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Such guilds as we still have among us (possessed of a Charter giving them a monopoly, and, therefore, making them in "The New Age" phrase "black leg proof") are confined, of course, to the privileged wealthier classes. The two great ones with which we are all familiar are those of the Doctors and of the Lawyers. SUCH GUILDS AS WE STILL HAVE AMONG US POSSESSED OF A CHARTER GIVING THEM A MONOPOLY AND THEREFORE MAKING THEM IN THE NEW AGE PHRASE BLACK LEG PROOF ARE CONFINED OF COURSE TO THE PRIVILEGED WEALTHIER CLASSES THE TWO GREAT ONES WITH WHICH WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR ARE THOSE OF THE DOCTORS AND OF THE LAWYERS
t is the very business of the Free Press to expose the falsehood or inanity of the Official Capitalist Press, one may truly say that a great part of the energies of the Free Press is wasted in this "groping in the dark" to which it is condemned. At the same time, the Economic difficulty prevents the Free Press from paying for information difficult to be obtained, and under these twin disabilities it remains heavily handicapped. THE POLITICAL LAWYERS We must consider separately, for it is not universal but peculiar to our own society, the heavy disability under which the Free Press suffers in this country from the now unchecked power of the political lawyers. I have no need to emphasize the power of a Guild when it is once formed, and has behind it strong corporate traditions. It is the principal thesis of "The New Age," in which this essay first appeared, that national guilds, applied to the whole field of society, would be the saving of it through their inherent strength and vitality. HESE THINGS SINCE IT IS THE VERY BUSINESS OF THE FREE PRESS TO EXPOSE THE FALSEHOOD OR INANITY OF THE OFFICIAL CAPITALIST PRESS ONE MAY TRULY SAY THAT A GREAT PART OF THE ENERGIES OF THE FREE PRESS IS WASTED IN THIS GROPING IN THE DARK TO WHICH IT IS CONDEMNED AT THE SAME TIME THE ECONOMIC DIFFICULTY PREVENTS THE FREE PRESS FROM PAYING FOR INFORMATION DIFFICULT TO BE OBTAINED AND UNDER THESE TWIN DISABILITIES IT REMAINS HEAVILY HANDICAPPED THE POLITICAL LAWYERS WE MUST CONSIDER SEPARATELY FOR IT IS NOT UNIVERSAL BUT PECULIAR TO OUR OWN SOCIETY THE HEAVY DISABILITY UNDER WHICH THE FREE PRESS SUFFERS IN THIS COUNTRY FROM THE NOW UNCHECKED POWER OF THE POLITICAL LAWYERS I HAVE NO NEED TO EMPHASIZE THE POWER OF A GUILD WHEN IT IS ONCE FORMED AND HAS BEHIND IT STRONG CORPORATE TRADITIONS IT IS THE PRINCIPAL THESIS OF THE NEW AGE IN WHICH THIS ESSAY FIRST APPEARED THAT NATIONAL GUILDS APPLIED TO THE WHOLE FIELD OF SOCIETY WOULD BE THE SAVING OF IT THROUGH THEIR INHERENT STRENGTH AND VITALITY
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