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The Fabian movement, which was a drawing room movement, compelled the discussion in the Press of Socialism, for and against. Although every effort was made to boycott the Socialist contention in the Press, the Fabians were at last strong enough to compel its discussion, and they have by now canalized the whole thing into the direction of their "Servile State." THE PHOBIAN MOVEMENT WHICH WAS A DRAWING ROOM MOVEMENT COMPELLED THE DISCUSSION IN THE PRESS OF SOCIALISM FOR AND AGAINST ALTHOUGH EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE TO BOYCOT THECIALIST CONTENTION IN THE PRESS THE FABIANS WERE AT LAST STRONG ENOUGH TO COMPEL ITS DISCUSSION AND THEY HAVE BY NOW CANALIZED THE WHOLE THING INTO THE DIRECTION OF THEIR SERVILE STATE
 a big "if"); if there is no machinery for actually suppressing the mere statement of a doctrine clearly important to its readers--then the Press is bound sooner or later to deal with such doctrine: just as it is bound to deal with really vital news. Here, again, we are dealing with something very different indeed from that title "An organ of opinion" to which the large newspaper has in the past pretended. But I am arguing for the truth that the Press--in the sense of the great Capitalist newspapers--cannot be wholly divorced from opinion. We have had three great examples of this in our own time in England. Two proceeded from the small wealthy class, and one from the mass of the people. The two proceeding from the small wealthy classes were the Fabian movement and the movement for Women's Suffrage. The one proceeding from the populace was the sudden, brief (and rapidly suppressed) insurrection of the working classes against their masters in the matter of Chinese Labour in South Africa. RENCE OF THE PRESS AND IT IS A BIG IF THERE IS NO MACHINERY FOR ACTUALLY SUPPRESSING THE MERE STATEMENT OF A DOCTRINE CLEARLY IMPORTANT TO ITS READERS THEN THE PRESS IS BOUND SOONER OR LATER TO DEAL WITH SUCH DOCTRINE JUST AS IT IS BOUND TO DEAL WITH REALLY VITAL NEWS HERE AGAIN WE ARE DEALING WITH SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT INDEED FROM THAT TITLE AND ORGAN OF OPINION TO WHICH THE LARGE NEWSPAPER HAS IN THE PAST PRETENDED BUT I AM ARGUING FOR THE TRUTH THAT THE PRESS IN THE SENSE OF THE GREAT CAPITALIST NEWSPAPERS CANNOT BE WHOLLY DIVORCED FROM OPINION WE HAVE HAD THREE GREAT EXAMPLES OF THIS IN OUR OWN TIME IN ENGLAND TWO PROCEEDED FROM THE SMALL WEALTHY CLASS AND ONE FROM THE MASS OF THE PEOPLE THE TWO PROCEEDING FROM THE SMALL WEALTHY CLASS WERE THE PHOBEIAN MOVEMENT AND THE MOVEMENT FOR WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE THE ONE PROCEEDING FROM THE POPULACE WAS THE SUDDEN BRIEF AND RAPIDLY SUPPRESSED INSURRECTION OF THE WORKING CLASS AGAINST THEIR MASTERS IN THE MATTER OF CHINESE LABOR IN SOUTH AFRICA
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