Ever since the U.S. thoughtlessly suggested five years ago that the United Nations try to legislate freedom of the press throughout the world, U.S. editors and diplomats alike have regretted the proposal. Nations where the press has little freedom quickly seized on the proposal as a method to hamstring press freedom rather than help it (TIME, March 10, et seq.). Last week the restrictionists won their first, clear victory.
Over U.S. and British opposition, the General Assembly passed a "Right of Correction Treaty." If the U.S. Government ratified the treaty, for example, it would be required to distribute to the press...
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