Going into details. the spokesman recalled that some time ago, a local newspaper reported the suspension of service on a Tokyo electric railway. Tine because of an accident in a certain power plant.
Such an item, the War Ministry official said. may appear on the face Jof it to be unimportant. But, in fact, hho stated, it informed foreign espion-ge that in ease of war, bombardment that "certain power plant" would be suilicient to render useless a whole railway line, Moreover, collation of reports in two or three newspapers can often give a complete picture of a situation which, in a single report, may not be "AIL Japanese newspapermen," the spokesman concluded, "should co~ operate with the Government and ead the nation in. actively pre venting espionage" the "Shimbun no-Shimbun" quoted.—Havas.
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