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To these four main disabilities the Free Papers in _this_ country added a fifth peculiarly our own; they stood in peril from the arbitrary power of the Political Lawyers. TO THESE FOUR MAIN DISABILITIES THE FREE PAPERS IN THIS COUNTRY ADDED A FIFTH PARTICULARLY OUR OWN THEY STOOD IN PERIL FROM THE ARBITRARY POWER OF THE POLITICAL LAWYERS
Press. XII Such being the motive powers of the Free Press in all countries, but particularly in France and England, where the evils of the Capitalist (or Official) Press were at their worst, let us next consider the disabilities under which this reaction--the Free Press--suffered. I think these disabilities lie under four groups. (1) In the first place, the free journals suffered from the difficulty which all true reformers have, that they have to begin by going against the stream. (2) In the second place they suffered from that character of particularism or "crankiness," which was a necessary result of their Propagandist character. (3) In the third place--and this is most important--they suffered economically. They were unable to present to their readers all that their readers expected at the price. This was because they were refused advertisement subsidy and were boycotted. (4) In the fourth place, for reasons that will be apparent in a moment, they suffered from lack of information. BELLOC RECORDING BY SHAME MC LEAN SUCH BEING THE MOTIVE POWERS OF THE FREE PRESS IN ALL COUNTRIES BUT PARTICULARLY IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND WHERE THE EVILS OF THE CAPITALIST OR OFFICIAL PRESS WERE AT THEIR WORST LET US NEXT CONSIDER THE DISABILITIES UNDER WHICH THIS REACTION THE FREE PRESS SUFFERED I THINK THESE DISABILITIES LIE UNDER FOUR GROUPS ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE THE FREE JOURNALS SUFFERED FROM THE DIFFICULTY WHICH ALL TRUE REFORMERS HAVE THAT THEY HAVE TO BEGIN BY GOING AGAINST THE STREAM TWO IN THE SECOND PLACE THEY SUFFERED FROM THAT CHARACTER OF PARTICULARISM OR CRANKINESS WHICH WAS A NECESSARY RESULT OF THEIR PROPAGANDIST CHARACTER THREE IN THE THIRD PLACE AND THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT THEY SUFFERED ECONOMICALLY THEY WERE UNABLE TO PRESENT TO THEIR READERS ALL THAT THEIR READERS EXPECTED AT THE PRICE THIS WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE REFUSED ADVERTISEMENT SUBSIDY AND WERE BOY COTTED FOUR THE FOURTH PLACE FOR REASONS THAT WILL BE APPARENT IN A MOMENT THEY SUFFERED FROM LACK OF INFORMATION
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