Stanley Buckmaster
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Solicitor General and head of the Press Bureau (1914 to 1915); Lord Chancellor from 1915 · United Kingdom
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“It has always been my view that the real rule by which this office which I now hold should be guided is the consideration as to whether the matter that it is proposed for publication should be allowed to see the light tested by whether its publication could afford any assistance to the enemy, whether it could unduly depress our people, whether it could disclose movements and operations of our troops, or of our Fleet, or by any other means whatever, directly or indirectly, imperil the national safety.”
Sir Stanley Buckmaster, the Solicitor General, who had taken charge of the Press Bureau, replied to a debate in the House of Commons on the working of press censorship, raised on an amendment to the Address.
Sir Stanley Buckmaster, Solicitor General, speech on press censorship, House of Commons, 12 November 1914, Hansard, HC Deb vol. 68, col. 129 Source
“Therefore criticism of the Government, or of Members of the Government, is not that which I have ever stopped, except where such criticism is of such a character as that it might destroy public confidence in the Government which at this moment is charged with the conduct of the War, or might in any way weaken the confidence of the people in the administration of affairs, or otherwise cause distress or disturbance amongst people in thinking their affairs were in a really serious state.”
Sir Stanley Buckmaster, the Solicitor General, who had taken charge of the Press Bureau, replied to a debate in the House of Commons on the working of press censorship, raised on an amendment to the Address.
Sir Stanley Buckmaster, Solicitor General, speech on press censorship, House of Commons, 12 November 1914, Hansard, HC Deb vol. 68, col. 129 Source
“May I point out that we have had news sent into us from every corner of the Kingdom, exact in detail, agreeing in particulars of time and place, recording the complete destruction of our Fleet and the annihilation of a number of our capital vessels. If we had acted on the suggestion of the hon. Member opposite, we should have published that news to the world, every word of which was a lie.”
Sir Stanley Buckmaster, the Solicitor General, who had taken charge of the Press Bureau, replied to a debate in the House of Commons on the working of press censorship, raised on an amendment to the Address.
Sir Stanley Buckmaster, Solicitor General, speech on press censorship, House of Commons, 12 November 1914, Hansard, HC Deb vol. 68, cols. 130-131 Source
“I have never withheld for five minutes any information that I had about the War. I have published instantly every item that it was within my power to publish, and I am quite satisfied that nothing has ever issued from my office that is not literally and absolutely true.”
Sir Stanley Buckmaster, the Solicitor General, who headed the Press Bureau, replied to a motion in the House of Commons criticising the Bureau for withholding or delaying war news.
Sir Stanley Buckmaster, Solicitor General, speech on the Press Bureau, House of Commons, 8 February 1915, Hansard, HC Deb vol. 69, col. 349 Source
“I can conceive nothing more dangerous at the present moment, when our enemies are seeking by every means in their power to inspire the neutral Press with disbelief in our official statements—I can conceive nothing that would give them greater satisfaction than to hear that the English House of Commons had said that the action of the Press Bureau had been "calculated to cause suspicion."”
Sir Stanley Buckmaster, the Solicitor General, who headed the Press Bureau, replied to a motion in the House of Commons criticising the Bureau for withholding or delaying war news.
Sir Stanley Buckmaster, Solicitor General, speech on the Press Bureau, House of Commons, 8 February 1915, Hansard, HC Deb vol. 69, col. 349 Source
“What I am responsible for is the fair, just and impartial administration of my duty in accordance with the directions which I receive from the different Departments.”
Sir Stanley Buckmaster, the Solicitor General, who headed the Press Bureau, replied to a motion in the House of Commons criticising the Bureau for withholding or delaying war news.
Sir Stanley Buckmaster, Solicitor General, speech on the Press Bureau, House of Commons, 8 February 1915, Hansard, HC Deb vol. 69, col. 356 Source