers concerned be- business is concerned and we sations met again on the 3rd inst. reactionary or Bolshevik Power, at the relations between Britain hear to-day that the Japanese to discuss a plan of campaign, with full knowledge that such a and America in the past, for owned mills in Shanghai are likely to suffer, as the Chinese It was a matter, they said, which course would be highly prejudical instance. Almost all the inter- workers,are walking cut, as was the whole reading public. The
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