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"The New Age" was, I think, the pioneer in the matter. It still maintains a pre eminent position. I myself founded the "Eye Witness" in the same chapter of ideas (by which I do not mean at all with similar objects of propaganda). Ireland has produced more than one organ of the sort, Scotland one or two. Their number will increase. THE NEW AGE WAS I THINK THE PIONEER IN THE MATTER IT STILL REMAINS A PRE EMINENT POSITION I MYSELF FOUNDED THE EYE WITNESS IN THE SAME CHAPTER OF IDEAS BY WHICH I DO NOT MEAN AT ALL WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES OF PROPAGANDA IRELAND HAS PRODUCED MORE THAN ONE ORGAN OF THE SORT SCOTLAND ONE OR TWO THEIR NUMBER WILL INCREASE
 for which I have a difficulty in finding a name, but which I will call for lack of a better name "the Free Press." I might call it the "independent" Press were it not that such a word would connote as yet a little too much power, though I do believe its power to be rising, and though I am confident that it will in the near future change our affairs. I am not acquainted with any other modern language than French and English, but I read this Free Press French and English, Colonial and American regularly and it seems to me the chief intellectual phenomenon of our time. In France and in England, and for all I know elsewhere, there has arisen in protest against the complete corruption and falsehood of the great Capitalist papers a crop of new organs which _are_ in the strictest sense of the word "organs of Opinion." I need not detain English readers with the effect of this upon the Continent. It is already sufficiently noteworthy in England alone, and we shall do well to note it carefully. HERE HAS ARISEN A CERTAIN FORCE FOR WHICH I HAVE DIFFICULTY IN FINDING A NAME BUT WHICH I WILL CALL FOR LACK OF A BETTER NAME THE FREE PRESS I MIGHT CALL IT THE INDEPENDENT PRESS WERE IT NOT THAT SUCH A WORD WOULD CONNOTE AS YET A LITTLE TOO MUCH POWER THOUGH I DO BELIEVE ITS POWER TO BE RISING AND THOUGH I AM CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE CHANGE OUR AFFAIRS I AM NOT ACQUAINTED WITH ANY OTHER MODERN LANGUAGE THAN FRENCH AND ENGLISH BUT I READ THIS FREE PRESS FRENCH AND ENGLISH COLONIAL AND AMERICAN REGULARLY AND IT SEEMS TO ME THE CHIEF INTELLECTUAL PHENOMENON OF OUR TIME IN FRANCE AND IN ENGLAND AND FOR ALL I KNOW ELSEWHERE THERE HAS ARISEN IN PROTEST AGAINST THE COMPLETE CORRUPTION AND FALSEHOOD OF THE GREAT CAPITALIST PAPERS A CROP OF NEW ORGANS WHICH ARE IN THE STRICTEST SENSE OF THE WORD ORGANS OF OPINION I NEED NOT DETAIN ENGLISH READERS WITH THE EFFECT UPON THIS CONTINENT IT IS ALREADY SUFFICIENTLY NOTEWORTHY IN ENGLAND ALONE AND WE SHALL DO WELL TO NOTE IT CAREFULLY
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