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It has gained ground everywhere. This does not mean that the mass of the employees upon daily papers understand what they are talking about when they use the word "profiteer," any more than they understand what they are talking about when they use the words "servile state." IT HAS GAINED GROUND EVERYWHERE THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE MASS OF THE EMPLOYES UPON DAILY PAPERS UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY USE THE WORD PROFITTER ANY MORE THAN THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY USE THE WORDS SERVILE STATE
ed body to which the Free Press appeals. So strict has been the boycott--and still is, though a little weakening--that the editors of, and writers upon, the Free Papers probably underestimate their own effect even now. They are never mentioned in the great daily journals. It is a point of honour with the Official Press to turn a phrase upside down, or, if they must quote, to quote in the most roundabout fashion, rather than print in plain black and white the three words "The New Age" or "The New Witness." But there are a number of tests which show how deeply the effect of a Free Paper of limited circulation bites in. Here is one apparently superficial test, but a test to which I attach great importance because it is a revelation of how minds work. Certain phrases peculiar to the Free Journals find their way into the writing of all the rest. I could give a number of instances. I will give one: the word "profiteer." It was first used in the columns of "The New Age," if I am not mistaken. PRESS IT IS A RESTRICTED LEISURED BODY TO WHICH THE FREE PRESS APPEALS SO STRICT HAS BEEN THE BOY COT AND STILL IS THOUGH A LITTLE WEAKENING THAT THE EDITORS OF AND WRITERS UPON THE FREE PAPERS PROBABLY UNDERESTIMATE THEIR OWN EFFECT EVEN NOW THEY ARE NEVER MENTIONED IN THE GREAT DAILY JOURNAL IT IS A POINT OF HONOR WITH THE OFFICIAL PRESS TO TURN A PHRASE UPSIDE DOWN OR IF THEY MUST QUOTE TO QUOTE IN THE MOST ROUNDABOUT FASHION RATHER THAN PRINT IN PLAIN BLACK AND WHITE THE THREE WORDS THE NEW AGE OR THE NEW WITNESS BUT THERE ARE NUMBER OF TESTS WHICH SHOW HOW DEEPLY THE EFFECTS OF A FREE PAPER OF LIMITED CIRCULATION BITES IN HERE IS ONE APPARENTLY SUPERFICIAL TEST BUT A TEST TO WHICH I ATTACH GREAT IMPORTANCE BECAUSE IT IS A REVELATION OF HOW MINDS WORK CERTAIN PHRASES PARTICULAR TO THE FREE JOURNALS FIND THEIR WAY INTO THE WRITING OF ALL THE REST I COULD GIVE A NUMBER OF INSTANCES I WILL GIVE ONE THE WORD PROFITEER IT WAS FIRST USED IN THE COLUMNS OF THE NEW AGE IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN
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