Want Abolition or Reform of Press Censorship Nanking, Dec. 27.
That measures be adopted for the improvement or immediate abolition of the present system of press censorship is urged in a joint petition to the Central authorities from the departments of journalism of the General. Political Training Institute, Futan University, Yenching University, University "of Shanghai, the Peiping School of Journalism, and the Canton School of Journalism.
"The petition states that the press letten. is unnecessarily interfered with by -lécal officials, who attempt to suppress news merely because it is not favourable to themselves personally. In order that press censorship may become effective and intelligent, it must be applied to 'Chinese and foreign journals alike, its control must be concentrated, and must follow definite standards. Under the present system, only Chinese newspapers are censored, while the foreign press is exempt.' Such discrimination against the Chinese press is incomprehensible—Kuo Min.
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