Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1917 — THE PROPOSED CENSORSHIP [ARTICLE]

THE PROPOSED CENSORSHIP

Following is the censorship paragraph agreed upon by the senate as a part of the espionage bill: “And (c) whoever in time of war, in violation of reasonable regulations to be prescribed by the President, which he is hereby authorized to make and promulgate, shall publish any information with respect to the movement, numbers, condition or disposition of any of the armed forces, ships, aircraft or war materials of the United States, Or with respect to the plans or conduct of any naval or military operations, or with respect to any works or measures undertaken for or connected with or intended for the fortification or defense of any place, or any other ’ information relating to the public defense • calculated to be useful to the enemy, shall be punished by a fine of not more than SIO,OOO or by imprisonment for not more-than ten years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.’’