GOVERNMENT MESSAGES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144458, 20 August 1914, Page 2

GOVERNMENT MESSAGES.

The Posfi'insior-Gcneral announced a day or two ago time it lias been decided to supply all Uiligrapli ollices Visli tho Goveniment war news, to bo posted lip lor the information of tho public, 'this seenn, .scarcely lair treatment of tho newspapers, winob are inlying large sums daily to tin; Post and Telegraph Departim-ut for cable messages with regard to the war. '('he Government, in a won!, 1,, .along the newspapers’ money lor the transmission of news with one hand, ami with the other giving away tor nothing what it supplies the papers with at a heavy chat go. In country district'; where there are no daily newspapers taking tho cable service,it may bo opiitc- right, that at a time like tins tile ’Government should lot iho public know every day what is going on, hut even in those c.isas there should he reasonable opportunity given to the newspapers to supply lire informal ion which they purchase"so dearly. In tho centres which are suiiplied by daily papers wiui the fullest available news there is neither necessity nor cscuso for ties Government anticipating the papers, which are only 100 ready and anxious to iei their readers know all there is lo bo told. If the Government will tonline its publicity to offices where there is no newspaper taking the cable service, or whore these papers cannot circulate tho nows in reasonable time, no exception will be taken, but it is not treating tho papers fairly to anticipate them whore they are making every effort to supply tho public with everything they can obtain.