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You have, for instance, up and down Europe, the very powerful and exceedingly well written anti Semitic papers, of which Drumont's "Libre Parole" was long the chief. YOU HAVE FOR INSTANCE UP AND DOWN EUROPE THE VERY POWERFUL AND EXCEEDINGLY WELL WRITTEN ANTI SEMITIC PAPERS OF WHICH DRUMMONT'S LIBERATE PATROL WAS LONG THE CHIEF
 that it is anti-Catholic. Though, however, certain of the Socialist Free Papers thus boldly took up a standpoint of moral equality with the others, their attitude was exceptional. Most editors or owners of, most writers upon, the Free Press, in its first beginnings, took the then almost universal point of view that the great papers were innocuous enough and fairly represented general opinion, and were, therefore, not things to be specifically combated. The great Dailies were thought grey; not wicked--only general and vague. The Free Press in its beginnings did not attack as an enemy. It only timidly claimed to be heard. It _regarded itself_ as a "speciality." It was humble. And there went with it a mass of ex-centric stuff. If one passes in review all the Free Press journals which owed their existence in England and France alone to this motive of Propaganda, one finds many "side shows," as it were, beside the main motives of local or race patriotism, Religion, or Socialist conviction.  LEADING FACT ABOUT IT WAS AND IS THAT IT IS ANTI CATHOLIC THOUGH HOWEVER CERTAIN OF THE SOCIALIST FREE PAPERS THUS BOLDLY TOOK UP A STANDPOINT OF MORAL EQUALITY WITH THE OTHERS THEIR ATTITUDE WAS EXCEPTIONAL MOST EDITORS OR OWNERS OF MOST WRITERS UPON THE FREE PRESS IN THIS FIRST BEGINNINGS TOOK THEN THE ALMOST UNIVERSAL POINT OF VIEW THAT THE GREAT PAPERS WERE INNOCUOUS ENOUGH AND FAIRLY REPRESENTED GENERAL OPINION AND WERE THEREFORE NOT THINGS TO BE SPECIFICALLY COMBATED THE GREAT DAILIES WERE THOUGHT GREY NOT WICKED ONLY GENERAL AND VAGUE THE FREE PRESS IN ITS BEGINNINGS DID NOT ATTACK AS AN ENEMY IT ONLY TIMIDLY CLAIMED TO BE HEARD IT REGARDED ITSELF AS A SPECIALITY IT WAS HUMBLE AND THERE WENT WITH IT A MASS OF ECCENTRIC STUFF IF ONE PASSES IN REVIEW ALL THE FREE PRESS JOURNALS WHICH OWED THEIR EXISTENCE IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE ALONE TO THIS MOTIVE OF PROPAGANDA ONE FINDS MANY SIDE SHOWS AS IT WERE BESIDE THE MAIN MOTIVES OF LOCAL OR RACE PATRIOTISM RELIGION OR SOCIALIST CONVICTION
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