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Men whose writing commands high payment will contribute to the Free Press sometimes for small fees, usually for nothing; but, at any rate, always well below their market prices. But contribution of that kind is always precarious, and, if I may use the word, jerky. Meanwhile, it does not fill a paper. It is true that the level of writing in the Free Press is very much higher than in the Official Press. MEN WHOSE WRITING COMMANDS HIGH PAYMENT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE FREE PRESS SOMETIMES FOR SMALL FEES USUALLY FOR NOTHING BUT AT ANY RATE ALWAYS WELL BELOW THEIR MARKET PRICES BUT CONTRIBUTION OF THAT KIND IS ALWAYS PRECARIOUS AND IF I MAY USE THE WORD JERKY MEANWHILE IT DOES NOT FILL A PAPER IT IS TRUE THAT THE LEVEL OF WRITING IN THE FREE PRESS IS VERY MUCH HIGHER THAN THE OFFICIAL PRESS
ess" type that go in herds and never see for themselves where their goods will find the best market); but much more from frank enmity against the existence of any Free Press at all. Stupidity, for instance, would account for the great advertisers not advertising articles of luxury in a paper with only a three thousand a week circulation, even if that paper were read from cover to cover by all the rich people in England; but it would not account for absence _in the Free Press alone_ of advertisements appearing in every other kind of paper, and in many organs of far smaller circulation than the Free Press papers have. The boycott is deliberate, and is persistently maintained. The effect is that the Free Press cannot give in space and quality of paper, excellence of distribution, and the rest, what the Official Press can give; for it lacks advertisement subsidy. This is a very grave economic handicap indeed. In part the Free Press is indirectly supported by a subsidy from its own writers. ODEN HEADED BUSINESS TYPE THAT GO IN HERDS AND NEVER SEE FOR THEMSELVES WHERE THEIR GOODS WILL FIND THE BEST MARKET BUT MUCH MORE FROM THE FRANK ENMITY AGAINST THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FREE PRESS AT ALL STUPIDITY FOR INSTANCE WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE GREAT ADVERTISER'S NOT ADVERTISING ARTICLES OF LUXURY IN A PAPER WITH ONLY A THREE THOUSAND A WEEK CIRCULATION EVEN IF THAT PAPER WERE READ FROM COVER TO COVER BY ALL THE RICH PEOPLE IN ENGLAND BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCOUNT FOR ABSENCE IN THE FREE PRESS ALONE OF ADVERTISEMENTS APPEARING IN EVERY OTHER KIND OF PAPER AND IN MANY ORGANS OF FAR SMALLER CIRCULATION THAN THE FREE PRESS PAPERS HAVE THE BOYCOT IS DELIBERATE AND IS PERSISTENTLY MAINTAINED THE EFFECT IS THAT THE FREE PRESS CANNOT GIVE IN SPACE AND QUALITY OF PAPER EXCELLENCE OF DISTRIBUTION AND THE REST WHAT THE OFFICIAL PRESS CAN GIVE FOR IT LACKS ADVERTISEMENT SUBSIDY THAT IS A VERY GRAVE ECONOMIC HANDICAP INDEED IN PART THE FREE PRESS IS INDIRECTLY SUPPORTED BY A SUBSIDY FROM ITS OWN WRITERS
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