"Chinese-American Daily News" Explain Stand To correct the impression that may have been created by the report that the "Chinese-American Daily News" had not filed a protest with the Shanghai Municipal Council against the censorship of articles published by the daily, it should be pointed out that on August 9 the paper published a very strongly worded sub-editorial voicing its opposition to the procedure and expressing the hope that the Council would reconsider its attitude.
It was revealed by the paper that strict press censorship by the Council was started on the night of August 8 without previous notification. The censors, it was alleged, suddenly appeared in the newspaper office and authorities of the paper could not refuse to submit. Any unsuitable articles had to Be left out, otherwise the publication would be suspended. The writer could not recall any previous similar incident, but expressed regret that press censorship should have' been experienced by the paper published by an American firm upholding justice "and the law of democracy.
It was also stated that on July 19 the Council notified the paper asking it to refrain from publishing any M. political declaration from Chungking. It was said to be an "unjust" notification, but the paper tried its best to meet the authorities half way. Although the paper could not refuse to submit to censorship this time it was said to be an "unfortunate affair" creating a "bad precedent."
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