The Archive · 1926

Muzzling the Press

Following the example of the military and the labour union headquarters, which forbid publication by Canton newspapers of reports concerning them except in the form of authorized communications, the Police have now issued orders prohibiting the Press from publishing news of police activities. Pretty soon every Canton journal will become an official gazette or party organ, it is said; but, according to tone sarcastic Canton journalist, the papers are still at liberty to reprint post-office mail notices without special consent from the Kuomintang Chief of Posts,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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