Automatic Age

c h in e
in d u s tr y
s ta n d
o n .
t h in g
th e
I t ’s
m u s t
d o n e
so
u n d e s ir a b le s
m a c h in e
W
c in c h
b y
B u t
is
o v e r c o m e
w a y
le g s
t h a t
to
m e th o d s ”
a n d
s e rv e d
s o m e ­
s o m e
a
b e
“ r a c k e t
o p e n ly
h y
fla u n te d
o f
w e
th e
W
th e
c a n ’t
th e
u p
a ll
m a c h in e
in ­
w e
c o n tr o l
u n d e s ir a b le s
a ll
th e
tr o u b le ?
d o n ’t ,
th e
la w
w ill
jo b
f o r
u s ,
a d v e rs e
; I f
h u r t in g
th e
W
in d u s tr y ,
m ig h t
s o m e
is
a n d
it
p o s s ib le
p e o p le
n o t.
in
y e t
a ijd
W
th e
to r ia ls
c lo s e
—
o f
to
r a c in g
c a u s e
m u c h
o f fic ia ls
T h a t
“ o p e n
w h y
t e r r it o r ie s
p la y
g a m e s ,
b u t
to le r a te
h a s
“ r a c k e t”
c e r ta in
in
o f
m a c h in e
“ s lo t
b e
d u s tr y
a
w h o
a r e
is
T h e
a n d
th e
th is .
so
little
T h a t
m a n y
lik e
a n d
s im p ly
is
n e w
p e o p le
m a c h in e s
b e e n
th e
c o m m u n ­
le ft.
th e y
f o r
p in
c a n ’t
m e th o d s .
to
m a c h in e
s tr a n g e
m is t a k e
d e m n
a r e
s lo t
t h a t
b e s t
p e r h a p s ,
th e
t h a t
s lo t
m a c h in e s
s e lv e s
c a n n o t
d o
a r e
th e
“ r a c k e t”
p la y in g
w illin g
c o s t
o f
c o n ­
in s te a d
o f
w h o
o b je c tio n ­
in
o p e r a tin g
f o r
u p o n
tim e
a n d
a n d
c o n d itio n s ,
o f
p e o p le
in
s o m e
a n d
to
th e
w h o
f ig h t
th e
p r iv i­
m a c h in e s ,
w h o
a n d
to
W e
h a v e
e d ito r s
in f o r m a ­
a
little
c h a n g e
fa c ts
“ h u s h
in d u s t r y
o f
g e t
f r o m
o f
a s s o c ia ­
t h e s e
th e
m a g ic
c u r e
p le n ty
e x ­
n e w s
f o r
o f
p o c k e t
a ffe c te d
b o o k s
b y
a r e
“ h u s h
if
lik e ly
p r in t in g
to
th e
m a n u f a c tu r e r s
to
c e r ta in
n e w s .
A U T O M
c a n
b e
t h a t
is
t h a t
d ic ta te d
b y
a n y
d o
n o t
A T IC
s u r e
to
in
th e
A G E
o f
o n e
th is
b y
to
to
w e
tio n
o f
s e lfis h
d o
a n y
m a n
n o t
m a c h in e
e v e r
w e
s ig n ific a n c e
o r
to
w e
d o
in d u s tr y .
f o r
n e w s
o u r
c la im
p u b lic a ­
s a tis fy
m in o r it y
h a s
m e n ­
tr a n s p ir e s
w ith o ld
o r
c o in
fe e l
b u t
o r
W e
e v e r y t h in g
d e s k
t h a t
n e w s
n o t
a g e n c ie s .
p r in t
o u r
in d u s tr y ,
t h a t
a n d
is
a d v e r t is e r s ,
a d v e r t is in g
c la im
r e a d e r s
t h in g ,
m a g a z in e
its
e v e r y t h in g
fo lk s
a n d
th e
tio n
f o r
n o t
o f fic ia ls
s p e n d in g
m o n e y
e x c e p t
th e m
a s
b e fo r e ,
m a c h in e
s u p p r e s s io n
th e ir
a s
ju s t
in d u s t r y
fa c ts
In s te a d
h u s h ”
b y
ju s t
p u b lic ,
f ir m s
c o in
s u p p r e s s
tr o u b le s .
