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The Free Press gave one the truth but its various organs gave the truth for very different reasons and with very different impressions. To some of the Irish papers Marconi was a comic episode, "just what one expects of Westminster"; others dreaded it for fear it should lower the value of the Irish owned Marconi shares. THE FREE PRESS GAVE ONE THE TRUTH BUT ITS VARIOUS ORGANS GAVE THE TRUTH FOR VERY DIFFERENT REASONS AND WITH VERY DIFFERENT IMPRESSIONS TO SOME OF THE IRISH PAPERS MARCONI WAS A COMIC EPISODE JUST WHAT ONE EXPECTS AT WESTMINSTER OTHERS DREADED IT FOR FEAR IT SHOULD LOWER THE VALUE OF THE IRISH OWN MARCONI SHARES
 wishes to discover his true whereabouts. Each particular organ gives him an individual impression, which is ex-centric, often highly ex-centric, to the general impression. When I want to know, for instance, what is happening in France, I read the Jewish Socialist paper, the "Humanité"; the most violent French Revolutionary papers I can get, such as "La Guerre Sociale"; the Royalist "Action Française"; the anti-Semitic "Libre Parole," and so forth. If I want to find out what is really happening with regard to Ireland, I not only buy the various small Irish free papers (and they are numerous), but also "The New Age" and the "New Witness": and so on, all through the questions that are of real and vital interest. But I only get my picture as a composite. The very same truth will be emphasized by different Free Papers for totally different motives. Take the Marconi case. The big official papers first boycotted it for months, and then told a pack of silly lies in support of the politicians.  OF IT AND PIECE TOGETHER THE SECTIONS IF HE WISHES TO DISCOVER HIS TRUE WHEREABOUTS EACH PARTICULAR ORGAN GIVES HIM AN INDIVIDUAL IMPRESSION WHICH IS ECCENTRIC OFTEN HIGHLY ECCENTRIC TO THE GENERAL IMPRESSION WHEN I WANT TO KNOW FOR INSTANCE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN FRANCE I READ THE JEWISH SOCIALIST PAPER THE HUMANITY THE MOST VIOLENT FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY PAPERS I CAN GET SUCH AS LEGIERRE SOCIAL THE ROYALIST ACTION FRANCE THE ANTI SEMITIC LIBERT PATROL AND SO FORTH IF I WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING WITH REGARD TO IRELAND I NOT ONLY BUY THE VARIOUS SMALL IRISH FREE PAPERS AND THEY ARE NUMEROUS BUT ALSO THE NEW AGE AND THE NEW WITNESS AND SO ON ALL THROUGH THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE OF REAL AND VITAL INTEREST BUT I ONLY GET MY PICTURE AS A COMPOSITE THE VERY SAME TRUTH WILL BE EMPHASIZED BY DIFFERENT FREE PAPERS FOR TOTALLY DIFFERENT MOTIVES TAKE THE MARCONI CASE THE BIG OFFICIAL PAPERS FIRST BOY COTTED IT FOR MONTHS AND THEN TOLD A PACK OF SILLY LIES IN SUPPORT OF THE POLITICIANS
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