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"It is the newspaper Press," he says, "that has made democr acy possible in large countries." Without it, political pioneers and reformers would have been like prophets crying in the wilderness. Parlianemis would be of small account, and the people them-i selves would be almost helpless.

To the statesman and the poli- itician it is an indispensable | sounding-board-aay, it is as the very breath of life. The de mocrat of antiquity belier-

that A community of self-governing citizens could not be larger than the voice could reach, because only by the voice could discussion be carried on; his saccessor to-day speaks to the | reparters, and trusts to the news- papers to make his proposals known to the million.

The million, on the other hand, can trust only to the Press to: bring statesmen and politicians, legislature and executive officials, into the daylight of publicity and criticismo. The power of the Press, therefore is ill imitable, and the liberty of the Press remains, as Lord Bryce says, an Ark of the Covenant in every democracy.

Whilst acknowledging

"the invaluable services it renders is modern free countries," Lord Bryco criticises sharply various activities of modert journalism and their effect upon the demo cracy. He speaks of a change, which has been passing on the Press as a whole "its becoming more and more commercialised..

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(4) it has not been inconstant or ungrateful: (5) it has not; weakened patriotism or courage. (6) it has been often wasteful and usually extravagant; (7) it bes not produced general content ment in each nation;

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(8 It has done little to improve international relations and ensure peace, has not diminished class selfishness (witness Australia and New Zealand), has not foster-

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THE LOTTERIES ACT.

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We did our best, he said, to help the Government.

Justice Bailhache said that

next

Mr.

HOW DECADENCE SETS IN,

The suppression of the truth

Action Against Mr. Bottomley, strict proof that the defendant Lord Bryco describes how this is more insidious than the sog. decadence in some journalistic Lestion of the false. This nega

caused the circular to be printed quarters has spread, and how evil tive misrepresentation is as easy

Attorney-General against

An action brought by the was absent. He gave are its résults upon the ill-inform-and more pradent than positive,

Horatio Bottomley, M.P..

Mr. Bottomley judgment. ed and unintelligent readers who because detection and conviction

The circular regarding the heard in the believe what they see in print." are more difficolt

King's Bench £100,000 Derby aweepstake was Division. The following are among the It is complained also that as

proceeded with. The Sir Gordon Hewart said there circulars were stopped by the commercialised' newspapers

were three informations to re- Past Office. Since it is facts that count for have become more and more most in the formation of opinion,

penalties amounting to popular" they have become

£600 under the Lotteries Act of again said he never authorised Mr. Bottomley, in the box, the newspaper which desires its more and more common; that ed a cosmopolitan humanitarian 1836 in respect of three separate the circular. He was responsible views prevail will try to make out they sacrifice important matters ism nor mitigated dislike of men organisations called the Victory for the inception of the idea. its case by facts. Sometimes it reports of Parliament for ex of different colour; (9) it has not Bonds Club, the Derby Sweep submitted he ought to have been may assume facts-e. it will ample for mare sketches, or extinguished corruption and the stake, and the Thrift Prize Bond charged as put forward a theory of the sensations, or froth. They never malign influences wealth canClub.

a promoter under an motives or intentions of a person educate their readers. Lord exert upon government; (10) it

Act of George III, which rendered or group of politicians, and pre- Bryce fears that the "demo has not removed the fear of with either printing or publishing as a rogus and a vagabond. For The counts charged defendant him liable to be publicly whipped sently treat that theory as an accracy" does not want to be revolutions: capted reality, proceeding to educated.

a notice relating to a lottery.

mysterious reason the ground charges upon it.

The Attorney-General read cor- Attorney-General thought he

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some

THERAPION No. 3 sibly itself set going) a rumour, opportunities for the expression/theless it has, taken all in all, his Lordship to decide whether issue like this.

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His Lordsbip found against Mr. Bottomley, and ordered him to pay £50 and costs. case judgment was given for Mr. In the Thrift Bond Prize Club

Bottomley.

(11) It has not enlisted in the service of the State a sufficient 1 "Sometimes it may even invent

number of the most honest and respondence between Mr. Bot-would like to "down Bottomley" A newspaper, Lord Bryce re-

tomley and the Public Trustee, before he finished bis distinguishi facts, it will catch up (pos-marks, ought to give equal capable citizens: and (12) never-

and said it would be for ed career at the Bar on a puny and then proceed to refer to the of all views, but this virtue," he given better practical results there was any real intestion that

than either the Rule of One Man, fact, give thinks. "is not to be looked for or the Rule of a Class, for it has the Public Trustee should act. prominence,

hammer it in such a world as the present." into the public

at least extinguished many of mind He declares, also, that the the evils by which they were Attorney-General, he said, speak Mr. Bottomley objected. If the by repeated blows. This method power of the newspaper has to defaced." needs to be prudently applied, peculiar features" It has no ele-j

ing with the responsibulty of his for the alleged fact may be dia- ment of compulsion, and no always renewed, is the anchor by to infer some act of had faith "Hope, often disappointed but great office, were asking the Court proved, and if this happens element of responsibility." A frequently, the paper's credit newspaper "is subject to no Democracy and its fortunes will honourable, or some misrepre which the ship that carries his part, something dis responsibility beyond that which A safer or more telling device the law affizes to indefensible have to ride out this latest stormsentation in the conduct of the

attacks on private character or

as it has ridden out many storms club, why did be not institute before.

Democracy will proceedings and not introduce, it incilements to illegal conduct."

never perish till after Hope has As a matter of prejudice. expired."

The Attorney-General said he was only dealing with the history of the organisation.

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WHITE DAFFODILS.

Mr. Bottomley went into the tion all the facts that point to

witness-box, and replying to ques- one conclusion, and suppresses liberty of the individual citizen; most white, called "Mont Blanc." say he authorised the circular while maintaining the A new variety of daffodil, al- tions, said he could not truthfully

(I) It has maintained publici order

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