w a s
th e
th e
tio n .
b e
it
o r
tim e ,
c o m e s
B u t
th e m s e lv e s
a f t e r
w it h in
c a lle d
ju s t
p re s s .
m a c h in e
tio n s
is
m a c h in e
e ith e r
a s
r e ­
o p e r a te s
n a m e
s lo t
u p o n
tr a d e
n e w s ­
m a c h in e .”
b e fo r e ,
t h a t
e a g e r
o p e r a to r s
d e p e n d in g
t h a t
t h a t
is
th e m ­
a n d
a m o n g
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th e y
a s
th e
fa c t
a n d
“ s lo t
a
W e
u s e
c o u n tr y
o th e r
o b je c tio n a b le
o n e
e d ito r s
p la y in g .
le g e
o f
t h a n
th e
a n y t h in g
a m u s e m e n t
e n jo y
a
T h e y
o p e r a to r s
m a c h in e s
T h e
n o t
a
n a m e
f a s c in a t in g
h a v e
p r e s s
B u t
a n y
A n d
o th e r
th e
to
o v e r
p re s s .
th e
d e v ic e
a s
tr ie d
to
p e o p le
in
b y
a b o u t
t r u t h
th e
c o in
T im e
tr a d e
th e
“ a x e s
c o n tr o l
d e s p ite
s w e e t.
p e c t
tr a d e
s a y .
a
h u s h ”
b u t
a ll
ro s e
to
la w
o f
w it h
s u p p o s e d
“ s lo t”
to
c o in
th e
p e o p le
le s s
m a c h in e
o f
th e
c a n
m a c h in e s
a lw a y s
o r
n e v e r
y e a r s
t r u th .
o f
is
a l­
b u s in e s s —
th e
a b le .
p a y
t r u t h
m a c h in e s ,
c o n d e m n in g
m a k e
th e
n e w s p a p e r
m a k e
le a s t
n a t i o n ’s
f o r t y
th e
to
a t
m in d .
m a c h in e
a ll
a lw a y s
w h o
in te r e s ts ”
in t e r e s t s
c o in
p r o v id e
o p ­
o f
m o r e
h a s ,
c o n tr o l
is
lo t
to ld
b e
t h e ir
th e
f o r
t r u th ,
th e
w h y
“ r a c k e t”
o f fic ia ls ,
w h o le
in
m a c h in e
w h o le
h a v e
w h o
r e a s o n
d o n e
th e
s lo t
o f
p u b lic
t e llin g
is
“ r a c k e t”
o r
c o in
a n y
a n d
th o s e
h a v e
m o r e
w o r d
in ­
t h a t
e ith e r
s o m e
th e
th e
th e
o f
p u r g e d
f o r
in d u s tr y
b e
th e
g r in d ,”
a s
p r o ­
o b je c tio n ­
“ s lo t
h u s h ”
a n d
w it h
th e r e
in
m u s t
a n d
c o m m u n ­
k n o w
b e
e x p a n d ,
v ic io u s n e s s
a
th is ,
m a c h in e
p re s s
th e
“ h u s h
in d u s t r y ,
A
to
th e y
g o .”
T h e
9 9 .9
p u b lic
t h a t
to
th e
B u t
th e
a g re e
to
d is ­
c o n v in c e d
le g e d
is
b y
lif e
t h a t
n o t
lik e
c o n tr o lle d
b e e n
t h a t
e v e r y
th e s e ,
a b o u t
e lim in a te d ,
h a v e
so
f e r
s y s te m
p o s s ib le
th o u s a n d
in ­
o f
m a c h in e s
e d ito r s
im m e d ia te ly
b u s in e s s .
