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One hears of orders given by a politician which prove his fear of the Free Press: of approaches made by this or that Capitalist to obtain control of a free journal: sometimes of a policy initiated, an official document drawn up, a memorandum filed, which proceeded directly from the advice, suggestion, or argument of a Free Paper which no one but its own readers is allowed to hear of, and of whose very existence the suburbs would be sceptical. Latterly I have noticed something still more significant. ONE HEARS OF ORDERS GIVEN BY A POLITICIAN WHICH PROVE HIS FEAR OF THE FREE PRESS OF APPROACHES MADE BY THIS OR THAT CAPITALIST TO OBTAIN CONTROL OF A FREE JOURNAL SOMETIMES OF A POLICY INITIATED AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT DRAWN UP A MEMORANDUM FILED WHICH PROCEEDED DIRECTLY FROM THE ADVICE SUGGESTION OR ARGUMENT OF A FREE PAPER WHICH NO ONE BUT ITS OWN READERS IS ALLOWED TO HEAR OF AND OF WHOSE VERY EXISTENCE THE SUBURBS WOULD BE SCEPTICAL LATERLY I HAVE NOTICED SOMETHING STILL MORE SIGNIFICANT
lthough it is as much as their place is worth to mention "The New Age" in connection with it--as yet. And it is the same, I think, with all the efforts the Free Press has made in the past. The propaganda of Socialism (which, as an idea, was so enormously successful until a few years ago) was, on its journalistic side, almost entirely conducted by Free Papers, most of them of small circulation, and all of them boycotted, even as to their names, by the Official Press. The same is true of my own effort and Mr. Chesterton's on the "New Witness." The paper was rigidly boycotted and never quoted. But every one to-day talks, as I have just said, of "The Servile State," of the "Professional Politician," of the "Secret Party Funds," of the Aliases under which men hide, of the Purchase of Honours, Policies and places in the Government, etc., etc. More than this: one gets to hear of significant manoeuvres, conducted secretly, of course, but showing vividly the weight and effect of the Free Press. AND THEY USE IT MORE AND MORE ALTHOUGH IT IS AS MUCH AS THEIR PLACE IS WORTH TO MENTION THE NEW AGE IN CONNECTION WITH IT AS YET AND IT IS THE SAME I THINK WITH ALL THE EFFORTS THE FREE PRESS HAS MADE IN THE PAST THE PROPAGANDA OF SOCIALISM WHICH HAS AN IDEA WAS SO ENORMOUSLY SUCCESSFUL UNTIL A FEW YEARS AGO WAS ON ITS JOURNALISTIC SIDE ALMOST ENTIRELY CONDUCTED BY FREE PAPERS MOST OF THEM OF SMALL CIRCULATION AND ALL OF THEM BOYCOTTED EVEN AS TO THEIR NAMES BY THE OFFICIAL PRESS THE SAME IS TRUE OF MY OWN EFFORT AND MISTER CHESTERTON'S ON THE NEW WITNESS THE PAPER WAS RIGIDLY BOYCOTTED AND NEVER QUOTED BUT EVERYONE TO DAY TALKS AS I HAVE JUST SAID OF THE SERVILE STATE OF THE PROFESSIONAL POLITICIAN OF THE SECRET PARTY FUNDS OF THE ALIASES UNDER WHICH MEN HIDE OF THE PURCHASE OF HONORS POLICIES AND PLACES IN THE GOVERNMENT ET CETERA ET CETERA MORE THAN THIS ONE GETS TO HEAR OF SIGNIFICANT MANEUVERS CONDUCTED SECRETLY OF COURSE BUT SHOWING VIVIDLY THE WEIGHT AND EFFECT OF THE FREE PRESS
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