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Equally significant with the mere vast numerical accumulation of such instances is their quality. EQUALLY SIGNIFICANT WITH THE MERE VAST NUMERICAL ACCUMULATION OF SUCH INSTANCES IS THEIR QUALITY
hat our interest lies in the question of degree. It always does. The philosopher said: "All things are a matter of degree; and who shall establish degree?" But I think we are agreed--and by "we" I mean all educated men with some knowledge of the world around us--that the degree to which the suppression of truth, the propagation of falsehood, the artificial creation of opinion, and the boycott of inconvenient doctrine have reached in the great Capitalist Press for some time past in England, is at least dangerously high. There is no one in public life but could give dozens of examples from his own experience of perfectly sensible letters to the Press, citing irrefutable testimony upon matters of the first importance, being refused publicity. Within the guild of the journalists, there is not a man who could not give you a hundred examples of deliberate suppression and deliberate falsehood by his employers both as regards news important to the nation and as regards great bodies of opinion. Y SHAHN MC LEAN I SAY THAT OUR INTEREST LIES IN THE QUESTION OF DEGREE IT ALWAYS DOES THE PHILOSOPHER SAID ALL THINGS ARE A MATTER OF DEGREE AND WHO SHALL ESTABLISH DEGREE BUT I THINK WE ARE AGREED AND BY WE I MEAN ALL EDUCATED MEN WITH SOME KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD AROUND US THAT THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUPPRESSION OF TRUTH THE PROPAGATION OF FALSEHOOD THE ARTIFICIAL CREATION OF OPINION AND THE BOYCOT OF INCONVENIENT DOCTRINE HAVE REACHED IN THE GREAT CAPITALIST PRESS FOR SOME TIME PAST IN ENGLAND IS AT LEAST DANGEROUSLY HIGH THERE IS NO ONE IN PUBLIC LIFE BUT COULD GIVE DOZENS OF EXAMPLES FROM HIS OWN EXPERIENCE OF PERFECTLY SENSIBLE LETTERS TO THE PRESS CITING IRREFUTABLE TESTIMONY UPON MATTERS OF THE FIRST IMPORTANCE BEING REFUSED PUBLICITY WITHIN THE GUILD OF THE JOURNALIST THERE IS NOT A MAN WHO COULD NOT GIVE YOU A HUNDRED EXAMPLES OF DELIBERATE SUPPRESSION AND DELIBERATE FALSEHOOD BY HIS EMPLOYERS BOTH AS REGARDS NEWS IMPORTANT TO THE NATION AND AS REGARDS GREAT BODIES OF OPINION
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