p e r s o n
m u s t
th e
p a p e r
th e
a x e
—
t r u t h
N e w s p a p e r s
B u t
th e r e
t h e ir
th e
m a c h in e
e v e r y
w h o
e v e r y
o f
a r e
a n
s a le s
to o
.
w e ll
“ r a c k e t”
t h a t
c lic k in g
f o o lin g ,
m e th o d s ,
e r a to r s ,
fe e l
a n d
to
p r in c ip le
n o t h in g
s p in n in g
g iv e n
“ r a c k e t”
T h e
s lo t
in d u s tr y
o p e n .
s lo t
h u s h
H O
d e p a r tm e n t
a
m a y
p e o p le
s q u a r e ly
“ r a c k e t”
a n d
u g ly
c o n tin u e
h a v e
th e
d e p a r tm e n ts
t e r r it o r y ”
th e r e
to
—
m u s t
to
c r im in a ls ,
o r d e r
p r iv ile g e
fin a lly
a r e
it
m a y
r e g a r d le s s
o f
liv e s .
w h y
t r y
a b le
s ,
in
t h a t
m a k e
th e
th is
h o o d lu m
m u r d e r e r s ,
te c t
in
T h e s e
th e y
o p e r a tio n
th e
u p
la y in g
w h o
a n d
e v e n
c o n d e m n
p e o p le
w ill
ta b le .
t h a t
p r e tty
is
p e o p le
c u s s io n
a lto g e th e r
p e o p le
th e
a n d
c o m e
tir e d
a n d
liv e
n in e
th e
u p o n
o f
w h o
b r in g in g
to
m a c h in e
a r e
f o r
in te llig e n t
“ s lo t
in
m e
a r e
e d i­
p e r m a n e n tly
p le n ty
m o s t,
c o in
h a s
a r e
in d u s tr y
c o in
w ith
tim e
T h e re
th e
w h o
to
is
b e c o m e
e x e r t
th e
“ r a c k e t”
it
b u s in e s s
m a ­
a b a n d o n e d .
u n d e r
la w
lif e
c o in
o f
n e w s p a ­
s tr a n g le
n in t h
th e
g r in d
W
to
th e
c o n d u c tin g
w a il­
O r
o p e r a tio n
“ r a c k e t”
if
c a t
n in t h
c h in e
r e w a r d
th e
to
th e
t im e
o f
o f
in
o r
th e r e
p u r p le
d is tu r b a n c e !!
T h e
p la n
s till
to
e ith e r
th e
o u t”
fo r c e d
o u t
e x tin g u is h e d
a r e
th e
lig h ts
th e
is
h a s
c o n tin u e
u n t il
t h a t
t e r r ito r ie s
d e c id e
m a r b le s ,
it y
a s
fa s c in a tio n
te r e s ts ”
ity ,
th e r e
w r ite
fo r c e
th e
r e e ls ,
to
w ill
t h in k
f o r
c a u s e
c a u s e
—
p e o p le
—
a n d
a n d
“ p a n s
m a c h in e s
c o in
th u m b s .
c a u s e
d o w n ”
is
in d u s ­
th e
in d u s tr y
H A T
p e r T e d ito r s
to
H A T
th e n
c o n v in c e d
“ c r a c k
W
o f
t h a t
ty p e
t h a t
c o n d itio n s .
th e o r y ,
a lw a y s
q u e s t io n
e x c u s e
t w id d lin g
it
u n s e ttle d
th is
p r a c tic e ,
w e
in c r e a s ­
m a c h in e
m a c h in e
in g
I f
w it h
is .:h u r t in g
b e
w h o
c o n tin u e
k n o w
c o in
H O
o r
r e s u lts !
d id n ’t
W e
tr y ,
“ s lo t
c le a n
c a u s e
in g ly
b y
it
th e m
c o in
h y
e lim in a te
th e
so
p e r s is te n tly
a m o n g
c a n ’t
d u s tr y ?
d o
to
in te r e s ts .”
p h a s e s
to
August, 1938
AUTOMATIC AGE
12
a n y
in
th e
W
h a t ­
v a lu e
a n d
r e a d e r s
is
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