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They commonly debase the word "profiteer" to mean some one who gets an exceptional profit, just as they use my own "Eye Witness" phrase, "The Servile State," to mean strict regulation of all civic life  an idea twenty miles away from the proper signification of the term. THEY COMMONLY DEBASE THE WORD PROFITEER TO MEAN SOME ONE WHO GETS AN EXCEPTIONAL PROFIT JUST AS THEY USE MY OWN EYE WITNESS PHRASE THE SERVILE STATE TO MEAN STRICT REGULATION OF ALL CIVIC LIFE AN IDEA TWENTY MILES AWAY FROM THE PROPER SIGNIFICATION OF THE TERM
t is a point of honour with the Official Press to turn a phrase upside down, or, if they must quote, to quote in the most roundabout fashion, rather than print in plain black and white the three words "The New Age" or "The New Witness." But there are a number of tests which show how deeply the effect of a Free Paper of limited circulation bites in. Here is one apparently superficial test, but a test to which I attach great importance because it is a revelation of how minds work. Certain phrases peculiar to the Free Journals find their way into the writing of all the rest. I could give a number of instances. I will give one: the word "profiteer." It was first used in the columns of "The New Age," if I am not mistaken. It has gained ground everywhere. This does not mean that the mass of the employees upon daily papers understand what they are talking about when they use the word "profiteer," any more than they understand what they are talking about when they use the words "servile state.  IN THE GREAT DAILY JOURNAL IT IS A POINT OF HONOR WITH THE OFFICIAL PRESS TO TURN A PHRASE UPSIDE DOWN OR IF THEY MUST QUOTE TO QUOTE IN THE MOST ROUNDABOUT FASHION RATHER THAN PRINT IN PLAIN BLACK AND WHITE THE THREE WORDS THE NEW AGE OR THE NEW WITNESS BUT THERE ARE NUMBER OF TESTS WHICH SHOW HOW DEEPLY THE EFFECTS OF A FREE PAPER OF LIMITED CIRCULATION BITES IN HERE IS ONE APPARENTLY SUPERFICIAL TEST BUT A TEST TO WHICH I ATTACH GREAT IMPORTANCE BECAUSE IT IS A REVELATION OF HOW MINDS WORK CERTAIN PHRASES PARTICULAR TO THE FREE JOURNALS FIND THEIR WAY INTO THE WRITING OF ALL THE REST I COULD GIVE A NUMBER OF INSTANCES I WILL GIVE ONE THE WORD PROFITEER IT WAS FIRST USED IN THE COLUMNS OF THE NEW AGE IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN IT HAS GAINED GROUND EVERYWHERE THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE MASS OF THE EMPLOYES UPON DAILY PAPERS UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY USE THE WORD PROFITTER ANY MORE THAN THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY USE THE WORDS SERVILE STATE
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