16 OCTOBER 1915, Page 2

We are also bound to say that the fuss about

the Censorship is often as petty and foolish as the Censorship itself, and it could hardly be more so. After all, weighed with the import- ance of the war, it really matters very little whether this or that piece of journalistic " copy " is mangled by the Censor. Censorship scandals are generally storms in a teacup, but we fully admit that there ought not to be any tea in the cup to have its petty waves lashed to fury !