Absolute Freedom, But No Reactionary Propaganda Nanking, Sept. 5. hoon to newspaper representatives, spokesman of the Central Kuomintang declared that the question of press censorship was discussed at a meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang this. morning.
"A. resolution was adopted at the meeting," the spokesman continued, "that the principle of absolute fresh dom for the press be observed. It was the opinion of the Central Executive Committee, however, that in areas where martial law ' was being enforced, or in times of military emergency, press censorship would be permitted.
"The proposal was also adopted it the meeting that, hereafter, all the newspapers, periodicals and news agencies in the country be! duly registered, These _organiza-time of registration the capital, details of their erg:
No newspaper, news agency. or periodical would' be allowed to carry on reactionary propaganda and maliciously to attack the Central Government.
"This, however, is only a tem: porary measure in regard to 1 control of the press by the Central Government. The Legislative Yuan is at present drafting the Press Laws of the National Government, and upon the formal promulge of the Press Laws, this measure will be abolished.
Belgian Concession amounting in total to Tientsin Tls. 93,826.48 shall reimbursed by the Chinese Go ment to the Belgian Government within six months from the day of the coming into force of the wgreement signed this day relative to the retrocession of the said Concession.
(All plenipotentiaries signed the last three annexes.)
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