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The phenomenon is worth analysing. Its intellectual interest alone will arrest the attention of any future historian. THIS PHENOMENON IS WORTH ANALYZING ITS INTELLECTUAL INTEREST ALONE WILL ARREST THE ATTENTION OF ANY FUTURE HISTORIAN
ew Witness." Your paper and that at present edited by Mr. Gilbert Chesterton are the fullest examples of the Free Press we have. It is significant, I think, that these two papers differ entirely in the philosophies which underlie their conduct and in the social ends at which they aim. In other words, they differ entirely in religion which is the ultimate spring of all political action. There is perhaps no single problem of any importance in private or in public morals which the one would not attempt to solve in a fashion different from, and usually antagonistic to, the other. Yet we discover these two papers with their limited circulation, their lack of advertisement subsidy, their restriction to a comparatively small circle, possessing a power which is not only increasing but has long been quite out of proportion to their numerical status. Things happen because of words printed in "The New Age" and the "New Witness." That is less and less true of what I have called the official press. TRUE AND THAT IS THE NEW WITNESS YOUR PAPER AND THAT AT PRESENT EDITED BY MISTER GILBERT CHESTERTON ARE THE FULLEST EXAMPLES OF THE FREE PRESS WE HAVE IT IS SIGNIFICANT I THINK THAT THESE TWO PAPERS DIFFER ENTIRELY IN THE PHILOSOPHIES WHICH UNDERLIE THEIR CONDUCT AND IN THE SOCIAL ENDS AT WHICH THEY AIM IN OTHER WORDS THEY DIFFER ENTIRELY IN RELIGION WHICH IS THE ULTIMATE SPRING OF ALL POLITICAL ACTION THERE IS PERHAPS NO SINGLE PROBLEM OF ANY IMPORTANCE IN PRIVATE OR IN PUBLIC MORALS WHICH THE ONE WOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO SOLVE IN A FASHION DIFFERENT FROM AND USUALLY AGNOSTIC TO THE OTHER YET WE DISCOVER THESE TWO PAPERS WITH THEIR LIMITED CIRCULATION THEIR LACK OF ADVERTISEMENT SUBSIDY THEIR RESTRICTION TO A COMPARATIVELY SMALL CIRCLE POSSESSING A POWER WHICH IS NOT ONLY INCREASING BUT HAS LONG BEEN QUITE OUT OF PROPORTION TO THEIR NUMERICAL STATUS THINGS HAPPEN BECAUSE OF WORDS PRINTED IN THE NEW AGE AND THE NEW WITNESS THAT IS LESS AND LESS TRUE OF WHAT I HAVE CALLED THE OFFICIAL PRESS
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