REPORTERS IN CAMP.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1740, 3 May 1913, Page 5

REPORTERS IN CAMP.

INTENTION OF tHe regulation. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS PROMISED. ' Tho .'posited'.in. ttgard'to reporters attending twrito*:'al camps was made clear c Chaytor, officer commanding tho Wellington military district, in a statement.to' a "Maoawatu Standard" :e----porter j'estefday :— j "We fully appreciate the advantage of having camps and jiaratles fully reported ill the papers, said Colohol Chaytor, and we will gire accredited reporters information. as to what is taking place, and will alio afford them a free opportunity of seeing evanrthing that is goilig on in camp." This applied to men. who 1 were . present for purely jouriialislife purposes, and the Colonel went on to explain that all mornWrs of tho defence frirco uudergoing training were Subject to military ' Jaw, which prohibited them from corre- . sponding with newspapers; Reporters, in common: with other men "up to a certain' age, wore required to attend an annual oamp in the capacity of territorials, and ■while in training at that particular camp / the reporter was simply a member of the ■force, and, in accordance with' the regulamust not act in his professional : capacity. It is tho intention OF the De- ! partment to enforce this rnle in thfe future. ; At tho 6amv> time Colonel Chaytor pointed out that the fact of a pressman being a. territorial would not debar him 'from attending camps other than' those of , his own section; for tho purpose of repdrtlng. only. "In this case/' the Colonel exf plaraefd) "the authorities will provide a • tent, and the officers'Jmessei will be <>nly 'too glad to make any reporter an honorary ! member of (heir mess. 'Ho-will pay for his meals, and be in a position to do as he 'likes. We will do out best to lit him seo. everything that is going o'n.i While in •training ho■ ia a territorial, btit for the rest of. the .year he can/ be sent to any ' ? am P a reports-, We should be only : too glad if tho papers were represented in this manner. Tho public wants to know what is going on, and any accredited reporter coming, camp, in this.'distnot /will jfft. as nilicli information as we i can,giro him, ajnd will seo what is going lon. We will..not object to fair criticism. I There are mistakes, bat there is mucb in j '' fcho men's work that is .worthy of praise."