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On account of his financial connections all the Official Press had orders to call him French under a false name. One paragraph in the "New Witness" broke down that lie before the week was out. XVII Next consider this powerful f ON ACCOUNT OF HIS FINANCIAL CONNECTIONS ALL THE FREE PRESS HAD ORDERS TO CALL HIM FRENCH UNDER A FALSE NAME ONE PARAGRAPH IN THE NEW WITNESS BROKE DOWN THAT LIE BEFORE THE WEEK WAS OUT END OF CHAPTER SIXTEEN
st said, of "The Servile State," of the "Professional Politician," of the "Secret Party Funds," of the Aliases under which men hide, of the Purchase of Honours, Policies and places in the Government, etc., etc. More than this: one gets to hear of significant manoeuvres, conducted secretly, of course, but showing vividly the weight and effect of the Free Press. One hears of orders given by a politician which prove his fear of the Free Press: of approaches made by this or that Capitalist to obtain control of a free journal: sometimes of a policy initiated, an official document drawn up, a memorandum filed, which proceeded directly from the advice, suggestion, or argument of a Free Paper which no one but its own readers is allowed to hear of, and of whose very existence the suburbs would be sceptical. Latterly I have noticed something still more significant. The action of the Free Press takes effect sometimes _at once_. It was obvious in the case of the Spanish Jew Vigo, the German agent. E TO DAY TALKS AS I HAVE JUST SAID OF THE SERVILE STATE OF THE PROFESSIONAL POLITICIAN OF THE SECRET PARTY FUNDS OF THE ALIASES UNDER WHICH MEN HIDE OF THE PURCHASE OF HONORS POLICIES AND PLACES IN THE GOVERNMENT ET CETERA ET CETERA MORE THAN THIS ONE GETS TO HEAR OF SIGNIFICANT MANEUVERS CONDUCTED SECRETLY OF COURSE BUT SHOWING VIVIDLY THE WEIGHT AND EFFECT OF THE FREE PRESS ONE HEARS OF ORDERS GIVEN BY A POLITICIAN WHICH PROVE HIS FEAR OF THE FREE PRESS OF APPROACHES MADE BY THIS OR THAT CAPITALIST TO OBTAIN CONTROL OF A FREE JOURNAL SOMETIMES OF A POLICY INITIATED AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT DRAWN UP A MEMORANDUM FILED WHICH PROCEEDED DIRECTLY FROM THE ADVICE SUGGESTION OR ARGUMENT OF A FREE PAPER WHICH NO ONE BUT ITS OWN READERS IS ALLOWED TO HEAR OF AND OF WHOSE VERY EXISTENCE THE SUBURBS WOULD BE SCEPTICAL LATERLY I HAVE NOTICED SOMETHING STILL MORE SIGNIFICANT THE ACTION OF THE FREE PRESS TAKES EFFECT SOMETIMES AT ONCE IT WAS OBVIOUS IN THE CASE OF THE SPANISH JEW VIGO THE GERMAN AGENT
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